From India to Germany
Heading from Bangalore (India) and currently based in Duesseldorf (near cologne, Germany), let´s introduce today an local Post/ Progressive Rock band!
Back story
Coma Rossi started their journey 2018 in India, including concerts and local tours. Since then, a lot has changed - the pandemic, a major lineup change and vocalist Gaurav Govilkar displacing between countries for work. He continued his journey in europe and found Diane Galen as new drummer, based from the UK. The duo describes their musical influence from bands like Mogwai, Alcest and Porcupine Tree.
"Driven by a constant yearning, to stay true to its heart
and words that look inward,
Coma Rossi strives to achieve, that contemplative silence and
a familiar melancholy wrapped under the
atmospheric, saturated guitars, reeking textures
from imperfect synthesizers and explosive."
Void (About the album)
The writing and recording for this album spanned across 2022-23 and was done across India and Düsseldorf.
"This album "Void" is about dealing with absence, related to places which we immerse ourselves in or people who have been close to us. It saddles one with the discomforting grief, that hits in waves. It catapults one into a gorge of charred distressing memories. ‘Void' brings in a new sonic atmosphere and impales the listener on the pyre of ruffled emotions."
Coma Rossi's second album 'Void' slides through the beginning til the end in its own flow.
The tracks takes you through a mental journey of loss and saddles with uncomfortable grief, that "hits in waves". Coma Rossi tells, that their tunes
catapults you into a lost place of distressing memories. 'Void' brings the listener into a new sonic atmosphere and different emotions.
My personal opinion
I recently just get to know the band from a blog request and was thankful to read about you guys! Besides your journey through the countries and now welcome you partly to Germany, I think you sound it quite unique and strong in Progressive elements. It's really song by song a mental journey through your concept album "Void". Hopefully, it will be a possibility for you to join local concerts and events. I'm looking forward to your release and wish you all the best for your upcoming plans here! :)
Release: 18th July 2024
Track Listing
1. Wither
2. Waves of Time
3. Burning
4. Falling Apart
5. This Red Sky
6. Oblivion
7. Small Ideas
8. Farm of Lights
9. In Circles
Go-To Tracks
‘Oblivion’ and ‘Burning’
Credits
Gaurav Govilkar guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals (except on “Farm of Lights”) / Diane Galen drums /
Thomas Huy vocals on “Farm of Lights”
All music and lyrics written by Gaurav Govilkar
Cover photography by Shehrazad Amin (photograph taken at Sachsenkam, Bavaria in the south of Germany)
Mixed and Masteretd by Andreas Rosczyk (Ultha)
© Coma Rossi