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King Elephant
King Elephant _at_ Bios
King Elephant recently released his homonymous solo album. These photos and video are from the presentation of the album at Bios.Athens
Who is King Elephant?
Drumming, mixing, producing and a big philosophical nothing. No money no honey, etc … member of Baby Guru.
He started music lessons on the accordion at age 5. At 8 he switched to the saxophone; piano and guitar followed, until he found his place behind the drums at 16.
In 2004 he started working on “homemade” recordings and productions until he decided to study sound engineering.
At the end of 2009 with two childhood friends they formed Baby Guru and in March 2011 they released their debut album.
A few words about his Album
Inner Ear invites you to an exotic musical journey through the exciting jungle of King Elephant. One of the three members of Baby Guru, who introduced himself to us in their recent gigs as the quiet force behind the drums, now comes with his first solo album, to confirm that creation and in his case, music is the best form of self-psychoanalysis.
At a time of his life when everything went wrong, King Elephant found refuge in his basement studio and like a true nocturnal devoted all his late night energy into a game with sounds and instruments (piano, saxophone, percussion), recording himself and creating infinite samples. Obi Serotone (Baby Guru) assisted on vocals and then began the adventure of editing.
Cutting and sewing countless samples, King Elephant began to build tracks, always with percussion as the dominant element.
The result is a colorful journey to sound, like a kaleidoscope of changing forms, which stimulates the senses and excites the imagination. Primal sounds and African drums, jazzy moods, meditation samples, melancholic melodies and psychedelic vocals co-exist in the kingdom of “King Elephant”.
The album “King Elephant” is released from Inner Ear in limited edition vinyl including cd.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Gonjasufi@Bios
Gonjasufi
(born Sumach Ecks, aka Sumach Valentine, ca. 1978) is a rapper, singer, disc jockey and yoga teacher from San Diego, California and currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ecks was born to a Mexican mother and an American-Ethiopian father. He has been releasing music since the early 1990s among the San Diego Hip Hop scene, notably with the Masters of the Universe crew.
Ecks gained notice from Warp Records in 2008 after an appearance on Californian musician Flying Lotus' album Los Angeles, where he sings on the track "Testament". His Warp debut album, A Sufi and a Killer was released on March 8, 2010.
Ecks' voice was described by Pitchfork Media as "a scraggly, scary, smoked-out croak that creeps like the spiritual offspring of George Clinton and Leadbelly".
He attributes his singing voice to his day job teaching yoga, where he must "project from [his] stomach more".
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Friday the 6th of May 2011 He (+his band) was performing in Athens@Bios / Opening Act By King Elephant vs Blondie.g.d
A video Sample of that night:
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