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Artist
Grün
12+ albums
post-rockrockaustraliainstrumentalProgressive
about
Formed in 2005, Grün is a primarily instrumental, experimental rock band based in Sydney, Australia. The band is comprised of four members: founders Leon Kelly (guitar, keyboards) and Andre Matkovic (bass, programming), along with Ben Matson (drums) and Piers Twomey (guitar, keyboards). Grün's musical influences include Battles, Jesu, Philip Glass, Alcest, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Boards of Canada, Swans – and the like. A German word (English translation: green), Grün were previously known as Greenland, but changed their name due to clashes with several overseas bands. Greenland however became the title of Grün's debut 2011 album (Laughing Outlaw Records) – produced by the band, mixed by Beau Sherrard and mastered by William Bowden. It followed the band's first EP, The Prisons Of Language (Reverberation / Gizeh Records), both releases featuring previous drummer and long-time friend of the band, Liam Weston. Greenland also includes three songs co-written and sung by another long-time comrade, Sydney artist Katy Wren. Leon Kelly plays a variety of stringed instruments and keyboards. Having played guitar all of his life, he studied music theory at the Conservatorium of Sydney and has won awards and been nominated for his score for short films "Boy" and "Ruby Slippers", along with commissioned work for theatre and other films. Leon's previous rock bands include Iliad and pioneering Australian doom metal outfit, Cruciform. Andre Matkovic plays bass, guitar, k
