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GROK

About Me


Listen to Grok on Spotify
Grok album. More details here .
Single available from iTunes, etc .
GROK have no songs
All GROK songs are improvised and spontaneous, performed or recorded without any prior planning or rehearsal.
There are no mistakes in GROK
GROK's approach has a vital, dynamic, unstructured feel. In GROK a chance hook can form the basis for a repeated refrain, or a meandering atmospheric can suddenly burst into a three minute pop song.
GROK is for everyone
GROK provide a counterpoint to the labouring songsmith. They explore randomness and opportunity while avoiding the pitfalls of indulgence or inaccessibility.
GROK performances
All GROK songs are one-shot affairs, never to be repeated. No GROK gigs are ever the same.
GROK is a collective and inclusive experience
GROK create an inclusive, celebratory atmosphere. They break down the traditional divide between band and audience by inviting people to suggest themes for songs, spin the Wheel of Chordal Destiny or occasionally to also play instruments.
The Wheel of Chordal Destiny
The wheel has seven possibilities. A member of the audience is asked to spin the wheel to find the relative destiny of the next song.
Moments of unpredictable serendipity are GROK
The potential for everything to go badly wrong creates an entertaining, absorbing and sometimes absurd atmosphere. GROK performances are memorable because there is no agreed version of what happened, only individual recollections.
Releases
GROK released a single in May 2008 entitled 'Song for Europe'.
The new GROK album, 'Ruined Music for Everyone' was released in July 2008.
Make your own Wheel of Chordal Destiny
Download your Wheel of Chordal Destiny model blueprint:

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Member Since: 07/02/2006
Band Website: http://www.grokmusic.co.uk
Band Members:
Scott (vocals / bass), Rob (drums), Paul (synths), Chris (guitar), Pep (synths), Pete (synths)
Influences:
Sounds Like: New Zealand meets Canada meets Spain meets Hungary meets Scotland meets England.
Record Label: Dedear
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Live soundtrack to The Black Pirate

Douglas Fairbanks stars as The Black Pirate (1926) who avows to avenge his father's death by joining the pirate band who destroyed his ship. But events become more complicated when the next ship they...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:00:00 GMT

Grok play The Hope & Anchor, 25th Feb

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Posted by on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:54:00 GMT

Live soundtrack to the Eagle on 14th Feb

..Special Valentine's Day Valentino live soundtrack performance of 'The Eagle'. Based on Dubrovsky by Pushkin, The Eagle (1925) stars Rudolph Valentino who, fleeing the Czarina's death warrant...
Posted by on Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Listen to Grok on spotify

The album Ruined Music for Everyone and the single Song for Europe are both available to listen to on Spotify for free: http://open.spotify.com/artist/1cfd4vFr9Iit1wI8BH5nHe
Posted by on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:32:00 GMT

Grok play The Spice of Life - 30th August

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Posted by on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:20:00 GMT

Free tracks from the album

You can now get free tracks from the album 'Ruined Music for Everyone' by joining the Dedear Records mailing list here: www.dedearrecords.com/Contact.php.
Posted by on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:21:00 GMT

Looking for visual artists to contribute to the next Grok album

GROK are currently looking for visual artists to submit works to form the starting point for songs for their next album, to be recorded in September 2008. The idea will be to explore the interactio...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:04:00 GMT

New Grok album out today

The new Grok album 'Ruined Music for Everyone' is officially released today. You can order the CD digipak album online at Amazon, Play, Zavvi and others. The album can be downloaded from iTunes, A...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:08:00 GMT

New album Ruined Music for Everyone out in July

The new GROK album 'Ruined Music for Everyone' is out on 7th July.You can pre-order the album from Amazon, Play, Zavvi and others.
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:01:00 GMT

New single 'Song For Europe' out now

The new GROK single 'Song for Europe' is out now on Dedear Records. You can buy the single online at iTunes, emusic, rhapsody, napster and more.
Posted by on Mon, 12 May 2008 01:57:00 GMT