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About Me

Talk less - think big!
Hindu mythology states that the elephant-headed deity Ganesha has a small mouth and big ears in order to caution others to talk less, and to listen more instead. He stands for thinking big, and working in a concentrated manner. This elephant has some nice principles, we should build one just like him, we thought, since we are determined to give artists with a creative, different sound a chance to be heard. Without further ado, and without telling a long story about the hows and whys of starting a record label, we are here to listen, and to bring you things to listen to.
The Elephant Factory considers itself to be something like a family. We place great emphasis on a term that seems to become more and more neglected: a little thing called “artist development”. We want our artists to feel comfortable; they can approach us with whatever it is they need to get off their chest, and we will do our best to help them.
If you are looking for bands that don't sound like most bands you know, and if you appreciate originality, check us out.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/29/2006
Band Website: theelephantfactory.com
Band Members:
Releases:Get the Elephant Factory records at CD Baby for just $11.99/$8.39
GENJI: Bioroid

Genji’s "Bioroid" grabs folk music by the shirt collar and tosses it from its sleepy countryside image into the neon sign world of the 21st century.



buy Genji - Bioroid online (EF001):

CD Baby (USA) - $11.99
Amazon.de - 9,99€
CD Suite (free shipping worldwide)
Genji Website
Alphamusic.de
Recordline.de
Exlibris.ch (CH)
Bluetracks.ca (CA)
S.M.F. Music Hunter (BG)

download Genji "Bioroid":

If you reside in Germany or Austria, your record dealer of choice will either have the CDs in store or will be able to order it for you.

Bands on Tour:

Alex Amsterdam:

01/14/2008 - Oxident, Berlin, GER
02/16/2008 - Spilles, Düsseldorf, GER
02/29/2008 - Pretty Vacant, Düsseldorf, GER
03/10/2008 - Ponybar, Hamburg, GER
03/15/2008 - Spilles, Düsseldorf, GER
05/08/2008 - M8 Live Club , Mainz, GER
05/24/2008 - Return of Rock Vol. XI , Schwelm, GER


Genji:

01/14/2008 - Oxident, Berlin, GER

soon:
currently no dates available

You want to book one of our artists? No problem! Just drop us a line!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Exciting co-op news

In the course of the Popkomm we met up with Alex Amsterdam from Duesseldorf/Germany and decided upon a working cooperation. We are really looking forward to this! Please do check out his music h...
Posted by Elephant Factory Records on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:21:00 PST

Show diary, Genji, September 14, Berlin

Dear friends, Last night we had the pleasure of playing at Zimmer 16 in Berlin with the lovely and talented Genevieve Little from Australia. Aside from musical acts, this venue also has theatrical and...
Posted by Elephant Factory Records on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:00:00 PST

Letter from Yugao / Genji 08/08/07

De profundis clamavi ad te Domine... ... because Yugao won't listen anymore. (1) Why is it so chic these days to be a "broken" person? I keep encountering people that spend all day whining about t...
Posted by Elephant Factory Records on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:19:00 PST

Letter from Yugao / Genji 08/06/07

Oh Lordy. I think mutations like this are to be considered a foreboding for an upcoming outbreak of zombie-tude.   "Legs of Lamb   AP A seven-legged lamb was born last Friday to a f...
Posted by Elephant Factory Records on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:07:00 PST

A letter from Yugao / Genji

This journal has been on hiatus for too long. In fact, I have been, too. My time-out from my day-to-day was very good. I enjoy the amenitites of being unemployed and a student: when I need a break, I ...
Posted by Elephant Factory Records on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:12:00 PST

Genji summer special

Dear friends,is the hot weather killing you? All your clothes are drenched in sweat? Well, then it's time for something new to wear.. and maybe some new music. That's why Genji is offering you a speci...
Posted by Elephant Factory Records on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:42:00 PST

Tour diary Hamburg - Hasenschaukel / Genji

Wow, dear friends! Last night we had the honor of playing Hamburg's lovely Hasenschaukel. This venue is so beautiful, I can hardly describe it. Even the toilets are pretty, I was actually conside...
Posted by Elephant Factory Records on Fri, 25 May 2007 03:53:00 PST

Tour diary Magdeburg from Yugao / Genji

Dear friends,here's a short review of last night's show in Magdeburg. When we arrived, we realized that there was a ton of flyers all over town advertising the show. "Yay!", right? Right. Unfortunatel...
Posted by Elephant Factory Records on Sun, 20 May 2007 05:17:00 PST

Letters from Switzerland 1

Dear friends,  we have arrived safely in St. Gallen, Switzerland after about nine hours of driving. The town is beautiful, the people are absolutely great, and Lillian. has already played hi...
Posted by Elephant Factory Records on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:08:00 PST

genji merchandise e-mail address jammed/ band-aid package

Dear friends,in case you have ordered Genji merchandise recently and no one responded to you please accept our apologies:We just found out that the e-mail address has been jammed. We would like to ask...
Posted by Elephant Factory Records on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:10:00 PST