Aleph Zero is the product of two minds - Yaniv Shulman & Shahar Bar-Itzhak.
Yaniv, of the talented Shulman musical project, is a true innovator of psychedelic ambient. He is known
for breaking borders and morphing new sounds, with three highly successful albums behind him and a lot
of praise from every possible direction; DJ Shahar has been involved with the electronic dance &
chillout music world for more than a decade, writing about music in a multitude of magazines and web
sites, DJing in parties, clubs & festivals & compiling compilations.
Aleph Zero's musical vision is one of downtempo electronic music, journeying
through the realms of ambient, chill out, ethnic sounds and weird electronica. In its short time of
existence Aleph Zero has already managed to get world wide recognition, and
its quality music has been accepted across various musical scenes. The reviews for all releases have
been overwhelming and they have been drawing praise from major music magazine and website and all the
way to the Japan Times and New York Times! Aleph Zero artists & DJs roster
includes: Shulman, DJ Shahar, Bluetech, Ishq, Omnimotion, Hibernation (Seb Taylor), Agalactia, Vataff
Project and more. Aleph Zero artists and DJs are constantly touring around the globe, and had their
music licensed to a multitude of destinations.
Aleph Zero:
"The smallest infinite integer. The cardinality of the first infinite ordinal, omega (the number of
natural numbers)."
Discography:
Bluetech - The Divine Invasion (AlephZ13)
Finally it is here -
the eagerly awaited third Bluetech album on Aleph Zero - The
Divine Invasion. Three years in the making, The Divine Invasion
offers an irresistible mix of spacey dubby beats, dreamy atmospheres and unique
compositions. The same irresistible mix that made the New York Times
label Bluetech as "one of the best ambient artists" following the
release of his previous album - Sines and Singularities. In The Divine Invasion, Bluetech, a master of downtempo
electronica, goes deeper and farther into new uncharted territories. From his
distinct mellow oceanic ambience, emerge playful complex sound games and subtle
yet sweeping currents of emotion, amalgamating into wordless songs. Bluetech
is a master in the art of creating danceable music full of ambience and ambient
music that makes you dance, as The Divine Invasion perfectly proves. Hosted here are electronic music pioneers Mirror System (aka System 7),
progressive trance dancefloor masters Ace Ventura and Lish, and
Aleph Zero’s own Eitan Reiter
The second chapter of the Natural Born Chillers series took a long time to construct. DJ Shahar & Shulman carefully picked the best tracks in order to bring you again a musical genre-breaking story that journeys through different musical landscapes and geographical territories. Expect hypnotic rhythms, dubby moves, psychedelic adventures and refreshing sounds with ventures into different corners of our globe and into other dimensions. Once again we invite you to come and give your mind the chance to chill out, relax, and project itself to other realms and mental soundscapes with deep powerful emotions and cutting edge sounds. Come chill with us - Be a Natural!
Consistent with the goal of diversifying its musical say Aleph Zero is happy to present you with Unoccupied’s debut album. Nadav Katz and Eitan Reiter, a multitalented duo from Israel, each well established on his own, team up here, and the outcome is very special. Everyday Life, as the title suggests, is Unoccupied’s view on everyday life, a view that is melancholic and at the same time optimistic, simple and almost naive, yet deep and revealing.
With penetrating melodies and emotional atmospheres, laced with simple smart lyrics, Unoccupied paint a vivid picture of daily reality and beautifully combines the electronic and the acoustic, downtempo electronica and soft rock, ambient pop and alternative music, and is best defined as captivating music for everyday life.
Here’s a new treat from Hibernation, the new project of Seb Taylor, the master of Electronic music responsible for well known projects such as Angel Tears, Kaya Project, Shakta, Digitalis and more. Some Things Never Change, Hibernation’s debut is a mix of downtempo electronica touching many genres and styles. Seb mixes here Lounge, Glitch, IDM, Psychill, Breaks, Ambient and more, and the outcome is something special, a new sound. It is a more experimental sound, quirky glitchy warm downtempo electronic music. Expect Seb’s usual syncopated grooves and strong atmospherics with an additional unexpected edge. Chillout with a Twist.
Welcome to the dark mysterious forests of Bulgarian musician Victor Marinov's mind. In the age of instant hit tracks we invite you to an 80 minutes long journey out of this world. Arranged as one piece like in Vataff Project's live sets, Kalitz offers a true album experience. The project has its own distinct sound, although it contains elements of psychedelic techno, IDM, trip hop & ambient, occasionally incorporating traditional Bulgarian instruments. Vataff's music is like nothing you've ever heard and it engulfs you in thick psychedelic atmosphere with alien sounds that sucks you into another world from the first note.
Shulman – Endless Rhythms of the Beatless Heart (AlephZ08)
Shulman's much awaited 4th album offers a special combination of electronic and
acoustic music. Using their unrivaled mastery of sonic manipulation and hosting an impressive cast of
highly skilled musicians, Shulman manage to construct a musical journey the likes of you've never
encountered before. Once again they build a musical bridge between East and West, Classic and
Contemporary, Past and Future. Blending revolutionary hi-tech sounds, classical Indian, Arab & Greek
music, Contemporary Jazz and much more, they weave a complex and detailed musical pattern that rests
upon the world around us and adds to it an infinite depth and a magical halo.
