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EL MANTIS DELIVERS A WHIRLWIND OF SOUND THAT’S AS ELECTRIFYING AS IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. EMERGING FROM HOUSTON’S EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC SCENE, THE BAND BLENDS HEAVY PSYCHEDELIC JAZZ WITH AFRO-CUBAN RHYTHMS, FREE IMPROVISATION, AND OPERATIC VOCALS TO CREATE A SOUND BOTH VISCERAL AND TRANSCENDENT. THEIR PERFORMANCES CHANNEL AVANT-GARDE JAZZ ENERGY WHILE PULLING FROM PROG ROCK, SALSA, AND DUB TRADITIONS, RESULTING IN AN ECSTATIC, GENRE-DEFYING EXPERIENCE. WITH DRUMS, SAXOPHONE, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION, AND EVEN OUD AND SITAR IN THE MIX, EL MANTIS TRANSFORMS THE STAGE INTO A COSMIC RITUAL—EQUAL PARTS FIRE AND FINESSE.
