Greg Skillman and I first tried to "form a bond" back in 1991 as a two-piece band. Didn't quite work out and we soon abandoned it. But we remained great friends and have been able to bounce ideas of each other ever since. On a few chance occasions we've left our expectations aside and created Mahout. A mahout is someone who looks after elephants -- a futile endeavor, perhaps, but what a wild ride.