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Elephant9

Mythical River

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From the hypnotic and magical to the razor sharp and polyrhythmic, this is yet another strong group effort from a trio on top of their game.
Psychedelic Backfire I
  1. I Cover The Mountain Top
  2. Farmer’s Secret
  3. Habanera Rocket
  4. Skink/Fugl Fønix
  5. Actionpack1
  6. Dodovoodoo

Elephant9

Psychedelic Backfire I

RUNE GRAMMOFON
  • 2lp

    Released: 7th Jun 2019

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Elephant9 was already established as a vital live favourite on the Norwegian scene - due to a number of energetic and enthusiastically received concerts - before their highly acclaimed debut album "Dodovoodoo" was released in May 2008.

11 years later, and after another four studio albums, it was about time to properly document this live force in the form of not only one album, but two double albums. Indeed, the very limited vinyl only "Live at the BBC" album was released in 2011, but this time the band booked a four day residency at the intimate Kampen Bistro in Oslo and invited old friend Reine Fiske - a vital presence on previous albums "Atlantis" and "Silver Mountain" - along for two of the evenings. Everything was recorded in front of enthusiastic crowds and later mixed by Christian Engfelt, another trusted collaborator. It will always be debatable to what degree a live recording can capture the energy on stage and in a room, but we believe it´s possible to get a good idea through these two albums. It´s a rough warts-and-all mix, with no overdubs, repairs or edits. Tracks are picked from all their albums, often given lenghty workouts with room for improvisation. The trio is extremely tight and telepatic, with Ståle as the obvious soloist, but it´s worth to mention the drummer for a change, Torstein being a powerhouse that truly shines on these recordings.