Aleph Zero's first exclusive digital downloads release. Digital Singles is a series
aimed at giving Aleph Zero fans access to fresh tracks coming from our artists' studios in between
projects, to more unconventional creations from them, and to material that was originally licensed to
other labels or projects. This first volume features our established artists: Shulman, Bluetech,
Omnimotion and Anahata, our promising new talents: Vataff Project and Agalactia, and guests visits from
CBL and Phutureprimitive. The outcome is a perfect floating chilled journey with ambient, idm and dubby
touches, relaxing and at the same time fresh and interesting.
This compilation will escort you in a nocturnal journey starting in any other evening
of everyday life and going through mysterious musical back roads and unknown sonic paths, spiraling
down and diving deep inside your soul- a Midnight Soul Dive. Hovering in and out of realms of downtempo
electronica, idm, ambient & chillout, accomplished artists such as Shulman, Bluetech, Ishq,
Hibernation, Omnimotion, Vataff Project and Rena Jones, and others, construct for you an imaginary
internal world of sounds. Midnight Soul Dive will draw you slowly inside that world, gradually relaxing
you while exposing for you amazing wonders - the wonders of the soul.
Omnimotion much awaited 2nd album is a journey of magical wonders, dreams and intricate
emotions filled with love for nature. It is a beautifully mellow and yet optimistic travel through the
world around us, imaginary and real, venturing into our innermost spaces. This is an incredibly diverse
album that features eight different vocalists- from a rapper to an opera singer- and many guest
musicians playing an array of musical instruments. The outcome hovers between the electronic and the
acoustic, the hypnotic and the melodic, between abstract ambient and mellow songs, between dubby songs
and IDM glitches.
Random Thoughts- Shulman's 3rd album- is a special and different experience. As the
name hints, it contains different compositions in different tones that accumulated in Shulman's studio
independently of any specific album project. We invite you to diverse and faraway corners of the
Shulman mindscape, to experience new sounds, interpretations and sonic surprises, as Shulman stretch
the limits of their musical universe. The album features a diverse roster of established artists such
as Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Steve Shehan, Midival Punditz, Bluetech, Sub6, Entheogenic and more.
The 2nd highly anticipated Bluetech album offers more of Bluetech's unmistakable and
distinct emotional spacey sound. Extensive touring since his previous album led Evan in exploration of
new realms of sonic structures. The outcome of these physical journeys is a spiritual musical inward
deep dive that unfolds and penetrates new dimensions in his musical persona, exposing more of his
unique sound-constructed emotional reflections of the world. Diverse and colorful, the album offers a
more complete perspective from different angles of the Bluetech sound, venturing into more danceable
realms, and includes Evan's interpretations to Pitch Black & Shulman.
Compiled by DJ Shahar & Shulman, this highly praised compilation constructs a
musical genre-breaking journey, spiraling up from quiet penetrating dream soundtracks, through
hypnotizing atmospheres, dubby sequences and mystical ambient touches, to relaxed body moving tunes.
Through the journey, you’ll visit different corners of the universe from Ireland to India and Arabia on
our humble earth and all the way to far away galaxies. Give your mind the chance to chill out, relax,
and project itself to other realms and mental soundscapes with deep powerful emotions and cutting edge
sounds.
Bluetech – Elementary Particles & Prima Materia (AlephZ02)
Elementary Particles & Prima Materia offer chilling and spine shuddering tunes
coming from the mystical green forest atmosphere of Oregon in the Northwest of the US where Bluetech
resides. It is a package of sounds filled with emotions, moods, psychedelia and mystery. While
encompassing musical touches from different parts of the globe, it presents a total blend, crossing
genres and borders. The outcome is a musical journey reaching far away realms that is soothing to your
brain and to your heart.
Shulman- In Search of a Meaningful Moment (AlephZ01)
The successful and highly praised 2nd Shulman album. Ground-breaking sounds and
effects, hypnotic beats, and acoustic instruments, all combined brilliantly to create beautiful
harmonies, intriguing sonic structures, and deep emotional moments. It creates a new dimension of
daydreaming, allowing the listener to experience the wild rose of winds that connect the mystical east
and the modern west. Using sounds, Shulman softly paint the infinite deserts, seas, landscapes, temples
and cities that surround us on our greatest life adventure- the search for a meaningful moment.
One of the leading groups in the psychedelic chill out and ambient scene, Shulman have
performed live in large festivals all around the world. Shulman's music is filled with evolving organic
layers backed by rich harmonies. Shulman represents true innovation of psychedelic ambient and is known
for breaking borders and morphing new sounds, with 3 highly successful albums released and praised all
over the world. Their new live band show offers a unique combination of electronic and live music not
to be missed.
