Apparatjik (pronounced /æpəˈrætʃɪk/ ap-ə-RAT-chik) is a supergroup formed in 2008 that consists of bassist Guy Berryman from Coldplay, guitarist/keyboardist Magne Furuholmen (Magne F) from a-ha, singer/guitarist Jonas Bjerre of Mew and producer Martin Terefe. The band's name literal translation is 'agent of the apparatus'. Apparatjik stans for apparatchik, which is a word of Russian origin and is used to describe 'people who cause bureaucratic bottlenecks in otherwise efficient organisations'.

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