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The Romanian band was formed in 2007 with the original members: Catalin Radoi (Proka) – guitar and backing vocals, Mihai Marin - bass and backing vocals, Stefan Matei – leading vocals and Claudiu Stirbei - drums. In the spring of 2008 Nae (Nicolae Cazacu) joined them on the synth.
In the quest for defining the band's genre, the only term that came close is "electro-pop-rock ". The media has placed their style in other categories like: disco-punk, indie-rock, indie-pop, alternative, funk-rock.
Since their debut in the Autumn of 2008 in the current line-up, the number of live performances has increased, mainly in clubs in Bucharest. But 2009 seems to be the year of the elephant. They opened for We Have Band (UK), The Haunts(UK), A-LIX(Arg/Fr), Asleep In The Park (Aus), The Prostitutes (CZ) and have performed at the biggest festivals in Romania: in july 2009 at B’Estfest, performing on the same stage as Motorhead and Moby and in September at Golden Stufstock.
Two of their songs did really well in the charts of two major radio stations (Hello says the devil hit number 1 at City FM, and Have No Fear was on heavy rotation at Radio Guerrilla for 9 weeks and reached nr. 2 in their international chart.)
In 2010, the elephants released their first video for the new version of their song Hello! Says The Devil. The song reached number 1 at Radio Guerrilla’s international chart. This is the first single that came out of their first album. The album will be released in the fall and is produced by Bogdan Popoiag (DJ Unu’).
The herd of elephants has invaded the web, thus you can see their live performances on Youtube and you can download their songs from their
website: www.leseb.ro
Also visit our Facebook page and become part of the ever-increasing herd.
Keep your trunks UP!
- CrankRank Peak: 138
- Song: Hello! (Says The Devil)