A unique blend of Gospel, Blues, Metal and many other genres fused together - this is unchartered territory and the mix of instruments not normally associated with each other sounds awesome.

9 MP3 Songs in this album (31:18) !
Related styles: AVANT GARDE: Avant-Americana, BLUES: Dirty Blues

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Details:
Mephisto Grande formed in Oxford in 2006. Liam Ings-Reeves and Pete Ward had been discussing traditional gospel, old school blues and big band Jazz. The music of Mephisto Grande was initially born from the desire to take elements from these things and combine them with heavy distorted guitar.

âMephisto Grande have created something new and they do it very very well!â
www.brainmaggot.co.uk

After gigging as a two piece for a year or so Phil Oakley joined the band on bass.
Further down the line John Bosley offered his services as a percussionist, and after meeting saxophonist/clarinettist Zac Gvirtzman busking in Oxford the line up was complete.

âWhat to say about this Mephisto Grande set? Put it this way, we offered them a Nightshift front cover feature the moment they left the stageâ¦if you can imagine Tom Waits, The Magic Band intoxicating The Birthday Party at a Baptist gathering in a Parisian free jazz café, fronted by a man with a voice like rough diamonds being dragged over hot coals, you can get one hundredth of their wayward glory.â
Nightshift

Mephisto Grandeâs debut album, âSeahorse vs the shrewâ was completed in Februray 2009 and released independently in March.

âThis is a pretty stunning and pretty mindbending album, showing Mephisto Grande to be forging a unique path for themselves and seemingly paying little or no attention to trends, outsider thought or the normal way of doing things.â
www.oxfordbands.com

âA captivating sound that crosses both generational and stylistic boundaries.â
Resonance FM

âSeahorse vs the shrewâ is available through itunes, Amazon and www.mephistogrande.com

Band members:

Liam Ings-Reeves â Vocals, guitar and accordion
Peter Ward â Drums, accordion and backing vocals
Phil Oakley â Bass guitar, drums and backing vocals
John Bosley â Percussion
Zac Gvirtzman â Saxophone and clarinet

Band Contact, PR and Bookings: mephistogrande@hotmail.co.uk