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Mysterious object reveals, the drum sound from the rite arouses. Flares are blazing, the soul slides through water surface. The breath lits up the air, the body as a sacrifice. I hear myself, in this dream.
The third original album from Elephant Gym <Dreams> records 12 songs (13 songs in Japanese edition). Discovering the deep space-time continuum that consciousness cannot capture.
Apart from band instruments, this album blends wind instruments, traditional dums, Taiwanese narrative songs. Collaborating with Hakka singer-song-writer Lin Sheng Xiang and pop-musician 9m88, who are remarkable in jazz, soul and R&B genre, this album narrates a fantastical dream that crosses the boundary. After receiving the album, please do close your eyes, enjoy the dream.
Formed in 2012, Elephant Gym is a three-piece band from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, known for melodic and emotional bass-driven tracks filled with gentle, beautiful and rhythmic guitar and drum ensemble. In early times their music has been based on instrumental, sometimes associated with Math Rock, but the band often features vocals recently expressing their sophisticated song-writing skills and performing techniques with the growing influences of Jazz, Soul, Hip Hop, Alternative and Indie Rock, Film Music etc. As the band matures, their music surpasses the musical genre or category. Elephant Gym is also fond of other art forms ane collaborated with Japanese R&B band, WONK, Taiwan aboriginal singers, film directors, modern dance group, and theater actors trying to create an art world of Elephant Gym. While they are one of the important and representing band in Taiwan, they have also attracted attention around the world having been invited to Summer Sonic (Japan), Super Strawberry Festival (China), Music Matters (Singapore), Mega Port Festival (Taiwan) and many other significant Festivals in Asia. In 2018, Elephant Gym worked with Topshelf Records in the US, WORDS Recordings in Japan and Space Circle in China to release their second album "Underwater" worldwide and started their first world tour (Canada, Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Japan, China, Malaysia, Singapore, USA, Taiwan, UK, Europe). Shows in Toronto, Tokyo, Malaysia, Singapore, and all 6 cities in the US were sold out, and they performed over 100 shows all around the world by the end of 2019. In November 2019, Tyler, The Creator invited them to perform his hosting festival "Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival" at LA Dodger Stadium. In May 2022, they will release their 3rd full album "Dreams", and one of the biggest festival in Asia, Fuji Rock Festival, announced them in their 1st lineup for 2022 acts.
WORDS Recordings