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KONZERT veranstaltet von Target “I like that it can’t be pigeonholed,” says Lev Ceylan of Ebbb’s genre-eschewing debut EP, All At Once . “We really do love plot twists – where it just explodes into something completely different.” Despite being together for barely a year, the band (comprised of producer Ceylan and vocalist Will Rowland, with added live drummer Scott MacDonald) have already landed on something truly singular. Fusing pulsing rhythms, immersive electronic production, sparkling melodies, layered vocal harmonies and beats that veer from ambient to industrial, the result is an idiosyncratic hybrid of sounds. One that the group describes as “Brian Wilson meets Death Grips.” The three all met through playing in previous bands and sharing stages, while remaining friends. Ceylan had never forgotten Rowland’s unique and soaring voice and so when he began making some solo electronic productions, he knew who he wanted to sing on top of them. Rowland’s background in attending Westminster Abbey Choir School means he’s a vocalist with a range, ability and versatility that few others possess. “I loved it at the school and I think all of the melody writing I do now and everything that we’re doing, even on a subconscious level, is impacted by that,” Rowland says. When the pair started working together, there was an immediate connection and an ability to go beyond where had been possible before. “By having Will’s voice it’s like you’re not trying to imitate extremes,” Ceylan says of the production process. “If you have an idea, you can actually execute it to its full extent.” And in turn, Rowland was soon having to adapt his voice in new ways to shape around Ceylan’s distinct compositions. “In any band scenario that I’ve been in before as the singer, I haven’t pushed myself to nearly the same degree,” Rowland says. “Ebbb has pushed me to new heights.” Songwriting began in January 2023 and by April they were playing their first show. “Because it’s electronic, I was alwa
