release date: 19.04.2024 on Rune Grammofon
After a solid run of five studio albums and two double live albums, Psychedelic Backfire I and II, (both 2019),Elephant9 had taken their groovy mix of high energy rock and power jazz as far as they could. In this respect their previous album Arrival of The New Elders (2021) came as a welcome and most timely addition to their recorded output. More varied, mature and reflective, they were as groovy as ever, but more structured and less jam oriented.
Mythical River is moulded much in the same way and a natural follow-up, with six stellar new compositions by keyboard maestro Ståle Storløkken, bookended by two short cosmic snippets. 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.
Comparisons have been made with bands dating as far back as the sixties, but with Arrival of The New Elders and Mythical River, Elephant9 appear as a thoroughly contemporary, timeless and even futuristic sounding band.
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ELEPHANT9 Mythical River
release date: 19th April 2024
formats: LP / CD / DL
label: Rune Grammofon
cat no: RCD2235 / RLP3235
Line up:
Ståle Storløkken – Fender Rhodes, Hammond L100, Minimoog, Mellotron, grand piano, celeste, Continuum
Nikolai Hængsle – Electric bass
Torstein Lofthus – Drums, percussion
Tracklist:
A1 Solitude in Limbo #2,
A2 Mythical River,
A3 Party Among The Stars,
A4 Chamber of Silence,
B1 Heading For Desolate Wastelands,
B2 Star Cluster Detective,
B3 Cavern of The Red Lion,
B4 Solitude in Limbo #1
Mythical River was recorded and mixed by previous Dungen producer Mattias Glavå.