Led by drummer Seth Sher, Ga'an has gone through a few line-up changes since its inception, but each change has propelled the evolution of their proggish/Zeuhl/Italian horror soundtrack sound. On their latest LP Black Equus, their vision is put into new focus with a fantastic production job not present on past releases- revealing the depth and epic nature of the minimal, intricate and slowly evolving compositions. Lindsey Powel's powerful yet etheral vocals float in and out of Tyson Torstensen's slippery bass and monumental synth work as Sher pushes everything into a ritualistic dance of death/life.
Ga'an's first cassette/LP is available on the Free Music Archive:
Also of note is Sher's solo project Psychic Steel which occupies a similiar sound as Ga'an but focuses on loops and phasing patterns.
I saw these guys live a few years ago, and they are better live then their recorded output would imply.
Why aren't there more drummers out there clearly influenced by Christian Vander?
Posted by: chris in massachusetts | January 04, 2012 at 06:08 PM
I saw these guys live a few years ago, and they are better live then their recorded.
Posted by: Nicky Musser | October 08, 2012 at 03:29 AM