USU pres.: Gavial [Record Release Show] + Gaffa Ghandi | Trockstor - 15.05.2026

Name: USU pres.: Gavial [Record Release Show] + Gaffa Ghandi | Trockstor - 15.05.2026
Start: 2026-05-15T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-15T23:30:00+02:00
Location: Schlesisches Tor, 10997 Berlin, Deutschland

Schedule

Fri May 15 2026 at 08:00 pm to 11:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Schlesisches Tor, 10997 Berlin, Deutschland | Berlin, BE

Unlimited Sonic Use presents:
RECORD RELEASE
"Thanks, I Hate It."
Nearly three years have passed since Gavial released “VOR” with an updated lineup. Since then, the band — Benjamin Butter (vocals, guitar), Conrad Brod (drums), Paul Kollascheck (bass), and Paul-Willy Stoyan (guitar) — has been operating from the Berlin–Dresden–Leipzig triangle. While most songs on “VOR” were already written by the time Paul joined as bassist, the focus afterward shifted: writing together as a four-piece and allowing the bass to become a more active force in shaping the music.
The results of this intense creative period can now be heard on their new album. On “Thanks, I Hate It”, the band stretches its fingers into many different directions: The opener “Control” takes a minimalist approach, concentrating on fusing diverse soundscapes. With “Koru Mindset”, the band ventures into up-tempo territory for the first time, driven by beat and rhythm at its core. In contrast, “Grow” taps into a more classic blues feel, while “Pretender” dives into long, sprawling psychedelic jams. The track “Wandern” offers a reinterpretation of an older band song — a piece that further highlights how seamlessly the quartet now works together. The album closes with a cover of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game.”
As with “VOR”, the new material is deeply shaped by the cultural, social, and political realities of our time. The album title itself captures the band’s pointed response: “Thanks, I Hate It.” A reaction to a world burning; societies fueled by hate; technologies drifting away from serving humanity; militarism rising once again; human rights ignored or unrealized; institutions riddled with corruption; and individuals claiming the wealth of all for themselves.

Info:
Gavial - GER | Exile On Mainstream Records
https://linktr.ee/gavialband
Genre: Fuzzed out Psychedelic Garage Blues
FFO: The Flying Eyes, Pink Floyd, All them Witches, Pontiac, Sleepy Sun
The story of GAVIAL began nearly 15 years ago as a project adapted from a Nirvana song and pun as “Two Red Boys”. Three albums as TOURETTE BOYS, two collaborations with UK-based blues musician Tim Holehouse and a split EP with label mates Gaffa Ghandi later, the band played countless gigs and tours with bands like Acid Mothers Temple, Dyse, Gaffa Ghandi, The Skull, True Widow and Sleepy Sun. This musical project is based on friendship despite the fact that the musicians live in different cities. The vast and untouched landscapes between Berlin and Dresden may have contributed to the inspiration for the sound of the band, which repeatedly tries to ground Psychedelic abstraction in modern blues. The result is more reminiscent of the desert rock that we know from the vastness of Arizona than the urban hustle and bustle in big cities. Shimmering soundscapes, partly dark and melancholic, then again full of hope and glaring light filled with the comforting, but nonetheless ominous heat of the desert – GAVIAL remain true masters of that.
Wait…GAVIAL? Tourette Boys? It’s 2023 and it’s time for a turning point. And that on three different levels. With VOR, the band’s fourth album is for the first time distributed on a label – Exile On Mainstream. For the recordings in 2022 the band grows from a trio to a quartet. And with that move comes a name change that was long overdue, which the band explains by stating:
However, in the last few years, we frequently discussed our music, videos, and name and tried to reflect on our decisions during that time. Concerning the name of the band, we have come to the decision that it is no longer appropriate to continue using it. Affected people deserve respect and we think that this band name shows a lack thereof. For that, we want to apologize.
GAVIAL weaves musical inspiration from Ambient, Soul, Gospel and Country into different threads from a carpet of sound that simply ignores the sharp cliffs of redundant categories such as Retro or Stoner. The music doesn’t need name dropping, but if you still want to make room in your thematically sorted record shelf, you’re welcome to make some room in the compartments in which you put your Screaming Trees, Flying Eyes, Black Crowes or Woodcocks, so that GAVIAL can find space in them. Sorted alphabetically, Gavia also cuts a fine figure between Gaffa Ghandi, Geraldine Fibbers and Giant Sand.
Lyrically, GAVIAL are cautiously concrete, exploring the ambivalent depths of the soul where there are more questions than answers. Singer Benjamin Butter intones lyrical sketches of emotional states between melancholy, quiet anger and hope, reminiscent of Charles Baudelaire, and turns the voice into another instrument. The interplay with driving bass lines and Americana-esque guitars results in music as it should be: melodic but not profane, accessible but with a fragile base.

Gaffa Ghandi - GER | Exile On Mainstream Records
https://gaffaghandi.bandcamp.com/
Genre: Progged out Heavy Stoner Metal
FFO: Rotor, Elder, The Sword, Mastodon, Karma To Burn
Gaffa Ghandi sind ein Phänomen weil sie in kein gängiges Schema passen. Erst einmal bespielen sie das Stoner-Spielfeld und bedienen damit die erwartbaren Kanäle.
Doch bald wird klar, dass ihnen das nicht genügt. Also reichern sie das „stonerische Grundkonzept“ mit ordnungsgemäßer Psychedelic an.
Und weil sie frech, mutig und pfiffig sind, kommt eine saftige crimsoneske Pfeffermühle über das Ganze. Die Mischung und vor allem die Ambitioniertheit macht verdammt Laune.

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