Looking through Gurth's long list of self-confessed influences on their MySpace page I didn't find the one that most obviously came to mind on listening to Tormentes and that was Santana. Ok, so they might not come from Latin America, but they are from Spain, source of many of South America's rhythms, and those rhythms often find their way onto this album. Add to that a guitarist that has clearly listened to Carlos Santana in his time and you have the ingredients for a significant name-check.

Tormentes is in a style reminiscent of that famous band without being a straight copy. The main element of the soundscape is jazz-rock fusion with the emphasis on Latin rhythms. Within this you can go from quite rocky (sections of "les calderes d'en Pere Bolero") to the very melodic, almost pop of "coses qui passen" and "juga'mi", to the ethereal and beautiful acoustic guitar of "sssssxxxxxhhhh....a dormir". These are some of the highlights, as is the vibraphone inspired "les oliveres d'en Joan".

It's a good album of jazz-rock fusion with a Latin flavour. Gurth's music is the kind that really comes to life played live so if you ever see that they're playing near you then go along - party time!