About

Grievous Bodily Calm are a five-piece instrumental collective from Perth, Western Australia.

Their genre-blending signature instrumental sound and high energy live show infuses IDM, beat music and jazz improvisation with modern electronic production and has seen them support artists such as Tame Impala, Black Midi, The Avalanches, Hiatus Kaiyote, Beach House and the legendary Mulatu Astatke as well as numerous festival appearances and sold out headline shows off the back of three acclaimed independently released EP’s receiving noted praise from Clash Magazine, COLORS, NME, Jazzwise, Earmilk, Worldwide FM, The Lot Radio, Bandcamp, Triple J and more.

Following a year of national touring - including standout performances at the Sydney Opera House, Bigsound, Dark Mofo, Panama Festival & Perth Festival - the band released their third independent EP Cascades via their own label Thought Tapes on Fri Aug 4 - a dynamic seven song narrative with wide ranging instrumental, emotional and colour palettes highlighting a significant step in the group’s craft and strength of statement. The EP is a meeting of jazz influenced, improvisational performance combined with bright, electronic instrumentation and production.