{"id":15732,"date":"2025-09-04T08:30:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=15732"},"modified":"2025-09-04T08:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:31:43","slug":"ukrainian-band-vovk-unveils-new-single-mur-with-haunting-monochrome-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=15732","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian band V\u00f8vk unveils new single \u201cMur\u201d with haunting monochrome video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VOK-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15733\" style=\"width:703px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VOK-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VOK-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VOK-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VOK-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VOK-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VOK.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian band V\u00f8vk present their third single &#8216;Mur&#8217; from the upcoming album &#8220;Litera&#8221; (October 3rd via kontrabass), accompanied by a monochrome video clip. The song reflects the emotional landscape of the first days of the Russian full-scale invasion, when daily life shrank to the narrow corridors of apartments, and people sought comfort in fragile illusions of safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Band statement:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cIn the first days of the full-scale invasion, our lives narrowed to the corridors of our apartments, where between two walls we built our own fortresses. Onto mattresses and sleeping bags we slowly dragged books, laptops, dishes \u2013 as if trying to fill this space with a new life. Every evening, scrolling through the news feed, we believed that the night would erase the horror, and the morning would bring a different reality, like waking up from a nightmare. These feelings shaped the song \u2018Mur\u2019 \u2013 our na\u00efve, almost childlike faith that tomorrow is near, just one dream away.\u201d<\/em><br>Built on hypnotic rhythms and dynamic contrasts, \u201cMur\u201d captures the duality of fear and hope: aggression and tension coexist with lullaby-like calmness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The title holds multiple meanings:<br>&#8211; Mur \u2013 Ukrainian word for &#8220;wall&#8221;. A fortress wall raised by the song&#8217;s lyrical hero.<br>&#8211; Mur \u2013 from the Ukrainian word for &#8220;ants,&#8221; the creatures that populate the track.<br>&#8211; Mur \u2013 a muffled murmur, a whisper that resonates throughout the song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"V\u00f8vk - Mur (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qDFGGUid3sI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>About V\u00f8vk:<\/em><\/strong> Kyiv-based progressive rock\/post-hardcore trio known for blending ordered chaos, emotionality, and experimentation. The lyrics explore the intersection of the symbolic and the personal, creating phantasmagoric narratives.<br><br>V\u00f8vk&#8217;s history includes two European tours, numerous charity concerts, performances on Ukraine&#8217;s underground stages, and participation in festivals such as Faine Misto, Gogolfest, Winter Mass VI, Barrockko Fest, Rock-n-Buh, Respublica, Impulse Fest, Electric Meadow, and Kazka Family Fest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>V\u00f8vk&#8217;s discography includes the album \u201cLair,\u201d a cover of DakhaBrakha&#8217;s \u201cSho Z-Pod Duba,\u201d the bilingual single \u201cTiger | Tyhr,\u201d and the \u201cPromin\u201d collaboration with Johannes Persson. Their songs have been featured on the official playlist for the game \u201cS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Instagram: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/vovkband\"><em>https:\/\/instagram.com\/vovkband<br><\/em><\/a><em>Facebook: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/vovkband\"><em>https:\/\/facebook.com\/vovkband<br><\/em><\/a><em>YouTube: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@vovkband\"><em>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@vovkband<br><\/em><\/a><em>X: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vovkband\"><em>https:\/\/x.com\/vovkband<br><\/em><\/a><em>TikTok: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@vovkband\"><em>https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@vovkband<br><\/em><\/a><em>Bandcamp: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/vovk.bandcamp.com\/\"><em>https:\/\/vovk.bandcamp.com\/<br><\/em><\/a><em>Apple Music: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ua\/artist\/v%C3%B8vk\/1811578159?l=uk\"><em>https:\/\/music.apple.com\/ua\/artist\/v%C3%B8vk\/1811578159?l=uk<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7oGyUy3x2uYjyBpqrxN6Qw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian band V\u00f8vk present their third single &#8216;Mur&#8217; from the upcoming album &#8220;Litera&#8221; (October 3rd via kontrabass), accompanied by a monochrome video clip. The song reflects the emotional landscape of the first days of the Russian full-scale invasion, when daily life shrank to the narrow corridors of apartments, and people sought comfort in fragile illusions&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=15732\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ukrainian band V\u00f8vk unveils new single \u201cMur\u201d with haunting monochrome video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15732"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15737,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15732\/revisions\/15737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}