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THE ELEPHANTS

General Info

  • Genre: Alternative / Pop / Surf

    Location Copenhagen, DK

    Profile Views: 248464

    Last Login: 2/22/2011

    Member Since 1/25/2006

    Website www.elephants.dk

    Record Label Tapete Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .. ....Visit our site on FACEBOOK........ Hello people of Planet Earth, we are The Elephants. A group of people based in Copenhagen, Denmark, who love funny instruments, trees and long walks. Our second album 'Take It!' has just been released; you should be able to buy it whereever you are in the world. Same goes for our debut album that was released in 2007. Enjoy! .... FOR BOOKING..Europe (except DK): Tapete Booking / booking@tapeterecords.de..DK and rest of the world: mail@elephants.dk..Press material can be found at our website ..elephants.dk........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....Video for "Take It!" (made by Alexandra Hartmann) .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....Video for "Caroline Knows" (directed by Fenar Ahmad) ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....Video for "5 Minutes" (directed by Mads & Alexandra Hartmann) ........ .... .. .. .. .. .. ................ ....In the studio........
  • Members

    Bjarke Bendtsen: vocals, guitar - Martine Madsen: guitar, vocals, lapsteel, violin, woodblocks, drums - Mads Ringblom: harmonica, theremin, perc., vocals, ukulele, piano, keyboards, banjo, saxophone - Kim Vestergaard: drums, horn - Tomas Raae: bass, vocals, perc.....Occasional live elephant:..Claus Højensgård: Trumpet, vocals, perc. ....
  • Influences

    other animals (seagulls e.g.), airplanes, girls, the beach boys, neil young, summer nights, an old Ford-T, days off, surf, splinters in the feet, harmonica, paul auster, huge quantities of accumulated love, shallow numbers, flypaper, velvet Underground, a holiday cottage, cheap beer, lack of cheek-to-cheek-dancing, nostalgia, western films and other films, THE THEREMIN, hidden formulas, confused doctors, bukowski, simplicity, huge orchestras, jetlag, flaming lips, shivers, surprises, california dreaming, desperate Sundays, billie holiday, banjo, wine, coffee, small apartments and more. ......
  • Sounds Like

    .. .... ....HOW TO BUY THE ALBUM?........ DOWNLOADS.. ..iTunes.... ..iTunes Japan.... .. CD/LP.. all over europe:.. ..glitterhouse.com.... ..amazon.co.uk.... .. Scandinavia.. ..dotshop.se.... ..cdon.com.... .. UK.. ..roughtrade.com.... ..piccadillyrecords.com.... ..normanrecords.com.... .. Germany, Austria, Switzerland.. ..tapeterecords.de.... ..amazon.de.... ..glitterhouse.com.... .. Benelux.. ..sonic.nl.... .. France.. ..amazon.fr.... .. Japan.. ..amazon.co.jp.... ..hmv.co.jp.... ..quince-records.com.... ..or go to your favorite record store!....

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Bio:

..
Visit our site on FACEBOOK

Hello people of Planet Earth, we are The Elephants. A group of people based in Copenhagen, Denmark, who love funny instruments, trees and long walks. Our second album 'Take It!' has just been released; you should be able to buy it whereever you are in the world. Same goes for our debut album that was released in 2007. Enjoy!

FOR BOOKING
Europe (except DK): Tapete Booking / booking@tapeterecords.de
DK and rest of the world: mail@elephants.dk
Press material can be found at our website elephants.dk




Video for "Take It!" (made by Alexandra Hartmann)





Video for "Caroline Knows" (directed by Fenar Ahmad)





Video for "5 Minutes" (directed by Mads & Alexandra Hartmann)





In the studio



Member Since:

January 25, 2006

Members:

Bjarke Bendtsen: vocals, guitar - Martine Madsen: guitar, vocals, lapsteel, violin, woodblocks, drums - Mads Ringblom: harmonica, theremin, perc., vocals, ukulele, piano, keyboards, banjo, saxophone - Kim Vestergaard: drums, horn - Tomas Raae: bass, vocals, perc.

Occasional live elephant:
Claus Højensgård: Trumpet, vocals, perc.

Influences:

other animals (seagulls e.g.), airplanes, girls, the beach boys, neil young, summer nights, an old Ford-T, days off, surf, splinters in the feet, harmonica, paul auster, huge quantities of accumulated love, shallow numbers, flypaper, velvet Underground, a holiday cottage, cheap beer, lack of cheek-to-cheek-dancing, nostalgia, western films and other films, THE THEREMIN, hidden formulas, confused doctors, bukowski, simplicity, huge orchestras, jetlag, flaming lips, shivers, surprises, california dreaming, desperate Sundays, billie holiday, banjo, wine, coffee, small apartments and more.


Sounds Like:



..HOW TO BUY THE ALBUM?..

DOWNLOADS
iTunes
iTunes Japan

CD/LP
all over europe:
glitterhouse.com
amazon.co.uk

Scandinavia
dotshop.se
cdon.com

UK
roughtrade.com
piccadillyrecords.com
normanrecords.com

Germany, Austria, Switzerland
tapeterecords.de
amazon.de
glitterhouse.com

Benelux
sonic.nl

France
amazon.fr

Japan
amazon.co.jp
hmv.co.jp
quince-records.com

or go to your favorite record store!

Record Label:

Tapete Records

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