Everything Returns
BLACK OX ORKESTAR
Everything Returns
Boomkat Product Review:
Fifteen years after their last full-length, Montreal's Black Ox Orkestar return with a fresh cross-cultural dialog between Jewish and Arabic folk sounds that couldn't be more timely. RIYL Tindersticks, Nick Cave, A Silver Mt. Zion.
Thierry Amar, Scott Gilmore, Jessica Moss, and Gabriel Levine initially formed Black Ox Orkestar way back in 2000, looking to a way to examine their Jewish identity through folk music traditions, singing original compositions in Yiddish and interpreting music from Jewish, Romani and Arabic texts. After two albums, they went on hiatus in 2006, re-appearing earlier this year with a special flexidisc release that confirmed their reunion. 'Everything Returns' is the fruit of their labor, and it's as if they've never been gone. The band's careful, well-studied interpretation of klezmer via Montreal's avant indie-rock scene is still intact, and their political motivations are still just as sharp and incisive. Black Ox aren't afraid to shout loudly of the harmonies between cultures, showing the connections between Slavic, Central Asian, Arabic, and Jewish traditions.
All of this is bracketed by the quartet's seemingly effortless instrumental skill, introduced slowly on the low-key opener 'Tish Nign' with wordless choral vocals, melancholy piano, punctuating double-bass, and Moss's unmistakeable violin. Black Ox get into the groove on 'Perpetual Peace' and it's as if they'd never been gone at all - Gilmore's Yiddish vocals sound rich and emotional, and producer Greg Norman renders everything in such rich dimensionality that it's almost like having the band in the room with you. The most memorable moments feature Gilmore playing cimbalom, a kind of dulcimer; on 'Oysgeforn / Bessarabian Hora', the instrument is used to bring us into the right headspace before the Levine's clarinet takes over and the track fizzes into new-wave klezmer. On 'Skotshne' though it sounds more cinematic, accompanying Moss's teary-eyed violin and speaking wordlessly on themes of perpetual displacement and exclusionary nationalism.
'Everything Returns' is a darkly comic title. It acknowledges the band's long absence, but also speaks of the return of more unnerving elements in society. The album's mood reflects this perfectly, tying up the darkness of contemporary culture into a historical lineage that's grim, but never oppressive.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Fifteen years after their last full-length, Montreal's Black Ox Orkestar return with a fresh cross-cultural dialog between Jewish and Arabic folk sounds that couldn't be more timely. RIYL Tindersticks, Nick Cave, A Silver Mt. Zion.
Thierry Amar, Scott Gilmore, Jessica Moss, and Gabriel Levine initially formed Black Ox Orkestar way back in 2000, looking to a way to examine their Jewish identity through folk music traditions, singing original compositions in Yiddish and interpreting music from Jewish, Romani and Arabic texts. After two albums, they went on hiatus in 2006, re-appearing earlier this year with a special flexidisc release that confirmed their reunion. 'Everything Returns' is the fruit of their labor, and it's as if they've never been gone. The band's careful, well-studied interpretation of klezmer via Montreal's avant indie-rock scene is still intact, and their political motivations are still just as sharp and incisive. Black Ox aren't afraid to shout loudly of the harmonies between cultures, showing the connections between Slavic, Central Asian, Arabic, and Jewish traditions.
All of this is bracketed by the quartet's seemingly effortless instrumental skill, introduced slowly on the low-key opener 'Tish Nign' with wordless choral vocals, melancholy piano, punctuating double-bass, and Moss's unmistakeable violin. Black Ox get into the groove on 'Perpetual Peace' and it's as if they'd never been gone at all - Gilmore's Yiddish vocals sound rich and emotional, and producer Greg Norman renders everything in such rich dimensionality that it's almost like having the band in the room with you. The most memorable moments feature Gilmore playing cimbalom, a kind of dulcimer; on 'Oysgeforn / Bessarabian Hora', the instrument is used to bring us into the right headspace before the Levine's clarinet takes over and the track fizzes into new-wave klezmer. On 'Skotshne' though it sounds more cinematic, accompanying Moss's teary-eyed violin and speaking wordlessly on themes of perpetual displacement and exclusionary nationalism.
'Everything Returns' is a darkly comic title. It acknowledges the band's long absence, but also speaks of the return of more unnerving elements in society. The album's mood reflects this perfectly, tying up the darkness of contemporary culture into a historical lineage that's grim, but never oppressive.
