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2006
Music about Dreams & Nightmares, Carl Elizondo & The Royal Union Of Architects delve into the minds of Lennon, McCartney & The Gallagher brothers. Psychedelic with a hint of India influences brings forth fresh ideas based on a familiar sound.
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2008
Carl Elizondo & The Royal Union Of Architects bring experience to their craft. Indulging in writing, playing, producing & recording, all created at their Soundesign Studio located in Virginia City, near Reno Nevada. They have many influences some being of course The Beatles, Oasis, Kasabian, India Influences mixed with the 60's psychedelia and world music percussion. Carl is a B&W photographer & oil on canvas artist, and maybe a bit psychotic?..... Perhaps. a true Warrior Poet!
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2010
Carl Elizondo &The Royal Union Of Architects continue to walk a line giving into their passions of heart felt pop and driven rock, depending on which of the voices in Carls head drive him on any particular day. As previously stated he's living in the U.S. with the Union Jack wrapped firmly around his music. Carl gives the songs a Brit Rock feel, while still at the helm of production.
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2013
Carl Elizondo & The Royal Union of Architects latest 2013 offering. Another great batch of British inspired rock tunes with The Architects spin on them. This proves to be their best work to date.
"At Her Majesty's Command We Present:" On Bandcamp
From The Reno Gazette Journal December 2013
“At Her Majesty’s Command We Present:” Brit-pop, Song:Rain (Falling Down On me) The “band”is drummer Carl Elizondo- a rock veteran nurtured in the L.A. scene who recorded all his instruments and vocals in his home studio in Sparks,Nv. His 11 track album is a fab, mad-for-it echoing blast of psychedelic 1967 Beetles meets 1997 Oasis,Brit-pop, but with Michael Stipe like vocals- Michael Sion , Reno Gazette Journal . 2013
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2018
The 2018 Long Awaited album from Carl Elizondo & The Royal Union Of Architects, after taking a 5 year break to iron out life, they have come out with "Curious Amusements For The Ingenious" a 10 track collection of songs about life, love and pulling the knives out of your back from "so called" friends. The Architects are following the same recipe that they have followed for years writing British inspired U.S.Rock.
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From The Reno Gazette Journal December 2018
Carl Elizondo & The Royal Union Of Architects, retro Brit-rock. “Pauper Millionaire”...A grandiose ticket back to 1966, when the British Invasion greats (the Beatles, the Stones, the Kinks) we’re pushing pop’s boundaries-as were two American Beach Boys named Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Carl Elizondo takes listeners on a harmonious journey back to that halcyon era. “Pauper Millionaire” clocks in richly at 5:41 and elicits singalong “ahs”
Michael Sion
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2020
Carl Elizondo & The Royal Union Of Architects have released their 6th offering "The Keeper Of The Kings Conscience" with more of their music that plays with words and melodies. The Architects meld U.S & U.K. style pop music to try to bring some sense to music today. Four separate personalities come together to write a plethora of music, of which 10 new tunes (out of 40 newly written songs) are showcased here. we truly hope you enjoy them.
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2021
The seventh release from The Royal Union Of Architects, blending pop & rock melodies and again writing about Love, Life and the perils of love and trust. They not only sing about these life events, they live them. Several stories of past lives and past loves, each song tells a tale of coming out on the other side of fate, and living to sing about it. A short trip where Brit-Pop meets The Byrds, Rock dances with Pop, and music pulses with life.
The Exchequer Of Pleas on Bandcamp
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2022
The eighth release from the Royal Union Of Architects. Using life & love as a cornerstone, Carl & the Architects write about the intricate yet delicate dance of relationships, staying happy and keeping your head above water. Drawing on past loves, people around them and familiar surroundings, the Architects blend rock, pop and UK influences to deliver a concise yet thorough grouping of cleverly penned songs. if you listen closely, you may find your past in some of these tunes. These tunes are written by" Gentlemen Of The Finest Order".
April - May 2023
The ninth Recording from Carl Elizondo & The Royal Union Of Architects
(in progress)
Written with Master Guitarist Greg Leon, Carl Elizondo (playing under the stage name Carl James) & Greg Leon weave heavy rock riffs with great pop melodies.
(also features Chuck Stevenson / Joey Vera on bass & Kenny Kauffman on guitars)
Laura Canyon from Kerrang Magazine sited "Jag Wire are among the Royalty Of Rock", And for a while, they were! Stunning music from stunning musicians envelope this collection of songs. In 1984, Jag Wire were causing a sensation in and around Hollywood selling out venues and with lines wrapped around concerts halls, rocked with the best of the bands of that time. At times, Available on Ebay as a collectors item
2021
Their album "Made In Heaven" Has been picked up by FnA Records and was remastered along with 7 added bonus tracks, Also included are never before seen pictures of the boys! Out now!
The first incarnation of the band Jag Wire was SIN ( the acronym stood for something else entirely). After figuring out a new direction for the band, an original member decided to leave, so the band regrouped, added a former member of RATT and re-named the band Jag Wire.
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Gentlemen Of The Finest Order-The 8th album from Carl Elizondo & The Royal Union Of Architects FEATURING " When She Walked" & "So So"