Tempus Fugit biography (http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=331)
When the century was dying, Andre Mello (Keyboard, vocals) and drummer Marcio de Almeyda (Former Visagem) joined to form a new band, almost immediately they recruited their two friends Bernard (bass) and guitarist Henrique Henrique Simões, but after a couple weeks Bernard decided to pursue his designing career and left the band, being replaced by Henrique's cousin Rolando Simões (later replaced by André Luiz).
This lineup recorded their first two songs that later became part of their debut "Tales from a Forgotten World" which was released in 1997 with Ary Moura who took Marcio's place as drummer of TEMPUS FUGIT.
From the start it was obvious that the band decided to keep alive the spirit of the 70's, with a relatively strong YES, CAMEL and MARILLIOJN influence, but a unique touch that only Brazilian bands can provide, the album was well received in the States but became really accepted in Continental Europe and specially in Japan, where they became some sort of minor icons.
With the same formation plus two guests (Marco Aurêh - flute on "O Dom de Voar" and Fernando Sierpe - vocals on "Discover"), the band releases their second album called "The Dawn After the Storm" (1997), and this time they hit the nail right in the head. If their debut was solid, this time they surpassed the expectations and gave us one of the best Brazilian albums full of lush keyboards and fresh ideas.
The next years live was like a roller coaster, they had tours and were invited to the most important festivals because everybody liked their style that combined nostalgia for the fiorst golden Symphonic era, with a modern twist. But as in any normal roller coaster they had their downs, like when they couldn't go to Baja Prog, because they were not able to get the money for the tickets (The eternal problem of Latin America bands), but on the other hand, they were able to play in Buenos Aires with Anekdoten, Nexus and many prestigious local bands.
In the dawn of the new century, TEMPUS FUGIT started to work in their third record, which only saw the light in 2008 only one change in the band (Andre Mello instead of Andre Luiz) and the name "Chessboard", an album that places them in the border that divides Symphonic from Neo Prog with a clear IQ, early GENESIS and KYRIE ELEISON influence, in other words, they demonstrated us during their career a great versatility and the capacity of combining different genres, styles and moods with special dexterity.
Today, only their website survives, but I've seen some movement around TEMPUS FUGIT sites that gives me hopes for a new reunion.
Iván Melgar Morey :::: Perú
Thanks Magal
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