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The Banishing (album)

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The Banishing
Studio album by
Released3 May 2024 (2024-05-03)
Genre
Length42:18
LabelBelievers Roast
Kavus Torabi chronology
Heaven's Sun
(2023)
The Banishing
(2024)
Singles from The Banishing
  1. "Snake Humanis"
    Released: 6 March 2024
  2. "Heart the Same"
    Released: 5 April 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock[2]
Guitarist9/10[3]
Metal Digest8/10[1]
Prog[4]

The Banishing is the second solo album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Kavus Torabi.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Background

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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

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  1. "The Horizontal Man" – 5:04
  2. "Snake Humanis" – 3:29
  3. "Heart the Same" – 7:44
  4. "A Thousand Blazing Chariots" – 3:58
  5. "The Sweetest Demon" – 5:53
  6. "Push the Faders" – 3:55
  7. "Mountains of Glass" – 7:51
  8. "Untethered" – 4:24

Personnel

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Musicians[12]

With:

  • Kate Davis – flute (track 2)

References

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  1. ^ a b Turner, James L. "Kavus Torabi – 'The Banishing'". Metal Digest. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ Lawson, Dom (May 2024). "Kavus Torabi – The Banishing". Classic Rock. Retrieved 30 May 2024 – via Facebook.
  3. ^ Dickson, Jamie. "Kavus Torabi – The Banishing". Guitarist. Retrieved 31 May 2024 – via Facebook.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Nathanson, Zachary (1 April 2024). "Kavus Torabi – The Banishing". Echoes and Dust. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  7. ^ Ewing, Jerry (5 April 2024). "Kavus Torabi shares video for new single, the epic, trippy Heart The Same". Prog. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  8. ^ Wright, Jonathan (5 April 2024). "Features | A Quietus Interview | Banishing Point: An Interview With Kavus Torabi". The Quietus. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Kavus Torabi New Single". Maximum Volume Music. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Pas, Xander (10 May 2024). "Kavus Torabi - The Banishing". Rockportaal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  12. ^ Trenwith, Roger (12 June 2024). "Kavus Torabi – The Banishing". T P A. Retrieved 13 June 2024.