Mark Murdock for Jazz Rock/Fusion

MARK MURDOCK is a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Tokyo, Japan. MARK MURDOCK is most well-known for being the brainchild behind the jazz rock / fusion band CYMBALIC ENCOUNTERS.

MARK MURDOCK first embarked on his solo career in 2012 with the release of "Eyes Down" which received little attention at the time of its release. He would continue his solo career in 2015 with the release of "Era 2 - Eyes Down and Seacloud", which features a more prominent "prog" sound compared to his debut. Around 5 years later, MARK MURDOCK released his third album "The Phoenix Has Risen" which includes various guest musicians such as RON HOWDAN from NEKTAR and FERNANDO PERDOMO from OUT TO SEA. Later that year, he would also put out an EP with TIM PEPPER titled "Everlasting Holidays".

In 2021 MARK MURDOCK began working on his follow-up album "Visitors from Another Planet", releasing it the same year. MARK MURDOCK would also recruit more guest musicians than he has ever before. Consequently, resulting in the album being his most commercially and critically successful up to this point. In the same year, MARK MURDOCK would put out a collaboration album with musician DMITRY M. EPSTEIN titled “Oblivion Bound”. MARK MURDOCK has announced plans for another album in 2023 titled “False Readings” that features a more experimental sound comparable to the two most recent albums from CYMBALIC ENCOUNTERS.

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Bandcamp - https://cymbalicencounters.bandcamp.com/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0gBRToehUOuWyRYrKavZA

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7uTu0qrPKnzB2mfGywffwY?si=0AOPTwDxSsitvLB38WXumw

Eyes Down (Studio Album, 2012):

1. She's the Kind (5:19)

2. Alone to the Outside (5:11)

3. Shattered Feelings (5:29)

4. Tell it to the World (4:57)

5. Along Silent Waters (3:45)

6. Something Tonight (4:17)

7. Movements of Hearts (4:08)

8. Don't Give Into Them (4:48)

9. Events in the Sky (3:00)

Total Time 40:59

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On Progarchives CYMBALIC ENCOUNTERS is categorized under the genre jazz fusion/rock. Therefore, I put MARK MURDOCK under the same genre. However upon reflection, MARK MURDOCK might lean more towards crossover prog. Please let me know what your opinion on this is. If you believe it resembles crossover prog more than jazz fusion/rock please let me know and I will rewrite the artist suggestion to display that.

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