Gruulvoqh
| Gruulvoqh | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Erembodegem , Aalst , Belgium |
| Genre (s) | Funeral Doom , Drone Doom |
| founding | 2018 |
| Current occupation | |
All instruments, vocals |
Stijn van Cauter |
Gruulvoqh is since 2018 active and Stijn Van Cauter based Drone Doom project.
history
Stijn van Cauter initiated Gruulvoqh in 2018 as one of a variety of solo projects. Like many of his conceptually themed projects, Gruulvoqh is one of various side projects to van Cauter's main band Until Death Overtakes Me . With Gruulvoqh van Cauter describes a science fiction scenario about the extraterrestrial Gruulvoqh who has transferred his consciousness into a spaceship to protect his species, the Lioxae. In this way he also refers to a webcomic he has created .
The project's first release, The End of Gruulvoqh , was released without a supporting label. Van Cauter presented the music via Bandcamp and its homepage for free download . The album The Eternal Traveler , however, was released in 2019 in cooperation with GS Productions . The album was highly praised, praised by Ian Morrissey for Doom-Metal.com as an "incredibly powerful release" and given the highest rating.
style
The music presented with Gruulvoqh by van Cauter is described as difficult to classify. It is "a kind of Funeral Doom " that is played on The Eternal Traveler , but the riffing is borrowed from Drone Doom while the sparse vocals are categorized as, close to Depressive Black Metal , "tormented". Compared to regular drone and funeral doom, the music is "much faster and more appealing". “Filigree” female vocals, reminiscent of Julianna Barwick , and melancholic keyboard arrangements that occasionally imitate organ sounds go hand in hand with the riffing and the “trotting” rhythm.
Discography
- 2018: The End of Gruulvoqh (download single, self-published)
- 2019: The Eternal Traveler (Album, GS Productions)
Web links
- Gruulvoqh at Discogs (English)
- Gruulvoqh at Doom-Metal.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Gruulvoqh. Doom-Metal.com, accessed May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Stijn Van Cauter: Gruulvoqh. Bandcamp, accessed May 21, 2020 .
- ^ A b Ian Morrissey: Gruulvoqh. Doom-Metal.com, accessed May 21, 2020 .