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Artist
The Gourishankar
12+ albums
Progressive rockart rockexperimentalrussianProgressive
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Music of the Gourishankar - is the music of northerner, who is living on the joint of Europe and Asia, near the Ural Mountains (http://www.gourishankar.com). 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). In the fall 2003 the band met vocalist Vlad MJ Whinner and invited him for the recording of LP "Close Grip", based on EP "Integral Symphony" material. Since that time Vlad become the member of the band. The album was recorded with Gentle Giant's "For Nobody" cover track as a bonus. In recording took part Alexandr Vethov (drums), Nail Maxonov (drums), Cat Heady (percussi
