Lucky Elephant

about

Lucky Elephant are united in a desire to provide warm, inviting, melodic, challenging, fresh music. The 4 dashing young blades armed only with a collection of high maintenance, but hugely loveable old synths, tape delays, Wurlitzers, harmoniums, drums, ukuleles and guitars stride proudly out to battle – confident that the truth will out, and that once again music can provide inspiration and comfort. The listener can expect familiarity as the band love a tune with harmony, goosebumps and smiles, but they should also be prepared for some journeys into the melancholic and reflective side of music – the classic happy / sad combination that works so well for both highs and lows. The foundation of any band should start from the drummer, and in the rhythmically named Laurence Clack, Lucky Elephant have a unique platform on which to build. The man plays drums like a piano – the beats become tunes. We think he was grown in a petris dish in a laboratory with equal parts Buddy Rich, Ginger Baker and a Roland 808. Expect fatness in unexpected places and a percussive light at the end of the long dark tunnel. Providing the walls and ceilings are Sam Johnson and Paul Burnley. Between them they man the various bits of equipment that go to make up the Lucky Elephant sound. While Paul joyfully transforms a sample of the launch of an early 1960's Russian Rocket into a tuneful lead line Sam can be found with one hand on a Harmonium and another on the Space Echo hanging on for dear life, attem

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albums

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A to Z: Bestival 2008 - compiled by Rob da Bank

Starsign Trampoline

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Edgar / Lucky Elephant

Emperor

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Bestival presents Sunday Best Vol 2

Star Sign Trampoline

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The Sunday Best Remix By Fear of Theydon

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Sunday Best: Increase The Peace, Vol. 3

The Rainy Kingdom

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Reverend Tisley & His Magic Lantern

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Sunday Best Sampler Vol. 3 : Increase The Peace

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Chalet Girl /Unofficial/

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