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- Date Released: November 16, 2004
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Postmodern
- Label: MULATTA RECORDS / IODA
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The long-awaited follow-up to the earlier Thai Elephant Orchestra album, Elephonic Rhapsodies takes much of the same basic idea, but adds experience and mastery to the proceedings, along with a bit of studio work. The original plan was along the lines of a dance mix of the more avant-garde sounds of the orchestra. Instead, new instruments were added, more elephants were brought in, and they tried new techniques on their various instruments. Only a bit of studio influence can be heard, mostly in basic cleaning on the sounds, and a couple of isolated loops of the elephants' calls. The sound is thoroughly different from the previous album in many ways, more sophisticated perhaps, but also more exploratory (how else would one top the first album of elephant orchestral music, after all?). Pick it up as a continuation of the idea of collaborative inter-species music, or perhaps as an enjoyable listen in its own, aesthetic, right. Where else can you hear a junior-high marching band collaborate with a troupe of elephants on Beethoven?
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| 01. |  |
A child's guide to the Elephant Orchestra: A child's guide to the Elephant Orchestra |
3:45 |
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| 02. | |
Elephants Only: Phong's Solo |
1:30 |
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| 03. | |
Elephants Only: The Birth of Ganesha |
3:23 |
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| 04. | |
Elephants Only: Shiva Beheads Ganesha |
1:55 |
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| 05. | |
Elephants Only: A Head is Found |
2:50 |
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| 06. | |
Elephants Only: Ganesha Triumphant |
2:36 |
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| 07. | |
Elephants Only: Rhapsody in Grey |
2:28 |
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| 08. | |
Elephants Only: An Elephan't Swan Song |
2:13 |
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| 09. | |
Elephants Only: Three Baht Opera |
2:08 |
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| 10. | |
Elephants With Humans: Little Elephant Saddle |
3:19 |
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| 11. | |
Elephants With Humans: Floating Down the Pin River |
5:00 |
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| 12. | |
Elephants With Humans: Pin Pia |
3:09 |
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| 13. | |
Elephants With Humans: Bamboo Dreams |
3:06 |
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| 14. | |
Elephants With Humans: Bamboolin |
3:01 |
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| 15. | |
Elephants With Humans: Dancing With Prathida |
3:12 |
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| 16. | |
Elephants With Humans: An Adult's Guide to the Elephant Orchestra |
3:08 |
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| 17. | |
Elephants With Humans: Kaw-Liga |
3:47 |
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| 18. | |
Elephants With Humans: Pastorale Lite |
1:48 |
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| 19. | |
Elephants With Humans: Homage to Harry Partch |
1:39 |
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| 20. | |
Music About Elephants: Baby Elephant Walk |
2:23 |
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| 21. | |
Music About Elephants: Mr. Elephant |
2:23 |
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| 22. | |
Music About Elephants: Electranz |
3:36 |
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| 23. | |
Music About Elephants: Chant! Chang! Chang! |
2:38 |
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| 24. | |
Music About Elephants: Beethoven's Pastorale Symphony, First movement |
8:49 |
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24 Total Tracks, 73:46 Total Length
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Credits
- Lee Oskar - Instrument Design // Jerry Alexander - Photography // Brian Clarke - Production Assistant // David Soldier - Arranger // David Soldier - Arranger // David Soldier - Arranger // David Soldier - Producer // David Soldier - Producer // David Soldier - Producer // David Soldier - Liner Notes // David Soldier - Liner Notes // David Soldier - Liner Notes // David Soldier - Mixing // David Soldier - Mixing // David Soldier - Mixing // David Soldier - Creation // David Soldier - Creation // David Soldier - Creation // Rory Young - Mastering // Thai Elephonic Orchestra - Performer
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Performers
Richard Lair // Thai Elephant Orchestra
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