Avda K'davra! by Vortex Navigation Company
Sounds like destruction or cataclysmic creation.
This Vortex Navigation Company single "Avda K'davra!"
is from our forthcoming full length album Cynodont Dreams!
Avda Kedavra! has a heavy, exploratory psychedelic sound rooted in live, unadulterated improvisation.sounds like Vortex psych rock contemporaries Bardo Pond especially psych rock gem "Ganges". Vortex is unique but is kind of like Ashra Tempel, Can, Salamander and others.
The Aramaic phrase "Avda K'davra" translates to "I create as I speak" or "Let the thing be destroyed". Avda k'davra is the root of the magical phrase "abracadabra" and also the fictional killing curse from JK Rowlings' Harry Potter.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – July 3, 2025 – After more than two decades in the archives, Vortex Navigation Company is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of their long-awaited album, "Cynodont Dreams." Recorded live in 2003 and unearthing a wealth of beautiful psychedelic rock, this electric guitar-centric opus showcases the profound improvisational chemistry between guitarists Wes and Sean, delivering a timely collection of sonic exploration.
"Cynodont Dreams" brings a heavy psychedelic rock vibe, traversing moods from somber reflection to ecstatic mayhem. Electric guitar feedback is masterfully woven in as a melodic element, with Wes and Sean occupying frequencies with interrelating melodic lines. The rhythm section provides a powerful, propulsive drive, leading the music into heavy overload, while ambient passages offer moments of introspective calm. On two tracks, Sean’s free-association lyrics paint surreal landscapes, contemplating space, time, and human nature. This music is a testament to the deep, intuitive connection and responsiveness of all the musicians involved.
About Vortex Navigation Company:
Vortex Navigation Company emerged from the vibrant Minneapolis music scene in the early 2000s, centered around the improvisational guitar duo of Wes and Sean. With Wes's background as a busker and frontman for Middle States, and Sean's history with the psychedelic rock outfit Salamander and solo work, their collaboration created a unique sonic tapestry. Joined by sound engineer/drummer Bryce and bassists Scott Puhl and Dave Onnen, the band cultivated a heavy, exploratory psychedelic sound rooted in live, unadulterated improvisation.
Album Art:
"Bde Psin in the Archaean 3.8 bya" gouache on paper, Sean P Connaughty 2024
After Earth was reeling from the Late Bombardment in the airless Archaean 3.8 billion years ago life first emerged. Avda K'davra!
Tracklist
| 1. | Vortex Navigation Company - Avda K'davra! | 4:24 |
Credits
Vortex Navigation Company
Musicians:
Wes Morden (electric guitar)
Sean P Connaughty (electric guitar)
Bryce Kastning (drums)
Scott Puhl (bass)
This live improvisation was recorded onto sixteen track ADAT at Bryn Mawr studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA in 2003. No overdubs.
Engineered and mixed by Bryce Kastning 2003
mastered by Sean P Connaughty 2025
Album art by Sean P Connaughty "Bde Psin - Archaean 3.8 bya" gouache on paper 2025.
License
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Data and sensorium from across the spatio-temporal continuum.
Sean P Connaughty, is a visual artist, musician, and improviser. His music masterfully weaves elements of psychedelic rock, experimental sounds, and psych folk. From the prolific output of Salamander and Vortex Navigation Company to intimate solo recordings and collaborative projects like the Bigloo sessions, Garden and 友情
(Yūjō).