ELEPHANT9 - Progressive Jazz Rock/Fusion • Norway

Elephant9 biography (http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5014)

An offshoot project from members of Norwegian groups Shining and Supersilent that could translate in Mwandishi meeting Keith Emerson. Drummer Thorstein LOFTHUS ((Shinning) and keyboardist Ståle STORLØKKEN (Supersilent) are completed by bassist Nicolai HÆNGSLE EILERTSEN to make a power trio that can rival the best, beit in the great 70's decade or in the last two. 

Their sole album (so far) was recorded in late 2007 and released early next year on the Rune Grammofon label under the weird and misleading name of "Dodovoodoo", which would suit a DVD much better. The music developed is a sizzling hot jazz-rock (more the early 70's-type ala Mwandishi or Mahavishnu) rather than the cooler and more ethnic later 70's fusion. But mixed in there are some heavy keyboards (Fender Rhodes but also Hammond organ) that make you think of Herbie Hancock and Keith Emerson (in the more symphonic interventions) or Dave Stewart without the fuzz. I am impatiently waiting for a little brother from this bunch.

With Reine Fiske - Atlantis

Thanks Magal