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Black Ox Orkestar is a European Jewish folk quartet of musicians from Montreal, Canada that formed in the summer of 2000 to explore their common Jewish heritage for sounds that could speak to them in the present.
Black Ox Orkestar’s music is entirely acoustic. Texts are sung in Yiddish. The group’s four musicians distill Balkan, Central Asian, Arabic, Iranian and Slavic sources; while this range may seem eclectic, it should be noted that music forms falling under these regional rubrics were themselves influenced by one another. The result is a coherent, impassioned sound that gives teeth to old Ashkenazi Jewish songs. Member Scott Levine Gilmore has said, « We certainly didn’t have any grand ambitions when we started. But we did share an idea of playing social music, music that was very danceable and approachable. And also to be doing it in a sort of indie rock milieu. »
Black Ox Orkestar are linked with so-called « New Jewish music », resetting European Jewish folk ballads traditionally sung a cappella, by writing and performing new, political texts in Yiddish.
In so doing, the group celebrates Yiddish diasporic art as a living alternative to state culture in every form and as an alternative to holding Israel as the cultural and ideological Jewish center. They use Yiddish as a code meant for deciphering, a message from the recent past that, in their view, cautions against the separation of peoples.
Black Ox Orkestar’s music is entirely acoustic. Texts are sung in Yiddish. The group’s four musicians distill Balkan, Central Asian, Arabic, Iranian and Slavic sources; while this range may seem eclectic, it should be noted that music forms falling under these regional rubrics were themselves influenced by one another. The result is a coherent, impassioned sound that gives teeth to old Ashkenazi Jewish songs. Member Scott Levine Gilmore has said, « We certainly didn’t have any grand ambitions when we started. But we did share an idea of playing social music, music that was very danceable and approachable. And also to be doing it in a sort of indie rock milieu. »
Black Ox Orkestar are linked with so-called « New Jewish music », resetting European Jewish folk ballads traditionally sung a cappella, by writing and performing new, political texts in Yiddish.
In so doing, the group celebrates Yiddish diasporic art as a living alternative to state culture in every form and as an alternative to holding Israel as the cultural and ideological Jewish center. They use Yiddish as a code meant for deciphering, a message from the recent past that, in their view, cautions against the separation of peoples.
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tsintskaro a écrit :
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a bit of healthy discussion, in fact it should be encouraged. That is unless you actually enjoy reading soundbites like "overrated", "underrated", "post-gaze", "sooooo good" or "hipster blah" ad infinitum.
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raquelaquer a écrit :
give up the fight about tags and listen to the music, freaks! :) [2]
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myrkkyhammas a écrit :
yes. for those of you who don't know: this band does not make klezmer. it's hipster-friendly kind-of-yiddish indie folk blah.
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NINlife a écrit :
This would be strange to have sex to
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blindsunden a écrit :
Black Ox Orkestar are one of my favorite bands, but I can't stress clearly enough that this is NOT Klezmer. Klezmer consits mostly of dance songs and lively instrumental pieces for weddings and other celebrations. The bands music is also close to a lot of traditional Cretan folk music by "sound", but they predominantly play European Jewish folk.
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joseies a écrit :
Wow, it's so fuckin' amazing
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velveteer27 a écrit :
Very different kind of Klezmer. Would love some recommendations. All I could find was very cheery stuff, nothing as dark and bleak as this. Would love some more stuff like this.
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plagueship a écrit :
can anyone suggest any bands that are comparable in having a modern, experimental, and preferably fairly gloomy take on klezmer / jewish and/or eastern european music in general? thanks! by the way... i would call this 'post-klezmer' myself!!
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impronen a écrit :
Good stuff. Should probably look deeper into klezmer in whole.
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iamholgerczukay a écrit :
I've had Ver Tanzt forever and have never really listened to it... I've been missing out, this is phenomenal.
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antonio_x a écrit :
Greatest CST Records band after Silver Mt Zion... I wish they released another record..
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nicki_psychotic a écrit :
i like this music so much! *like it so much* :-)))
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recommendme a écrit :
give up the fight about tags and listen to the music, freaks! :)
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ChonoGear a écrit :
What if Efrim would sang there... Vocals, unlike the music, really lack the flames of holocaust. But, whatsoever, great band.
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kpt_Yossarian a écrit :
god damn, great, but klezmer, not post-rock, people -.-
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Igor_Zukunft a écrit :
Sounds very nice, but it's not post-rock for sure.
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1800sseamonster a écrit :
Fucking best shit.
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_lonelyness_ a écrit :
What a magnificent music is that! Everything but post-rock of course! Eheh.
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AzTeK88 a écrit :
Niiice. )
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rinistiltskin a écrit :
As an avowed fan of post-rock (as it's traditionally applied to bands such as Do Make Say Think or Mono), I say don't ban the tag, ffs, but use it sparingly and judiciously.
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