Elephant Stone (band) explained

Elephant Stone
Origin:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre:Indie rock, psychedelic rock
Years Active:2008  - present
Associated Acts:MIEN, The Black Angels, The High Dials
Website:Official site
Current Members:Rishi Dhir
Miles Dupire
Robbie MacArthur
Jason Kent

Elephant Stone is a Canadian indie rock band. Fronted by Rishi Dhir, the band incorporates aspects of traditional Indian music including the sitar, tabla, and dilruba with Western psychedelic rock.[1]

History

Dhir formed Elephant Stone in 2009 after he left The High Dials. The band combined Indian classical music and instrumentation with 1960s pop and rock.[2] [3]

The band's debut album, The Seven Seas, was released June 2, 2009 on Dhir's own Elephants on Parade label, with distribution by Fontana North. The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize on June 15, 2009.[4]

On July 4, 2009 The Seven Seas was released on Irish label Indiecater Records.

On February 12, 2013, their self-titled second album was released on Reverberation Appreciation Society.[5]

The band's third full-length album, The Three Poisons, was released in 2014.[6] In 2015, Burger Records released a cassette featuring a remixed version of The Three Poisons titled ES3PRMX.[7] The cassette features collaborations with Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Fabien Leseure, Tom Furse of The Horrors, Al Lover, Alex Maas of The Black Angels, Peter Holmstrom of The Dandy Warhols and JM Lapham of The Earlies.[7]

In 2016 Elephant Stone released their fourth album, Ship of Fools. In 2017 they released an EP, Live at the Verge, and set out on a tour of Europe.[8]

Elephant Stone released their fifth album, Hollow, on February 14, 2020.[9]

Discography

Albums

EPs and singles

Remixes

Other appearances

Awards and nominations

|-| 2022| Le voyage de M. Lonely dans la lune| GAMIQ - Rock EP of the Year| Winner[13] |-| 2009| The Seven Seas| Polaris Music Prize - Album of the Year| Long-Listed[14]

Personnel

Current band members

Past band members

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Chart, June 3, 2009.
  2. T'cha Dunlevy, "Elephant Stone trades rock for sitar" . Canwest News Service, May 7, 2009.
  3. http://www.rawckus.com/elephant-stone-and-the-enduring-mystique-of-rock-sitar/ "Elephant Stone and the Enduring Mystique of Rock Sitar"
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20090709211446/http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2009/06/Polaris-Music-Prize-Announces-Top-40-Long-List "CBC Radio3 Announces Polaris Prize Longlist"
  5. Web site: Elephant Stone - Elephant Stone (review). AllMusic. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. 2016-02-09.
  6. https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/purity+Elephant+Stone+Three+Poisons/10147316/story.html "The purity of Elephant Stone’s Three Poisons"
  7. Web site: Making "The Three Poisons" New: A Conversation with Rishi Dhir about Elephant Stone's "ES3PRMX" - Stereo Embers Magazine. Stereo Embers Magazine. 2 June 2015. 2016-02-09. en-US.
  8. http://www.clashmusic.com/features/in-conversation-elephant-stone "In Conversation: Elephant Stone"
  9. Web site: Review: Elephant Stone – Hollow. 10 March 2020.
  10. Going Underground from Back Into the Dream aired on the WMBR (Boston) show Aural Fixation March 2nd, 2024
  11. Web site: Music Review: Various Artists, Psych-Out Christmas. PopShifter. Less Lee Moore. December 20, 2013.
  12. Web site: A Psych Tribute to the Doors - Various Artists Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2016-02-09.
  13. Web site: 2022 Winners.
  14. Web site: 2009 Nominees.

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