Jesse Warkentin - guitars/keyboards
Graham Epp - guitars/ keyboards/trumpet
Scott Ellenberger - bass/trumpet
Andy Rudolph, Jean Paul Perron - drums/percussion/electronics
Influences
Alphonse Mucha, Peter Sellers, Klaus Wunderlich, Juan Esquivel, Gustav Mahler, Robert Moog, Hieronymus Bosch, Farfisa organs, yerbe mate, attractive footwear
Mahogany Frog is a recording/touring band. The music draws influence from an array of genres: electronica, progressive rock, jazz, late 50's "ultra" lounge, ambient/experimentalism. With the use of a plethora of keyboards (both analogue & digital), feedback-ridden guitars, fuzz-bass and walls of electronic samples, the group creates a tube-saturated, highly overdriven jazz-rock, usually performed at extremely high decibels and with an enormous amount of energy. The music itself can be both challenging and soothing to the listener: stabbing riffs using unusual notes and time signatures often dissolve into lush electro-soundscapes, and straightforward, rhythmic interludes can merely lay the foundation for syncopated counter-melodies or sound effects. The orchestration of the instruments are unorthodox at times: using complex modal progressions or phrases as a basis for experimentations in arrangement, the rhythm and lead sections trade roles quickly and often. Musically speaking, the four members of Mahogany Frog have the tendency to spread themselves thin, as they attempt to tackle slicing leads and warm backdrops simuntaneously. Live, the songs all flow together, creating a steady bombardment of highly progressive, exciting music that explores countless moods and ideas.
VJs Leeane Berger and Carrie Gates with Mahogany Frog from Leeane Berger on Vimeo.
Hey Frogs ! Great to have ya come play Electron @ Soda ! That was a Serious Wall of Frog
8:5 Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron (aka Lesssound), 'Stretch forth your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs ( Mahogany?) to come up on the land of Egypt (er Calgary ?).'"
Mmmm ...? Kinda makes ya think ?
Ah a Plague of Frogs and Lesssounds' Really not such a bad thing when ya think about ?
Return The Plague anytime Frogmen All The Best :0) Electron
a true pleasure having entertained along side you boys. you really inspired me (andy) and im sure the rest of the boys feel the same. i can't say enough good things about you guys take care and dont forget to look us when you y'all come round again
THE PWN SHOP!! why can't you guys get booked at the winspear..!! Im still looking forward, I always am, unless I'm looking inside, where I see a hole missing because you are not playing here right now. Stop by for jam when yous are here because that would be froggerific.
Just got your new album! Looking forward to an indepth listen later in the week. Was very intrigued when a friend who is into 'avant-prog' made me aware that there was a band right here in town with a rep in places that actually matter (you know the ones I mean, lol). Congrats!!
Being that we are both isolated here in 'sonic-Siberia', if there's ever anything we might be able to help you with... just give us a call... Maybe we could 'synergize'.
How are the frogs in the new year? I hope you have as many big plans as we do, and are off and hopin' on them as we speak. We have a lead guitarist now and can't wait till you hear our full length which is finally out, from our hands only. long live the prog frog rockers.
