Murmansk – Chinese Locks (2008)
Catalog#: AYN-004
Format: CD, Album
Country: Finland
Released: April 11, 2008
Style: Alternative Rock
Quality: FLAC / MP3
Size: 300 MB / 93 MB
Who reads biographies anyway? They are usually boring and completely irrelevant to the music itself. That's why we are not going to burden you with facts about the band members' background or favorite dishes. Who left and why and when, who came in and when and how. The truth might also be that we don't know how to write a proper bio, so rather than blahblahing something utterly useless, we are not going to say anything, much. Go figure.
Let's just briefly say that Murmansk started making their distorted, feedback -filled music back in 2003 in Helsinki, Finland. That's in the backwoods of Northern Europe, a cold and isolated country between Sweden and Russia. Well it used to be a lot colder. Our music is bass-driven, our melancholic melodies come wrapped in distorted guitars, female vocals and dramatic drums (was everybody mentioned?) – you could call it shoegaze with aggressive edge. And yes, of course people have come and gone along the way… The current line-up dates from the beginning of 2008: Olli (bass), Laura (vocs, guitar), Jaakko (drums), Jari (guitar).
The band's debut album Chinese Locks was released in 2008, which is to be followed by Eleven Eyes To Shade this year. Murmansk has shared stage so far with such acts as Liars, Kinski, A Place To Bury Strangers, dEUS and Zombie Zombie. This might also give some idea what the music is all about. Find out.
Tracklist:
01. Chinese Locks [6:33]
02. Vague Language [3:38]
03. Pale [4:05]
04. Nothing but the Moon [4:38]
05. Shallow End [3:15]
06. Last Scene [2:54]
07. Melvin Told Me [3:17]
08. 2nd Floor Thrash [3:32] Backing Vocals — Jami Pietilä
09. Agora Twist [3:05]
10. Wholeshebang! [15:26]
Credits:
Written By — Pouttu/Anttonen/Mladenov (tracks: 5, 8),
Pouttu/Soininen/Anttonen (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 7, 9 to 10)
Vocals — Laura Soininen
Guitar — Jari Anttonen, Laura Soininen
Bass — Olli Pouttu
Drums — Jaakko Suni
Mastered By — Jaakko Viitalähde
Mixed By — Julius Mauranen (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 10), Otso Pakarinen (tracks: 7)
Producer — Murmansk
Notes:
All music arranged by Pouttu, Soininen, Anttonen and Suni. Lyrics by Soininen, except "Wholeshebang!" lyrics by Soininen and Pouttu.
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Murmansk – Eleven Eyes to Shade (2009)
Catalog#: RANCH-44
Format: CD, Album, Digipak
Country: Finland
Released: May 06, 2009
Quality: MP3 VBR V2 Joint Stereo
Size: 65 MB
Tracklist:
01. Sweet trio [5:54]
02. Sumac [3:23]
03. The surgical assistant [3:56]
04. Paper dust [4:02]
05. Silver heel [3:31]
06. Robots in the attic [2:41]
07. Blink your loveless eye [4:53]
08. Moth [3:54]
09. The wishing machine [4:01]
10. Before kitchen knives [5:29]
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