Wan Santo Condo

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Music reviewers frequently compared them to a mix of Soundgarden, early Radiohead, and Jeff Buckley. The "Freddie Mercury fronting Led Zeppelin" comparison perfectly illustrates the contrast between lead singer Bob Via’s sweeping, angelic, and dramatic vocal range and the band's heavy, pounding blues-rock instrumentation.

The band is also notable for their connection to Ben Harper. Harper was so impressed by a demo tape handed to him by Bob Via (who was working as Harper's driver one day) that he helped the band secure a record deal for their

After Wan Santo Condo disbanded, their guitarist Jason Mozersky continued to collaborate closely with Ben Harper, eventually forming the core of Harper's heavy rock backing band, Relentless7

Artwork by Laurent Fetis (Bjork, Beck..)