King Gizzard drummer Michael Cavanagh declares solo mission, Cavs

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard drummer Michael Cavanagh has introduced a brand new solo mission below the identify Cavs, together with a debut self-titled album.

The album announcement is accompanied by a brand new brief movie, T2JD, directed and filmed by Josh Angus Stewart. The movie’s producer, Melbourne firm PHC Movies, beforehand labored with the band for his or her Chunky Shrapnel tour movie.

The clip was shot in a single tackle S16mm movie, and depicts Cavanagh performing an in depth, improvised drum solo. Watch the movie right here:

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“T2JD is a ten-minute, fully improvised drum solo named after one in every of my all time favorite movies,” Cavanagh stated in a press release.

“I see T2JD as a jam between me and director John Stewart. He circled me like a caged lion as I fed him uncooked meat.”

Stewart added, “When it comes all the way down to it there are few methods to precise a dwell efficiency on display. Particularly in the case of a drum solo.

“In case you shoot with a number of angles the pacing of the edit interferes with the rhythm and tempo of the efficiency. Taking pictures on a round monitor with the flexibility to rise above and drop beneath was the one option to present a solo of this sort with out compromising the vitality of the efficiency.”

Cavs’ debut album will probably be launched by means of PHC Movies, with no launch date at the moment confirmed. Vinyl copies of the album will probably be available to pre-order from June 21.

King Gizz will launch their newest album, ‘Butterfly 3000’, this Friday (June 11). It’s the band’s second studio album for the yr, following on from ‘L.W.’ in February, and fourth total after their dwell data ‘Stay In Sydney ’21’ and ‘Stay In Melbourne ’21’.