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Apparatjik
12+ albums
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Apparatjik (pronounced /æpəˈrætʃɪk/ ap-ə-RAT-chik) is a supergroup formed in 2008 that consists of bassist Guy Berryman from Coldplay, guitarist/keyboardist Magne Furuholmen (Magne F) from a-ha, singer/guitarist Jonas Bjerre of Mew and producer Martin Terefe. The band's name literal translation is 'agent of the apparatus'. Apparatjik stans for apparatchik, which is a word of Russian origin and is used to describe 'people who cause bureaucratic bottlenecks in otherwise efficient organisations'. The band first came together for a charity album for Survival International called Amazon Tribe: Songs for Survival. The album wads produced by Martin Terefe and Molly Oldfield, and the band produced the first track on the album, "Ferreting". This track was used as the theme music for the Amazon series on BBC 2. Subsequently they continued to work together in Magne Furuholmen's studio in Norway, and created more tracks that were periodically made available on their MySpace and Youtube pages. They also have a complex website, through which they released various videos and song snippets. They have an alliance with the "Eye On Committee" and aim to bring fans into their world, "inside the cube", in their uniquely odd way by claiming "you too can be an Apparatjik". On 30 November, they released the first official track, "Electric Eye", from their then-upcoming album through their website. Apparatjik's first live performance was at the eleventh edition of club transmediale, an annual fes
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albums
We Are Here
If You Can, Solve This Jumble
Square Peg In A Round Hole
4 Can Keep A Secret If 3 Of Them Are Dead
In My Mind I Am Free Reconstructed
Apparatjik
Bruce Parry presents AMAZON/TRIBE - Songs for Survival
Ferreting
We Are Here (Deluxe Version)
Julia
Square Peg In a Round Hole (Deluxe Version)
Songs for Survival