launch murf zine #20
On Saturday, January 31st, we’re celebrating the launch of the 20th edition of Murf/Murw magazine. Below, you’ll find an explanation of the artists who will be performing, followed by an explanation of this edition’s two themes: John & Jane Doe and MacGuffin.
artists
𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻 (𝗡𝗟)
Through a live Japanese gyotaku performance, Anders prints nature itself.
From (ES)
A wavey drive through the Spanish mountains, a melancholic morning after… All of it infused with an anarchistic post-punk mentality. Fernando Romero weaves together elements of jazz, dub, and post-punk with traditions of Spanish music.
𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗮𝗹 (𝗕𝗘)
His long experience as an improviser in jazz and improvised music scenes allows him to manipulate samples live, reinventing the pieces at each concert as they move between tribal free jazz and post-club, mixing noise-based textures with hypnotic rhythms.
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘂 (𝗕𝗘)
Through delicate pencil drawings, she evokes distorted and expressive figures that blur the boundaries between human, animal, and mythological forms.
𝗠𝗜𝗧 – 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 (𝗕𝗘)
Tight rhythms, angular guitars, and vocals that threaten to spin out of control. This duo will drive 3 hours from about the border of France to offer us a clever combination of punk and garage.
𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗷𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀 (𝗟𝗧)
thrives between cathartic extremes and gastronomic boredom. His anthropomorphic practice, which includes performance, misbehavior, sculpture, and writing, is inspired by the overlap of animalistic primitivity and the absurdity of societal vices.
𝗗𝗝 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆//𝗨𝗴𝗹𝘆 (𝗡𝗟)
Next to organizing shows, @ppprettyuuugly occasionally acts as DJ as well. Expect a set with unexpected turns, punk attitude and hyper energy.
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19:30
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doors open
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20:00
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Opening Marie Malingreau & Zine Release
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20:10
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Anders Verschuren
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20:45
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21:30
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Anders Verschuren
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22:00
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Donatas
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22:30
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Kabaal
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23:45
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MIT-Male Idiot Theory
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Dj Pretty//Ugly
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Expo:
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Marie Malingreau
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3:00
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the end
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the themes of this edition:
John & Jane Doe
John and Jane Doe are names used when a person’s identity is unknown or must remain anonymous. Originating in medieval England as legal placeholders, they later became part of the UK and US legal systems, with Jane Doe as the female counterpart. The names were also used for unidentified deceased individuals, sometimes even appearing on gravestones.
Today, cold cases involving John or Jane Doe are reinvestigated using modern DNA technology, enabling facial reconstructions and the identification of relatives. Interpol’s Identify Me project, launched in 2023, focuses on identifying European women found dead decades ago. Ultimately, John and Jane Doe symbolize anonymity and the unseen stories behind unnamed victims.
MacGuffin
A MacGuffin is a story element (usually an object, sometimes a person or a secret) that sets the action of a story in motion, but whose content or meaning is ultimately less important. In other words, it’s an excuse to make the story happen. An example is the ring in The Lord of the Rings; it drives the story forward, but its exact origin or function is less important than the fact that everyone wants it.
