The Japonize Elephants a are group of ten musicians led by the Emperqq of Zerlock from Bloomington, IN. The band's eclectic sound is influenced by bluegrass, folk, and jazz with plenty of ethnic influences including Far and Middle Eastern. The group combines these influences with the sound effects antics of musicians like Crazy Otto (Fritz Schulz-Reichel). Their first CD, Bob's Bacon Barn, was released by Secret Canadian in February 1996; after appearing on several compilations, the Japonize Elephants released their follow-up CD, Le Féte du Cloune-Pirate, in March 1998, a third album: Forty Years of Our Family was released Aug. 2002 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.