self-released EP 2006
GRAVANZIA
self-released EP 2006
From Aural Innovations #36 (May 2007)
The Power of Gravanzia Compels me....to give this a thumbs up! And to use a
gratuitous amount of capitals as well...but I'll try to resist the latter. This
"Green Sun" tune is way heavy, a quivery organ-line, the guitar changing
keys with epic heart-felt leadwork, then harmonizing with another organ riff,
the majestic shout-spoken lyrics a litany of basic natural, historical and culural
elements, an apocalyptic culmination of man-and-planetkind if you will, awesome
tune. "What We Deserve" has a heavy sound, too, especially dig the
fuzz-guitar effect. "Calling Your Name" is an off-pop bouncy number
with driving fuzzed-out Neu!/Hawkwind-style riffing, cosmic keys, vocals a raw
grungy beardy, kinda cartoonishly-angry style. Overall, exhilarating and refreshing,
an obscure sound likely to appeal to those of us who dig '70s-prog/proto-metal,
stoner/space-rock and so on.
e-mail: info@gravanzia.com
Reviewed by Chuck