Genre Blending Signature Instrumental Sound
Grievous Bodily Calm are a five-piece instrumental collective from Perth, Western Australia.
Their genre-blending signature instrumental sound and high energy live show infuses IDM, beat music and jazz improvisation with modern electronic production and has seen them support artists such as Tame Impala, Black Midi, The Avalanches, Hiatus Kaiyote, Beach House and the legendary Mulatu Astatke as well as numerous festival appearances and sold out sold out headline shows off the back of two acclaimed independently released EP’s -2019’s Repel & 2020’s Arc. Both records received noted praise from Clash Magazine, COLORS, NME, Earmilk, Worldwide FM, The Lot Radio, Bandcamp, Triple J and more. Following a year of national touring - including standout performances at the Sydney Opera House, Bigsound, Dark Mofo, Panama Festival, Perth Festival & SXSW Sydney - the band released their third independent EP Cascades via their own label Thought Tapes on Fri Aug 4.
Cascades is a dynamic seven song narrative with wide ranging instrumental, emotional and colour palettes highlighting a significant step in the group’s craft and strength of statement. The EP is a meeting of jazz influenced, improvisational performance combined with bright, electronic instrumentation and production. The record received praise from Jazzwise, Pilerats (Album of the Week), RTRFM (Feature Release), Double J, 3RRFM Soundscapes Feature and notable editorial support across Spotify & Apple Music.
Spirals is currently featured throughout gameplay on Fortnite. Cascades has been nominated for Best Jazz EP at the 2024 AIR Awards.