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Elephant9 is a Norwegian jazz/prog rock band. Their music sounds like a modern take on 70’s prog and hard rock, with clear influences from Miles Davis. Classic Hammond driven prog fusion and great big real deal analogue instrumental pieces on a direct line from somewhere in 1974. Flowing jazz flavoured progressive rock pieces that feel like well considered structured focused jams.
Well focused is a relative term, they’re not afraid of a long piece (or two) of healthy prog rock self indulgence, a self assured style, tight accomplished musicians who just let it all naturally flow rather then feeling any kind of need to show off how good they are. A ride through the glories of organ driven 70’s sounding jazzy prog rock, bits of funk, Deep Purple sounding hard rock jams, and more notes that you can reasonable expect to be coming at you none stop in such a gloriously good way.
Albums:
Dodovoodoo (2008)
Walk the Nile (2010)
Members:
Ståle Storløkken (fender rhodes, hammond organ and synthesizer), (known from Supersilent and Bol amongst others)
Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen (electric bass, electric guitar), (known from BigBang and The National Bank)
Torstein Lofthus (drums), (known from Shining and Eivind Aarset band amongst others)
Well focused is a relative term, they’re not afraid of a long piece (or two) of healthy prog rock self indulgence, a self assured style, tight accomplished musicians who just let it all naturally flow rather then feeling any kind of need to show off how good they are. A ride through the glories of organ driven 70’s sounding jazzy prog rock, bits of funk, Deep Purple sounding hard rock jams, and more notes that you can reasonable expect to be coming at you none stop in such a gloriously good way.
Albums:
Dodovoodoo (2008)
Walk the Nile (2010)
Members:
Ståle Storløkken (fender rhodes, hammond organ and synthesizer), (known from Supersilent and Bol amongst others)
Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen (electric bass, electric guitar), (known from BigBang and The National Bank)
Torstein Lofthus (drums), (known from Shining and Eivind Aarset band amongst others)
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min-thom wrote:
look out for new live Lp
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xdreamx19 wrote:
yeah but much better and intense like Niacin on cocaine http://tripjam.blogspot.com/
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MadKriis wrote:
band like Niacin :)
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PROGFUSIONTROLL wrote:
YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME! http://dundundudu.blogspot.com/2011/09/elephant9-dodovoodoo.html
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Mark_H wrote:
Definite candidate for worst master of the year :/ What should have been a highly dynamic album is mastered so loud that the entire mix is squashed up against 0dB *yuck* What is a great album could have been a masterpiece. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7082504/hardcoreorientale.JPG
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Jimi-Jam wrote:
Fabulous drumming, groove-heavy bass playing, and who can resist a healthy dollop of Hammond-organ-with-attitude?! :))
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iSkiapod wrote:
Interesting - Hammond Rules!
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MasluGan wrote:
it is very very good
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Candlewhack wrote:
Not "On tour" :(
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Mark_H wrote:
Walk the Nile has to be a contender for best album of the year...
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Nochek wrote:
very good.
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hopsti wrote:
i'm in love :)
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Fahrenheit1221 wrote:
This shit is groundbreaking. For me at least. This gives me a whole new way to interpret and understand jazz fusion. I love it. I mean surely it's not new or 100% original but these guys certainly are onto something.
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skiesrblue wrote:
progressive fusion jazz rock groove :))
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AllFunkNoLuck wrote:
Kom til Berlin i staden for Essen!!
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Staurhedning wrote:
Steikje sattan! Svingar og groovar godt dette her.
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mpomy wrote:
New album today!! 'Walk the Nile' sounds great
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Agaric_McFly wrote:
I missed them live....shit! Great music, it's like the best of 70s jazz/prog. but with a fresh sound.
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Candlewhack wrote:
No, wait. They're all goddamn batshit. Best live show I've seen since John Zorn. I mean holy shit. Listen to WinterWanderer, dont miss them.
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Candlewhack wrote:
The drummer is batshit
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meginrunar tagged Elephant9 with rune grammofon and free jazz. Saturday evening
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