Libelula

"Libelula are like the White Stripes of electronica, insomuch as they are a male/female duo who share a surname but don’t discuss their marital status. Musically, they take a well-trodden ‘electronica with dreamy female vocal path’, but do so with rare skill. Sarah Villaraus has a gorgeous voice, and deploys it to full effect over backing tracks that are by turns lush, brutal, sinister and atmospheric. You could soundtrack a year’s worth of car commercials from the four tracks included on this EP. And I mean that in a good way." Sam Inglis, Sound On Sound - Sound On Sound Magazine

“You can’t beat a great vocal singing a great tune. It’s the simplicity of the track and nice touches that sets it apart as something special. Excuse us while we check out the album.” FutureMusic magazine - FutureMusic Magazine

"Wonderful hypnotic electro with sensuous vocals and an irresistible hook. Elegantly understated pop orchestration reminiscent of Goldfrapp back when they were still hungry. A real gem." Tom Robinson - BBC6 - BBC6 Radio

"You can easily imagine Libelula's music as a backdrop to a wine-fuelled dinner party or soundtracking a classy commercial, but if that seems derogatory you could say the same about Portishead, Goldfrapp or Air, and they're some pretty nice comparisons." Indiestore - Indiestore

"Vocalist Sarah Villaraus brings a beautiful clairity to the strikingly perfect synths and samples and creates a dramatic and cinematic sound that is almost a little evil - yet angelically gorgeous at the same time." www.electroqueer.com - Electroqueer

Londoners Libelula (it’s Spanish for “Dragonfly”, apparently, and has nothing to do with female anatomy, despite a heckle) have lots of differently shaped keyboards and some excellent synth-drums and create a humming pop buzz, roughly equivalent to The Human League with contemporary disco dolly vocals, or a Phildickian timeslip collaboration between the early OMD and already forgotten hitmakers Kosheen. The effect is rather lovely, due in no small part to Sarah Villaraus’ adaptable, but not overcooked, diva vocals, and her nice golden boots; in fact, at first there was a fear that the impressive vocals would be too emotive for the sparsely robotic technopop around which they twined, but then they played “Mountains”, a lithe Goldfrappian iceskate around chiming metallophone loops, and our final doubts were put to rest. They even have a dark minded tune that recalls the clumsy breakbeats of “Charley” era Prodigy, and even Kickin Vinyl hardcore mainstay, The Scientist. It’s heartening to see an act with unashamed commercial intent, who also have some clear ability with a tune, and enough ideas to keep miserable scribbling journos happy. Best of British to you, boys and girls. - Oxford Bands

“Libelula mesmerized the Ginglik crowd with their shimmering melodies, warpy electronic beats and awe inspiring vocals. One of the most unique live acts I’ve seen at Ginglik, they are sure to hit the big time." Colin Welsh, Ginglik
- Colin Welsh, Ginglik

“Libelula uses a thick mix of sounds, creating a lush background for the vocals...an often intricate one. The use of trip-hop beats, playful synths, ambient effects, and masterful orchestration leads me to namedrop Portishead, Goldfrapp, Massive Attack and Zero7 as immediate points of reference.” theblackandwhitemag - theblackandwhitemag