Mad in Craft: LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA

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Mad in Craft are a four piece band from Toronto. All four members were born and grew up in Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia, and were part of an immense emigration from Balkans due to war. Finding Canada as their new home was not only important for obvious reasons but this relocation strengthened the cohesion of artist and alike and by the beginning of the century there was a humble but passionate scene with diverse music styles. Although the majority of bands covered the music from their former homeland, a growing desire to share ideas and views with the new culture they inhabited became overwhelming. Mad in Craft are the outcome of such trend merging the members from three different bands. For a lack of better definition our music draws from the early eighties gothic harmonies and revelations of post punk. But perhaps most important and yet less evident is the influence of eclectic folk compositions from the Balkan region. The combination of these styles produces a distinctive and acquired sound. Morally and politically aware themes and examinations of emotional intricacies in the lyrical content focuses the bands energy and direction. Certain life experiences of each band member dictate the manner and atmosphere Mad in Craft exude while the desire to create music through all ordeals is apparent in their name. The line from Shakespeare's Hamlet where he admits to his obsession; "I essentially am not mad, but mad in craft", signifies this longing.

Mad in Craft

18 December, 2007

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA

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