KatsüK

Artist Information

Biography

The music of KatsüK is chameleon in nature, actively defying genre and creating deeply impact-full works of art with emotive substance, both timeless and without border. It is what led one very enthusiastic fan to describe as “…the orgasm we have been waiting for.”

KatsüK is comprised of founder, Daniel Katsük on vocals, native flutes & guitar; Jeff Dahlgren on vocals & guitar; David Oliver on drums; and AQAL on electric bass. Guitarist, Dahlgren is also well known for his work with world-renowned French singer Mylene Farmer.

KatsüK’s highly anticipated new album, Zero Point, a 17 track sonic horizon is due out the first of 2012. With lyrical potency and infectious melodies, Zero Point brings back the glory of true rock opera coupled with a dynamic and theatrical live show.

Based out of Ft. Worth, TX, KatsüK has shared the stage with such esteemed and varied acts as Colin Hay (Men At Work), Fever In The Funkhouse, Sister 7, Patrice Pike, Cowboy Mouth, Guy Forsyth, Spoonfed Tribe, Brave Combo, Railroad Earth, Kan’Nal, Baboon, Brutal Juice, Ian Moore and many others. The band has also been featured in several festivals including SXSW (unofficial showcase), NX35, Funkytown Fall Festival, Dreamtime, Rock The Republic, Deep Ellum Arts Fest, Earth Dance, Heaven On Earth Festival, and many more.

KatsüK has received repeated nods from the annual FW Weekly Music Awards, including 2011 nomination for Best Live Band and a 2010 nomination for Song of the Year (Skeleton Key’s “Cut the Cord“). Previous awards include Best Acoustic/Folk Group (2008), Artist of the Year (2005), Best Acoustic Band (2005), and Singer/Songwriter of the Year (dallasmusic.com, 2001). Along with many additional nominations by FW Weekly over the years, the track “Evergreen“ from 2008’s Out in the Wind was recently chosen as one of the top ten songs of the last decade. The music of KatsüK has been featured in the television shows Dragonball Z, Case Closed, and Full Metal Alchemist (all appearing on Cartoon Network); and Daniel also utilizes his voice as an anime actor. As such, he has appeared on many popular shows including Spiral, Dragonball & Dragonball Z, Yu-Yu Hakusho, Kiddy Grade, Full Metal Alchemist, Grappler Baki, Case Closed, Samurai 7, Lupin the 3rd, Burst Angel, Desert Punk, Trinity Blood, Speed Grapher, Sakura Wars and more.

Instrumentation

Daniel Katsük - Acoustic & Electric Guitar/ Native Flutes/ Vox
Jeff Dahlgren - Electric Guitar
AQAL - Bass
David Oliver - Drums, percussion and sequencing

Discography

OUT IN THE WIND (2008)
1. Evergreen
2. JUST In CasE
3. Wonder Years

SKELETON KEY - EP (2010)
1. Cut The Cord
2. INI

Links

• Official Website
• Facebook
• MySpace
• Reverb Nation

Audio

• Last Waltz of the Tyrants
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• Cut The Cord
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• Evergreen
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• Trinity
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• Space Child
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• Just In Case
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Lyrics

• Out In The Wind - Lyrics

Video

Cut The Cord (Feat. Jeff Dahlgren)

JUST In CasE

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Press

• Awards write-up [+ Show ]
  

  Daniel Katsük has perfected his vocal presence as a guru seemingly influenced equally by Yusef Islam...Daniel Katsük has perfected his vocal presence as a guru seemingly influenced equally by Yusef Islam and Jamiroquai's Jay Kay and more than capable of navigating listeners through his arrangements of strings, percussion, keys, and all manner of shimmering world-music effects.

• The Year of the Kat [+ Show ]
  

