Castrovalva (band)

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Castrovalva
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Live at Leeds 2010
Background information
Origin Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Genres Dance-punk, grindie, Nintendocore
Years active2007–2012
LabelsBrew
Members
Website pumppump.co.uk

Castrovalva are an English noise rock band, formed in 2007 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Originally a duo of Daniel Brader (drums) and Anthony Wright (bass guitar), they expanded to a trio with the addition of Leemun Smith (vocals) in 2009. [1] Smith had previously guested on the band's self-titled debut album and provided the cover art. [2] The band is named after the M.C. Escher painting of the same name.[ citation needed ]

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History

In 2009 the band released their eponymous debut album and toured with bands such as Pulled Apart by Horses and Monotonix. [3] Their second album, We Are a Unit was released in April 2010 on the independent label Brew Records, to positive reviews. [1] [4] The NME described it as "a fine display of this Leeds trio's skills", [1] while Drowned in Sound called it "a breathtaking listen", [4] Subba-Cultcha described the album as "a mind blowing sonic buffet". [5] while Tasty described it as "raw punk music played with a metallic intensity by a group of individuals who are no doubt as drastically unhinged as their bizarre name suggests". [6] Artrocker made it album of the month, giving it a 5/5 rating. [7]

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Leemun Smith Offset Festival in support of We Are A Unit

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 3 Parker, Rob (2010) "Album Review: Castrovalva - 'We Are A Unit'", NME , 16 April 2010, retrieved 2010-09-11
  2. ↑ "Castrovalva To Release Debut Album", Voxy.co.nz, 15 March 2010, retrieved 2010-09-11
  3. ↑ "Castrovalva: dividing opinions", BBC, 26 October 2009, retrieved 2010-09-11
  4. 1 2 Stephen, Paul (9 April 2010). "Album Review: Castrovalva - We Are a Unit / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "We Are A Unit Castrovalva Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine ", Subba-Cultcha, retrieved 2010-09-11
  6. ↑ Hiorns, Banjamin (2010) "albums - april 2010: Castrovalva - We Are A Unit (Brew Records) Archived 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine ", Tasty, retrieved 2010-09-11
  7. ↑ Depares, Dave (2010) "Welcome to the F*ckfest", Artrocker


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