Bluetech
A real master of digital downtempo music, Bluetech has been constantly performing all
around the world, with his unmistakable and distinct emotional spacey sound. His music is a special
morph of dubby beats, classic chillout influences and psychedelic ambient, with a relaxed dancefloor
topping. He is widely recognized as one of today's leading downtempo electronica artists and his music
and live shows received praise from every possible direction, including the New York Times!
Ishq
Real masters of ambient, Ishq are unrivaled in their ability to create huge spaces with
minimal sounds and with the emotional charge that their music carries. Based in Cornwall, UK, Ishq as a
project is centered around producer and engineer Matt Hillier and vocalist Jaqueline Kersley. Ishq's
music can best be described as an electronic organic ambient reincarnation of 70s psychedelic music.
With 4 albums behind them, Ishq, and their other projects, Ishvara & Elve, are unanimously considered
among the top leaders of ambient music today.
Omnimotion
Stefan Lundaahl of Sweden is known for his deep emotional ambient and chillout music.
Omnimotion specializes in creating musical journeys of magical wonders, dreams, colorful soundscapes
and intricate emotions filled with love for nature. His music is enormously diverse, touching the
electronic, acoustic, dub, IDM, ambient and chillout, and appeals to different crowds. He released 2
albums, EP and single tracks on countless compilations, and his music was also chosen to accompany
modern dance choreography by famous choreographer Moses Pendelton.
Hibernation
Hibernation is a new project of Seb Taylor, otherwise known as Angel Tears, Kaya
Project, Shakta, Digitalis & more. Hibernation is Seb's more experimental downtempo project, and offers
quirky glitchy warm downtempo electronic music. Chillout with a twist. Seb is one of the most
experienced musicians in the downtempo scene with 12 albums behind him and shows and appearances in
every conceivable festival and venue all around the world. He wrote music in many styles from Trance,
World Music through to Breakbeat and Chill-out and is currently composing orchestral underscore
material for the BBC. His debut Hibernation album is expected in Aleph Zero in 2008.
DJ Shahar
The most recognized downtempo DJ in Israel, Shahar has been DJing around the world in
underground nature parties, clubs & lounge bars, and big festivals. His long sets (3-12 hours) supply a
unique experience, where he uses his vast musical background to play diverse sets that combine elements
of ethnic music, psychedelic pieces from the colorful past, diverse electronica, and a lot of spacey
dubby beats. Blending all these, he delivers a diverse mind intriguing experience sure to make the mind
fly while the body relaxes or grooves slowly.
Vataff Project
This special musical project initiated and headed by Victor Marinov from Bulgaria is a
mix of electronic music and traditional Bulgarian instruments. The project has its own distinct sound
although it contains elements of psychedelic-techno, triphop & ambient. Vataff's music is like nothing
you've ever heard and it engulfs you in thick psychedelic atmosphere add sucks you into another world
from the first sound. Vataff Project released 2 albums already and performed live in many festivals
around the world.
Unoccupied
The talented duo of Nadav Katz & Eitan Raiter is based in the north of Israel. Both are
very diverse artists and each is taking part in numerous musical projects in a wide spectrum of styles.
Nadav also works as a producer and sound engineer and runs a school for music production. Eitan is a
very talented dance music producer and is part of the uprising Loud project. Unoccupied music
beautifully combines the electronic and the acoustic, downtempo electronica and soft rock, and is best
defined as captivating.
Fredrik Öhr
Fredric Öhr is based in Stockholm, Sweden. Fredrik has a long background in classical
piano and as a song writer. Fredrik studied Tibetan Buddhism, philosophy and language for many years,
in India and Sweden. His music is a wonderful dreamy and fresh combination of North European
atmospheres and textures interlaced with Asian influences. He has already released few tracks on major
labels such as Interchill & One World. His debut album will be released in Aleph Zero in 2008.
Eitan Reiter
Eitan Reiter is also working on his solo album to be released with Aleph Zero. Eitan is
a multitalented genre-crossing artist. Apart from being part of the Loud project with Kobi Toledano,
the rising force in the psytrance scene, and part of the Unoccupied duo with Nadav Katz., Eitan also
produces minimal techno and electro music and also psychedelic chillout under his own name. His music
is deep and casual at the same time, diverse, genre defying and very unique in sound. Eitan is working
on his debut album to be released in Aleph Zero.
Aligning Minds
The unique and captivating collaboration of two US based producers who use sound to achieve a mutual vision. Ethereal and dubby, uplifting and haunting, their music winds its way through the imaginative souls of its listeners, offering a deep exploration of mood and emotional atmosphere. Focused on unifying electronic music through diverse influence, their sound fuses elements of downtempo, dubstep, breakbeat and idm, but without the need for formulaic restrictions. Through both their studio productions and spell binding live performances, Aligning Minds have been gaining interest and support from all over the global spectrum of electronic music. They are working on a full length album for Aleph Zero.
Agalactia
Agalactia is Philip Khripkov, a young artist from Israel. His music combines dubby
beats and psychill structures with an ethnic flavor. He incorporates into his music Irish music
elements and his flute playing. Agalactia is also an accomplished DJ and has been DJing for few years
now in clubs, parties and festivals all over Israel. Agalactia is now working on his debut album for
Aleph Zero.