Gallops

A blur of a four-headed machine, weaving mechanically pivoting structures of sound that evoke imagery of retro videogame dystopias and B-movie horror soundtracks; it’s fair to say that Welsh instrumentalists Gallops are a band whose music transcends the sum of their basic components. The band made an initial impression in 2010 with a debut self-titled EP that saw them take carefully calculated segments of math-rock and gleefully throw them together with force, before feeding the resulting amalgamations through what sounded like a mutated ZX Spectrum. After headlining the BBC Introducing stage at Reading/Leeds 2010 and a series of shows supporting bands such as Deerhunter, Battles, Maps And Atlases and Errors they followed that with highly-praised performances at SXSW and the successful release of the double A-side single 'Joust/Eukodol' in Spring 2011. Currently holed up in the studio Gallops are writing and preparing for their next LP release due in early 2012.