There is something soul touching about the musical adventures that are the solo albums of Itamar Ziegler. These works are the product of a very personal kind of creation: Itamar recorded the albums at his home studio, playing almost all of the instruments himself. The music brings the intimacy of a private meditation by a brilliant musical mind straight to the listener.
Itamar Ziegler is known to an ever-increasing audience of music lovers as one of the world's distinctive voices on the bass guitar. Whether heard with Electro/Gypsy sensation Balkan Beat Box, with indie rock band Pink Noise, with the innovative Shotnez, or on his solo records, Itamar's distinctive musical voice shines through.
Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, Itamar began his musical studies on the guitar, but soon found his niche on the bass. By the age of 19 he was one of the most sought-after musicians in Israel, performing with top national acts and world-renowned performers. After Def Jam Records signed his band Sideffect, Itamar moved to New York City, where he has lived and worked ever since. In addition to his work with Balkan Beat Box and Pink Noise, Itamar has recorded on bass and guitar with acts including Gogol Bordello, Firewater, The Blam, and Victoria Hanna. He has also worked as a composer for film and television, scoring the BBC documentary “Blue Blood”, which debuted at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, and togther with Shotnez worked on Miao Wang’s much-lauded documentary “Yellow Ox Mountain.”
Itamar's solo albums have been his main focus in recent years. He completed his self-titled first album in 2003, followed by his second album, "The Birds, The Sky, The Trees...all that shit," in 2006. Both albums received excellent reviews and in 2006 Itamar was signed by the Israeli record label The 8th Note. Itamar is currently seeking the support of a label or distributor to help put his album on the map in the US and Europe.
אם יש בכוונתך לנסות משהו/לך עד הסוף/אחרת עדיף שכלל לא תתחיל/זה עשוי להוביל לאובדן חברות/נשים קרובים עבודות/ואפשר גם ששפיותך תלך לאיבוד/אפשר גם שלא תזכה לאכול במשך שלושה או ארבעה ימים/ואפשר גם שתקפא על ספסל בפארק/ואפשר גם שתושלך לכלא/אפשר גם שתזכה רק ללעג/בדידות
הבדידות היא מתת/כל האחרים הם מבחן לכח הסבל שלך/לעד היכן באמת תהיה מוכן להגיע/וזה יהיה נפלא יותר מכל דבר אחר שיכולת לדמין לעצמך/
אם יש בכוונתך לנסות/לך עד הסוף/אין הרגשה שתשווה לזה/לבדך תהיה בחברת האלים/והלילות יוצתו באש/תוביל את חייך לאושר המושלם/זהו הדבר היחידי ששווה להלחם למענו
i've just uploaded a new track to my page - "political soundscape" - further details about it may be found in my latest myspace blog post. i'm warning you - this is not an easy listening - personally i call this musical genre "A Huttu-Tutsi style ethnobeat-noise"
you are invited to listen, and if you feel like it, i'd like you to leave your opinion as a comment, even if you think it's a crappy one.
Itamar ciaoooo, I received your cd!! It was a great emotion. Thank you very much...will be difficult to choose a song, are all very beautiful. However, I have an idea! See you soon Paola
Shalom, Just wanted to say hello and thank you for the lovely music, 2 of your CD's arrived in the mail on Monday, just in time as we left for NY yesterday ;-D Have a great evening
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