New Release!
sovereign soul is a sonic sanctuary woven from the raw materials of transformation. Born during a year of profound unraveling and becoming, these tracks started as simple song-affirmations created to soothe moments of grief, fear and uncertainty.
now set against homemade beats and stacked with layers of lush, dissonant harmonies, this record is the sound of healing in progress: imperfect, resonant, and deeply human.
Welcome, beloved!
My name is elias wolf (formerly Lisa Forkish – they/them). I am a queer singer-songwriter, teacher, vocal arranger, improviser, abolitionist and community-weaver centering personal + collective healing and liberation in all of my work.
I value depth, softness, closeness, imagination, curiosity, play, interdependence, justice, emergence and love.
I have always found magic in that which is unseen but deeply heard and felt; music and human connection are, in my experience, the two most profound expressions of this kind of magic.
I am grateful that we are alive on this earth at the same time and that we might find one another in song.
From The Ashes
From the Ashes is a breath and a prayer, infused with soul-stirring vocal harmonies and carefully-crafted arrangements. Through themes of destruction and rebirth, grief and joy, transformation, justice and love, Elias/Lisa’s latest release both reminds us of our interconnectedness and sings into the seemingly lonely paradox of the human experience.
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Singing Is Your Birthright
Do you feel called to sing but something holds you back? Are you looking to find healing through your own voice and song? Do you want to tap into your creative magic?
I am committed to decolonizing the western settler capitalist concept of singing as an exclusive activity only for some, and not the universal truth that it is; a sacred birthright for all. I aim to breathe humanity into the spaces I hold, with vulnerability, grace, humor and compassion. I am working to heal the wounds of music elitism and not-enoughness through an embodied, trauma-informed and heartful approach. For me, love is paramount, and closeness is the antidote to white supremacist delusion, cisheteropatriarchy and cultural disconnection; essentially all of my life work has centered around cultivating deep relationships and community through music.
