The Banishing (album) explained

The Banishing
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kavus Torabi
Cover:	Kavus Torabi - The Banishing.png
Genre:	Psychedelic rock dreampop
Length:	42:18
Label:	Believers Roast
Prev Title:	Heaven's Sun
Prev Year:	2023

The Banishing is the second solo album by multi-instrumentalist and composer Kavus Torabi.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Background

Torabi, known as the frontman of the Canterbury scene band Gong and as a member of Cardiacs, released his first solo album, Hip to the Jag, in 2020; 2023 saw the release of Heaven's Sun, an album he made in collaboration with Richard Wileman of Karda Estra.^[7]

Track listing

1. "The Horizontal Man" – 5:04
2. "Snake Humanis" – 3:29
3. "Heart the Same" – 7:44
4. "A Thousand Blazing Chariots" – 3:58
5. "The Sweetest Demon" – 5:53
6. "Push the Faders" – 3:55
7. "Mountains of Glass" – 7:51
8. "Untethered" – 4:24

Personnel

Musicians^[8]

• Kavus Torabi – guitars (with guitar pedals, ebow, gliss and other modifications), bass, Fender Rhodes, Prophet synthesiser, santoor, vichitra veena, harmonium, snare, tambourine, ride cymbal, bass drum, autoharp, hand claps, double bass, guzheng, shakers, prayer bells, glockenspiel

With:

• Kate Davis – flute (track 2)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ewing . Jerry . 6 March 2024 . "My idea of a pop tune!" Kavus Torabi launches new solo album with video for Snake Humanis . 3 May 2024 . Prog.
2. Web site: Nathanson . Zachary . 1 April 2024 . Kavus Torabi – The Banishing . 3 May 2024 . Echoes and Dust.
3. Web site: Ewing . Jerry . 5 April 2024 . Kavus Torabi shares video for new single, the epic, trippy Heart The Same . 3 May 2024 . Prog.
4. Web site: Wright . Jonathan . 5 April 2024 . Features A Quietus Interview Banishing Point: An Interview With Kavus Torabi . 3 May 2024 . The Quietus.
5. Web site: 5 April 2024 . Kavus Torabi New Single . 3 May 2024 . Maximum Volume Music.
6. Web site: Doran . John . 22 April 2024 . News John Francis Flynn, Teeth Of The Sea And More To Play Acid Horse 2024 . 3 May 2024 . The Quietus.
7. Web site: Pas . Xander . 10 May 2024 . Kavus Torabi - The Banishing . 10 May 2024 . Rockportaal.nl . nl.
8. Web site: Trenwith . Roger . 12 June 2024 . Kavus Torabi – The Banishing . 13 June 2024 . T P A.