The Banishing (album)
| The Banishing | ||||
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| Released | 3 May 2024 | |||
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| Length | 42:18 | |||
| Label | Believers Roast | |||
| Kavus Torabi chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Banishing | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock |   [2] |
| Guitarist | 9/10[3] |
| Metal Digest | 8/10[1] |
| Prog |   [4] |
The Banishing is the second solo album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Kavus Torabi.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Background
[edit]Torabi, known as the frontman of the Canterbury scene band Gong and as a member of Cardiacs, released his first solo album, Hip to the Jag, in 2020; 2023 saw the release of Heaven's Sun, an album he made in collaboration with Richard Wileman of Karda Estra.[11]
Track listing
[edit]- "The Horizontal Man" – 5:04
- "Snake Humanis" – 3:29
- "Heart the Same" – 7:44
- "A Thousand Blazing Chariots" – 3:58
- "The Sweetest Demon" – 5:53
- "Push the Faders" – 3:55
- "Mountains of Glass" – 7:51
- "Untethered" – 4:24
Personnel
[edit]Musicians[12]
- Kavus Torabi – guitars (with guitar pedals, ebow, gliss and other modifications), bass, Fender Rhodes, Prophet synthesiser, santoor, vichitra veena, harmonium, snare, tambourine, ride cymbal, bass drum, autoharp, hand claps, double bass, guzheng, shakers, prayer bells, glockenspiel
With:
- Kate Davis – flute (track 2)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Turner, James L. "Kavus Torabi – 'The Banishing'". Metal Digest. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Lawson, Dom (May 2024). "Kavus Torabi – The Banishing". Classic Rock. Retrieved 30 May 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ Dickson, Jamie. "Kavus Torabi – The Banishing". Guitarist. Retrieved 31 May 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ Marszalek, Julian (4 May 2024). ""A plaintive joy throughout, informed by painful experiences… not an album that feels sorry for itself": Kavus Torabi's The Banishing". Prog. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Ewing, Jerry (6 March 2024). ""My idea of a pop tune!" Kavus Torabi launches new solo album with video for Snake Humanis". Prog. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Nathanson, Zachary (1 April 2024). "Kavus Torabi – The Banishing". Echoes and Dust. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Ewing, Jerry (5 April 2024). "Kavus Torabi shares video for new single, the epic, trippy Heart The Same". Prog. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Wright, Jonathan (5 April 2024). "Features | A Quietus Interview | Banishing Point: An Interview With Kavus Torabi". The Quietus. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Kavus Torabi New Single". Maximum Volume Music. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Doran, John (22 April 2024). "News | John Francis Flynn, Teeth Of The Sea And More To Play Acid Horse 2024". The Quietus. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Pas, Xander (10 May 2024). "Kavus Torabi - The Banishing". Rockportaal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Trenwith, Roger (12 June 2024). "Kavus Torabi – The Banishing". T P A. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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