Urvashi by Urvashi

We're named after an Indian comic book series about Urvashi, an apsara associated with music and dance in the Hindu tradition. This comic book series is a favourite of our drummer Rishi.

Despite the Hindu origins of our name our music does not really draw on hindustani classical music but rather a selection of influences that each member of the band has brought to the table. We draw on qawali, tarab, psychedelic rock, the modal jazz of John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, etc alongside the more electronic sounds and ravey aspects that we all grew up listening to.

The theme that unites these influences is our natural attraction to musically induced ecstasy... through both improvisation and more relentless rhythmic ideas

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