Music of the Gourishankar - is the music of northerner, who is living
on the joint of Europe and Asia, near the Ural Mountains. Though
musicians call their music "The music for mystical dancing in the opium
saloons", all up-to-date creativity of the Gourishankar is based on
progressive rock basis. The musicians experience the life through
unexpected enlightenments, reflection and meditation, spontaneous
insights. In their music musicians are trying to unite the rationality
and evolutionism of the West and Eastern mysticism and spontaneous.
The band was formed in 2002 in small provincial city Syktyvkar by guitar player Nomy Agranson and keyboardist Doran Usher.
Currently the Gourishankar are:
Vlad MJ Whiner - vocals
Doran Usher - all keyboards
Nomy Agranson - all guitars, back vocals
Cat Heady - drums, loops
Since that time the band have recorded one EP two LP albums, based on classical Russian poetry, translated into
English.
In the fall 2002 the band self-released debut EP album "Integral
Symphony". In the recording took part Igor Rayhel (vocals) and Paul Gen
(bass guitar).
