Talking Elephant
- Name
- Talking Elephant
- URL
- http://talkingelephant.co.uk
- info@talkingelephant.co.uk
- Phone
- 44 (0)20 8301 2828
- Address
- 8 Martin Dene, Bexleyheath, Kent DA6 8NA, UK
- Profile
- English label releasing folk and folk-rock, though not exclusively.
- Releases on file (31)
Latest news
2019-04-10
The Pineapple Thief to Tour North America –
November and December of 2019 will see The Pineapple Thief bringing their music to Canada, Mexico, and the US, and famed drummer Gavin Harrison will be on board. The band has been touring extensively in Europe, but North America will be new territory for them. »
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2019-03-25
Scott Walker RIP –
Noel Scott Engel, better known as Scott Walker, was one of the most intriguing and enigmatic musical figures in the second half of the 20th Century. His strange career started with The Walker Brothers, an American pop group that featured no one named Walker and no brothers. After moving to England in 1965, they had a series of hit singles. Scott's solo work started with Scott in 1967. Starting in the 80s, his work took an increasingly avant-garde turn. »
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2019-03-20
Freedom to Spend Unearths June Chikuma's Archives –
Jun (June) Chikuma is well known for her video game and anime soundtracks, but she also released an album of experimental electronic music back in 1986 called Divertimento where she indulged the kind of spontaneity that wouldn't work in a soundtrack. RVNG Int'l label Freedom to Spend is bringing this overlooked item to broader attention with a deluxe reissue. »
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2019-03-03
Seaprog 2019 Lineup Almost Complete –
The Seaprog festival in Seattle is scheduled for June 7-9 this year, and they've announced their lineup of performers. The revitalized Trettioåriga Kriget will cap Friday night, perennial favorites Marbin are on Saturday, and District 97 will finish off the fest on Sunday night. In support, they've booked a stellar variety of artists from the Northwest and around the world, including EchoTest, Markus Reuter and Trey Gunn, and the live debut of the amazing Troot project. »
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2019-02-21
You Can Be Part of an Ambient Electronic Project –
The Gesture of History is a new electronic project put together by Sam Rosenthal of Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Steve Roach, and violist Sam Shadow. The music started as an instrumental track Rosenthal was working on for a Black Tape album, but took on a life of its own and demanded further enhancements. The majority of the funds raised will go to manufacturing costs for LP and CD editions, as well as other items as detailed on the Kickstarter page. »
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Previously in Exposé...
Amazing Blondel - Englische Musicke – Amazing Blondel existed throughout the early 70s, originally formed by John Gladwin and Terry Wincott after leaving another even more obscure band called Methuselah. This compilation is drawn from... (1994) » Read more
Pere Ubu - Dub Housing – I recall when I first heard this LP, I was honestly paralyzed by the discordant synthesizer which underpinned a Velvet Underground groove on the first track. There was vocalist David Thomas and his... (2000) » Read more
Autumns Grey Solace - Over the Ocean – In this Florida duo, Erin Welton covers vocal and keyboard duties, Scott Ferrell covers everything else, and they both have a hand in composing the tunes. This is by far the prettiest music I have... (2005) » Read more
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute – If you poke around online for reviews of this album, you’re likely to find everything from “masterpiece” to “piece of crap.” Well, anything that sparks that much disagreement can’t be all... (2006) » Read more
Pulsar - Görlitz – Pulsar was perhaps the best French band in the mid-70s. In fact they were the first French band to be distributed by an English label. From 1975 to 1977 they released three albums culminating with... (1994) » Read more
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Print issues
- Issue #1 (1993-10-01)
- Issue #2 (1994-02-01)
- Issue #3 (1994-05-01)
- Issue #4 (1994-08-01)
- Issue #5 (1994-10-01)
- Issue #6 (1995-03-01)
- Issue #7 (1995-07-01)
- Issue #8 (1995-11-01)
- Issue #9 (1996-03-01)
- Issue #10 (1996-08-01)
- Issue #11 (1997-02-01)
- Issue #12 (1997-05-01)
- Issue #13 (1997-10-01)
- Issue #14 (1998-02-01)
- Issue #15 (1998-07-01)
- Issue #16 (1999-01-01)
- Issue #17 (1999-04-01)
- Issue #18 (1999-11-01)
- Issue #19 (2000-05-01)
- Issue #20 (2000-10-01)
- Issue #21 (2001-03-01)
- Issue #22 (2001-07-01)
- Issue #23 (2001-12-01)
- Issue #24 (2002-04-01)
- Issue #25 (2002-09-01)
- Issue #26 (2003-02-01)
- Issue #27 (2003-08-01)
- Issue #28 (2003-12-01)
- Issue #29 (2004-04-01)
- Issue #30 (2004-09-01)
- Issue #31 (2005-03-01)
- Issue #32 (2005-09-01)
- Issue #33 (2006-05-01)
- Issue #34 (2007-03-01)
- Issue #35 (2008-01-01)
- Issue #36 (2008-10-01)
- Issue #37 (2009-07-01)
- Issue #38 (2010-07-01)
- Issue #39 (2011-06-01)
- Issue #40 (2013-04-01)
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