ALEX SPELLSON, JASON JENNINGS, JONATHAN SEQUEIRA, PETER WILSON, STEVE DELLAFRANCO, TERRY SMITH, VIRGINIA MUNRO; PUT 'EM ALL TOGETHER AND YOU GET THE MIGHTY ELEPHANT GODS!
Influences
BROADEN YOUR MIND: GET A TASTE OF SOME OF THESE Jack Arel, Syd Dale, Alan Hawkshaw and other library music greats on Chappell, De Wolfe or KPM labels. Just found a rare Peter Thomas library album of 'robot' themed electronica, from the man who wrote the amazing 'Chariots of the Gods' soundtrack. Also on the CD rack: PopShopping compilation, Vampyros Lesbos soundtrack, Claudine Longet, Ennio Morricone, The Beatles, Ananda Shankar, The Standells, Red Kross, Serge Gainsbourg, The Jam, Lalo Schifrin's 'Enter the Dragon' and 'Dirty Harry'/'Magnum Force' soundtracks, Raumpatrouille (more German soundtrack greatness), Barry Gray (all those Gerry Anderson themes), Arthur Lyman, The BellRays, The Dirtbombs, various soul compilations, The Who, Planet of the Apes soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith (a classic!), Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith, Supergrass, Rocket Science, Charles Wilp, The Hives, 60s & 70s Bollywood soundtracks, especially composers Kalyandji Amandji and R.D. Burman
Sounds Like
YOU KNOW THE DRILL. ALL THE USUAL SIXTIES, GARAGE, PUNK, MOD, SKA, LOUNGE, BIG BAND, GLAM, ROCK 'N' ROLL SOUNDS. DO WE REALLY HAVE TO NAME CHECK THEM ALL? JUST LISTEN TO THE MUSIC AND YOU'LL GET THE IDEA!
WELL THE NEWS IS OUT! DARING DAVE TURNER, LEAD VOCALIST WITH THE ELEPHANT GODS HAS DECIDED TO MOVE ON TO GREENER PASTURES. YOU CAN CHECK OUT HIS OTHER BAND, THE DTs ON MY SPACE. THE ELEPHANT GODS THANK DAVE FOR HIS HARD WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR AND WISH HIM THE BEST! MEANWHILE WE'RE BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL SINGER, DOCTOR J WITH SOME POSSIBLE OTHER LINE UP CHANGES - STAY TUNED!!! BUST REST ASSURED, WE STILL BRING YOU SIXTIES FUZZ GO GO DANCING MANIA, WITH TWIN GUITARS AND THREE PIECE BRASS SECTION. ORIGINAL TUNES WITH A ROCKIN' GO-GO BIG BEAT SOUND.
Subculture Weekend Friday 13 and Saturday 14 November at The Sandringham Hotel, Newtown - New! Upstairs, Flash Big Room! Two awesome nights to be had! Get Yourself Along!
A night where the obscure is embraced, the unexpected is to be expected, and quirkiness is quintessential! Betty Boop BOHO Nights are a melting pot of artistic entertainment, serving up fresh jazz, gypsy, and rockabilly musical acts. Mixed with a saucy blend of burlesque, swing, circus, and performance art, garnished with thematic live drawing and spontaneous fine art, this will be a night not to me missed.
Hot Rods & High Rollers with Firebird Feat. Chris Nomad ( ex Brian Setzer Orchestra) and Pete Belair (ex Nekromantix) plus Jordan and the Original Six plus Dirty Lindy. This Thursday 25 June at The Vanguard, Newtown. Dont Miss Out! Book Now! call the box office 90206959
