Artist.......: Matisyahu
Album........: Live Aux EurockΘennes
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Reggae
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: 2014-05-09
Str.date.....: 2013-06-00
Quality......: 222kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://matisyahuworld.com/
track title time
1. Live Aux EurockΘennes 76:59
* Crossroads
* Exaltation
* Searchin'
* Indestructible
* Youth
* Sunshine
* Time Of Your Song
* Jerusalem
* King Without A Crown
* One Day
Runtime 76:59
Size 122.51
Release Notes:
When Matisyahu emerged in 2004 with his debut album, Shake Off the Dust...Arise,
his musical persona seemed a novelty to some. Here was a Hasidic Jew -- dressed
in a black suit with a broad-brimmed black hat worn over a yarmulke, and
sporting a full, untrimmed beard -- who nevertheless performed toasting raps
about the glories of traditional Judaism over reggae beats in a dancehall style
directly from Jamaica. Moreover, he punctuated his performances with stage
diving. It may have seemed like a joke at first, but Matisyahu was serious about
his craft, and his diverse style soon garnered Grammy nominations, gold record
certifications, and a broad audience.
Matisyahu was born Matthew Miller on June 30, 1979, in West Chester,
Pennsylvania. His family moved to Berkeley, California, which they eventually
ditched for White Plains, New York. Miller initially rebelled against his
traditional Jewish upbringing, considering himself a Deadhead and a hippie by
his early teens. But at the age of 14, during a camping trip in Colorado, he
reconciled himself to Judaism and visited Israel shortly thereafter. After
returning to White Plains, he dropped out of high school and traveled the
country to attend Phish concerts. Back at home again, he agreed to let his
parents send him to a wilderness school in Bend, Oregon, where he became
enamored of reggae and hip-hop, and began rapping at open-mike competitions. He
returned to New York at 19 to attend the New School for Social Research in
Manhattan, but also joined the Carlebach Shul, a synagogue where his musical
interests were encouraged. Meeting a Lubavitch rabbi, he became interested in
the strict Lubavitch Hasidic sect of Judaism and renamed himself Matisyahu.
Continuing to perform, Matisyahu assembled a backing band consisting of
guitarist Aaron Dugan, bassist Josh Werner, and drummer Jonah David. The group
recorded Shake Off the Dust...Arise, which was released by JDub Records in 2004.
While touring in support of the album, Matisyahu recorded one of his February
2005 concerts and released the material as Live at Stubb's, which was issued in
April courtesy of Or Music before getting picked up for national distribution by
Epic Records. Epic reissued it on August 23, 2005, as Matisyahu toured around
the country and prepared a second studio album with producer Bill Laswell. The
final product, Youth, appeared in March 2006 and was nominated for a Grammy in
the category of Best Reggae Album. A simultaneously released dub version of the
album was made available to mail-order customers.
Meanwhile, Matisyahu's backing musicians chose to release additional material on
their own, adopting the name Roots Tonic for the side project. Roots Tonic Meets
Bill Laswell marked the group's debut in May 2006, and by the end of the year
the EP/DVD combo No Place to Be was also released. Jonah David dropped out of
the band in June 2007, however, and Roots Tonic effectively disbanded, despite
the enlistment of replacement drummer Skoota Warner. The entire group (sans
David) turned its focus back to Matisyahu instead, and Light marked the singer's
third LP upon its release in August 2009. Two years later, Live at Stubb's, Vol.
2 would appear, this time with a companion DVD release. In late 2011, the singer
posted a picture with a shaved head and payes cut with the caption, "No more
Chassidic reggae superstar." As such, his 2012 effort Spark Seeker was more
secular pop, and was produced by Kool Kojak, who had previously worked with
Kesha and Nicki Minaj. In 2014, Matisyahu released his fifth LP, Akeda. The
tracks had been written while on tour and then recorded at Studio G with
producer Stu Brooks.