Elephant Gym (Taiwan) for Math Rock

Elephant Gym is a Taiwanese math rock band that started in February 2012. The band is made up of siblings KT Chang (bass) and Tell Chang (guitar), as well as drummer Chia-Chin Tu. The phrase "elephant" represents their bass-driven melodies, while "gym" refers to their nimble and odd rhythms.

KT and Tell Chang were classically trained as children, while Chia-chin Tu studied percussion. After meeting Tu in a high school music club, the siblings created Elephant Gym in February 2012, hand-produced a limited edition EP, and toured Taiwan with their single "Ordinary Route" (later featured on their album Angle). Balance, the band's debut EP, was released on May 8, 2013, and includes the song "Ocean in the Night," which was developed in conjunction with Hong-shen Hong, the main singer of indie band Touming Magazine. They worked with Yoga Lin on a song called "Speaking in Tongues" in 2014, which they performed with him in Hung Hom, Hong Kong, and at the Taipei Arena.

"Angle," their debut album, was released in June 2014, with tracks featuring Panai Kusui and Enno Cheng. In December 2014, the members of the group announced a year-long hiatus and conducted a concert named "See You Then," as well as a short documentary of the same name.

"Angle" was released in Japan in August 2016, and the band was invited to perform at the Summer Sonic Festival. In October 2016, the band released their second EP, Work, which was followed by a small-venue tour across Taiwan. The group was invited to Tokyo in June 2017 to perform with American math rock band The Fall of Troy. In 2018, the Elephant Gym performed at the Megaport Music Festival located in southern Taiwan.

They released their second full-length album, "Underwater," in November 2018, followed by a world tour. The band performed at the ArcTanGent Festival in August 2019. On October 18, 2019, Elephant Gym released "Gaze at Blue," a single.

They announced the release of their latest studio album, "World," in December 2023.

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