Death of Marat

Unwound covers Joy Division - a strange but concise description for the Phoenix based three-piece, Death of Marat. Members John Brandon, Mike Juliano and Jef Wright (Colorstore) construct a delicate balance of modern off-kilter musicianship, smoothly blending it with the early Goth and New Wave sounds of The Birthday Party and Bauhaus. Formed in 1997 under the name Mars Observer Mission, Juliano and Wright originally started as a two piece, releasing their first split 7" with Sea of Cortez. Brandon joined the group in 1998, and soon after the three released their self-titled 7". Death of Marat also appears on a split 7" with Half Visconte and on two local Phoenix compilations, Libations Unlimited and Not One Red Light: A Modified Document. Their debut album, The Shattered, was released on Satellite Transmissions in July of 2000. Their second (and final) album "All Eyes Open" was released in April of 2002.