Elephant King

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Elephant King
Studio album by
Released2012
RecordedDecember 10, 2011
StudioBoulder Theater - Saint Ida's Recording Studio
GenreModern folk, instrumental rock
Length43:40
LabelHonest Ninja Music
Trace Bundy chronology
Missile Bell
(2008)
Elephant King
(2012)

Elephant King is a 2012 album by Trace Bundy. This two-disc set includes a full-length studio CD and a full-feature live DVD.

Critical reception[edit]

Dave Kirby of the Boulder Weekly said: "What becomes obvious is that, for a guy who has mastered the fiendish intricacies of multi-voiced fingerstyle guitar, the center of the universe is still melody."[1]

Kelly Tasker of Grateful Web reviewed the album and had this to say: "This is Bundy's most diverse and complex effort to date, and he accomplishes it all with finesse and a playful spirit that shines through on every track."[2]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Trace Bundy Joseph Brenna & Rob Gordon

Elephant King Disc 1[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Elephant King"4:35
2."Joy & Sorrow"5:02
3."Traverse"4:59
4."Tres Capos"4:43
5."Timepiece"3:49
6."Adventures in Sawyerland"1:55
7."Be Still"3:38
8."Overtime"4:39
9."Bongolo"4:52
10."Coronation"3:37
11."Anchor"1:51
Elephant King (DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."Elephant King"0
2."Bongolo"0
3."Traverse"0
4."Tiny Lolf's Journey"0
5."Overtime"0
6."Joy and Sorrow"0
7."Hot Capo Stew"0
8."Duelling Ninjas"0
9."Becca and the Blue Capo"0

Personnel[edit]

  • Trace Bundy - guitars - tracks 1–11
  • Aubrea Alford - violin - tracks 3 and 11
  • Brian McRae - percussion - tracks 3, 5, 9
  • Dave Wilton - synthesizer [Moog on an iPhone], and electric guitar, piano and glockenspiel - tracks 4, 6, 10, 11
  • Latifah Phillips - cello - track 6
  • Renee Swick - clarinet - track 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kirby, Dave. "Substance over style". Boulder Weekly. Boulder Weekly. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ Tasker, Kelly. "TRACE BUNDY". Grateful Web. GRATEFUL WEB, INC. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Elephant King - Trace Bundy : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-24.