There can be many reasons for forming a band. Perhaps it is the desire to find a common language. One that can be more intimate, more poetic, more precise, or more vague. One that evolves, just like those who speak it. Shaped by encounters, always becoming. In the case of the Zurich-based four-piece band District Five and its members Vojko Huter, Paul Amereller, Tapiwa Svosve, and Xaver Rüegg, this proves to be true: the multi-instrumentalists have been meeting in the rehearsal room and beyond for over ten years, reflecting on themselves, their friendship, their influences, and experiences in their music. The result is a work that keeps on moving. Sometimes closer to jazz, sometimes pop, sometimes further away from it, but always close to itself. The band gives the friends the ability to act, which could also be described as agency: to reflect on and shape the thing we call life.

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Murkinbone is a 4-piece band from Amsterdam. Their inviting popsongs will not leave your head after hearing them a few times. But once you have started to silently hum along, the songs often change direction towards a full blown sonic eruption.  
Musical influences come from the late 70's and 80’s with acts like Televison Personalities, The Clash and A-ha, sprinkled with some Johnny Cash and a dash of Britpop. 
While Murkinbone sings songs about life with a smile and a tear, their live-shows are a breath of positive energy. 

In 2018 Murkinbone started as a drum-machine and 3 guys that share a history at Cirque du Soleil. The addition of live drums in 2019 added a new level of energy, both in the songs as well as in their live shows.

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