GRÓA – Drop P
(One Little Impartial)
LP | CD
Out 6 June 2025
Off-kilter melodies and art-noise-rock makes GRÓA’s experimental music troublesome to explain. It have to be one thing within the Icelandic water says Nathan Brown.
Inform your pals a few band from Iceland and you may assure somebody will point out Björk. Some crusty previous anarcho will point out how she was in KUKL, who launched an album on Crass (though only a few individuals appear to personal it). They are going to then let you know that The Sugarcubes after which Björk have been launched by One Little Indian which was began by individuals from Flux Of Pink Indians. One Little Impartial, as One Little Indian is now identified, continues championing Icelandic expertise with a brand new album from Gróa.
The art-noise-rock of GRÓA is greatest described as avant-garde and shares with these aforementioned acts off-kilter melodies. There have to be one thing embedded in Icelandic tradition, or one thing within the water. The factor about avant-garde and experimental music is it’s not all the time a simple pay attention. Periodically (however not with any predictable regularity), this album takes off in a groove that’s simpler to tune into. Variously, I’m listening to krautrock motorik with the odd trace of Hawkwind, Gong and Cravats in that wailing sax. And within the vocal type and people melodies…am I allowed to say Björk, or is that simply too predictable?
The truth that GRÓA are troublesome to explain in phrases is a tribute to what they’ve achieved. They’re meant to be listened to, not described. If they’ve been profitable, they need to be troublesome to pigeonhole as a result of they comply with no guidelines. I can affirm this to be the case – mission achieved. As member Karó has acknowledged, “The one rule we comply with is that there’s no mistaken option to create.” My recommendation: if avant-garde and noise-rock are your factor, give them a pay attention and make up your personal thoughts.
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Phrases by Nathan Brown. You may learn extra from Nathan on his Louder Than Struggle archive over right here.
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