ERGO SUM

This is a Chilean quintet featuring Sergio Menares (drums, symphonic percussion), Gonzalo Muga (percussion), Sebastian Iglesias (bass), Juan Daniel Rios (flute), Alexandros Tafarikis (acoustic - and electric guitars, composer and production). In '97 they released their eponymous debut-album.

The CD release from their first album contains the six LP-songs and two bonustracks from 2001. Ergo Sum sounds like a progressive mix from folk and metal with lots of changing moods, including swirling fluteplay (like Ian Anderson) and heavy electric guitarplay (in the vein of Vai, Satriana or Malmsteen) with many blistering solos. Ergo Sum's sound is not loaded with keyboards but nonetheless they sound very progressive.