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.
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What an amazing set you guys played! After listening to some medicore bands, you guys really rocked the place down! You guys are *very* talented - hope to catch a show at another time in the near future!
A BIG THANK YOU to MF for playing Orion in Baltimore!!! It was disturbing to hear about all the tour mishaps, but hope all goes well from here on in. It was a great show, a great night and wonderful to see you again. It really meant a lot to me that you were there.
How are you, Mahogany Frog? Haven't checked in on you lately, so I swung by to say "HI" &hope you are feeling well! Listen, I have another track up on my page, "Attack Of The Mushroom People." You can hear it right now, if you'd like at: www.myspace.com/psychedelicpablo adios! Pablo
