Magazine Sixty Music Review with Davis Galvin

Greg Fenton reviews 002: Davis Galvin – Prism (Delphinium Elatum) – Music To Watch Seeds Grow By

More often than not reviewing music is about sounds and your emotional response to them. Here, however, a question of plants and growth appears intertwined with the music itself expanding the concept – a word I haven’t had the opportunity to use in a long time – into something altogether more earthy and organic.

Musically Davis Galvin explores various styles and moods ranging from the Dub Techno implications of Naming It to the breathy uplift of the proceeding Prism. Chances are, 220928 Point Five, One, Two, Four, Three Ways is my favourite number as the bright chiming infusion of keys feels like a free flow of improvised information without a necessary beginning or end in sight. Much as the life cycle of plants revolves around seasons.

Antic Swoops then teases out the edges firing off pulses and whirring electronics in a series of evocative layers of sonic enticement. Leaving, Marine Layer to finish while breezier vibes dip into vocals drifting in and out of view, alongside memories of past and present, suggesting something out of the ordinary is about to happen. Again this is another beautifully realised composition combining imaginative use of sounds, rhythms and atmosphere to facilitate your emotions.

Release: January 31
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