Written by: Paul Gleason
Rishi Dhir is the lead vocalist, songwriter, bassist, and sitarist for the Montreal-based psych rock band, Elephant Stone, whose 2014 album, The Three Poisons, is SEM‘s “The Best Album of the 2010s So Far…”
Elephant Stone’s latest release is the remix album, ES3PRMX, to which Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre contributes a track.
Please enjoy Dhir’s playlist of his favorite BJM songs (and check him out on sitar on the live version of “Super-Sonic” below!).
And remember to pick up a copy of Newcombe’s new album with Tess Parks, I Declare Nothing, which came out on Monday and was featured in SEM’s list, “The Top 20 Albums of 2015 So Far…”
“Evergreen,” Methodrone, 1995
“Anemone,” Their Satanic Majesties’ Second Request, 1996
“Talk-Action=Shit,” Thank God for Mental Illness, 1996
“Who?,” Take It from the Man, 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-9dHxlTbv0
“Super-Sonic,” Give It Back!, 1997
“Whoever You Are,” Give It Back!, 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWQVbxjVLaI
“Got My Eye on You,” Strung Out in Heaven, 1998
“Sailor,” Bravery, Repetition and Noise, 2001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhK7OX_-Jec
“Tschusse,” …And This Is Our Music, 2003
“Nevertheless,” Bravery, Repetition and Noise, 2001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4cJZLFpfvg
i’d say that “Swallowtail” is hands-down their finest moment. Also love “Servo” and “When Jokers Attack” quite a lot.
well sometimes i just trying tell to my friends about who BJM are, why they are so good, why u need to listen this group and stuff like this. i trying so many times doing this thing, BUT my friends still listen fucking russian rap here in russia (it isn’t music at all in my view), fucking dubstep, pop, Bieber, Taylor Swift, Gangnam Style (i hate it so much) and other shit. so after a many many experiments MOST good way to describe who BJM are to my friends, i like this way – i just say to my friends: “well man when u listen to your fucking rap or electro or disko or whatever did u have a favorites tracks and tracks, which u always skip, cause u don’t like this tracks?” so my friends like always answer: “yeah, i just skip some tracks in my MP3 or smartphone, if i don’t like it”.
so i just trying to say that is my best words, with this words i can describe in best way “what is BJM”.
when i listen bjm, i always don’t skip any songs, on any album they have or ep or any material. its not because i listen to bjm about 3 years (its a little road, really). when i heard bjm for the first time in 2012 on youtube (actually its been a live concert, not album song) i like:”wow, they great” AND i dont stop listen, i like go song after song, without skiping.
so for example i dunno, lets talk about Radiohead. when i listen to they for example “The Bends” album, i like: “good album, i listen “Just”, “My Iron Lung”, then “Bullet Proof” and THEN i dont like all songs in the end. i skip it and go to another album they have.” when i listen BJM i dont skip songs, cause i loving it all. for example “Give It Back” – all songs is amazing, just listen full album from begin to end. and same thing with any BJM material. all songs is a masterpiece.
so thats it “what BJM are” thing 🙂