Mist of Flying Elbow
In a world full of millions of bands, perhaps none is more enigmatic than Mist of Flying Elbow. Much like The Residents, even their names are in doubt — their albums have extensive credits, but the veracity of the information is unknown. The official story is that Himiko Nakazaki, Leonard "Lefty" Lumumba, and Teppo Leppäluoto got together in the late 90s with a shared love of avant-garde music, DIY punk, and surrealist art.
Over the years since, the group has grown to include other members — Zhenya Korashenko, Phillippe Molineaux-Ghoshal, and Ma Yilin — as well as calling in an ever-expanding group of friends as guest performers. They have released four albums and a collection of demos, all without substantially clearing the shroud of mist that surrounds their efforts.
Latest news
Substitute Songs of Heights, Vol. II Finally Out!
The first volume of
Substitute Songs came out back in 2004,
and the band has been promising more for quite some time now. They have finally delivered
on that promise, with a new set of eight tracks that expand on the band's already expansive sound
with numerous guests, cementing their position as one of the most diverse and unpredictable
bands of all time.
First Reviews of the New Album
Exposé is a veritable institution in the world of non-mainstream music, and for the first time, they've turned their attention to Mist of Flying Elbow. and they've done it in a big way, with three different writers providing their opinions about Substitute Songs of Heights, Vol. II. Of course, with a band like MoFE, views are mixed. But we're used to that.
Have a look at their site and read what they have to say.