Elifantree

ELIFANTREE
Anni Elif | Pauli Lyytinen | Olavi Louhivuori

"Elifantree is enigmatic, unnerving and wonderfully unpredictable and can move from dreamscapes to fever sweats within the same bar."
The ever-evolving trio makes music using the framework of jazz, but usually trek well outside of it. With dazzling vocals, outstanding saxophone playing, pulsating rhythmical textures and a complete devotion to the creative impulses, Elifantree has established itself as one of Finland's most uncompromising bands operating today.
They have performed widely in Europe and beyond since 2007 and has gained a strong reputation as an energetic, unrestrained and constantly surprising live act that has been compared to works by David Lynch, Charlie Chaplin and Pablo Picasso. Their playful and versatile music is exceedingly articulated and always blessed with the spirit of improvisation.

Elifantree's latest album HACHI is the result of a musical journey made by vocalist Anni Elif, saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen and sound engineer Joonas Saikkonen. The album features eight drummers [Olavi Louhivuori (FI), Andreas Werliin (SE), Terje Isungset (NO), Lisbeth Diers (DK), Marc Pell (UK), Julian Sartorius (CH), Yuko Oshima (FR), Ryosuke Kiyasu (JP)] in as many countries.
The music was created on the spot together with each drummer in various unconventional locations: a mausoleum, a water tower, a lake next to a forest and so on.

Hope you enjoy it!

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