Mizar

There are several bands with the name Mizar: 1) Mizar (?????) 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.

1) Mizar (?????) 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.
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Discography:
1988 - Mizar
1991 - Svjat Dreams
2003 - Svjedod?ba + 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 ?apovski (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)
?arko 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 played together for approximately two years.

Filip Bensefelt - Drums
Kevin Hosford - Lead vocals
Johannes Englich - Guitar
Nariman Moghadam - Bass
Oscar Johansson - Keybords
Martin Blomberg - Percussion
Isabella Posse Boquist - Background vocals
Linn Bengtsson - Background vocals

3) Mizar is a neo-grind band from Lucenec/Slovakia
Robinko - vocals, guitars
Milanko - drums
www.myspace.com/mizargrind
www.bandzone.cz/mizar

4) Mizar is a weirdo out of New Jersey responsible for the album King of the Stars.
http://www.myspace.com/mizarkingofthestars