Amit Erez - Amit Erez
ARTIST.....: Amit Erez
TITLE......: Amit Erez
LABEL......: AnovA
URL........: http://www.myspace.com/amiterez
RIP DATE...: Dec-19-2007
STORE DATE.: Dec-16-2007
GENRE......: Indie
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 59,10 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Postcard 04:08
02 - Falling Trees 04:07
03 - Cinnamon Scattered Along Your Shoulders 03:59
04 - Night Side 04:17
05 - Clever & Strong 03:24
06 - Fortuna 03:22
07 - Appollio 04:11
08 - Kill It 03:41
09 - Oh My God 04:01
10 - Highways 03:39
11 - Come Get Your Love 03:29
12 - Winston Girl 03:30
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45:48 min
Release Notes:
Artist Information
Biography
In his native Israel Amit Erez (www.myspace.com/amiterez) is
recognized as an outstanding and respected musician where he
performs both as a contemporary singer/songwriter and as the
guitarist of the eclectic-rock band Eatliz as well
(www.sonicbids.com/eatliz).
Born in 1980, Amit began playing guitar at the age of 10 and spent
his early years listening to Metal and progressive rock. Heavily
influenced by the likes of Metallica, Yes and Robert Wyatt, Amit
developed an early knack for composition which helped carve out
his identifiable style and sound. As Amit moved on he discovered
the music of those who were to become his musical mentors -
Elliott Smith, Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell . After his mandatory
army stint Amit formed a band and began preforming for the first
time focusing on the songs he wrote during his service.
In 2003 Amit self-released his CD entitled Wish I Could Make It A
Story which was actually recorded on a mini-disc in his parents'
home of just him accompanying himself on guitar. While the disc
was distributed in an underground fashion it caused a great stir
in the small but active indie scene in Israel.
Off to Rotterdam, Amit spent a year studying at the Rotterdam
Conservatory where he focused on composition. Batteries charged,
Amit returned to Israel ready to put together a band in order to
record his first full CD. On arrival Amit joined the eclectic
prog band Eatliz as rhythm guitarist.
While putting together his band for the recording sessions Amit
recorded the single Come Get Your Love with Ran Jurgenson, drummer
of Amit's band as producer. Using Electrical instruments for the
first time and releasing the single under an assumed name of
Trickstar Waterfall, the single received tremendous airplay
positioning Amit as a rising star. The songs' sound was clearly
influenced by Minimal Compact, Jesus and Mary Chain and Joy
Division. At that point Amit continued his work with Eatliz and
devoted most of his energies to preparing his original material to
be recorded.
In 2006, a year and a half after the release of his single, Amit
released the EP Black Light through Earsay Records which featured
five songs recorded in a home-studio but intimate style. The EP
received multiple spins on Israeli radio. In 2007 Amit played a
mini tour in Germany for which he received a lot of local media
coverage.
Currently Amit appears throughout Israel and is actively involved
in several musical projects both as a musician, arranger and
singer as well
In August Amit signed with AnovA Records of Tel Aviv and an
December released is planned for his first full solo CD - 'Amit
Erez'.
Instrumentation
Amit Erez : Guitar and Vocals
The band :
Ran Jurgenson - Drums and vocals
Or Bahir - Electric Guitar
Dudi Bareket - Bass
Adam Shaflan - Guitars
Discography
2003 : Wish I Could Make It A Story (self produced)
2006 : Black Light (EP)
2007 : Amit Erez
Links
http://www.myspace.com/amiterez
http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=119729