Embraced internationally, Groom Epoch, is a creative platform for Richard Ploog, formerly drummer with The Church, and the band has a new album due, but right now the band has released new single in ‘Light Up’
You can check out the video for here at RAMzine, and purchase it here.
Groom Epoch was put together as an eclectic gathering of musicians by Richard Ploog, himself showcasing a variety of skills as singer, songwriter, and drummer as well as being producer for the band.
The band purposely kept under the radar playing only select shows when releasing their first album Scalar Trails. With the global release of their second album Solar Warden they began to extend their international horizons, with that to be followed in the future by Initiation.
Fellow mainstay musicians are former Go-Betweens’ violin and auto-harp player Amanda Brown, former Died Pretty members Brett Myers on lead guitar and keyboard player John Hoey, ex-Lime Spiders bass player Phil Hall, and rhythm guitarist Ash Wanders, among their all-star cast.
‘Glittery Prism‘ was their previous single and offered a unique perspective on humanity’s struggle to free itself from authority. Featuring guest vocals from Kim Yang and sonic production from David Pendragon, the track features gliding bass guitar underlying a wall of electric six strings and moody organ that offers up a spacey surreal sound. The single is available now on all digital platforms, and you can check out the video here at RAMzine.
Previously came the single, ‘Your Name’, a swaggering rock song featuring the talents of a guitarist called Goo, along with help from Australian rock legends Died Pretty. We’re told rich sounds await the listener, and that the track explores the affairs of the heart and surrender. Co-produced by Richard Ploog and David Pendragon at Canberra Studios. You can order ‘Your Name’ here.
Before that was ‘Soft Explosion’. That song evokes various scenescapes throughout the panoramic lyrics, backed by the acclaimed musicianship of the rock royalty elite of Australia. It has been described as “a lush rockist’s soirée into the ins and mostly outs of a lunatic’s thought projection, coming at you from the bubbling cauldron that is Richard Ploog’s imagination,” and can be ordered here.
