Gu Vo is a band from Seville, Spain that offers experimental sounds and modern Krautrock. Their first full-length “Gu Vo” was released on March 04, 2022 and contains 8 tracks plus a Bonus in the digital version. The album opens with “The Landing” and a deep bass line and electronic and overwhelming synth sounds, the rimtica is tight and the atmosphere hypnotic. A track that immediately immerses us in the sounds of the band, halfway between retro and modern with your own personal touch. Energetic and engaging, with hypnotic and repeated bass lines and synth sounds. “Bullit” is a short passage of 1:40 characterized by a frenetic rhythm and harsher and more distorted sounds with sudden keyboard inserts, creating a dark and electric atmosphere. The following “Crab Ball Gate” opens with a repeated keyboard melody combined with a deep bass line. The rhythm is load-bearing and the melodic keyboard plots have a lysergic and psychedelic touch. A track with the synth in evidence and a killer bass-line. Pompous and effect synth melodies open “Little Lizard” developed with solid drumming and a load-bearing bass line. The addition of the affects gives body to the melodies, showing an excellent technique on the part of the band, skilled in manipulating the sounds. A lysergic and enveloping track that captivates the listener and takes him to another dimension. “USG Ishimura” is a more Experimental matrix track with keyboards and effects in great evidence and the sounds are very dilated. In the second part there is an intricate drumming and the atmospheres recall the more experimental German Cosmic music. Repeated and hypnotic synth sounds open “Mud” to which we add voice effect inserts. In the middle of the song a solid and tight drumming breaks out, while the melodies become more and more intense, developing the initial theme, proving once again the ability to manipulate sounds. “Rise From Your Grave” is characterized by electronic sounds reminiscent of 80’s video games, expertly inserted in an elaborate musical context. With the ever-changing sounds, the band manipulates the sounds for the entire duration of the track, creating an interesting and refined song, with an engaging rhyme. The album ends with “TuunBaq” with dark sounds and atmospheres, focused on the manipulation of synth sounds. After a predominantly instrumental first part, with a change in the second section of the piece it turns into a track halfway between retro electronics and Kraut. “Ocean Duplicates” is the digital bonus-track a slowly moving track with dark and enveloping sounds and a very slow rhythm. A band that offers a good debut album, halfway between experimentation and Krautrock, mixing retro and modern traits with their own personal touch. Focused on synth sounds, with excellent bass lines and a solid rhythmic session, the band is skilled in manipulating sounds with a valuable and refined use of effects. An album recommended for lovers of Kraut sounds with an experimental touch halfway between 70s and modern sounds.
Tracklist
01. The Landing (05:40)
02. Bullit (01:40)
03. Crab Ball Gate (05:27)
04. Little Lizard (06:04)
05. USG Ishimura (07:56)
06. Mud (04:16)
07. Rise From Your Grave (05:06)
08. TuunBaq (06:18)
09. Ocean Duplicates (Digital Bonus Track) (06:39)
Lineup
Edu Escobar / Drums
Raúl Burrueco / Bass
Alejandro Ruiz / Synthesizers and Voice