Elephant Micah is a musical band or stage name of southern

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songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joseph O'Connell. Recording mostly at home, O’Connell has produced an eclectic body of work since beginning the project in 2000. Elephant Micah's inconsistently available music has become a

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among some

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and

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audiences. O'Connell has released recordings with BlueSanct Records, the experimental-leaning

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, and a number of other very small labels. In addition, he has issued several short-run CDs on his own LRRC (Luddite Rural Recording Cooperative) imprint, also home to music by collaborator Jason Henn. In 2005, Elephant Micah shared bills with

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's Magnolia Electric Company during a string of shows in the United Kingdom.

Discography

LPs

*'' Low Energy Dance Music'' (2002,

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) *'' The Untied States of Elephant Micah'' (CD-R) (Original release) (2002, Orphanology) *'' Elephant Micah, Your Dreams Are Feeding Back'' (2003, BlueSanct Records) *'' The Untied States of Elephant Micah'' (Reissue) (2004, BlueSanct Records) *'' Elephant Micah and the Palmyra Palm'' (CD-R) (2004,

) *'' Elephant Micah and the Loud Guitars'' (CD-R) (2004, Time-Lag Records) *'' Elephant Micah and the Agrarian Malaise'' (CD-R) (2005, Time-Lag Records) *'' Futile Sessions'' (CD-R) (2005, LRRC) *'' Hindu Windmills'' (2006 inyl 2007 D Time-Lag Records) *'' Exiled Magicians'' (2008, Third Uncle Records) *'' Elephant Micah Plays the Songs of Bible Birds'' (2010,

) *'' Echoer's Intent'' (2010,

) *'' Louder Than Thou'' (2012, Paradise of Bachelors Records) *'' Globe Rush Progressions'' (2013, Product of Palmyra Records) *'' Where in Our Woods'' (2015,

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) *'' Genericana'' (2018,

) *'' Vague Tidings'' (2021,

)

EPs

*'' Lost Sense Recollected'' (Tape) (2001, LRRC) *'' Home of Astronauts'' 7-inch EP (2004, Third Uncle Records) *''

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'' (2006, LRRC) *'' Embarrassment of Riches'' (2006, LRRC) *'' Alsatian Sunlight'' (2007, self-released) *'' Equine Emblem'' 7-inch (2008, The Great Pop Supplement) *'' In Midnight / Ocean Floor'' 7-inch (2008, L'Animaux Tryst) * The Mayor of Rocky Ripple (2011, Palmyra) *'' Mistook the Rainbow/In Whose Shadow'' (2016, Third Uncle/Magnetic South)

Collaborations

*'' Mingus Plays Electric Guitar'' (7-inch EP w/ Jason Henn) (2003, LRRC) *'' Hiss Golden Messenger Plays Elephant Micah Plays Hiss Golden Messenger '' (7-inch EP w/

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) (2012, Paradise of Batchelors)

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Micah, Elephant Living people Earlham College alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Western Vinyl artists American folk singers American folk guitarists Singers from Indiana Guitarists from Indiana