Zurround was an ensemble that played live, improvisational electronic music. It existed in many different forms between 1995 – 2002, and played varied venues including both First Avenue’s Mainstage and 7th Street Entry, and a devival for the Church of the Subgenius. Signature sounds included Zharachne’s beat-poetry inspired lyrics; live saxophone, bass guitar, and effects mixing; and a lot of what we affectionately call “space drool” from one of its many synthesizers. Zurround introduced me to my love of synthesizers, and a short list included in its sound over the years include the Sequential Circuits Prophet 600, a Roland Juno 106, Roland JD800, Kurzweil K2000, Ensoniq ASR-10, and Doepfer A-100 modular. Members included myself, Nick Elmquist, Brian Etchison, Scott Keever, Jj Kidder, and Zharachne Rahkonen.