Ela Minus releases 'QQQQ (Remixes)'
Ela Minus releases QQQQ (Remixes)
Performances at End of the Road + Lost Village this month
Announces Fall North American tour
New album DÍA out now via Domino
“[DÍA] is short but deep, with the Colombian producer giving 10 tracks of textural electronic music reminiscent of every weird girl’s favorite club queen, Björk.”
— Billboard, “The 50 Best Albums of 2025 So Far (Staff Picks)”
"DÍA is a far more interior, with roomier, more expansive architecture that lets [Ela Minus] explore new electronic sounds while seeking catharsis during tumultuous personal and political times.”
- Rolling Stone, “Best Albums of 2025 So Far”
“[DÍA] is all energy and atmosphere.” - Stereogum, “The 50 Best Albums of 2025 So Far”
Earlier this year, Colombian artist Ela Minus released her new album, DÍA, via Domino. The album has garnered widespread praise, landing on several mid-year best of lists, including Billboard, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Our Cultureand Paste, with the latter raving, "the state of electronica as we know it is fuller because Ela Minus is making music within it. DÍA is unforgettable.” Today, she releases QQQQ (Remixes) and announces a Fall North American tour. Tickets go on sale this Friday and will be available here.
The five track QQQQ (Remixes) EP reworks the “haunted techno stomper,” (PAPER) “QQQQ,” into “Apocalypto” and extended club mixes by South Florida electronic producer Nick León, who recently released his debut album, A Tropical Entropy, of which Ela featured on the lead single, "Ghost Orchid." The EP also includes club and live edits by Ela alongside the song’s original mix.
Of the EP, Ela says: “Nick’s remixes feel like a collaboration. It's the first time I've had so much input on a remix of my music. We were sending versions back and forth. Two came out of the process: A straight-on extended club mix (which the original was always calling for) and then a beat-less version which we called ‘Apocalypto remix‘. I've also recorded a live version of the song. After playing it live, the shows ignited something new in it, or in me when I play it, so I recorded a new live version included in this EP.”
Watch the visualiser for “QQQQ” (Nick León Apocalypto Mix) here.
Listen to QQQQ (Remixes) here.
Listen to “COMBAT” (live) here.
QQQQ (Remixes) artwork:
QQQQ (Remixes) Tracklist
1. QQQQ (Nick León Apocalypto Mix)
2. QQQQ (Nick León Extended Club Mix)
3. QQQQ - Club Edit
4. QQQQ - Live Edit
5. QQQQ
Beginning this week, Ela will play a run of UK/EU festival dates, including End of the Road and Lost Village, with today’s newly announced tour kicking off in October. A full list of dates is below. As previously announced, Synth History is launching an ongoing and in depth docu-series on Ela’s story and music. Preview the first episode here, second here, and third episode here. A short film presented by Synth History will be released digitally this year. Ela recently launched www.forthebirds.xyz, a platform where fans can write to Ela, and she writes back, covering personal and technical topics or whatever approach grabs her interest.
Ela Minus Tour Dates
(New Dates in Bold)
Wed. Aug. 6 - Buenos Aires, AR @ Deseo Club
Sat. Aug. 9 - Barcelona, ES @ Brunch Electronik Festival
Sun. Aug. 10 - Budapest, HU @ Sziget Festival
Fri. Aug. 15 - Paredes de Coura, PT @ Paredes de Coura Festival
Fri. Aug. 22 - Lincoln, UK @ Lost Village
Fri. Aug. 29 - Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival
Sat. Aug. 30 - Terni, IT @ Letz Festival
Sat. Oct. 11 - Bologna, IT @ Robot Festival
Sat. Oct. 18 - Miami, FL @ III Points Festival
Thu. Oct. 23 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere (Hall)
Fri. Oct. 24 - Chicago, IL @ Outset
Tue. Oct. 28 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Wed. Oct. 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
Thu. Nov. 6 - Caracas, VE @ TBA
Fri. Nov. 7 - Medellín, CO @ TBA
Sat. Nov. 8 - Cali, CO @ TBA
Sun. Nov. 9 - Bogotá, CO @ TBA
Tickets
Praise for Ela Minus and DÍA
“DIA is a journey in itself, via the heady drama of dance music peaks and breakdowns but with defined songs, confessional words and evocative vocals.” MOJO 4*
“Ambient atmosphere, futuristic effects and thudding beats…compelling.” The Times 4*
“DIA fuses the raging energy of the club with coruscating post-punk elements.” Resident Advisor
“Throughout DÍA, Minus excels at making subtlety meaningful, assembling her music like a mosaic made of tiny individual tiles.” Bandcamp, “Album of the Day”
“A set of brilliant, daylit dance tracks about the hard work of healing.” Pitchfork
“The production (on DIA is) a vivid, Day-Glo technopop affair, and the emotions invariably big, bold and out there…some truly unforgettable melodies.” Electronic Sound
“Pop bangers…(that) bridge the gap between electronic experimentalism and unabashed pop.” Record Collector 4*
“Catchy vocal melodies, meticulously detailed sonics, bounds of relentless energy – it’s as though the body heat of the dancefloor pours out of the music.” Clash 8/10
“Undeniably captivating. More please!” Hi-Fi Choice 5*
“At every stage DÍA pulses with a contagious energy. Standing still is not an option.” The FADER
“The whole of DÍA flows seamlessly from gleaming bangers to atmospheric mood pieces and back [...] With DÍA, Ela Minus has come into her own and is ready for the world.” Brooklyn Vegan
“DÍA represents a significant evolution in Ela’s oeuvre.” Under The Radar
DIA is available now to order on red vinyl, black vinyl, CD and digitally: Dom Mart | Digital.
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