ERGO SUM

Another heavy progressive rock band from Chile with an ethnic tendency regarding their music.ERGO SUM were found in Santiago in 1994 by guitarist Alexandros Tefarikis (of Greek origin).Starting mostly as an acoustic project,they found a stable line-up a year later to perform around the capital of Chile.Between 1995-1997 sessions musicians came and go,while Tefarikis turned his band from a conservative act to a fully progressive oriented group with the addition of electric instruments and a permanent flutist.In 1997 the band releases independently their self-titled debut,re-issued in the 00's with two bonus tracks from 2001.

''Ergo sum'' is an all instrumental effort,based around Tefarikis' guitars and Juan Daniel Rios' flutes.Their sound is definitely on the heavy side of progressive rock with Tefarikis delivering heavy riffs,dynamic groovy parts and a few nice melodic solos as well.Very often his guitar sounds if ROBERT FRIPP handles it,having a mechanical jazzy style.Next to him,Rios constantly tortures his flute,which has a certain ethnic feeling,sometimes strengthened by the use of vibraphones.Bassist Sebastian Iglesias is also a good performer,offering sometimes complex jazzy bass lines of great interest or hynotic experimental lines,when he isn't just there to keep the rhythm alive.This combination and heavy interplays of strong electric guitars and flutes bring bands like Peruvian FLOR DE LOTO to mind or even Italian OSANNA are also a good reference point,while a modern JETHRO TULL version isn't too far from reality.

Good instrumental rock music with an ethnic flavor,created by the massive use of driving flutes.Recommended to fans of the aforementioned groups and followers of decent heavy prog.