31 - Música

Formed In 1998 In Winnipeg Canada MAHOGANY FROG Was Founded When Self-Described High School Noise-Makers Graham Epp And Jesse Warkentin Met Flamboyant Bass-Player Nathan Loewen. A Joint Interest In Loud Psychedelic And Experimental Music Lead Them Together And With Various Drummers Participating They Became A Busy Live Act. In 1999 They Managed To Land A Regular Drummer As Well In The Shape Of Jean-Paul Perron. In Addition To His Skills With His Main Instrument His Expertise In The Use Of Samplers And Loops Added An Additional Electronic Edge To The Music The Band Was Playing. At This Time The Band Also Started Collaborating With Other Artists And Put On Shows Where Ethnic Food Visual Art And Performance Art Became Integrated With The Music In A Total Setting And These Event Proved To Be Highly Popular. In Short The Band Started Growing A Regular Fan Base. Mahogany Frog Started Appearing With More And More Notable Canadian Acts At This Time Even Doing The Odd Stints As Headliners And In Between Their Various Live Performances They Found The Time To Create An Albnum As Well Mahogany Frog Plays The Blues Which Was Issued In 2001. At This Time The Made Some Line-Up Changes As Well. Come 2002 And Shaun Mason Bass Jordan Perry Keyboards Synths And Mike Spindloe Sax Was Added To The Line-Up While Forming Member Loewen Left. This Expanded Line-Up Recorded One Album The Living Sounds Eventually Issued In 2003. In 2003 Mahogany Frog Also Deciuded To Change Locations Moving From Saskatoon To Winnipeg. Bassist Mason Stayed Behind Though And Was Shortly After Replaced By Scott Ellenberger Bass Trumpet . This Revamped Line-Up Hit The Studio In The Summer Of 2003 And Created Their Most Complex Excursion So Far VS Mabus Issued In Early 2004. On This Album The Band Really Started Expanding Their Use Of Keyboards And Synths And To Some Extent Reinvented Their Sound With This Production. The Band's Fourth Production The 2005 Disc On Blue Continued Evolving This Reinvented Musical Expression Now In Shorter More Compact Musical Excursions. By The Time The Band Release Their Fifth Album Do5 In 2008 Their Complex And Eclectic Approach To Music Reaches New Heights Widely Regarded As The Most Eclectic Production In A Discography Already Consisting Of Material Largely Impossible To Pin Down In Any Given Genre Of Music. Mohagony Frog Is Still A Highly Popular Live Act As Well Touring With More Or Less Regular Intervals And Still Attracting A Crowd Attention Many Prog Acts Might Envy Them. read less