Kavus Torabi

The Profile

Kavus Torabi is a British-Iranian musician, singer and guitarist known for psychedelic and progressive work. He has been associated with Cardiacs and Gong and leads his own projects.

Described in available reviews as half Iranian and half English; associated with Cardiacs and the (latest incarnations of) Gong; regarded as an underground figure blending psych and Canterbury influences.

A single DeBaser review (luludia) frames The Banishing as a psych/Canterbury-tinged record mixing cosmic whimsy and oddball storytelling. The reviewer uses an extended apple motif and names influences (XTC, Syd, Caravan) while noting Torabi's standing in underground prog circles. Torabi is described as half Iranian, half English, and associated with Cardiacs and Gong.