Graham Costello - Second Lives

Drummer and composer Graham Costello formed STRATA in 2016 - an ensemble which brings together stylistic elements of minimalism, jazz and noise bands whilst channeling a strong DIY ethic. This ethic came from Costello�s involvement in the Scottish DIY/indie scene, growing up touring all over Europe with noise rock and electro-psych bands, and experiencing the amazing warmth and breadth of the continental independent music scene. It was his formal studies in jazz that then led to the conception of STRATA - a band that would bring the two worlds together.This energy of noise rock, the organic improvisation of jazz, and the hypnotising patterns and feel of min-imalism has been described as �a meteorite on the scene in Scotland and beyond.� (The National)2019 brought the release of their debut album �OBELISK�, which was nominated for the prestigious Scottish Album of the Year Award. It garnered much attention from the UK press and further, receiving 5-stars from The Scotsman and strong accolade from the likes of Clash Magazine, who called it �startling, groundbreaking...it explodes definitions to seize fresh space�. With Costello subsequently signing to Gearbox Records (Binker and Moses, Abdullah Ibrahim, Theon Cross, Sarathy Korwar), he released two one-off singles during 2020 whilst working on his second album with STRATA. Now finished, it is due for release this year.