Knifeworld exists as a solo project of Kavus Torabi, a British musician and composer of Iranian descent. He's known for his work in the avant-garde rock field, primarily as a guitarist. Torabi was one of the founding members of The Monsoon Bassoon, plays with Guapo since 2006 and subsequently joined the Cardiacs as the second guitarist until their hiatus in 2008. As for that he appears as a very busy musician who demonstrates excellent song writing s ...read more
Knifeworld exists as a solo project of Kavus Torabi, a British musician and composer of Iranian descent. He's known for his work in the avant-garde rock field, primarily as a guitarist. Torabi was one of the founding members of The Monsoon Bassoon, plays with Guapo since 2006 and subsequently joined the Cardiacs as the second guitarist until their hiatus in 2008. As for that he appears as a very busy musician who demonstrates excellent song writing skills on top of it. His music has always drawn on a wide variety of influences including progressive rock as well as indie/alternative, folk plus various forms of hard rock and heavy metal.The Knifeworld debut album Buried Alone - Tales Of Crushing Defeat was released on the Believer's Roast label in August 2009, preceded by a download single one month earlier. Although supported by several fellows Torabi wrote all of the material on the album, sang the majority of lead vocals and played most of the instruments. « hide
