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the Elephant Parallax

About Me

At the turn of the current millennium, David Rentería and Benigno González decided to bring forth a symposium from which was meant to be spewed the most honest and creative enterprise five very dear friends could conjure. After years of ins, outs, ups, and downs, and life's general tendency to slip the rug from under our feet here and there, something materialized which in the waning years of one enterprise would give life to the next...

And so, we humbly bring you theElephant Parallax. We invite everyone to open their minds and come enjoy art for art's sake.

par·al·lax /ˈpærəˌlæks/ Pronunciation[par-uh-laks] –noun

a. the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer.

b. Astronomy. the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due to its being observed from the surface instead of from the center of the earth (diurnal parallax or geocentric parallax) or due to its being observed from the earth instead of from the sun (annual parallax or heliocentric parallax).

c. the difference between the view of an object as seen through the picture-taking lens of a camera and the view as seen through a separate viewfinder.

d. an apparent change in the position of cross hairs as viewed through a telescope, when the focusing is imperfect.


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/03/2008
Band Members: David Renteria Olvera
Benigno Esau Gonzalez Mendoza
Paul Thomas Charouhas Arana
Stephen George Charouhas Arana
Henry Anthony Hamby
Influences: life:experience:progression:awareness: intuition:intent:expression
Always impossible to assess completely (at least in the purely musical context), but to name the more colorful of our collective tastes:Arvo Part, Phillip Glass, John Cage, David Behrman, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Sigur Ros & Silence, Aphex Twin, Hive, METAL, The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, the soul of Jimi, Kandinksy, Mike Patton, Brian Wilson, Bill Bruford, Tony Williams, Evan Diner, Daughters, Prog Rock, José José, Björk, Ennio Morricone, Anime, and the fusion of all.  

MUSIC IS FREE, in palatte form, paint a place, shape a space .. .

Sounds Like:

Record Label: Chaos-Harmony Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Thanks to all!

To all of those who cam to the last two shows, thank you so much! Thanks to all the bands we played with for putting on great sets! Danger Invites Rescue, Cyrus Fell Down, and Specially Designed for C...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:51:00 GMT

SHOW UPDATE!!!

Attention all potential attendees of tomorrow nights show at Motion L.A. The venue was shut down and the show has been moved to the following address in North Hollywood. Admission is free and the pass...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:04:00 GMT

Many, many thanks!!

Thank you so much to everyone who came out Friday night to The Knitting Factory. It was an AMAZING show with a great turnout. It was truly an honor to share the stage with Jason and the guys from Oran...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:06:00 GMT

New Record!!

We will be recording our new EP very very soon (starting in the next 2 or 3 weeks). We are very excited. We will be producing and engineering the record with the help of Matt Brownlie and the record w...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:52:00 GMT

Gratitude

To those who came out to support us and our friends this past Friday at CIA!! Pictures coming soon!
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:30:00 GMT

David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace passed away Friday from an apparent suicide. For those of you who don't know (I'll be honest, I had heard the name but was not familiar), he was an amazing writer. I saw a few int...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:01:00 GMT

Shadows of the Sun

Great record!! Listen to it alone, in the dark, and if your into that sorta thing, have a drink, spliff, or meditate. This won record of the year in Norway!! (Yes it is a huge deal!).
Posted by on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:05:00 GMT

Tickets for the 26th!

We are currently selling tickets for our show at CIA on Sept 26th for $10. It's gonna be a great night with music and live art from one of the most talented artists out there, Tony Koehl. COME OUT AND...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:16:00 GMT

Thank you!

Thank you! Thank You! Thank you all For making our First Show Special!We're having another Show on Sept 26th @ CIA in North HollywoodAll the info is on our page (with more details to come). We hope to...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:43:00 GMT