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Murzik

don't give up young bluebird, kill and fight...

About Me

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What is Murzik?
In the vein of groups such as gypsy punks Gogol Bordello and klezmer revivalists DeVotchKa; Murzik creates music that is exactly what you would expect. It is beautiful, soothing, sensual, quiet, quite pretty, a little bit naughty and more than a tad Russian at times. The band employs saxophones, accordions, mandolins, bells and glockenspiel along with more standard instruments of popular music such as bass, drums and acoustic guitar. With their unique instrumentation and well-wrought and introspective lyrics Murzik carves a dark sonic soundscape that is reminiscent of a list of analogous contemporary predecessors often bringing to mind comparisons to the work of Nick Drake, Tom Waits, or Joy Division.
When putting all relative and obvious comparisons to rest it becomes astoundingly clear that Murzik's music stands on its own. Haunched squarely upon the shear strength of its unique and exquisite sonic beauty, brash confident daring and its undeniable charm, it is meant as a centerpiece juxtaposed to the dcor of an incredibly well manicured record collection.
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Member Since: 2/6/2005
Band Website: murzikmusic.com
Band Members: Bryan Steenerson Vox/Acoustic Guitar, Nathan Simar Accordion/Bells, Jeremy Grace Mandolin/Glockenspiel, Darrin Steenerson Bass/Saxaphone, Toby Smith Drums/Percussion
Influences: billy bragg, tom waits, leonard cohen, iron and wine, neutral milk hotel, bob dylan, the mountain goats, johnny cash, calexico, proust, henry miller, karouac, hemingway, steinbeck, camus, joseph campbell, bulgakov, sartre, pound, mark twain, joyce, kafka, dostoevsky, ee cummings, salinger, bukowski
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Listen to Murzik on Your Radio (Now with more stations!)

You can listen to Murzik being amply and frequently modulated on these fine stations.  Watch for more stations modulating Murzik's frequency and/or amplitude in the near future.  About ...
Posted by Murzik on Tue, 30 May 2006 09:04:00 PST

Buy the Murzik c/d the old fashioned way!

Through a deal with C/D Baby and Super D distribution Murzik's music is available through 2,400 record stores worldwide. Call your local record store and tell them that you want to purchase ...
Posted by Murzik on Thu, 18 May 2006 09:19:00 PST

Rift Magazine

Murzik is featured in this months issue of Rift Magazine! Go to www.riftmagazine.com to read all about the Russian vodka drenched bible shool drop outs that you love.  Or you can go straight to t...
Posted by Murzik on Tue, 09 May 2006 02:18:00 PST

April 5, karaoke, blog, show....

yeah, so jeremy took home the otter idol championship the other night at the otter. if you're into karaoke like we're into karaoke i'm sure you're impressed. everyone give him a big congrats when you ...
Posted by Murzik on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:29:00 PST

news march 31

hello hellomurzik is proud to welcome chad weis on board the murzik train as the new captain. our first ep was recorded with him at the controls, and as late he's been co-producing our in-progress pro...
Posted by Murzik on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 06:43:00 PST