The Ghost of a Smile (2019)
New for 2019 is this latest ELEGANT SIMPLICITY release “The Ghost of a Smile“, featuring a stellar cast of additional musicians. Not a concept album…
Albums
Since 1992, as Elegant Simplicity, we have released 20+ studio albums of original material. Each release is described in full, accompanied by artwork, track listings, collectors notes etc.
Kicking the Olive Branch (2017)
About Kicking the Olive Branch New for 2017 is this latest ELEGANT SIMPLICITY release “Kicking the Olive Branch“, featuring a stellar cast of additional musicians.…
All Life is One (2015)
This album took longer to make than anticipated on account of abandoning the original demos / recordings and starting from scratch with all new musicians:…
Unforgiving Mirror (2013)
After 5 years – the longest gap in our history – comes the new album Unforgiving Mirror. Featuring 6 songs, this is our most diverse collection…
Too Many Goodbyes (2007)
Elegant Simplicity are back with their first vocal album since the critical and commercial success of the legendary Architect of Light (2002) album. Once again…
Nowhere Left to Turn (2006)
Clocking in at 54 minutes and just 4 tracks, this is the best album we have ever made: it’s the most in yer face, guitar…
Studies in Heartbreak (2005)
Beautiful music, great guitar and keyboards and a wonderfully epic sound combine to bring you a musical concoction to savour: outrageous time signatures, shifting tempos,…
Anhedonia (2004)
After a two year wait – the longest gap between ES albums ever – the new studio album is finally upon us! As you can…
Architect of Light (2002)
Based on the adventures of a collective determined to escape a society enslaved for aeons by technology and the Architect of Light, the album follows…
Palindrome (2001)
Album number 13, and what an absolute stormer! Title track sounds like a cross between Nirvana and Pink Floyd, by way of Camel! Ken Senior…
The Story of Our Lives (2000)
This is the 12th Elegant Simplicity album and undoubtedly one of the best releases of 2000. Featuring one large scale composition (divided into 12 chunks…
Moments of Clarity (1999)
Album number 11 and, without a doubt, the best one yet! Featuring 5 songs and 2 instrumentals, this is sure to please every fan of…
Purity and Despair (1998)
This is the 10th Elegant Simplicity album and the first all-instrumental release since ‘Natural Instinct’. Initial quantities were available as a limited edition full-colour picture…
Reversal of Time (1997)
This was our 9th album and second to be released on CD, way back in 1997. Like the previous few albums it was recorded onto…
The Nature of Change (1996)
The eighth album and the first to appear on CD! An album of 2 halves – 6 vocal tracks and one instrumental. Basically, it was…
Natural Instinct (1995)
This is a collection of short instrumental tracks that started life as guitar duets – I still have the original cassette demos. All the songs…
Endless Longing (1994)
Like Inside The Hurting, another guitar free album. This is a concept work, mainly based around piano and synth. No guitar (except for the MIDI…
Crying to the Future (1994)
Crying to the Future was our 5th album release and second or third of 1994. It was originally released on cassette and reprinted three times,…
Inside the Hurting (1994)
Welcome to our 4th album Inside the Hurting. I will say right now that this will polarize! This is quite an oddity in the discography…
Blinded by Time (1993)
Blinded by Time was our third album, featuring songs that were written and recorded between March and April 1993. Again, all songs were recorded to…