Artist description Uruguayan band of rock and electronic.

Music Style rock / electronic

Musical Influences Senser, Massive Attack, Deftones,Whale,Cocteau Twins,Siouxsie & the Banshees

Similar Artists Senser, Massive Attack

Artist History Elefante was born in september 1996,in 1997 the first demo was recorded.After several gigs in clubs in Montevideo city,came their first concert in the Teatro de Verano (Summer Theater),with bands like Platano Macho,A.N.I.M.A.L., La Renga, Fernanda Abreu, among others... in November 1999 "Elefante 1",the first official cd was released , a double album under Koala Records Label;their line-up at that time: Elale : drums; Choniuk : Fx and Sequences ; Harry : Bass ; Bestia : Gtr ; Stella Maris : vocals. The following year came the debut album shows,while working in "Ultraseven",their first clip directed by Cecilia Lucarelli. In year 2001,after a line-up change and Maneco Joining the band,Elefante began working in an alternative format,purely electronic,gigging in discos and pubs.At the same time,they produced their second cd,released in november of the same year. "Bazar"(Koala) collected very good reviews from press and people.First cut from this cd was "Volver a Salvo",that had a video clip directed by Gullermo Peluffo. During Year 2002 Elefante performed live in different gigs in Montevideo and other cities.They also opened for "la Ley",band from Chile.the second video clip from their latest album,also called "Bazar "was directed by Fernando Epstein and Uzi Sabbah. In November 2002 the third album saw the light ; "Forma",an hibrid audio and Cdrom,with versions and remixes from "elefante 1 " and "Bazar",exploring different electronic styles,like drum & bass,techno,etc,besides video clips,pics,wallpapers and 10 mp3 tracks remixed by local scene artists,for a grand total of two hours of audio and mp3.

Group Members Choniuk - drums Stella Maris - vocals Maneco - fx and guitar Bestia - guitar Harry - bass

Instruments loops , guitars , bass, samplers, drums,

Albums Elefante1 (1999) Bazar (2001) Forma (2002)

Location Montevideo, Montevideo - Uruguay

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