Staff Reviews

Castrovalva - We Are a Unit

Review by Paul Stephen Gettings

We Are a Unit is Castrovalva's first LP as a three piece, promoting sometime band artist Leemun Smith up to the mic and perhaps as importantly, from collaborator to visionary. As a two-piece, bassist Anthony Wright and Drummer Daniel Brader played many of the songs here as instrumentals, and it worked; they made a name for themselves as one of the premiere bands of the Leeds houseparty scene, their angular, breakneck grooves packing out sweaty basements wherever they roamed. But with the addition of Smith, they've stumbled upon pure alchemy.»

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We Are A Unit is Castrovalva’s eagerly awaited debut album released on Brew. This release sees the introduction of the new permanent member Leemun Smith on vocals who was responsible for the debut mini album artwork (see http://www.kraffhics.com for more of Leemun’s work) boosting the setup to a power trio.

Recorded and mastered by Ross Halden At Ghost Town Studios (¡Forward Russia!, Sky Larkin, Rolo Tomassi), We Are A Unit represents the first full length glimpse of Castrovalva as a collective three piece with Leemun Smith’s unique voice playing third instrument in the new setup, the band are now more equipped than ever to push their own boundaries of experimentation.