badgerworld
It's classic Elephant Gym - you don't really know what sound to expect from a new EG record, but it'll be expressive, intelligent, and progressive. This is no exception, it's just full of music that's just so detailed, intricate, and above all, fun. It's just great. Nice work!
Favorite track: Flowers.
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【Limited edition from Space Circle】“World” Picture Disc Vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
LP vinyl in printed gatefold with 1 illustrated inner sleeve poster, packed in printed poly bag.
With 3 random wishes sound clips hide in each record from Elephant Gym band members. Hope this record could bring you luck and happiness in the new year!
Includes unlimited streaming of World
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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【Limited edition from Space Circle】“World” Vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
LP vinyl in printed gatefold with 1 illustrated inner sleeve poster, packed in printed poly bag.
With 3 random wishes sound clips hide in each record from Elephant Gym band members. Hope this record could bring you luck and happiness in the new year!
Includes unlimited streaming of World
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
If I had wings
The journey would begin
If I had wings
The sky would be the limit
I would kiss the sun in the morning
I would dance on top of the coconut tree
Enjoying my favorite wine soaring above Mount Fuji
Living the dream feeling wild and free
Just take my hand and fly with me
Close your eyes, babe
Embrace what we were meant to see
Fly with me
Hold me tight, babe
Oh what a life
Love is in the air we breathe
If I had wings
No one could control me
If I had wings
No more pain under my feet
I would kiss the sun in the morning
I would dance on top of the coconut tree
Enjoying my favorite wine soaring above Mount Fuji
Living the dream feeling wild and free
Just take my hand and fly with me
Close your eyes, babe
Embrace what we were meant to see
Fly with me
Hold me tight, babe
Oh what a life
Love is in the air we breathe
Where are the people in the square
Did they all disappeared
There’s a little boy standing by the corner
Poor guitar on his back
looked so dark but also shine
Like a star across the sky , sky…
Jimi Hendrix used to be his idol
Blew his mind like a storm
Sentimental feels played back from the radio
”Happy Prince” that’s my name (he said)
Noisy morning , noisy tone (he played )
quiet night , quiet soul
Happy prince are you listening
Can you hear all of the universe
Come back my happy prince
Come back my happy prince
You’ve been crying all night just because can’t have the moon
your pocket is so full a bunch of money in there
It doesn’t matter
if you can’t speak my language
You’ll never know me
because I try so hard to hide
Hiding my background, my childhood
My passion, my sorrow
Selfishness and ego
I can’t be you, I left you
Please …
Come back my happy prince
Come back my happy prince
Come back
Swallows move in the opposite direction
of winter, summer, and fall then spring will come
Something I can’t say to you blowing in the wind
It’s just a matter of time
stay right here
You are the happy prince
Formed in 2012 in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, the experimental trio Elephant Gym interlace threads of jazz, electronic, and classical into a singular patchwork of contemporary math- and post-rock. At once evoking the towering, boisterous essence of elephants, and the acrobatic, dexterous nature of a gymnast, Elephant Gym’s sound feeds off tension and unlikely contrasts.
World, a commemoration of their 10th anniversary as a band, expands on their signature elements, the combination of which Pitchfork describes “as close to jazz as rock: virtuosity not as a means of showing off, but approaching the sublime.” World also features a host of international and local collaborators, tapping the varied talents of Seiji Kameda (Tokyo Jihen) Shashaa Tirupati, ?te, YILE LIN, Hom ShenHao, and the Kaohsiung City Wind Orchestra.
Elephant Gym songs often find bassist KT Chang as the lead voice, her nimble, expressive playing style a signature imprint of the Elephant Gym sonic character. Sibling Tell Chang meshes deftly on guitar and occasionally keys, with Chia-Chin Tu’s elastic drumming as a malleable anchorpoint between his bandmates’ funk-and-jazz-infused chops.
The trio’s tenure has seen the release of a handful of EPs and three previous full lengths, Angle (2014), Underwater (2018), and Dreams (2022), as well as a number of collaborations that span the spectrum of the arts, ranging from theater productions to traditional percussion ensembles.
credits
released December 14, 2023
please see individual track pages for full credits
錄音工程師 Recording Engineer|陳瑩哲 Ying-Che Chen(電吉他 Electric Guitar、貝斯 Bass、鼓 Drums)、
錄音室 Recording Studio|大象體操錄音室 Elephant Gym Studio(電吉他 Electric Guitar、貝斯 Bass、鼓 Drums)、
混音工程師 Mixing Engineer|莊鈞智 Thomas Chuang
混音助理 Mixing Assistant Engineer|莊子萱 cts
母帶後製工程師 Mastering Engineer|陸崇樂 Brian Elgin
母帶後製助理 Mastering Assistant|林思彤 pada
母帶後製工作室 Mastering Studio|這家錄音室 Resident Studios
專輯裝幀設計 Album Design|
插畫設計 Illustration|Sophia Ji
大象體操初代Logo設計師 1st Logo Designer|陳允中 zen yun zon
實體專輯代理發行 Physical Distribution|子皿有限公司 In Utero Ltd.
數位代理發行 Digital Distribution|派歌 Packer
台灣經紀 Taiwan Management|子皿有限公司 In Utero Ltd.
日本經紀與發行 Japan Label & Management|Sho Yoshimoto (WORDS Recordings)
Crew in Japan:
美國經紀人 USA Manager|嚴敏 Mia Min Yen
美國發行廠牌 USA Label |Topshelf Records
Based in Taiwan, siblings KT and Tell were taught classical music by their mother before meeting drummer Chia-Chen in high
school through a music club. Shortly after discovering they all shared the same taste in music, they formed Elephant Gym, solidifying their shared affinity for all varieties of math- and post-rock....more
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