Bio

Elephant Stone is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Rishi Dhir. As “one of the most highly sought out sitar players in the psychedelic music scene” (Skiddle.com) he has toured and recorded throughout the world with the Black Angels, the Earlies, the Soundtrack of Our Lives, and Brian Jonestown Massacre.

In 2009, Elephant Stone released their debut album, The Seven Seas. Perfectly melding Rishi’s obsession with the perfect pop song and the trippiest raga, The Seven Seas, was warmly embraced by the global indie-scene and long-listed for the coveted 2009 Polaris Music Prize. 2010 saw the release of The Glass Box EP, a 5-song suite of inspired power-pop/psyche classics, a supporting slot on the Brian Jonestown Massacre’s North American tour, an inaugural tour of Europe with sold-out dates in London and Berlin, and showcases at both CMJ and M for Montreal.

2011 has shaped up to be an even busier year as they toured the US/Canada that included showcases at CMW/SXSW/NXNE, festival appearances at Osheaga (Montreal) and Iceland Airwaves, a new EP, and their return to UK soil.

2012 will see the band release their sophomore album and continue to spread their sitar-inflected psyche-pop throughout the world.

Elephant Stone is:
Rishi Dhir: vocals, bass, sitar, geetar
Bobby Fraser: keys
Gab Lambert: geetar, backing vocals
Jules Pampena: drums, backing vocals
Greg Paquet: geetar, bass