Elephant Gym


Elephant Gym is a math rock band from Kaohsiung, Taiwan founded in February 2012. The group consists of siblings KT Chang and Tell Chang, and drummer Chia-Chin Tu. The word "elephant" in the band name symbolizes their bass-driven melodies, and "gym" refers to their agile and irregular rhythms.

History

Formation, ''Balance'' EP, ''Angle'' and hiatus (2014-2016)

As children, KT and Tell Chang were trained in classical music by their mother, while Chia-chin Tu learned classical percussion. After the siblings met Tu at a music club in high school, the trio formed Elephant Gym in February 2012, hand-produced a limited edition EP, and toured Taiwan on the single "Ordinary Route". On May 8th, 2013 the band released Balance, their first EP, which included the song "Ocean in the Night" which was produced in collaboration with Hong-shen Hong, the lead singer of indie band Touming Magazine. In 2014, they collaborated with Yoga Lin on a song, "Speaking in Tongues", which they performed with him in Hung Hom, Hong Kong and at the Taipei Arena.
In June 2014, their debut album Angle was released, with singles featuring Panai Kusui and Enno Cheng. In December 2014, the group members announced a year long hiatus due to Taiwanese compulsory military service, and held a performance entitled See You Then in addition to a short documentary of the same name.

Post-hiatus: ''Work'' EP and ''Underwater'' (2016-present)

In August 2016, their earlier work Angle was released in Japan and the group was invited to participate in the Summer Sonic Festival The group released their second EP Work in October 2016, followed by a tour of Taiwan in small venues. In June 2017, the group was invited to Tokyo to play with American math rock band The Fall of Troy and special guest Hikes. The band played in the Megaport Music Festival in 2018.
In November of 2018, they released their second full-length album Underwater followed by a world tour, which included a performance at SXSW and a live session at Audiotree. In August 2019, they performed at the ArcTanGent Festival. They released a single, "Gaze at Blue," on October 18, 2019.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResultRef.
20134th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest New BandBalance
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest Style Category AlbumAngle
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest AlbumAngle
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest BandElephant Gym
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest MusicianKT Chang, bass
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest MusicianChia-chin Tu, drums
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest Rock Single"Whistle"
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest Jazz Single"Body"
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest Style Category Single"Games"
20178th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest Style Category Single"Spring Rain"
201910th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest BandElephant Gym
201910th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest AlbumUnderwater
201910th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest MusicianKT Chang, bass and synthesizer
201910th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest Rock Single"Underwater"
201910th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest World Music AlbumUnderwater
201910th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest World Music Single"Half"

Discography

Studio albums