Obedience, by Larval

Obedience

by Larval

supported by

The Sonic Archives Recording Co. thumbnail

more...

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$10 USD or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
CD + digital download + streaming

Includes unlimited streaming of Obedience via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 3 days

Purchasable with gift card

$15 USD or more

	1.	Last Ditch 10:57
	2.	Something Terrible Is About to Happen 13:08
	3.	When Bullet Meets Flesh 07:25
	4.	Her Last Good Day 09:07
	5.	One Day I Just Kept on Walking 11:12

about

Larval is a avant/ progressive / post-rock instrumental band consisting of an ever changing lineup. Led by composer and guitarist Bill Brovold. Larval's experimental rock often combines wall-of-sound guitars, bass and drums with saxes and strings, for a sound that is intense, relentless and savagely hypnotic.

The music brings to mind a blending of aspects of Glenn Branca, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Necks, King Crimson and more, but all put together in a completely "Larval" fashion.

The band was founded in 1996 after Bill had spent five years performing with experimental /no wave legend Rhys Chatham. The band caught the attention of John Zorn, who released their first album on his "Avant" imprint and proclaimed: “Bill Brovold’s music blows me away… Larval is the shit.”

Blistering in its intensity, relentless in its propulsive rhythms, the music on Obedience is nevertheless disciplined at its core. Brovold’s compositions here encompass a wide spectrum of mood, traveling from quiet, contemplative passages tinged with ominous expectations to driving, aggressive onslaughts of screaming guitars and assorted strings that threaten chaos.

“Bill Brovold crafts quiet think-hums that transform into bold, dense, almost assaulting compositions in his instrumental rock band, Larval.”
- Detroit Metro Times

"When they begin to play, several things are immediately apparent. First, the music that the group plays is fairly rigorous in its construction - even its simplest pieces pit strings against guitars in sectional call-and-response punctuated by the horns. Second, the drummer is essentially playing straightforward rock rhythms, infused with that most indefinable of elements. And third, they're loud. Real loud.”
- Music Box

"...a band record exploring very different trails, rock/Beefheart tinged, Cale minimal, RIO style horns , violin, cello and rock rhythm section, additive rhythms, languid meditation, noise and American shades of Velvet Underground."
- Chris Cutler

credits

released May 6, 2003

Bill Brovold - guitars, piano, vibraphone, bass (2, 3, 5), drums (5)
Dan Bennett - saxes (1-4)
Bob Hecker - bass (3)
James Ilgenfritz III - bass (1, 4)
Genevieve Padgett - cello (1-3)
Zeena Parkins - harp (2)
Marko Smith - drums (1-4)
Toby Summerfield - guitars (1, 2, 4, 5)
Kurt Zimmerman - violins (1-4)

license

about

Cuneiform Records Washington, D.C.

Cuneiform Records is an independent record label releasing adventurous, boundary-bursting music by artists from around the world.

Founded in 1984.
Based in Washington D.C.

Recommendations

contact / help

Contact Cuneiform Records

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

Cuneiform Records recommends:

The Gift of Purpose [Hopper Family Benefit Album]
by Bone (Nick Didkovsky / Hugh Hopper / John Roulat)

The BENEFIT ALBUM for Hugh Hopper's family is now on Bandcamp! Cuneiform Records
go to album

If you like Obedience, you may also like:

The Unbelievable Truth
by Elton Dean & The Wrong Object

supported by 26 fans who also own “Obedience”

It's impossible to pick a favourite from this collection of stunning, free-form virtuoso performances. A great mix, allowing all the players' parts to shine. Peter Jones
go to album
Hidden Details (HD)
by Soft Machine

supported by 24 fans who also own “Obedience”

I love Soft Machine and everything these players stand for. New track off of Hidden Details is amazing. Long live Soft Machine. gearmanx
go to album
Percy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski, Tim Motzer
by PAKT - Percy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski, Tim Motzer

supported by 23 fans who also own “Obedience”

My favorite is Cosmic Fire. Great stuff! podglaze
go to album
Furvent
by Le Grand Sbam

Progressive music ensemble The Grand Sbam's bombastic compositions defy tempo, genre, and description. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 17, 2020
go to album
Computant
by Us, Today

A wild post-rock adventure, powered by complex percussion, jagged guitar lines, and bright vibraphone. Bandcamp New & Notable May 2, 2018
go to album