Grecco Romank Unveil New Single 'Asbestos Tarot' + Xmas Candle

Tāmaki Makaurau's "abszurd... B52 es a Technotronic mutans" trio Grecco Romank deliver us one final tune for 2024, plus what might be the finest music-related Christmas gift ever. A highlight of their scorching live sets, 'Asbestos Tarot' invites listeners to explore a divinatory realm of esoteric mysticism, an interconnecting cosmology of Damian Golfinopoulos' pounding beats, Bille Fee's celestial operatics and Mikey Sperring's earthy vocal provocations — chanting in unison "You've got that / That wet look." Revel in the life-affirming pleasures of dancefloor excess, but beware the dark qliphothic flipside.

First premiered at Exploding Rainbow Orchestra’s Songbook Three all-star extravaganza in October, 'Asbestos Tarot' launches today in tandem with a luxurious scented Asbestos Tarot Candle — "a singular, ambience based olfactory experience," available for order online HERE and at selected local record stores, in a strictly limited edition of fifty. Experience the dream-like self-directed promotional video for Grecco Romank's new sensory creation and read the group's official spiel below. Pōneke fans can catch them at Gathering Shadows 2025 this summer...

"We wrote this after listening to way too much Lords Of Acid and Kate Bush". - Damian Golfinopoulos

"To crown the release of their single ‘Asbestos Tarot’, the three wise Greccos have mouth crafted a singular, ambience based olfactory experience: Asbestos For Christmas. These frankincense and myrrh scented candles will help usher in the birth of any anti Christ or joyful occasion. Each candle is repurposed from the remains of an orthodontic landfill, crammed with the unique dental records of complete strangers that can now light up your bath time! And with an aluminium backed wax-dam, each candle is primed for engraving.

So: give the gift of asbestos for Christmas.

Each purchase will come with a download for the new track Asbestos Tarot".

Gathering Shadows 2025 - Valhalla, Wellington 

Friday 17th January, doors 8.30pm
DJ Bradula (Pōneke)
DJ John Doe (Rānana)
DJ Virago (Whanganui)

Saturday 18th January, doors 7.30pm
Grecco Romank (Tāmaki Makaurau)
Sounds Like Winter (Poihākena)
Robots In Love (Ōtepoti)
Crash-Scan (Poneke)

Sunday 19th January, doors 7.30pm
Death and the Maiden (Ōtepoti)
Nutellamonk (Te Papa-i-Oea)
The Blue Summer (Poneke)
Worm Burden (Poneke)

Festival passes available HERE via UTR

'Asbestos Tarot' is out today on major streaming platforms.