My first introduction to Ido Bukelman, was through the Albert Beger Electroacoustic Band, where he plays guitar in the ensemble, and had also taken part in their album Peacemaker. I knew him as a killer guitar player, but only recently was I introduced to his skills as a phenomenal acoustic guitar player. Bukelman plays music to the [...]
Last Thursday, I went to see a very interesting night in Jaffa, Israel. The event, took place in Hateva (The Arc) gathered some really talented chaps from the local jazz and improv scene in the country, and was based on two duos and one trio and was based on the free improvisation concept. It was messy, tidy, [...]
It was another great year in music. Again, like last year, I can't understand those who insists that 'nothing good happened in 20102, annoying hipsters. It was such a diverse year, full of brilliant gems. I won't go into charts and numbering, but here's a rough overview of the stuff I liked this year. Some of the [...]
[Audio] STR Mixtape - You're A Good Man, Arthur Brown (Right Click + Save as to Download) Title Artist Starting Time Armageddon Days (Are Here Again) The The Alright Big Surr 05:38 Funeral Baby The Liminanas 08:24 An Appointment With The Master Bachdenkel 11:45 California Sunrise Dirty Gold 16:46 One More Sleepless Night (Demo) Xqses 20:37 Find Mr. Zeebedee Edison Lighthouse 24:43 Don't Threaten Me With Your Threats Nels Cline 27:39 The Orchid The Black Heart Procession [...]
Like I wrote couple of months ago, the veteran Israeli free-jazz saxophonist Albert Beger has finally released his much anticipated ninth album Peacemaker. It's a brilliant album, it really is. A six piece suit that can fit perfectly to every experimental music fan out there, not only for jazz fans, but to alternative rock fans as [...]
My first encounter with the guitar of Nels Cline, was when I first heard one of the best guitar solos I've heard in a long time. It was a new song by Wilco called Impossible Germany. The year was 2007. That solo left me speechless, especially because I didn't know Jeff Tweedy was such an [...]
Tel Aviv based boutique label Anova Music, will be releasing the brand new album by free-jazz pioneer and innovator Albert Beger. Beger, 51, is considered to be the most dominant figure in the Israeli free-jazz/avantgarde scene in the country, somewhat of a cult hero and a winner of the prime minister's prize (yes, there is such [...]
STR Mixtape : Malfunction 1. Gordon Bok - The Beaches Of Lukannon 2. Peggy Young - Body Breaks (03:23) 3. Calexico - Si Tu Disais (06:26) 4. Scott Walker - Psoriatic (09:32) 5. Donovan Quinn - Your Wicked Man (14:18) 6. Jean Claude Vannier - Mort Du Roi Des Mouches (18:22) 7. John Fahey - Night Train Of Valhalla (21:52) 8. [...]