  Daniel Katsük finally seems to be getting back into the swing of Fort Worth things. Couple-a years a...Daniel Katsük finally seems to be getting back into the swing of Fort Worth things. Couple-a years ago, the psych-folk singer-songwriter decamped for verdant Colorado, then came back, then started a band that soon fell apart, and then, well, he got back on track. Katsük is recording an EP at Sound Lab in Irving. At his side is veteran muso Jeff Dahlgren, who played in the legendary L.A. punk band Wasted Youth (one member went on to Velvet Revolver, another to Queens of the Stone Age) and also played guitar in international chanteuse Mylène Farmer's backing band.
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  Daniel Katsuk.
  A friend was responsible for the introduction. Dahlgren also is producing the still-untitled record. Tentative release date is late summer or early fall, and by the first of the year, Katsük hopes to release a double album. "Things have been moving in such a powerful way it is refreshing," he said. "It is really nice to work with someone so professional yet genuine, as he is on a similar spiritual path. ... It has been helpful and inspiring." Catch Katsük solo at Chadra Mezza & Grill (1622 Park Place Ave. on the South Side, 817-926-3992) Friday and Saturday from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Visit www.myspace.com/katsuk. ... You also can catch KatsüK, the full band, on Sun., June 28, as part of the 12th Annual Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards Festival. Three dozen bands, including Telegraph Canyon, The Orbans, Josh Weathers + the True Endeavors, Dove Hunter, Sam Anderson and the Thrift Store Troubadours, Chatterton, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Rivercrest Yacht Club, Stephen Pointer Band, Maren Morris, Pablo and the Hemphill 7, and many more, are already slated to play. You'll be able to catch them at one of six downtown clubs: 8.0 Restaurant & Bar, Bent Lounge, Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, Embargo, Paddy Reds Irish Pub, and Scat Jazz Lounge. The event is free. Mark your calendars. ...

• Katsuk - Skeleton Key [+ Show ]
  

  Katsuk Skeleton Key (Self-released) By Kelly Dearmore Thursday, Mar 25 2010 The latest projec...
  Katsuk
  Skeleton Key (Self-released)
  By Kelly Dearmore Thursday, Mar 25 2010
  
  The latest project from Fort Worth's Katsuk, Skeleton Key, is an unusually ambitious EP that funnels a diverse collection of sounds through an acoustic filter, effectively purifying each of the offering's seven songs. The earnest lyrics that frontman and band namesake Daniel Katsuk delivers, with an often-times Oberst-style warble, strive for substantial meaning and a purposeful spirituality.
  
  
  While convincing, Katsuk's noble venture into the realm of tribal rhythms and his espousing of various global influences do tend to cause a bit of trans-Atlantic whiplash in the span of this EP. To more fully comprehend what Katsuk is attempting to provide, imagine what Guster might offer from a musical perspective after watching a National Geographic Channel special detailing the cultural arts of the Ottoman Empire from their bus—while perusing a Bob Marley biography during the commercials—on a tour with Ray LaMontagne.
  
  By simply taking a look at Skeleton Key's album art and even Katsuk's Web site, it's clear that Katsuk is posturing to create an image for himself as something more than a dreadlocked, suburban, 20-something with a tattered copy of Entering the Stream tucked safely into his Baja hoodie poncho. And, for the most part, Katsuk rises above such clichés that often claim the soul-patches of college-aged open-mic barnstormers possessing similar visions of a higher plane.
  

• Transcendental huh? [+ Show ]
  

  “Weaving together an impressively thick sonic tapestry, I was really blown away by KatsüK, and their...“Weaving together an impressively thick sonic tapestry, I was really blown away by KatsüK, and their massive Middle Eastern sound. Fans of Dead Can Dance and acoustic Led Zeppelin should check them out.” -Harder Beat Magazine-
  

• KatsüK [+ Show ]
  

  Formed by Daniel KatsüK (Spoonfed Tribe) and based out of Ft. Worth TX, KatsüK formerly known as A-h...Formed by Daniel KatsüK (Spoonfed Tribe) and based out of Ft. Worth TX, KatsüK formerly known as A-hummin’ Acoustical Acupuncture (AAA) has toured nationally and internationally playing such festivals as High Sierra, Bob Marley, Lollapalooza, Dreamtime Festival and many many more.

• Live Review: Dylan 66 at the Oriental [+ Show ]
  

  The five-hour extravaganza celebrating Dylan's 66 birthday played like Dylan's career: An acoustic r...The five-hour extravaganza celebrating Dylan's 66 birthday played like Dylan's career: An acoustic rise to fame followed abruptly by an electric downward spiral to the early hours of the next millenium that left people wondering when it was all going to end. So pity if you went to the bathroom during the first forty minutes of the show -- it was like missing Freewheelin' Bob Dylan all together.
  
  Jim Dalton from the the Railbenders laid down "It Ain't Me Babe," with Angie Stevens filling the role of Joan Baez. And the AAA's Daniel Katsuk played a killer version of "Blowin in the Wind" that did justice to the original by mixing it up, not just feeding the crowd a photocopy of a photocopy.

Setlist

All originals with a few covers twisted into new originality.

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