Elskavon

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Elskavon is the electronic-ambient moniker of Minnesota-based musician Chris Bartels, whose sonic palette has ranged from spacious and unique drones, to sample-heavy eclectic electronic pop, to cinematic and post-rock characteristics.

Intermixing studio accidents and real-life field recordings with analog synthesizers, cassette tape and vintage reel-to-reel machines, the latest album, Origins, blends spacious electronics in the realm of Tycho, Jon Hopkins, and Tourist, with songcraft akin to Bon Iver and Ólafur Arnalds.

Garnering acclaim from outlets such as HypeM and Bandcamp’s editorial teams, who describe Origins as “full of kaleidoscopic soundscapes that are joyfully danceable and optimistic,” the album acts as the start of a new era for Elskavon, one that sees itself breaking out of any and all creative walls or genre boxes.
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Anthos
Elskavon
Skylight
01:38
Composers: Elskavon
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Letting Go
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Reveal
05:31
Composers: Chris Bartels
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Blending
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Panoramas
03:59
Composers: Chris Bartels
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Refrost
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Refrost
03:48
Composers: Elskavon
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Never Mind The Past
Elskavon
Movements In Season
03:38
Composers: Chris Bartels
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Led Me
Elskavon
Led Me
02:42
Composers: Chris Bartels
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Ample
Elskavon
Ample
10:14
Composers: Chris Bartels
04
Soft Night
Elskavon
Traditions & Traitors
02:35
Writer: Elskavon
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Itasca
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Itasca
02:46
Composers: Elskavon
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Quiet Assumptions
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Traditions & Traitors
01:33
Writer: Elskavon
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Rose Culture
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Memoir Collections II – Dream Journal
05:17
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L'etoile
Elskavon
Du Nord
03:59
Composers: Elskavon
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Fair Fading
Elskavon
Traditions & Traitors
02:42
Writer: Elskavon
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The Past is a Troubled Soul
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Traditions & Traitors
01:46
Writer: Elskavon
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Imagination
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Imagination
02:55
Composers: Elskavon
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Fourstonia
Elskavon
Skylight
02:40
Composers: Elskavon
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Harvest
Elskavon
Skylight
02:33
Composers: Elskavon
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Syna
Elskavon
Syna
05:04
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Skylight
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Skylight
03:51
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Buren Storms
Elskavon
Skylight
07:09
Composers: Elskavon
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Could It Be Any Other Way
Elskavon
Could It Be Any Other Way
03:31
Composers: Chris Bartels
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River (Blue)
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River (Blue)
02:26

