Name: PELE - Elephant LP
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Label: Polyvinyl Records

Originally released in 1999 on Sign Language Records as a limited-run with little retail distribution, Elephant was re-released by Polyvinyl in Summer 2003. The album had become a staple in the CD carousel the previous winter and the question was raised as to why such a wonderful album was out of print.

Despite the lack of availability, Elephant is viewed by most Pele fans viewed as the group's defining moment. The album bridged the gap between the band's earlier work and paved the way for its fourth and fifth albums (The Nudes and Enemies).

While Pele has been dubbed post-rock by some circles of critics, Elephant (the band's third release) usurps no traditional rock song formats and doesn't embrace much more than only slight hints of modern ambient or experimental music, and frankly it would find a comfortable home in the jazz section of your local music retailer. Guitarist Chris Rosenau picks nimble, rolling riffs around which bassist Matt Tennessen and drummer Jon Mueller form a driving unit that ebbs and jumps with ease. In fact, it is Mueller's propulsive playing that makes Elephant more than just an ordinary noodle fest, providing kinetic energy and strident pacing with skittering, angular fills and layered beats. He has definitely studied his instrument, and it helps Pele's music make the leap from interesting to exceptional. 

Elephant offers just enough lo-fi sonic dust to seem punkish, but make no mistake, it is precisely played and elegantly constructed.  This reissue of Elephant includes the album's original seven tracks, as well as three live bonus tracks recorded during Pele's 2002 Japanese tour.

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PELE - Elephant LP