Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock & shoegaze.

Background/Info: Rev Rev Rev is an Italian formation influenced by good-old shoegaze music. They self-released a debut album in 2013 and are now striking back –after having joined Fuzz Club, with their new opus. The title of the album is taken from a psychedelic drink used during rites in Ancient Greece.

Content: “Kykeon” is much more than simply shoegaze. There also is a solid industrial touch running through the work. It creates a real heavy production, dominated by industrial guitar play. The album features 10 songs, which are also characterized by an impressive production. It injects extra power in the songs. The vocals don’t exactly feel as the major element from the production, but they clearly inject some diversity.

+ + + : First there’s the package, which says that much more than listening to music on digital platforms. This is a cool and styled digipak. Next there’s the sound of this band, which brings industrial- and shoegaze music together. I don’t know that much formations mixing both influences together, creating an imaginary hybrid between Jesus & Mary Chain and The Swans. The guitar play is absolutely impressive, injecting a true spirit to the work. There are several cool songs featured, but I especially recommend “Sealand” ending into a great climax. 

– – – : Some parts are a little less repetitive, but you don’t hear me complaining.

Conclusion: Rev Rev Rev is an interesting discovery, which I strongly recommend. This is definitely a band to keep an eye on.

Best songs: “Sealand”, “”Adrift In The Chaosmos”, “One Illusion Is Very Much Like Another”, “3 Not 3”.

Rate: (8).

Artist:  www.revrevrev.org  / www.facebook.com/revrevrev.band

Label: https://fuzzclub.com /

www.facebook.com/FuzzClubRecords

About Rev Rev Rev

Rev Rev Rev is an Italian rock band that re-metabolizes shoegaze and psychedelic-rock influences into a fuzz-driven wall of sound. The band self-released its self-titled debut album in 2013, followed by “Des Fleurs Magiques Bourdonnaient” (2015) and “Nightwine” (2016).

After signing to Fuzz Club Records, Rev Rev Rev released “Kykeon” in 2019, its title taken from the psychedelic drink used in Ancient Greek rites.

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Out 1st of June is the newest album by the Italian shoegaze act (or Italogazers as they call it) In Her Eye, “Change”. Small but important detail, “Change” will feature Antonia Chiara Ciancaglini (The Mystic Morning) on backing vocals.

In the last few years, the original band members (Aldo Bernuzzi, Giuseppe Galotti, Stefano Schiavella) passed through a lot of changes, from relationships, new births, life philosophies and so on. Not surprisingly that “Change” turned out to be a concept album dedicated to movement and transformation.

The line-up has changed as well with Raffaele Bocchetti (former Stella Diana) joining the band.

Shoegaze festival ‘In A State Of Flux’

You can corner In Her Eye in the new Italian shoegaze movement dubbed Italogaze with representative bands like Be Forest, Stella Diana, Clustersun, Rev Rev Rev etc.. Not surprisingly that there is also an Italian shoegaze festival, ‘In A State Of Flux’. The second edition is scheduled for Friday 4th of May at Circolo Ohibò (Milan), with a line-up consisting of Yellow Traffic Light, The Mystic Morning, In Her Eye and Novanta.

Check out the band below.

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