Boomkat Product Review:
Fifteen years after their last full-length, Montreal's Black Ox Orkestar return with a fresh cross-cultural dialog between Jewish and Arabic folk sounds that couldn't be more timely. RIYL Tindersticks, Nick Cave, A Silver Mt. Zion.
Thierry Amar, Scott Gilmore, Jessica Moss, and Gabriel Levine initially formed Black Ox Orkestar way back in 2000, looking to a way to examine their Jewish identity through folk music traditions, singing original compositions in Yiddish and interpreting music from Jewish, Romani and Arabic texts. After two albums, they went on hiatus in 2006, re-appearing earlier this year with a special flexidisc release that confirmed their reunion. 'Everything Returns' is the fruit of their labor, and it's as if they've never been gone. The band's careful, well-studied interpretation of klezmer via Montreal's avant indie-rock scene is still intact, and their political motivations are still just as sharp and incisive. Black Ox aren't afraid to shout loudly of the harmonies between cultures, showing the connections between Slavic, Central Asian, Arabic, and Jewish traditions.
All of this is bracketed by the quartet's seemingly effortless instrumental skill, introduced slowly on the low-key opener 'Tish Nign' with wordless choral vocals, melancholy piano, punctuating double-bass, and Moss's unmistakeable violin. Black Ox get into the groove on 'Perpetual Peace' and it's as if they'd never been gone at all - Gilmore's Yiddish vocals sound rich and emotional, and producer Greg Norman renders everything in such rich dimensionality that it's almost like having the band in the room with you. The most memorable moments feature Gilmore playing cimbalom, a kind of dulcimer; on 'Oysgeforn / Bessarabian Hora', the instrument is used to bring us into the right headspace before the Levine's clarinet takes over and the track fizzes into new-wave klezmer. On 'Skotshne' though it sounds more cinematic, accompanying Moss's teary-eyed violin and speaking wordlessly on themes of perpetual displacement and exclusionary nationalism.
'Everything Returns' is a darkly comic title. It acknowledges the band's long absence, but also speaks of the return of more unnerving elements in society. The album's mood reflects this perfectly, tying up the darkness of contemporary culture into a historical lineage that's grim, but never oppressive.
Boomkat Product Review:
Fifteen years after their last full-length, Montreal's Black Ox Orkestar return with a fresh cross-cultural dialog between Jewish and Arabic folk sounds that couldn't be more timely. RIYL Tindersticks, Nick Cave, A Silver Mt. Zion.
Thierry Amar, Scott Gilmore, Jessica Moss, and Gabriel Levine initially formed Black Ox Orkestar way back in 2000, looking to a way to examine their Jewish identity through folk music traditions, singing original compositions in Yiddish and interpreting music from Jewish, Romani and Arabic texts. After two albums, they went on hiatus in 2006, re-appearing earlier this year with a special flexidisc release that confirmed their reunion. 'Everything Returns' is the fruit of their labor, and it's as if they've never been gone. The band's careful, well-studied interpretation of klezmer via Montreal's avant indie-rock scene is still intact, and their political motivations are still just as sharp and incisive. Black Ox aren't afraid to shout loudly of the harmonies between cultures, showing the connections between Slavic, Central Asian, Arabic, and Jewish traditions.
All of this is bracketed by the quartet's seemingly effortless instrumental skill, introduced slowly on the low-key opener 'Tish Nign' with wordless choral vocals, melancholy piano, punctuating double-bass, and Moss's unmistakeable violin. Black Ox get into the groove on 'Perpetual Peace' and it's as if they'd never been gone at all - Gilmore's Yiddish vocals sound rich and emotional, and producer Greg Norman renders everything in such rich dimensionality that it's almost like having the band in the room with you. The most memorable moments feature Gilmore playing cimbalom, a kind of dulcimer; on 'Oysgeforn / Bessarabian Hora', the instrument is used to bring us into the right headspace before the Levine's clarinet takes over and the track fizzes into new-wave klezmer. On 'Skotshne' though it sounds more cinematic, accompanying Moss's teary-eyed violin and speaking wordlessly on themes of perpetual displacement and exclusionary nationalism.
'Everything Returns' is a darkly comic title. It acknowledges the band's long absence, but also speaks of the return of more unnerving elements in society. The album's mood reflects this perfectly, tying up the darkness of contemporary culture into a historical lineage that's grim, but never oppressive.
Deluxe 180g LP with 350gsm Arktika jacket and inner. Comes with 36”x12” art/lyrics fold-out.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Fifteen years after their last full-length, Montreal's Black Ox Orkestar return with a fresh cross-cultural dialog between Jewish and Arabic folk sounds that couldn't be more timely. RIYL Tindersticks, Nick Cave, A Silver Mt. Zion.
