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  | GARY ECKSTEIN ~ FATA MORGANA
HED ARZI 14845 (Barcode: 7293372148453) ~ ISRAEL ~ Progressive Rock
Recorded: 1981 Released: 1991
This is the 4th album by Israeli singer / guitarist / composer Gary EcksteinFind albums by this artist, one of the most important Israeli Rock and Progressive Rock pioneers and a very talented musician. His early albums are superb examples of the Israeli music scene at the time, which was extremely creative and sophisticated. Eckstein was definitely one of the most talented Israeli guitarists in all times and his unique feel sounds absolutely incredible today as well. He also wrote some of the best melodies, which remain fresh and sizzling after all these years. On this excellent album he is accompanied by some of the best players active at the time, like keyboardist Moshe LevyFind albums by this artist, bassists Miki ShavivFind albums by this artist and Alon NadelFind albums by this artist and drummer Meir IsraelFind albums by this artist. The album is quite different from his other releases, as it features modern arrangements and interpretation of early Israel songs, which are associated with the era when the State of Israel was founded. This is a great document of the Israeli scene at the time and is warmly recommended!
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  | NURIT GALRON ~ SONGS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (EXPANDED EDITION)
NMC (ISRAEL) 22472 (Barcode: 7294276224724) ~ ISRAEL ~ Progressive Rock
Recorded: 1981 Released: 2013
This is the third album by Israeli singer Nurit GalronFind albums by this artist, who was one of the most influential and revered Artists on the local scene in the late 1970s and through the 1980s. Galron was a gallant pioneer of the Music & Poetry movement, which had a loyal following at the time and brought modern Israeli poetry to a much wider audiences than just the poetry buffs. This album is dedicated solely to the poetry written by the sublime Israeli poet Natan ZachFind albums by this artist, and includes eleven of his poems which had music composed to by the absolutely crème de la crème of young Israeli composers like Yoni RechterFind albums by this artist, Matti CaspiFind albums by this artist, Shalom HanochFind albums by this artist, Ilan WirtzbergFind albums by this artist, Shlomo YdovFind albums by this artist, Hanan YovelFind albums by this artist and also (one of the songs) by the Godfather of Israeli songwriting Alexander ArgovFind albums by this artist. She is accompanied by a dreamy team of the best instrumentalist active on the scene at the time, which includes, besides the composers themselves, also flautist Shem Tov LevyFind albums by this artist, bassist Miki ShavivFind albums by this artist, drummer Alon HillelFind albums by this artist and many others.
These beautiful songs have been an integral part of the Israeli cultural legacy for over three decades now, completely untouched by time and sounding now better than ever. The beauty of the melodies combined with the depth of Zach´s exquisite poems is simply an unbeatable combination with an everlasting added value. In retrospect this is one of the true Israeli music classic recordings, matched only by a few others over time. It also served as an inspiration for generation of young Israeli songwriters and singer to combine the better of the two worlds: music and poetry, which still is felt today.
This expanded edition adds a whole CD of bonus material, which is part of a concert, recorded live by the radio and is released here for the first time. The concert celebrated Zach´s new book of poetry ("Northeasterly") published in 1979, and was an inspiration to this album, released a couple of years later.
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