“The Thai Elephant Orchestra is about to release a third CD and, like all real artists, the world’s only non-human musical ensemble doesn’t give a thump about the critics or the charts.” - Reuters

“Baffled, I gave up–and my pal, a fine musician in his own right, handed me the CD cover. Suddenly, it all made sense: the Thai references, the uncanny beats, the sense of some utterly foreign intelligence. The music had been recorded in Thailand, and the instruments had been custom-made for the performers. But the performers were elephants, residents of a sanctuary for working animals made redundant by the mechanization of the Southeast Asian logging industry. The Thai Elephant Orchestra, issued by the tiny Mulatta label in 2002, remains one of the most extraordinary listening experiences I’ve ever had, but I’m willing to bet that my introduction to the music pales next to that enjoyed by cellist Jami Sieber, who not only got to hear the elephants live, but managed to sit in with them, too. ” - Straight.com