Mizar

darkwave

There are several bands with the name Mizar: 1) Mizar (Мизар) is a Macedonian darkwave band formed in 1983 in Skopje, Macedonia. Mizar's musical style is post-punk, darkwave and gothic rock. Beside influences such as Joy Division for instance, Mizar also uses elements of Traditional Macedonian folklore and Byzantine music. Another main part of their music is Goran's (both Tanevski and Trajkoski) vocals which are based on Eastern Orthodox church chants. Most of their songs are in Macedonian. The last album's vocals are performed by a male choir, Harmosini, which sings in traditional byzantine style. (Latest album Детето и белото море released under Мизар и Хармосини) Discography: 1988 - Mizar 1991 - Svjat Dreams 2004 - Terrible Beauty Is Born (Kobna ubavina) 2007 - A View to a Flower Garden (Pogled kon cvetnata gradina) 2010 - The child and the white sea (Deteto i beloto more) Current band members (2010): Gorazd Čapovski (guitar and programming) Choir Harmosini Zoran Ohrigjanski Pece Kitanovski and many other collaborators Former band members: Goran Tanevski (vocal) 1985 - 1991, 2006 - 2008 Ilija Stojanovski (bass guitar) Žarko Serafimovski (drums) Vlatko Kaevski (keyboards) Panta Dzambazoski (drums) Risto Vrtev (vocal) 1983 - 1985 Goran Trajkoski (vocal on Terrible Beauty) 2004 - 2006 2) Mizar is a funk/soul/acid jazz band from Lund, Sweden. The band consiste of eight people between 18-20 years of age. The current line-up has play...