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A driving force on the Irish music scene and starting to make waves further afield, much touted art-rock trio, Sanzkrit unleash a sonic explosion of tightly crafted melodic gems and manic art-punk explorations akin to acts like, Dinosaur Jr, The Jesus Lizard, Husker Du, Television, Sonic Youth, Radiohead, The Dead Kennedys, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Fugazi, Queens of the Stone Age and The Pixies.
Established in 1999 by school friends Dave Marron (Vocals & Guitar) and Pauric Duffy (Drums) Sanzkrit's early compositions were brimming with a youthful energy and a punk ethos. A pop sensibility would become more evident in their debut EP release, Evilution. Released in December of 2002, Evilution hit a chord with both the public and music critics alike, although it fell short of the band's own high expectations. The band focused on touring hard whilst writing more new material. Gigs with bands like Berkeley, GiveAmanAkick, The Flaws, Morello, The Gurriers, Mike Got Spiked, and Jetplane Landing insured the name Sanzkrit became increasingly familiar with the nation's gig going community. The busy touring schedule helped the band sculpt a definitive live energy and a tightly knit sound. In March of 2004 the band parted ways with bassist Paddy Byrne and recruited Ex-Cousin It bassist, Dave Markey, whose technical proficiency as a musician solidified the sound as a whole. More new songs were written and soon the trio were back in the studio.
Sanzkrit released their second EP, intitled "Remember to Breathe" in October 2004. The new release featured the songs, "Your Place Or Mine", "La Guerre D'Amor", "Me Verses My Inner Nihilist" and "Freak Show Barbie". It perfectly captured the band's live energy and highlighted their unique combination of clever songwriting and musical poignancy. A Launch in Tower Records, Dublin, and a string of live dates brought a great year to an end and led to nationwide radio airplay, and acclaim from music critics near and far. 2005 kicked off with a soldout headlining gig in Dundalk's Spirit Store venue. More touring ensued, sharing bills with acts like La Faro, Fighting With Wire, Delorentos, Mascara Story, Ham Sandwich, Stars of the City and Pier Nineteen. The band's setlist now boasted a well rounded array of snappy modern pop-rock songs. They had the clever rythyms, the dreamy melodies, the infectious pop hooks, and a suitably untamed live energy. They were capable of being profound and tongue in cheek all at once and it was winning over audiences everywhere. This progress did not go unnoticed by industry insiders. When summer arrived, Sanzkrit received and of course accepted invitations to a whole host of music festivals, including Derry's Tennents Intro Festival, Dundalk's Ripple Effect Festival, The Raglan Road Festival and a prime time Saturday night slot at Ireland's biggest Indie Music Gathering, Dublin's Hard Working Class Heroes Festival. The summer raged on with a Sell-Out Headlining Show in Galway's Roisin Dubh Venue and an invitation to open for Irish pop-rock legends Turn, on the forthcoming launch of their new album.
The current street buzz surrounding Sanzkrit suggests that the big time beckons and with an eagerly awaited new EP scheduled for an October release, the hype just keeps on building. The future is looking very bright for these guys right now, so catch 'em live now ..................... while they're
still playing intimate venues!
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