Chilean Progressive music presents: ---------------------------------ELIOMIS------------------------------------- Contact : Cristian Nunez Cortes E-MAIL: contact@elomis.cl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BIOGRAPHY "Eliomis" is the name of the musical project of Cristian Nunez Cortes and also, "Eliomis" is his own nickname. He is from Chile, South America. Since year 1998 until year 2003, Cristian worked in greater time like solo artist and he is the composer of all Eliomis music. He developed it in live shows and came to emphasize his performances in the important room "Sala Musicamara" of the "Unviersidad de Valparaiso" and broadcasted in live by the radio station 'Valentin Letelier" (year 2001, Valparaiso city). Eliomis in his stage like solo artist has 11 independents musical productions(CDs), where he has developed diverse underground styles within of his own psychedelic concept called "Macropsychedelia". These CDs went recorded and mastered digitally in the house of Cristian utilizing advanced software of sound and he hopes in a future time to release its officially in a professional format. The Eliomis music is based in the work of musical composition and improvisation and he admires bands of psychedelic, progressive and experimental rock of the 70's like Magma, King Crimson, Gong, Fred Frith, Pink Floyd, Los Jaivas, The Residents, J. Hendrix and contemporary music like Béla Bartók. Eliomis makes a coalition of the following styles: psychedelia, progressive rock, experimental and electronics. The style created by Eliomis is called by himself "Macropsychedelia", which starts from an extreme psychedelic inspiration within a conceptual experimentation. In year 2003, Cristian has formed an own Eliomis musical band and now(in year 2004), the band has concluded the recording of its first CD in a professional studio(Vina del Mar, Chile-South America). The Eliomis band is formed by Cristian Nunez(elec. Guitar, Voice and Keyboards), Carlos Carvajal(elec. Bass and Keyboards) and Marco Ponce(Drums). Eliomis band has incorporates within its music a real feeling of progressive rock with experimental and electronics elements and Cristian has incorporated lyrical and symphonic instruments like violin, trumpet and female choirs. This CD includes besides of instrumentals songs, songs with voice in which Cristian debuts like singer, also of utilizing the electric guitar like his principal instrument. But the voice of Cristian is not a conventional voice and form to sing. Cristian utilizes the voice like other instrument more or other sound more within of his songs, starting of his own conceptual musical experimentation. Reason: The voice of Cristian is processed by an digital effect of sound. Eliomis has been highlighted, diffused and commented in reviews, specialized critic and important radio station around the world (Chile, USA and Europe) and also in important magazines, web-zines of music and progressive web sites. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESS(1998-2003) -May of 1999: The "Axioma" song is highlighted by MP3.com remembering "Purple Haze" of Jimi Hendrix. The annexed comment by Mp3.com of the featured Axioma song was: "Bring Back The Daze of Purple Haze". -July of 1999: Eliomis is highlighted and broadcasted by the highlighted journalist Hector Aravena in the progressive and vanguard music radio show called "Jardin en Progreso" of Radio Concierto FM(Chile) -February of 2000: He is published in an interview in the magazine "Zona de Contacto" of the newspaper "El Mercurio de Santiago de Chile" -15 of December: Eliomis is commented very well in the web review: "Valparaiso de mi Rock" of "Rockaxis.com". -Since Year 2001: Eliomis is commented and broadcasted in the important radio show "Psyche Van Het Folk" of the radio station "Radio Centraal" from Antwerpen, Belgium. Here, the producer and webmaster of Radio Centraal Mr. Gerald Van Waes comments very well the Eliomis CD: "The Purple Schizoid Fly", where speaks about the quality and originality of this music. According to Gerald: "..but give the same musician a few extra more complex equipment, like a VC3 or a Moog and there is chance there will be made new classics...".(extract) -Year 2001: He is interviewed in "Valentin Letelier" - Radio Station (97.3 FM) of Valparaiso city. -1 of November of 2001: Eliomis played in a concert of 10 bands of diverse styles in the birthday of Radio Atraxión 102.5 FM(Valparaiso city). Here, Eliomis played 5 songs accompanied by Karina Cortes in the keyboards. -January 2002: The song of Eliomis "Axioma 9" of his CD "Eliomis"(2001) was included within of the CD called: "Bandas independientes de la Quinta Region 2002"(Independent Band of the fifth Region). -13 of June 2002: Eliomis played in a live show in the important room "Sala Musicamara" of the "Universidad of Valparaiso", Chile. This show was broadcasted in the same time by the radio station "Valentín Letelier". -23 November of 2002: Eliomis is published in a press review in the electronic newspaper PRIMERALINEA.cl -27 of May of 2003: Eliomis obtains the first place in the psychedelic artists digital music charts of portal of music Mp3.com.au -Since Year 2001: Eliomis is included and commented in the Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock Gibraltar. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCOGRAPHY(1998-2002) "CIRCO NEGRO"(CD 1998-unsigned) "VORAGINE" (CD 1998-unsigned) "TUETANO" (CD 1998-unsigned) "MACROPSICODELIA"("MACROPSYCHEDELIA")(CD 1999-unsigned) "CITRICO"(CD 1999-unsigned) "'THE PSYCHEDELIC TRIPS OF MEDUSA"(CD 1999-unsigned) "THE PURPLE SCHIZOID FLY"(CD 2000-unsigned) "FLY SINGLES"(CD 2000-unsigned) "ELIOMIS"(CD 2001-unsigned) "0101010"(CD 2002 - unsigned) "HI-FLY"(CD 2002-unsigned) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEB PAGES The Eliomis Official Web Page: URL: http://www.eliomis.cl http://www.eliomis.com Eliomis music is also available at: Mp3.com.au: http://www.mp3.com.au/eliomis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go back to the page of Chilean progressive by pasting the URL : http://progressive.homestead.com/CHILI_PROG.html Or go back to the Chilean groups page (where you can find the review of 2 Eliomis' products) by pasting the URL http://progressive.homestead.com/CHILI_GROUPS.html or by using the return button if you were there before.