Artist Info: Marakesh

Kiev outfit Marakesh have attained national renown with their breakthrough second album "M" (2008), designed to give voice to the band's cherished themes of "sex, glam, rock, pop, and electronica... And love, too."

Their theatrical streak and evident fondness for mascara, especially in the appearance of lead singer Mark, works towards the visual expression of what Marakesh call "androgyny-rock. It's both musically sexless and emotionally overloaded." This is also a description of the band's eclectic sound. [read more...]