Turdus Merula 2007 | zh

Tarquinio Merula (1594 or 1595 – December 10, 1665) was an Italian composer, organist, and violinist of the early Baroque era. Although mainly active in Cremona, stylistically he was a member of the Venetian school. He was one of the most progressive Italian composers of the early 17th century, especially in applying newly developed techniques to sacred music. .

Hailing from an urban hot-spot just below the North Pole, Tromsø’s TURDUS MUSICUS have been stirring it up in the Norwegian rock-underground since 1999. The band renowned for their wild and explosive live released two critically acclaimed EP’s before debuting in a full-length format with “Here Goes!” (Intimate Records/Bonnier Amigo) in 2004. Norwegian online zine Panorama.no declared the opening track “Anymore” to be one of the best Norwegian rock songs of the year and Scandinavia’s biggest rock-zine Monster Mag promptly claimed that “Turdus Musicus has got to be Norway’s best live act ever”. On March 8th 2007, the band released...