Good information. There's also Lisp-flavored Erlang and other options worth exploring:
https://gist.github.com/macintux/6349828#alternative-languag...
https://gist.github.com/macintux/6349828#alternative-languag...
Even if you don't like Elixir, it brings more to the table than just syntax and macros, such as tooling, Unicode support, protocols, better error messages, better debugging, tasks, etc.
If Elixir is not your cup of tea, definitely Erlang all the way.