Thierry Amar, Scott Gilmore, Jessica Moss, and Gabriel Levine initially formed Black Ox Orkestar way back in 2000, looking to a way to examine their Jewish identity through folk music traditions, singing original compositions in Yiddish and interpreting music from Jewish, Romani and Arabic texts. After two albums, they went on hiatus in 2006, re-appearing earlier this year with a special flexidisc release that confirmed their reunion. 'Everything Returns' is the fruit of their labor, and it's as if they've never been gone. The band's careful, well-studied interpretation of klezmer via Montreal's avant indie-rock scene is still intact, and their political motivations are still just as sharp and incisive. Black Ox aren't afraid to shout loudly of the harmonies between cultures, showing the connections between Slavic, Central Asian, Arabic, and Jewish traditions.
All of this is bracketed by the quartet's seemingly effortless instrumental skill, introduced slowly on the low-key opener 'Tish Nign' with wordless choral vocals, melancholy piano, punctuating double-bass, and Moss's unmistakeable violin. Black Ox get into the groove on 'Perpetual Peace' and it's as if they'd never been gone at all - Gilmore's Yiddish vocals sound rich and emotional, and producer Greg Norman renders everything in such rich dimensionality that it's almost like having the band in the room with you. The most memorable moments feature Gilmore playing cimbalom, a kind of dulcimer; on 'Oysgeforn / Bessarabian Hora', the instrument is used to bring us into the right headspace before the Levine's clarinet takes over and the track fizzes into new-wave klezmer. On 'Skotshne' though it sounds more cinematic, accompanying Moss's teary-eyed violin and speaking wordlessly on themes of perpetual displacement and exclusionary nationalism.
'Everything Returns' is a darkly comic title. It acknowledges the band's long absence, but also speaks of the return of more unnerving elements in society. The album's mood reflects this perfectly, tying up the darkness of contemporary culture into a historical lineage that's grim, but never oppressive.
CD in gatefold jacket with art/lyrics fold-out.
Available To Order (Estimated Shipping between 7-14 Working Days)
This item is to the best of our knowledge available to us from the supplier and should ship to you within the time-frame indicated. If there are any unforeseen issues with availability we will notify you immediately
Boomkat Product Review:
Fifteen years after their last full-length, Montreal's Black Ox Orkestar return with a fresh cross-cultural dialog between Jewish and Arabic folk sounds that couldn't be more timely. RIYL Tindersticks, Nick Cave, A Silver Mt. Zion.
Thierry Amar, Scott Gilmore, Jessica Moss, and Gabriel Levine initially formed Black Ox Orkestar way back in 2000, looking to a way to examine their Jewish identity through folk music traditions, singing original compositions in Yiddish and interpreting music from Jewish, Romani and Arabic texts. After two albums, they went on hiatus in 2006, re-appearing earlier this year with a special flexidisc release that confirmed their reunion. 'Everything Returns' is the fruit of their labor, and it's as if they've never been gone. The band's careful, well-studied interpretation of klezmer via Montreal's avant indie-rock scene is still intact, and their political motivations are still just as sharp and incisive. Black Ox aren't afraid to shout loudly of the harmonies between cultures, showing the connections between Slavic, Central Asian, Arabic, and Jewish traditions.
All of this is bracketed by the quartet's seemingly effortless instrumental skill, introduced slowly on the low-key opener 'Tish Nign' with wordless choral vocals, melancholy piano, punctuating double-bass, and Moss's unmistakeable violin. Black Ox get into the groove on 'Perpetual Peace' and it's as if they'd never been gone at all - Gilmore's Yiddish vocals sound rich and emotional, and producer Greg Norman renders everything in such rich dimensionality that it's almost like having the band in the room with you. The most memorable moments feature Gilmore playing cimbalom, a kind of dulcimer; on 'Oysgeforn / Bessarabian Hora', the instrument is used to bring us into the right headspace before the Levine's clarinet takes over and the track fizzes into new-wave klezmer. On 'Skotshne' though it sounds more cinematic, accompanying Moss's teary-eyed violin and speaking wordlessly on themes of perpetual displacement and exclusionary nationalism.
'Everything Returns' is a darkly comic title. It acknowledges the band's long absence, but also speaks of the return of more unnerving elements in society. The album's mood reflects this perfectly, tying up the darkness of contemporary culture into a historical lineage that's grim, but never oppressive.
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