Sr. Mandril
This project was born in March 2000 combining rhythms and electronic elements with acoustic and electric instruments like: guitars, bass, mandolin, charango and percussions and very melodic tribal voices. He achieved with this a mixture of colors, sounds and influences from acid jazz to ambient and from lounge to funk with a progressive rhythmic movement and a slice of house.
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(REPRESENTING MEXICO IN MONTREAL) "ROLLING STONE" (August 2006) "With an excellent mix of lounge and acid jazz, Sr. Mandril conquered the audience in both presentations at the 27th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival 2006...Ramsés Ramírez and Germán González captivated the audience with their music..." ...................................................................................................................
(THIS IS THE SOUND OF MEXICO RIGTH NOW) "FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTREAL" (july 2006) "Sr. Mandril have a goal: merge electro elements with thoroughly live guitar, bass, keys and percussion. The payoff: a crossbreed of acid jazz, ambient, lounge, trip hop and house with latin rythm and flair. This is the sound of Mexico right now" ...................................................................................................................
INTERNATIONAL OVERTUNES "LA TEMPESTAD" (june 2005) "... A happy incoherency between the wild name (Mr. Mandrill) and the ligth and clean sound of these duet. Without bigger instrumental postpodruction paraphernalia, this is a mexican chill out work with international overtunes". ....................................................................................................................
"ROLLING STONE" (february 2005) "The national Lounge and Acid jazz have never been better represented until now with the appearing of this "Sr. Mandril" with two heads. Ramsés Ramíres and Germán González are the genius behind every sound of these, their first album..."
