Her approach to pop music is through experimentation with her own voice and sounds creating a melting-pot of electronic vibes, lo-fi music and dream-pop. Being inspired by eggs, memes and nostalgia, Elle Tayla (her name in mogul life) took some time to answer to some of our questions.

Highclouds: Can you introduce yourself to our readers that don’t know you yet?

I’m just your typical egg-loving girl who likes making dreamy beats.

What is your musical background and when did you start making music?

I learnt guitar for quite a few of my high school years and taught myself how to sing when I hit year 10. But it was only after I moved to Melbourne a few years later that I started to teach myself how to use programs like Logic and equipment that would allow me to record and produce the music that I wanted to make.

What does your name mean?

It’s just a reference to eggs and I threw a double “L” in there because my name “Elle” has two “Ls” as well.

How would you describe your music?

Overall I’d describe it as dreamy and lo-fi. But a review recently came out that described my music as “dark dance” electronica which is also pretty spot on.

What can you tell us about your first release “Return To Sender”?

It got a bit of everything, synths, vibes, ambience, angst. It’s a nostalgic song about letting go.

Australia is getting a lot of attention thanks to their amazing approach on pop music. Why do you think Australia exports so many good pop songs?

I think we just have a community that thrives off live music and the social aspect of going to gigs and festivals. Especially in Melbourne. From there it makes it so easy for musicians to befriend one another, refer each other to places and people that can help them out and get their music out to the public.

“I just love getting inspired by what my peers are doing and making.” – Yollks

How does your country influence your music?

I just love getting inspired by what my peers are doing and making. I think it’s easy for people to look at someone who’s doing really well or making really great tunes and feel jealous or envious, but for me I like to draw inspiration from people like that instead because then it’s always going to result in me improving and stepping up my game.

What can you tell about your future, Yollks?

There are a lot of memes involved.

What can we expect from you?

More tunes and more gigs!

What advice would you give to young artists who are about to release their debut track?

Promote it! Don’t be afraid to hit up blogs and media and get them to review it/post about it.

Do you have any songs to recommend us right now?

“Wooden Moon” by HUIAS is always a fave of mine.

You can follow Yollks on Facebook, Soundcloud and Instagram.

Capturing our attention thanks to her delicate voice that marries perfectly the almost mystic sounds, she delivered an impressive debut. In a place between Banks and James Blake, “Losing My Mind” tells the story about being in love and how crazy you feel about the person that entered your life. Her voice is mesmerizing and goes in pair with that feeling of falling for someone until our mind is ready to explode. We took sometime to discuss with Sølv about her inspirations, how “Losing My Mind” was born and what are her favorite tracks of the moment.

Highclouds: Can you introduce yourself for our readers?

I’m a 20 year old songwriter, singer and producer! Sølv is the Scandinavian word for Silver (I’m completely entranced by Scandinavia).

How would you describe your music?

I always find this question so hard because I don’t think it falls into one specific genre but I’d say ambient alternative pop with a dark edge.

When and how did you decide to start making music?

I’ve sung since I can remember but I started teaching myself guitar when I was 15 and then taught myself production software a couple of years later, that’s when I began to find my sound and fell in love with making darker more electronic sounding music.

What are your inspirations when you create a new song?

I take a lot of inspiration from my own experiences and what’s going on around me. But I’m also a hugely visual person so I get so inspired by imagery – I love writing songs based upon films and even photographs. Words also really inspire me, a couple of words can spark a whole song – I really love to paint pictures with my lyrics.

What do you think about the local musical background in your country and how do you inspire yourself in it?

British music is so diverse so it’s great coming from somewhere with so many different genres to immerse yourself in and inspire you. I love a lot of older Bands/artists like Talking Heads, Blondie, INXS, Bowie, Roxy Music etc… I’m really into 80s music too and it’s great how you can hear its influence in a lot of modern music these days.

What can you tell me about your track “Losing My Mind” and your upcoming EP?

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“Losing My Mind” is about the insanity that comes hand in hand with being in love. I think the production in the song reflects that slight glimmer of madness too. It’s definitely the most soulful song on the EP. The Rest of the EP is pretty eclectic and reflects different parts of me.

What can we expect from you in the future?

Once all 4 tracks of the EP are out I’ll be releasing a corresponding zine designed by me filled with visuals, lyrics and photography which will be available as a free online download and as a limited edition hard copy. I’m also working on music for EP 2 and looking into my live set up for gigs.

Can you give us your favorite song right now?

That’s hard! It’s impossible to pick just one but I’m obsessed by “Gemini Feed” by Banks and “Pink + White” by Frank Ocean at the moment.

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Her EP “Black Ink” should be released very soon and we are going to keep you updated for sure. For now, you can follow the promising career of Sølv here on Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud and Instagram.