Elephant Stone is a
Canadian indie rock band. Fronted by Rishi Dhir, the band's style incorporates aspects of traditional
Indian music including the
sitar,
tabla, and
dilruba with Western psychedelic rock.
["Elephant Stone's Sitar Rock"]
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'', June 3, 2009.
History
Dhir formed Elephant Stone in 2009 after he left
The High Dials
The High Dials are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band started out playing a brand of pop music strongly influenced by 1960s British mod styles, but their sound has broadened to incorporate power pop, psychedeli ...
. The band began to combine
Indian classical music
Indian classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as '' Hindustani'' and the South Indian expression known as '' Carnatic''. These traditions were not ...
and instrumentation with
1960s pop
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In North America and Europe the decade was particularly revolutionary in terms of popular music, as it saw the evolution of rock and the beginnings of th ...
and rock.
["Elephant Stone and the Enduring Mystique of Rock Sitar"]
''Rawkus Magazine'', March 6, 2017. by Wanda Waterman
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
Fontana North is a Canadian record distribution company and represents the Canadian wing of Fontana Distribution. It is a joint venture between Canadian-based MapleMusic Recordings, Cadence Music Group and US-based Fontana Distribution. The compan ...
. The album was a longlisted nominee for the
2009 Polaris Music Prize
The 2009 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2009 in Toronto on June 15, 2009.
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CBC Radio 3, June 15, 2009.
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.
The band's third full-length album, ''The Three Poisons'', was released in 2014. In 2015,
Burger Records released a cassette featuring a remixed version of ''The Three Poisons'' titled ''ES3PRMX''.
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.
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.
Elephant Stone released their fifth album, ''Hollow'' on February 14, 2020.
Discography
Albums
* ''The Seven Seas'' (2009)
* ''Elephant Stone'' (2013)
* ''The Three Poisons'' (2014)
* ''Ship of Fools'' (2016)
* ''Hollow'' (2020)
EPs and singles
* ''The Glass Box EP 12"'' (2010) - mini album
* ''Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin b/w Strangers 7"'' (2012)
* ''American Dream'' (2020)
* ''Le voyage de M. Lonely dans la lune'' (2022)
* ''Elephant Stone presents "Hollow"'' (2022)
* ''Dawn, Day, Dusk'' (2023)
Remixes
* ''ES3PRMX'' (2015) - Remix of ''The Three Poisons'', cassette
* ''Remix of Fools'' (2017) - Remix of ''Ship of Fools''
* ''GLIDExTDSESRMXv1.1'' (2017)- Remix of ''Glide'' (
The Dream Syndicate
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)
Other appearances
* "
Christmas Time (Is Here Again)
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" (
Beatles
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cover) on ''Psych-Out Christmas'' (2013)
* "
L.A. Woman
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" on ''A Psych Tribute to the Doors'' (2014)
Awards and nominations
, -
, 2022
, ''Le voyage de M. Lonely dans la lune''
,
GAMIQ - Rock EP of the Year
, Winner
, -
, 2009
, ''
The Seven Seas''
,
Polaris Music Prize - Album of the Year
, Long-Listed
Personnel
Current band members
* Rishi Dhir –
lead vocals
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,
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
,
sitar
* Miles Dupire-Gagnon –
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
,
backing vocals
* Robbie MacArthur -
guitar,
backing vocals
* Jason Kent -
keys
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* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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,
guitar,
backing vocals
Past band members
* Bobby Fraser -
keys
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
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* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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* Jean-Gabriel Lambert –
guitar,
backing vocals
* Chris McCarron –
guitar
* Mike O'Brien –
guitar
* Jules Pampena –
drums
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* Greg Paquette –
guitar
* Robb Surridge -
drums
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* Richard White –
guitar
* Chris Wise -
drums
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* Stephen "The Venk" Venkatarangam -
keys
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
,
sitar,
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
See also
*
Music of Canada
*
Music of Quebec
*
Canadian rock
*
List of Canadian musicians
*
List of bands from Canada
This is a list of bands from Canada. Only bands appear here; individual musicians are listed at list of Canadian musicians.
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References
External links
Elephant StoneIndiecater Records
The Reverberation Appreciation Society
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Musical groups established in 2008
Canadian indie rock groups
Musical groups from Montreal
English-language musical groups from Quebec
2008 establishments in Quebec
Canadian psychedelic rock music groups