{"product_id":"mythical-river","title":"Mythical River","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStåle Storløkken\u003c\/strong\u003e – Fender Rhodes, Hammond L100, Minimoog, Mellotron, grand piano, celeste, Continuum. \u003cstrong\u003eNikolai Hængsle\u003c\/strong\u003e – Electric bass. \u003cstrong\u003eTorstein Lofthus\u003c\/strong\u003e – Drums, percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a solid run of five studio albums and two double live albums, \u003cem\u003ePsychedelic Backfire I\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eII\u003c\/em\u003e (both 2019), Elephant9 had taken their groovy mix of high energy rock and power jazz as far as they could. In this respect their previous album \u003cem\u003eArrival of The New Elders\u003c\/em\u003e (2021) came as a welcome and most timely addition to their recorded output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore varied, mature and reflective, they were as groovy as ever, but more structured and less jam oriented, earning them a 9\/10 review in Uncut and a spot in their albums of the year list, noting their telepathic communion and concluding with “this is an Elephant9 you'll never forget”. Jazzwise, Shindig, Prog, Electronic Sound, The Quietus and several others followed in the same fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMythical River\u003c\/em\u003e is moulded much in the same way and a natural follow-up, with six stellar new compositions by keyboard maestro Ståle Storløkken, bookended by two short cosmic snippets. From the hypnotic and magical to the razor sharp and polyrhythmic, this is yet another strong group effort from a trio on top of their game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComparisons have been made with bands dating as far back as the sixties, but with \u003cem\u003eArrival of The New Elders\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMythical River\u003c\/em\u003e, Elephant9 appear as a thoroughly contemporary, timeless and even futuristic sounding band. \u003cem\u003eMythical River\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded and mixed by previous Dungen producer Mattias Glavå.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStåle started his musical journey in Veslefrekk with Jarle Vespestad and Arve Henriksen in the 90s, soon morphing into Supersilent with Helge Sten on board. He's also a member of Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns, Møster! and Humcrush, and have collaborated with a number of artists, most notably Motorpsycho. Nikolai is also a member of Bigbang, Needlepoint and Band of Gold and have appeared on a couple of hundred records. The same goes for Torstein, an associate member of numerous bands ranging from pop and soul to free jazz. But Elephant9 has always been their special baby.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rune Grammofon","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50405291622731,"sku":"2188102","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50405293982027,"sku":"2188108","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50405295259979,"sku":"2188109","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/elephant9_mythical_river_b999b4c3_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726575316","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/mythical-river","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}