Blue Mammoth
BLUE MAMMOTH Blue Mammoth (MASQUERECORDS MRCD0911) Blue Mammoth is established in 2009 by Julian Quilodran (bass) and Andre Micheli (vocals, keyboards). They know eachother since 2003 and already have done several musical projects. Micheli, a graduated from the music education of the federal University of Rio de Janeiro, is responsible for most of the compositions on the debut album of Blue Mammoth. Besides Quilodran and Micheli the band excist of Thiago Meyer (drums) and Andre Lupac (guitar). The band is influenced by progressive rock of the late seventies / early eighties, with major references to IQ, Eloy and Genesis. Metamorphosis and Who We Are sound like Eloy complete with the characteristic guitar parts and the vocals which reminds me of Frank Boremann. In Growin’ the synthesizer parts of Micheli sounds like Martin Orford at the time of Tales Of The Lush Attic and in Resurrection Day Micheli and Lupac duel eachother with solos. Another strong referenc...