You're listening to nakedly examined music, a podcast about songs and songwriters.

My name is Mark Lintonmeyer.

My guest for episode 249 is Kavas Torabi.

He made his name in the London Math Rock scene in the 90s with his band Monsoon Bassoon.

He eventually joined the Cardiacs.

In their final lineup, you're right now hearing Ditsy Scene, a 2007 single that he

co-wrote with Cardiac's leader Tim Smith, before Tim's health made that band unable to continue.

As that was falling apart, he put together a solo project which eventually became his band

Knife World. And while that was going on, in 2014, he joined together a solo project which eventually became his band Knife World.

And while that was going on, in 2014, he joined the legendary Prague rock band dating back to

the 60s, Gong. After one album with them, the leader of that band, David Allen, passed away,

and with David's blessing, Kavis became the new lead singer singer. Gong has just released their sixth album featuring Kavis'

Bright Spirit Holics.

So we'll be talking about the song,

Stars in Heaven from that record.

Then we'll talk about a Knife World song from 2014,

Send Him Seaworthy from their second out of four albums,

The Unravelling.

Kavis has also released two albums under his own name.

We'll discuss You Broke My Fall from the first of those albums, 2020's Hip to the Jag.

And we'll say goodbye by listening to Wise Guy, the 1998 single by The Monsoon Bassoon.

That was his first real taste of success. Now, Kavis has been in several other bands.

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