Any comments on "Dance of the Idiots" by Koby Israelit, on Tzadik? It looks pretty interesting, but I wasn't able to track down any soundsclips anywhere on the net. His webpage http://www.koby.info/ isn't particularly helpfull. "Koby Israelit is a young Israeli musician living in London who enjoys smashing genres together and grinding them into dust. Koby has absorbed an astounding array of musics, and blends them together here in dynamic and colorful musical world all his own. As complex and finely crafted as naked City, Frank Zappa or Mr. Bungle at their best, the music on Dance Of The Idiots, Kobys debut recording, is a passionate exploration of the Jewish experience. Cantorial Death Metal, Nino Rota Klezmer, Balkan Surf, Catskills free improvisation. Youve never heard such sounds." _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
Hi Arthur and all, "Dance..." is not a bad album at all, the problem is the expectations created by the Tzadik promo actually. It introduced Israelite as some sort of Naked City/Mr. Bungle/Frank Zappa blend I'm still looking for any real connections to those musicians other than a certain taste for ecclecticism. The album opens with a vintage-sound that crisscrosses typical Jewish scales with a Nino Rota flavor and everything looks really promising. From that on, the whole thing is about genre-clashing with some negative surprises along the way: some heavy metal guitar riffs are unbearable and suspiciously similar to some Bungle tune I can't remember the title of right now. Besides that, those unexpected turns don't seem to fit really well into the overall sound -some would call them gratuitous, I'm sure-. Can't give too many details because I lent it to a friend after four or five listens- bad sign! However, Israelite's imagination is undeniable and at least it goes beyond the jazz + klezmer Tzadik formula- which is fine with me if you don't own 200 of their releases. Best, Efrén del Valle n.p: Raymond Scott "Manhattan Research Inc" (Basta) --- Arthur Gadney <a_gadney@hotmail.com> escribió: > Any comments on "Dance of the Idiots" by Koby
Israelit, on Tzadik? It looks pretty interesting, but I wasn't able to track down any soundsclips anywhere on the net. His webpage http://www.koby.info/ isn't particularly helpfull.
"Koby Israelit is a young Israeli musician living in London who enjoys smashing genres together and grinding them into dust. Koby has absorbed an astounding array of musics, and blends them together here in dynamic and colorful musical world all his own. As complex and finely crafted as naked City, Frank Zappa or Mr. Bungle at their best, the music on Dance Of The Idiots, KobyÂs debut recording, is a passionate exploration of the Jewish experience. Cantorial Death Metal, Nino Rota Klezmer, Balkan Surf, Catskills free improvisation. YouÂve never heard such sounds."
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the problem is the expectations created by the Tzadik promo actually. I've had this same problem with a couple of recent Tzadik purchases... Friction's "Zone Tripper" in particular. I know I'm being too trusting when I let a bloody obi strip get me all excited about what's on a disc, but good gawd, what a piece of crap "Zone Tripper" is. Hooray! Bland major-key rawk that would have sounded anemic in 1988! A couple of by-the-numbers Audio Active remixes! Recorded by An Important Member Of The No-Wave Movement! Hooray! Yes, I'm a putz for buying it in the first place. (Anybody want to trade something that didn't pass muster with them for it?)
On a more positive note, though, the Limited Express (Has Gone?) disc, "Feeds You!", is really quite entertaining. Again, the Melt-Banana comparisons are unnecessary, but Limited Express is exactly the kind of rock band that I'd be delighted to stumble across in a club some night: at their quietest, they remind me of some of the Merge Records bands from the mid-to-late '90s (especially Shark Quest), picking their way through funny keys in a head-nodding and interesting way, but also get loud enough to merit some hopping around without too much prodding. I'll definitely be on the look-out for them in clubs around the Kansai area in the future. Also, the new Yamamoto Seiichi disc, "Nu Frequency", is worth a listen. I haven't really digested it yet, but it fits nicely between the hypnotic pop of Rashinban and the more balls-out sounds of Ontoko or Most. A good mix of percussion, keys, and guitars, and I found a couple of re-issues of old Phew releases in the same section of the shop where "Nu Frequency" was shelved, so I'm doubly happy with the find. -me ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
HI,
I know I'm being too trusting when I let a bloody obi strip get me all excited about what's on a disc
With time, I've learnt to ignore things like "his most dynamic composition", "his best work to date", and the usual obi language but maybe they should be a bit more orientative rather than sales-oriented.
On a more positive note, though, the Limited Express (Has Gone?) disc, "Feeds You!", is really quite entertaining. Again, the Melt-Banana comparisons are unnecessary,
I can't remember reading anything about Melt Banana in relation to Limited Express, but if so, I don't really see any stylistic connections besides the obvious: female vocalist and hardcore orientations. Other than that, they couldn't sound more differently.
but Limited Express is exactly the kind of rock band that I'd be delighted to stumble across in a club some night: at their quietest, they remind me of some of the Merge Records bands from the mid-to-late '90s (especially Shark Quest),
The childish, naive vocals on the album really get on my nerves at some points, and it certainly has some sort of old-fashioned prog-hardcore stylings. I wouldn't place them along with Boredoms or Melt Banana in terms of quality, despite being techically good.
Also, the new Yamamoto Seiichi disc, "Nu Frequency", is worth a listen. I haven't really digested it yet, but it fits nicely between the hypnotic pop of Rashinban and the more balls-out sounds of Ontoko or Most.
To be sincere, I don't understand what's going on in "Nu Frequency". I find it pretty tedious and somehow dispersed. I was expecting some kind of extreme guitar work and what you find there is... What do you find there?! Not to mention Sachi Hayasaka's "Minga". I still haven't made it to the end of the album. I can't find a reason why someone would want this to be issued through a label like Tzadik. Again, the obi talks about world music and jazz but those melodies seem more a new age thing than something slightly original. Last month wasn't a very good one for the label, imho. What I do strongly recommend is Adachi Tomomi Royal Chorus "Yo". An incredible a cappella octet touching upon hardcore, ambient, cartoons and anything you can imagine with a level of precision and humour that will have you play the album over and over again (hopefully). Best, Efrén del Valle n.p: Barry Guy New Orchestra "Live at CCCB (Barcelona 2002" (bootleg) A good mix of percussion, keys, and
guitars, and I found a couple of re-issues of old Phew releases in the same section of the shop where "Nu Frequency" was shelved, so I'm doubly happy with the find.
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