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Castrovalva are Anthony Wright (bass), Daniel Brader (drums) & Leemun Smith (Vocals). The band are based in Leeds and are part of the city’s growing experimental rock scene alongside That Fucking Tank, Pulled Apart By Horses, These Monsters, Chickenhawk & Bilge Pump to name but a few. We Are A Unit is Castrovalva’s eagerly awaited debut album released on Brew. This release sees the introduction of the new permanent member Leemun Smith on vocals who was responsible for the debut mini album artwork (see www.kraffhics.com for more of Leemun’s work), boosting the setup to a power trio. Recorded and mastered by Ross Halden At Ghost Town Studios (¡Forward Russia!, Sky Larkin, Rolo Tomassi), We Are A Unit represents the first full length glimpse of Castrovalva as a collective three piece with Leemun Smith’s unique voice playing third instrument in the new setup, the band are now more equipped than ever to push their own boundaries of experimentation. Castrovalva have grown rapidly since their first gig together in Sept 2007. After their debut Mini-Album in May 2008 on Brew they have continued to play gigs with Health, Monotonix, Errors, Nadja, Kong, The Plight, Shield Your Eyes, Blakfish, and An Albatross amongst many others.
Web links: www.pumppump.co.uk | www.kraffhics.com (artwork) www.brewrecords.net | www.myspace.com/brewrecords
Castrovalva will now begin a tour across the UK & Europe throughout April & May as well as a string of festival dates throughout the summer. For all tour dates please check www.myspace.com/castrovalvamusic.
"Weirdo rock from a leeds duo taking a cue or two from fellow townsfolk That Fucking Tank but twisting a formula of exuberant brutality with neat proggy-toned sidesteps, this band is a headfuck like few others on these pages, impressively subversive." Rocksound…
Track listing : 1. We Are A Unit (Intro) - 1m19, 2. Pump Pump - 1m59, 3. That’s What I’m Talking About - 1m49, 4. Thuglife - 2m41, 5. Unit Radio - 59s, 6. We Don’t Go To Ravenholm - 2m07, 7. Hooliganz R Us - 2m24, 8. You Better Make That Money - 2m39, 9. Outlawz - 2m40, 10. Bison Scissor Kick - 3m07, 11. Triceratops - 3m07, 12. We Are A Unit (Outro) - 1m50
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