Ela Minus

Gabriela Jimeno, better known as Ela Minus, is an artist who creates bright, rebellious music for dark times. Born in Colombia and based in New York, she began her musical life as a drummer in a hardcore band, and that raw, punk ethos remains central to her electronic sound.

On stage, she is a revelation. Refusing to hide behind a laptop, Ela performs using only hardware synthesizers, manipulating cables and knobs to generate sound in real-time. It is a tactile, physical performance that brings a human pulse to machine music. Her songs - sung in a mix of Spanish and English - are intimate acts of resistance, blending driving techno rhythms with pop melodies and a whisper-quiet intensity.

Ela Minus represents the spirit of experimentation at the heart of Beyond the Pale. She is an artist pushing the boundaries of what electronic music can be - personal, political, and profoundly moving. Catch her set for a masterclass in analogue artistry.