Citrus Citrus formed in Padova in 2020 when guitarists Lorenzo Badin and Luca Zantomio began jamming together. Drummer Marco Buffetti and bassist Enrico Maragno soon joined, shaping the early quartet into an instrumental project driven by improvised sessions and psychedelic explorations. The band reached its final form when singer and producer Thomas Powell stepped in, widening both its palette and ambitions.
The five musicians cite an impressively broad set of influences—from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard to 1970s Japanese jazz-rock, Krautrock, punk energy, and even strains of folk. More than anything, they describe themselves as a “collective listening circle,” a creative space where each member brings in sounds from a different world and the others respond. “That’s how this record was built,” they say. “By listening together.” True to this ethos, the album’s tracks were shaped through extended jam sessions, slowly evolving into fully formed compositions.
In The Belly of the Eternal Draw ingests all these influences and lets them ferment into something unmistakably Citrus Citrus. Each track opens a distinct little world; yet the record maintains a cohesive identity, flowing like one long inhale and exhale. Psychedelia, groove, drone, playful absurdity, and bursts of genuine heaviness all coexist in its swirling core. From: https://hiddentrack.ie/reviews/albums/new-releases/in-the-belly-of-the-eternal-draw-by-citrus-citrus/
