Elephant9

Elephant9

On live-oriented recording method

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In an interview, Ståle Storløkken summed up the expression they aim for as “Massive. Exploring. Space travel.”
In an interview, Ståle Storløkken summed up the expression they aim for as “Massive. Exploring. Space travel.”

elephant9’s albums are often recorded using a live-oriented approach, and the first two studio albums were explicitly recorded live in the studio.{{Cite web |date=2026-04-23 |title=elephant9 – Dodovoodoo (liner notes) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/9589434-Elephant9-Dodovoodoo/image/SW1hZ2U6Nzc1Njc5NjY= |url-status=live |website=Discogs |quote=Recorded live at Grand Sport Studio, November 6–7, 2007}}{{Cite web |date=2026-04-23 |title=elephant9 – Walk the Nile (liner notes) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2170878-Elephant9-Walk-The-Nile/image/SW1hZ2U6NDQ0NDUwMjY= |url-status=live |website=Discogs |quote=Recorded live at Grand Sport Studios, May 2009}} Later releases still suggest a performance-driven working method with few takes, but it is not documented across the entire catalogue that all studio albums are live recordings in the strict sense.


== Members ==
== Members ==