Kids From Nowhere - Kick It In review

Year : 2012
Genre : Honky Tonk Blues, Rock 'N Roll, Alternative
Label : Skipperless Media
Origin : Israel
Official site : > - here - <

This review starts out with a snippet taken from the band's official biography, as this pretty much is the perfect way to introduce newcomers to this surprisingly solid Israeli Honky Tonk - you  have read it right - ensemble.

"The Kids From Nowhere is an international experiment in American music, based in Israel. Members include singer/songwriter Zach Wheat (Texas), drummer "Element" Yves Elisee Akowendo (Côte d'Ivoire), bassist Elad Avni (South Africa) and guitarist Babush (Israel).

The band is heavily influenced by Texas "outlaw" country music, the British Invasion, and the proto-punk songwriting of Lou Reed and Mark E. Smith. Active since 2007, Kids From Nowhere have played to Israeli and American audiences and are releasing their first LP, "Kick It In" in October, 2012. Produced by Or Bahir (Eatliz, Amit Erez) the album combines vintage rock arrangements and traditional songwriting with modern recording methods. And noise. Lot's and lots of noise."

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Avishay Mizrav - Forgotten Melodies

Year : 2011
Genre : Progressive Instrumental Melodic Rock
Label : Avishay Mizrav
Origin : Israel

Official Sites :
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Forgotten Melodies at CD Baby

Avishay Mizrav is an Israeli guy armed with a guitar and an agenda, coming to you with a full length instrumental debut delivery that is chasing the tail of premiere fusion rock giant Frank Gambale and eminent lollipop-rock Specialist Soe Jatriani. The sonic data on the Forgotten Melodies disc is enthusiastic, desperately-, sometimes, even eminently varied and does a steady job throughout of consorting to an inner image of music that finds relevant pleasure in the mere act of seeking to relate to the high definition full musculature eloquency of its inspirators. The production values of the contribution are pretty warm and fuzzy, not necessarily of the "It'g going to fry your CNS on spot!"-caliber, yet the intent is not of such niche, either. Avishay Mizrav is not (- that much -) shreddage-fixated, he instead seems to find his most keenly cultivated comfort zones through backbone-melodies, from which he prefers to deviate throughout freely spirited intermezzos and more forgiving power chord passages. Forgiving in the sense that you can get away with what you actually play as long as the body posture is correct. You guessed it right : tamely presented harmonic power chord passages on which Avishay Mizrav showcases his string picking skills via high octane automotorsport efficiency, are : present and abundant. Read more to find out more about this.

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