Elephant King
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{{Infobox album
| name = Elephant King
| type = studio
| artist = Trace Bundy
| cover = Elephant_King_Album.jpg
| alt =
| released = 2012
| recorded = December 10, 2011
| venue =
| studio = Boulder Theater - Saint Ida's Recording Studio
| genre = Modern folk, instrumental rock
| length = 43:40
| label = Honest Ninja Music
| producer =
| prev_title = Missile Bell
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Elephant King is a 2012 album by Trace Bundy. This two-disc set includes a full-length studio CD and a full-feature live DVD.
Critical reception
Dave Kirby of the Boulder Weekly said: "What becomes obvious is that, for a guy who has mastered the fiendish intricacies of multi-voiced fingerstyle guitar, the center of the universe is still melody."{{cite web |last1=Kirby |first1=Dave |title=Substance over style |url=https://www.boulderweekly.com/entertainment/music/substance-over-style/ |website=Boulder Weekly |publisher=Boulder Weekly |accessdate=28 May 2019}}
Kelly Tasker of Grateful Web reviewed the album and had this to say: "This is Bundy's most diverse and complex effort to date, and he accomplishes it all with finesse and a playful spirit that shines through on every track."{{cite web |last1=Tasker |first1=Kelly |title=TRACE BUNDY |url=https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/trace-bundy-elephant-king-cd-review |website=Grateful Web |publisher=GRATEFUL WEB, INC. |accessdate=28 May 2019}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Elephant King Disc 1{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/elephant-king-mw0002330200 |title=Elephant King - Trace Bundy : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2012-08-24}}
| all_writing = Trace Bundy Joseph Brenna & Rob Gordon
| title1 = Elephant King
| length1 = 4:35
| title2 = Joy & Sorrow
| length2 = 5:02
| title3 = Traverse
| length3 = 4:59
| title4 = Tres Capos
| length4 = 4:43
| title5 = Timepiece
| length5 = 3:49
| title6 = Adventures in Sawyerland
| length6 = 1:55
| title7 = Be Still
| length7 = 3:38
| title8 = Overtime
| length8 = 4:39
| title9 = Bongolo
| length9 = 4:52
| title10 = Coronation
| length10 = 3:37
| title11 = Anchor
| length11 = 1:51
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Elephant King (DVD)
| all_writing =
| title1 = Elephant King
| length1 = 0
| title2 = Bongolo
| length2 = 0
| title3 = Traverse
| length3 = 0
| title4 = Tiny Lolf's Journey
| length4 = 0
| title5 = Overtime
| length5 = 0
| title6 = Joy and Sorrow
| length6 = 0
| title7 = Hot Capo Stew
| length7 = 0
| title8 = Duelling Ninjas
| length8 = 0
| title9 = Becca and the Blue Capo
| length9 = 0
}}
Personnel
- Trace Bundy - guitars - tracks 1–11
- Aubrea Alford - violin - tracks 3 and 11
- Brian McRae - percussion - tracks 3, 5, 9
- Dave Wilton - synthesizer [Moog on an iPhone], and electric guitar, piano and glockenspiel - tracks 4, 6, 10, 11
- Latifah Phillips - cello - track 6
- Renee Swick - clarinet - track 6