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  • Discography
Albums
2025 Western Vinyl
16-06-2025
Blending
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Blending
Elskavon
Blending
03:59
Composers: Chris Bartels
02
Led Me
Elskavon
Blending
02:42
Composers: Chris Bartels
03
Ample
Elskavon
Blending
10:14
Composers: Chris Bartels
04
Could It Be Any Other Way
Elskavon
Blending
03:31
Composers: Chris Bartels
05
Panoramas
Elskavon
Blending
04:32
Composers: Chris Bartels
06
How Cold
Elskavon
Blending
03:05
Composers: Chris Bartels
2023 Western Vinyl
16-02-2024
Origins Remixes
01
Blossom and The Void (Hammock Remix)
Elskavon
Origins Remixes
04:58
Composers: Chris Bartels
02
This Won't Last Forever (John Hayes Remix)
Elskavon
Origins Remixes
04:29
Composers: Chris Bartels
03
North Sole (Goldmund Remix)
Elskavon
Origins Remixes
03:20
Composers: Chris Bartels
04
See Out Loud (Alaskan Tapes Remix)
Elskavon
Origins Remixes
03:22
Composers: Chris Bartels
05
All These Years (Message to Bears Remix)
Elskavon
Origins Remixes
04:01
Composers: Chris Bartels
06
Coastline (Maxy Dutcher Remix)
Elskavon
Origins Remixes
03:27
Composers: Chris Bartels
07
Origins (BlankFor.ms Remix)
Elskavon
Origins Remixes
02:59
Composers: Chris Bartels
Access the complete album info (9 songs)
2023 Western Vinyl
17-02-2023
Origins
01
Origins
Elskavon
Origins
04:45
Composers: Chris Bartels
02
Coastline
Elskavon
Origins
03:56
Composers: Chris Bartels
03
Blossom and the Void
Elskavon
Origins
03:29
Composers: Chris Bartels
04
North Sole
Elskavon
Origins
03:08
Composers: Chris Bartels
05
Vivid
Elskavon
Origins
05:34
Composers: Chris Bartels
06
See Out Loud
Elskavon
Origins
04:04
Composers: Chris Bartels
07
See Out Loud (Reprise)
Elskavon
Origins
02:09
Composers: Chris Bartels
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
2020 Western Vinyl
20-11-2020
Du Nord
01
Vermilion
Elskavon
Du Nord
03:17
Composers: Elskavon - John Hayes
02
Itasca
Elskavon
Du Nord
02:46
Composers: Elskavon
03
Refrost
Elskavon
Du Nord
03:48
Composers: Elskavon
04
L'etoile
Elskavon
Du Nord
03:59
Composers: Elskavon
05
Cold Is Not So Cold
Elskavon
Du Nord
03:18
Composers: Elskavon
06
Closer
Elskavon
Du Nord
03:33
Composers: Elskavon
07
For Myself
Elskavon
Du Nord
04:30
Composers: Elskavon
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Anthem Falls Music
04-09-2020
A Welcome Noon
01
Deeper (feat. Rosen Poem)
Elskavon
A Welcome Noon
06:49
Composers: Christopher Jeffrey Bartels - Josh Leininger
02
Measured
Elskavon
A Welcome Noon
02:08
Composers: Christopher Jeffrey Bartels
03
Seattle (2020 Rework)
Elskavon
A Welcome Noon
03:21
Composers: Christopher Jeffrey Bartels
04
Meins
Elskavon
A Welcome Noon
02:48
Composers: Christopher Jeffrey Bartels
05
Ranier
Elskavon
A Welcome Noon
05:33
Composers: Christopher Jeffrey Bartels
06
Brooks
Elskavon
A Welcome Noon
03:53
Composers: Christopher Jeffrey Bartels
07
Anda (2020 Rework)
Elskavon
A Welcome Noon
06:46
Composers: Christopher Jeffrey Bartels
Anthem Falls Music
26-01-2018
Skylight
01
Harvest
Elskavon
Skylight
02:33
Composers: Elskavon
02
Syna
Elskavon
Skylight
05:04
Composers: Elskavon
03
Anthos
Elskavon
Skylight
01:38
Composers: Elskavon
04
Dusk Line Hills
Elskavon
Skylight
03:57
Composers: Elskavon
05
Offers of Peace
Elskavon
Skylight
04:59
Composers: Elskavon
06
Fourstonia
Elskavon
Skylight
02:40
Composers: Elskavon
07
Buren Storms
Elskavon
Skylight
07:09
Composers: Elskavon
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℗ 2024 Anthem Falls
26-08-2014
Reveal
01
Imprints
Elskavon
Reveal
04:18
Composers: Chris Bartels
02
Letting Go
Elskavon
Reveal
05:31
Composers: Chris Bartels
03
Anda
Elskavon
Reveal
05:34
Composers: Chris Bartels
04
Behind Narrow Eyes
Elskavon
Reveal
02:25
Composers: Chris Bartels
05
Linn
Elskavon
Reveal
06:39
Composers: Chris Bartels
06
April Rain
Elskavon
Reveal
07:19
Composers: Chris Bartels
07
Reverie
Elskavon
Reveal
05:18
Composers: Chris Bartels
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℗ 2025 Anthem Falls Music
09-12-2013
Release
01
We Can All Be New
Elskavon
Release
04:42
Composers: Chris Bartels
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Small Hands
Elskavon
Release
03:49
Composers: Chris Bartels
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Blue Mound
Elskavon
Release
04:36
Composers: Chris Bartels
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Falling Riches
Elskavon
Release
09:27
Composers: Chris Bartels
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Healing
Elskavon
Release
05:32
Composers: Chris Bartels
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Njóta Dagsins
Elskavon
Release
05:02
Composers: Chris Bartels
07
These Letters are Only for You
Elskavon
Release
04:22
Composers: Chris Bartels
℗ 2025 Anthem Falls
18-12-2012
Movements In Season
01
Never Mind The Past
Elskavon
Movements In Season
03:38
Composers: Chris Bartels
02
Lækkandi
Elskavon
Movements In Season
04:28
Composers: Chris Bartels
03
Seattle
Elskavon
Movements In Season
02:54
Composers: Chris Bartels
04
David
Elskavon
Movements In Season
01:47
Composers: Chris Bartels
05
Blue
Elskavon
Movements In Season
04:55
Composers: Chris Bartels
06
August Evenings
Elskavon
Movements In Season
07:57
Composers: Chris Bartels
07
Roots
Elskavon
Movements In Season
01:11
Composers: Chris Bartels
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
EPs
2025 Western Vinyl
21-05-2025
Led Me
01
Led Me
Elskavon
Led Me
02:42
Composers: Chris Bartels
02
Ample
Elskavon
Led Me
10:14
Composers: Chris Bartels
03
Could It Be Any Other Way
Elskavon
Led Me
03:31
Composers: Chris Bartels
04
Panoramas
Elskavon
Led Me
04:32
Composers: Chris Bartels
05
How Cold
Elskavon
Led Me
03:05
Composers: Chris Bartels
2025 Western Vinyl
23-04-2025
Ample
01
Ample
Elskavon
Ample
10:14
Composers: Chris Bartels
02
Could It Be Any Other Way
Elskavon
Ample
03:31
Composers: Chris Bartels
03
Panoramas
Elskavon
Ample
04:32
Composers: Chris Bartels
04
How Cold
Elskavon
Ample
03:05
Composers: Chris Bartels
Chillhop Publishing
29-07-2020
Patience (Bloom)
01
Manner (Forms)
Elskavon
Patience (Bloom)
03:33
02
Novel (Calm)
Elskavon
Patience (Bloom)
02:27
03
River (Blue)
Elskavon
Patience (Bloom)
02:26
04
Small (Gravity)
Elskavon
Patience (Bloom)
04:29
2018 Double J Music Ltd
10-08-2018
Traditions & Traitors
01
Fair Fading
Elskavon
Traditions & Traitors
02:42
Writer: Elskavon
02
The Past is a Troubled Soul
Elskavon
Traditions & Traitors
01:46
Writer: Elskavon
03
Quiet Assumptions
Elskavon
Traditions & Traitors
01:33
Writer: Elskavon
04
Soft Night
Elskavon
Traditions & Traitors
02:35
Writer: Elskavon
Singles
2025 Western Vinyl
26-03-2025
Could It Be Any Other Way
01
Could It Be Any Other Way
Elskavon
Could It Be Any Other Way
03:31
Composers: Chris Bartels
02
Panoramas
Elskavon
Could It Be Any Other Way
04:32
Composers: Chris Bartels
03
How Cold
Elskavon
Could It Be Any Other Way
03:05
Composers: Chris Bartels
2025 Western Vinyl
27-02-2025
Panoramas
01
Panoramas
Elskavon
Panoramas
04:32
Composers: Chris Bartels
02
How Cold
Elskavon
Panoramas
03:05
Composers: Chris Bartels