Elephant Gym


Elephant Gym is a jazz fusion and math rock band from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, founded in February2012. The group consists of multi-instrumentalist siblings KTChang and TellChang, and drummer Chia-ChinTu. The word "elephant" in the band name symbolizes their bass-driven melodies, and "gym" refers to their agile and irregular rhythms.
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History

Formation, ''Balance'', ''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 ElephantGym in February2012, hand-produced a limited edition EP, and toured Taiwan on the single "OrdinaryRoute". On May 8, 2013, the band released Balance, their first EP, which included the song "Ocean in the Night" which was produced in collaboration with Hom Shenhao, 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. In the meantime, KT went on to form the band FelixFelicis alongside Enno Cheng.

Post-hiatus: ''Work'' EP and ''Underwater'' (2016–2018)

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 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.

''Dreams'' and ''World'' (2019–present)

They released the single "Gaze at Blue" on 18 October 2019. Their 3rd album, Dreams was released on 11 May 2022. On 3 November 2023, they released the single "Jhalleyaa" in collaboration with Indian-Canadian singer Shashaa Tirupati. Their 10 year anniversary album World was released on 14 December 2025. On 30 May 2025, their live album Live in The World was announced to be released in late 2025.

Band members

  • KT Chang - bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Tell Chang - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Chia-Chin Tu - drums, percussion

Awards

YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResultRef.
20134th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest New BandBalanceNomitated
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest Style Category AlbumAngleWon
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest AlbumAngleNomitated
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest BandElephant GymNomitated
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest MusicianKT Chang, bassNomitated
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest MusicianChia-chin Tu, drumsNomitated
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest Rock Single"Whistle"Nomitated
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest Jazz Single"Body"Nomitated
20145th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest Style Category Single"Games"Nomitated
20178th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest Style Category Single"Spring Rain"Nomitated
201910th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest BandElephant GymWon
201910th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest AlbumUnderwaterNomitated
201910th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest MusicianKT Chang, bass and synthesizerNomitated
201910th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest Rock Single"Underwater"Nomitated
201910th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest World Music AlbumUnderwaterNomitated
201910th Golden Indie Music AwardsBest World Music Single"Half"Nomitated

Discography

Singles

Gaze at Blue Dear Humans
  • ''Go Through the Night''