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skursula

we write songs about love and stir-frys.

About Me

Skursula’s music is about a violinist, cellist, and accordionist who combine their love of stir frys, pirates, classical music, journal scribbles, and whiskey on the rocks into song. Carrasco and Dial, the two musical scientists hid away until their “little Frankenstein” was born and ready for performance in August 2006. Their latest monstrosiity has been the addition of Harlan Muir on accordion in April of '07. Skursula has performed with: Ambulette, Appleseed Cast, Asobi Seksu, Ad Astra Per Aspera, Tilly and the Wall, Baby Teeth, Black Angels, Vietnam, Young Galaxy, Page France, David Vandervelde, and The Forecast.Skursula’s idiosyncratic songs generally take the form of character studies, and are thus much like short stories in a song. Influenced greatly by classical, folk and hip-hip, their music ranges from playful to introspective in character. Skursula strives to create a unique musical style for each individual song, rather than trying to develop a general style for their music as a whole.Highlighted feature Skursula articles:THE DAYTROTTER: http://www.daytrotter.com/article/913/skursula-are-those-tal ons-on-that-seamstress-and-a-neck-tie-on-that-mareTHE DAILY IOWAN: http://media.www.dailyiowan.com/media/storage/paper599/news/ 2007/01/25/80Hours/Girls.Gone.Indie-2676595.shtmlCOKEMACHINE GLOW: http://www.cokemachineglow.com/scenecast/no3iowacity.html

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/3/2006
Band Members: Ursula Dial--cello ..Skye Carrasco--violin, vocals ..Harlan Muir--accordion, keyboard ..Other contributing musicians include: Jeff Piper--percussion/drums, Ashbeefe--sound art.
Influences: Laurie Anderson, arthur russell, giovanni sollima, kodaly, queen latifah, ernest bloch, dolly parton, gypsies, j.s. bach.
Sounds Like: sizzling red peppers with peanut sauce.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

comic strip!!!

Harlan here,Be sure to check each wednesday for the new weekly comic strip that will give you a glimpse into the life of skursula, located in the comic strip album under photos!!! Feel free to commen...
Posted by skursula on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:39:00 PST

get excited...

look for this at future shows...new accordion!!!
Posted by skursula on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:51:00 PST

The quiet one.

Greetings from the more silent one of the band (the accordionist). Ursula told me the other day that she expected to sign on one day and see me wreaking havoc upon our inbox while I pose as the girls...
Posted by skursula on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:15:00 PST

Daytrotter oh My!

Hello my sexiest glowing bugs! Please take a moment on this sunny Tuesday to trot your computer mouse over to daytrotter.com! Daytrotter is a rapidly-growing music webzine based in Rock Island, IL ...
Posted by skursula on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:48:00 PST

skursula girl shirts!


Posted by skursula on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:05:00 PST

skursula shirts!

check out our new skursula shirts. come find one of us at our next show and we'll pull one out of our cases like magic.   xo....
Posted by skursula on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:39:00 PST

eel knots and Paleo!

dearest dearest...Our musical genius, Jeff Piper, just finished mixing our new song "eel knots" not only did he record and mix it... he did all the percussion!t's up and posted so listen and complimen...
Posted by skursula on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:07:00 PST

cokemachineglow

click below to check out some of iowa city's hottest new music as well as the fine journalistic talents of our good friend Andre Perry!!  http://cokemachineglow.com/scenecast/no3io...
Posted by skursula on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:09:00 PST

Picador Show


Posted by skursula on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:10:00 PST

hall mall!!


Posted by skursula on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:49:00 PST