Ela Orleans was born in Oświęcim, Poland. She is an audiovisual artist, composer, and academic living in Paris, France. Her work has been exhibited and performed across the UK, Europe, the USA, and Canada, at venues including MoMA PS1 (New York), MoCA (Massachusetts), and Tate Britain. She has worked on numerous albums and film soundtracks, as well as works of theatre and opera.

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In 2023, Orleans completed a PhD in Music at the University of Glasgow, and was awarded a year-long residency at the Cité internationale des arts, Paris, the same year.

Discography

• Night Voyager (LP, CD, DL) 2026 La Station Radar (in the process of releasing)
• Movies for Ears (LP, CD, DL) 2019 Night School
• Christmas Fell Away (CD, DL) 2017 Parental Guidance
• Circles of Upper and Lower Hell (LP, CD, DL) 2016 Night School
• Upper Hell (LP, CD, DL) 2015 HB Recordings
• Laraaji Remixes (LP, CD, DL) 2013 All Saints/Warp
• Tumult in Clouds (2LP, CD) 2012 Clan Destine, Parental Guidance
• De flechéttes (LP) Collaboration with Skitter. 2012 Clan Destine
• 80 Minutes of Funk (Cassette) Split with Nattymari 2012 Clan Destine
• Statement (LP) Four-way split with Slim Twig, Dirty Beaches and U.S. Girls. 2012 Clan Destine
• NEO PI-R (LP, DL) 2011 Clan Destine
• Mars is Heaven (LP, DL) 2011 La Station Radar
• Double Feature (LP) Split with Dirty Beaches. 2010 La Station Radar, Night People
• Lost (LP, DL) 2009 La Station Radar
• Low Sun, High Moon (CD, cassette, DL) 2008 Setola Di Maiale