About
English
Ilajan is a musical project led by two sisters (the eldest handles lyrics and vocals, while the younger plays guitar and provides backing vocals), driven by a shared desire to explore the boundaries between pop, folk, and ambient. Their universe takes shape through delicate compositions where soft guitars, vocal harmonies, and textured synthesizers intertwine in an atmosphere of softness and daydreaming.
Their songs are inspired by imaginary memories, inner landscapes, and inhabited silences. At home, with a steaming cup of black tea in hand, echoes of Meimuna, Keaton Henson, Aurora, Pomme, and November Ultra can be heard. All of this is nurtured by a handmade approach to production and a fondness for suspended atmospheres.
After Villes de Papier, a debut EP produced in collaboration with Meimuna – Cyrielle Formaz – and released on Humus Records in April 2023, they introduced their universe to the public through around twenty concerts across Switzerland. Among these were notable performances at the Palace in St. Gall and at the Alhambra in Geneva, sold out during the Antigel festival.
Since then, Ilajan has been working on their first album, expected in autumn 2025. It was composed and recorded between Geneva, Ticino, Porentruy, La Chaux-de-Fonds, and Berlin, in the intimacy of familiar spaces — at friends’ homes and small-scale studios. The album features the synthesizers of Samuel Jaccard (the eldest’s partner) and the sensitive production of Gaspar Narby. The first single, Please, written during a residency at Cima Città, an abandoned chocolate factory in Ticino, will be released this spring.
With this new project, the two sisters assert their universe while gently stepping out of their comfort zone. The songs become richer, more self-assured, exploring new textures and deepening their style. A few unconventional concerts will take place this spring in chapels, nature, and private homes before the album’s release tour — an invitation to contemplation, through allegorical melodies and sensitive soundscapes.
