Ground Patrol
Guitar + Drums duo from Brooklyn / Sydney
Conceptual improvisations with mutating musical cells. . . loops phasing into one another. . . the tension between independence and unity. . . themes of meditation, interplay and landscapes: these define the soul of Ground Patrol’s music.
This trans-continental duo is comprised of New York-based guitarist and composer Kyle Sanna and Sydney-based drummer and instrument designer Alon Ilsar. Often their music begins with a short musical theme which loops imperfectly upon itself. The resulting imbalance generates a kinetic charge that brings the theme to life – transforming, surging forward with ever-more energy, and morphing into unexpected new forms with all the random beauty of organic evolution.
Their process is a deliberate reaction against music that is overly mathematical, careful, or precious. The duo eschew order for flow, embracing chance and randomness with an approach that relies on the dialogue and spontaneity of live performance, and which is rooted in the physicality and response of their instruments.
- “Utterly mesmerizing. I’m glad I live in a world at the exact same time that Ground Patrol happen to exist.” – My Indie Australia
- “Ground Patrol are determined to take the improv math rock world by storm and gladly jam on their ruins with Geophone.” – Everything is Noise
- “SEARCH is teeming with life, it’s joyous.” – Tartine de Contrebasse
- “Ground Patrol are re-igniting the fading flames of bands like Storm And Stress, Don Caballero and Ahleuchtistas as they dismantle the familiarities of music and prance around their deconstructed form.” – Fecking Bahamas
- “Together, Sanna and Ilsar’s combined efforts produce four of the most dazzling experimental rock tracks that have graced adventurous ears this year. […] Time won’t need to tell if Ground Patrol will become one of the essential acts in the math rock’s pantheon; their name’s already been etched in stone.” – Heavy Blog is Heavy
- “The missing link between Sonic Youth and Battles” – Betreutes Proggen
- “DRIFT doesn’t let go of its gifts easily, but will reward the listener who invests the time to get to know this intriguing album.” – Echoes and Dust
- “DRIFT is as impressive as it is beautiful” – It Djents
