Elephant Stone (band)

Elephant Stone is a Canadian indie rock band. Fronted by Rishi Dhir (formerly associated with The High Dials), the band's style incorporates aspects of traditional Indian music including the sitar, tabla, and dilruba.^[1]

History

Dhir formed Elephant Stone after he left The High Dials and began to explore Indian classical music.^[2] He later found that the 1960s pop that he grew up with, such as The Kinks and The Beatles, was influencing the way he played.^[1]

The band's debut album, The Seven Seas, was released June 2, 2009 on Dhir's own Elephants on Parade label, with distribution by Fontana North. The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize on June 15, 2009.^[3]

On July 4, 2009 The Seven Seas was released on Irish label Indiecater Records.

The band's third full-length album, The Three Poisons, was released in 2014.^[4]

Discography

Full Lengths

• The Seven Seas (2009)
• Elephant Stone (2013)
• The Three Poisons (2014)

EPs and Singles

• The Glass Box EP 12" (2010) - mini album
• Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin b/w Strangers 7" (2012)

Other appearances

• "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" (Beatles cover) on Psych-Out Christmas (2013)
• "L.A. Woman" on A Psych Tribute to the Doors (2014)

Personnel

Main band members

• Rishi Dhir – lead vocals, bass, sitar
• Jean-Gabriel Lambert – guitar, backing vocals
• Miles Dupire – drums, backing vocals

Guest/Studio Musicians

• Shawn Mativetsky – tabla
• Pt. Vinay Bhide – hindustani vocals
• Monica Gunter – viola

See also

• Music of Canada
• Music of Quebec
• Canadian rock
• List of Canadian musicians
• List of bands from Canada
• Category:Canadian musical groups

References

External links

• Elephant Stone
• Indiecater Records