Gruvis Malt
Gruvis Malt...funky beats and futurock. Don't take our word for it...
"Dear Gruvis Malt, my name is Sarah, and I just got home from the WBCN River Rave at Great Woods. I went there to see RHCP, Sugar Ray and Orgy, but when you guys played, it totally blew me (and the other bands I went to see) away. I really thought all hope was lost for music. No one was playing anything interesting, it was all the same. Then I saw you guys! Let me tell you: you are amazingly tight. TIGHT! You play the style I want to hear (what is it? Hip-Hop? Funk? Jazz?) and you are total bundles of energy (not to mention cuties, too). So, enough of my little letter, I just wanted to thank you for playing something unique and giving me hope for the state of music. I have let all my friends listen to your album, and they love you too! Ok boys, bye! -Love, Sarah McKenzie...Milford, Massachusetts"
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Please Please Please visit our website (www.gruvismalt.com) to find out this stuff.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Gruvis Malt plays very live. In fact, none of us have ever been not live while we were playing. Well, one of us once had a broken leg. We play an average of 16 shows a month. We started in our hometown, Providence, RI, and slowly moved outwards. Do we like it? We live it.
Your musical influences
Mr. Bungle, The Roots, Shootyz Groove, Herbie Hancock, DMB, Al DiMeola, Trans Am, 311, Squarepusher, Incubus, Not MTV, Groove Collective, Tortoise, Bjork, Jamiroquai, Frank Zappa, Fishbone, Portishead, The Slip, and finally, Bob James.
What equipment do you use?
Our band consists of six members and more than six instruments (you figure it out): Drums, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, two Vocalists, Percussion, Trombone, Sax, and a dog.
Anything else?
We invite you all to please visit our website: www.gruvismalt. com
