Artist.......: Mahogany Frog
Album........: DO5
Label........: ind
Genre........: Psychedelic Rock
Catnr........: MFH-000005CD
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Oct-04-2008
str.date.....: 000-00-0000
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: http://mahoganyfrog.com/audio.html
track title time
01. G.M.F.T.P.O 01:30
02. T-Tigers and Toasters 11:11
03. Last Stand at Fisher Farm 03:52
04. You're Meshugah! 03:46
05. I Am Not Your Sugar 02:28
06. Demon Jigging Spoon 04:35
07. Medicine Missile 04:22
08. Lady Xoc and Shield Jaguar 08:55
09. Loveset 06:25
Runtime 47:04 min
Size 69,5 MB
Release Notes:
"Mahogany Frog Do 5" is the fifth full-length
release from this Winnipeg-based outfit. Over the
past decade the group has been saturating their own
brand of jazz-rock, an instrumental brew that is
hard-hitting, challenging, experimental and noisy,
but catchy as hell.
"Do 5", the most cohesive Mahogany Frog album to
date, is 47 minutes of electric mayhem... it seems
that the four members of MF are on a crusade to
change the way people listen to music. Melodic,
harmonized leads slice through lush walls of thick,
warbling, tube-driven organs and synths. Snarling,
feedback-ridden guitars riff hard in unison with a
punchy, fuzzy bass. Amplified glitch-esque
electronic beats melt into
sporadic, frantic drumming. The themes progress
quickly, and the instruments change roles often.
Teaming up with Winnipeg recording wizard/producer
Mike Petkau, the recording process in itself was a
bit of an experiment. Recorded over
seven months during the winter of 2006/2007 at MCM
Studios, the band gave themselves the liberty to
take their time and try some new things.
Petkau, who's methods were somewhat familiar to the
band (he had engineered the Frog's previous two
releases "On Blue" and "Vs Mabus")
was open to trying unorthodox mic setups and
amplification techniques, using the unique room
(which is typically used for acoustic/choral
recordings) to it's potential. Everything was
amplified full-tilt through a collection of vintage
tube amplifiers, from the synths and guitars to
electronic beats and acoustic percussion. The
result is a heavy, explosive album that sounds like
combusting vacuum tubes and tearing speakers, a
hot, dirty trip through countless musical ideas. It
is a record that fully captures all the elements
involved getting pushed to their limit, from the
personnel to the equipment... and the listener
hearing it.