BOVIDAE
BOVIDAE
From polyrhythms to aggressive violins, this Sheffield band pursues the unplayable.
Bovidae: herd nerds.
PRESS/CHRIS SAUNDERS
BOVIDAE – RUMINANT ANIMALS, like antelopes, sheep and cows. Or the Sheffield instrumental quartet mangling together heavy metal, classical and jazz.
“Somebody said it’s like an ogre picked up a room full of musical instruments and threw them all down the stairs,” says drummer Danny Bacchus. “That wasn’t necessarily supposed to be a compliment, but I like it.”
Bacchus and pianist Janine Rogers recorded Bovidae’s 2016 debut album as a trio with guitarist Adam McSweeney, before seeking a different sound.