“Wide Awake but Still Asleep”

SHAMAN ELEPHANT To Stream Live Show To Celebrate Release Of Second Full-Length Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 29, 2020

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Psychedelic Prog Rockers SHAMAN ELEPHANT will celebrate the release of their latest album “Wide Awake but Still Asleep” by streaming their release party live from the Bergen Kjøtt Cultural Centre via social media. Details of the event can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/196280798118430

The event will stream live at 22:00 on Saturday 30th May at the following:

Shaman Elephant Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/shamanelephant/
Karisma Records Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/KarismaRecords/
Medstraum Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/medstraum/

It will also be available on YouTube after the live event.

“Wide Awake but Still Asleep”, which hits the street on Karisma Records today, 29th May, is the second full-length album from the Norwegians, whose 2016 debut album “Crystals” brought them to the attention of Prog fans world-wide, who were impressed not only by the band’s studio output, but also by their live performances, and their skill at blending 60s and 70s psychedelia with progressive rock.

Produced by ENSLAVED’s Iver Sandøy at the Solslottet Studio, and with cover design by Maja Markegård and photography by Tom Wøbbekind, track listing for “Wide Awake but Still Asleep” is as follows:

1. Wide Awake but Still Asleep
2. H.M.S. Death, Rattle and Roll
3. Steely Dan
4. Ease of Mind
5. Magnets
6. Traveller
7. Strange Illusions

The band, whose lineup comprises Eirik Sejersted Vognstølen on vocals and guitar, Jard Hole on drums, Ole-Andreas Sæbø Jensen on bass, and Jonas Særsten on keyboards, have lost none of that SHAMAN ELPHANT charm for which they are known, but they have reached a new maturity in terms of their song writing and playing, as well as having developed a greater focus on who they are and what they want from their music. Commenting recently on “Wide Awake but Still Asleep”, the band had this to say:”

With this album we feel like we have found out who we want to be as a band. Whilst the first album was going in all directions, this album feels more focused and mature. “Wide Awake but Still Asleep” is our attempt at making the melodies move like butterflies while the grooves sting like killer bees.

“Wide Awake but Still Asleep” is available in CD, LP (both Black and Transparent Orange vinyl versions) and Digital formats and is available from all the usual retailers and streaming services as well from the following:

Bandcamp: https://shamanelephant.bandcamp.com
Webshop: https://www.karismarecords.no/artists/shaman-elephant/
Digital Streaming and Download Services:
https://karismarecords.fanlink.to/ShamanElephant_WideAwakebutStillAsleep

SHAMAN ELEPHANT Release New Single “Ease of Mind” From Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 24, 2020

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With the release of their second full-length album “Wide Awake but Still Asleep” on the horizon, Norwegian Prog Rockers SHAMAN ELEPHANT have taken the track “Ease of Mind” and released it as a single, which can be streamed or downloaded at this location.

Commenting on the track, SHAMAN ELEPHANT, whose debut album “Crystals” brought them a lot of attention from Prog fans, had this to say:

“Ease of Mind” is possibly one of the songs that has taken us the most time, and attempts, to finish. It started off as a rock song but after some playing it shape-shifted into a kind of West Coast Jazz thing. Still not being completely satisfied we changed it again, into what it is now a kind of rock/folk song with compulsive cactus-prog disorder.

Produced by ENSLAVED’s Iver Sandøy at the Solslottet Studio, and with cover design by Maja Markegård and photography by Tom Wøbbekind, track listing for “Wide Awake but Still Asleep” is as follows:

1. Wide Awake but Still Asleep
2. H.M.S. Death, Rattle and Roll
3. Steely Dan
4. Ease of Mind
5. Magnets
6. Traveller
7. Strange Illusions

SHAMAN ELEPHANT’s lineup of Eirik Sejersted Vognstølen on vocals and guitar, Jard Hole on drums, Ole-Andreas Sæbø Jensen on bass, and Jonas Særsten on keyboards, demonstrates an uncanny ability to blend 60s and 70s psychedelia with progressive rock. A skill that has impressed Prog fans both with the band’s studio output as well as live on stage.

With “Wide Awake but Still Asleep”, the band has retained that quintessential SHAMAN ELEPHANT charm, whilst demonstrating a new maturity in terms of song writing and musicianship. As their recent comment on the album attests:

With this album we feel like we have found out who we want to be as a band. Whilst the first album was going in all directions, this album feels more focused and mature. “Wide Awake but Still Asleep” is our attempt at making the melodies move like butterflies while the grooves sting like killer bees.

Set for release on Karisma Records on the 29th May, “Wide Awake but Still Asleep” ” will be available in CD, LP (both Black and Transparent Orange vinyl versions) and Digital formats and is now available to pre-order from the following:

Bandcamp: https://shamanelephant.bandcamp.com
Webshop: https://www.karismarecords.no/artists/shaman-elephant/

Psychedelic Prog Rockers SHAMAN ELEPHANT Reveal Album Details And New Single

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 21, 2020

Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: "Magnets", "Wide Awake but Still Asleep", SHAMAN ELEPHANT. Leave a comment

When you consider that SHAMAN ELEPHANT‘s debut album “Crystals” caused Prog fans to sit up and take notice when it hit the streets in 2016, it looks very much like those fans will have much more to look forward to from the Psychedelic Prog Rockers with the upcoming release of their sophomore full-length “Wide Awake but Still Asleep”, because, as the band says:

With this album we feel like we have found out who we want to be as a band. Whilst the first album was going in all directions, this album feels more focused and mature. “Wide Awake but Still Asleep” is our attempt at making the melodies move like butterflies while the grooves sting like killer bees.

Set for release on Karisma Records on the 29th May, SHAMAN ELEPHANT have today released a single from “Wide Awake but Still Asleep”.

The track, “Magnets” can be streamed or downloaded at this location , or via Youtube, below.

SHAMAN ELEPHANT had this to say about the track:

“Magnets” is our attempt at making a prog rock song that is approachable for a wider audience than some of our previous releases – while at the same time staying true to what we love; intricate melodies, harmonies and locomotive riffs and rhythms.

SHAMAN ELEPHANT has always been a band that is able to demonstrate an uncanny skill in the art of blending 60s and 70s psychedelia with progressive rock, sounding as impressive in the studio, as they do live on stage – as fans who have witnessed their shows in Norway and Europe are able to attest. And, with “Wide Awake but Still Asleep”, the lineup of Eirik Sejersted Vognstølen on vocals and guitar, Jard Hole on drums, Ole-Andreas Sæbø Jensen on bass, and Jonas Særsten on keyboards, shows just how much the band has matured in terms of song writing and musicianship, without losing any of that SHAMAN ELEPHANT charm.

Produced by ENSLAVED’s Iver Sandøy at the Solslottet Studio, and with cover design by Maja Markegård and photography by Tom Wøbbekind, “Wide Awake but Still Asleep” will be available in CD, LP (both Black and Transparent Orange vinyl versions) and Digital formats. Track listing is as follows:

1. Wide Awake but Still Asleep
2. H.M.S. Death, Rattle and Roll
3. Steely Dan
4. Ease of Mind
5. Magnets
6. Traveller
7. Strange Illusions

“Wide Awake but Still Asleep” is now available to pre-order from the following:

Bandcamp: https://shamanelephant.bandcamp.com
Webshop: https://www.karismarecords.no/shop/