Infinity (Shtar album)
Infinity | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 2, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 at Shemesh Music studio, Ma'alot-Tarshiha | |||
Genre | Hip hop, rock | |||
Length | 46:10 | |||
Label | Shemesh Music (first release), Shemspeed, HaTav HaShmini (8th Note) | |||
Producer | David Epstein, Brad Rubinstein | |||
Shtar chronology | ||||
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Infinity is the debut
studio album by Jewish hip hop band Shtar. Produced by then-drummer David Epstein, the album was originally released by the independent
Shemesh Music label on May 2, 2010. After the band was signed to the larger indie label Shemspeed a year later, it was re-released by that label on March 5, 2012.
Recording, production, and composition
The album was recorded in 2010 at Shemesh Music Recording Studio in Ma'alot-Tarshiha. It was produced and mixed by then-drummer David Epstein and guitarist Brad Rubinstein.[1]
Musically, the songs on the album combine lead vocalist
verses with melodic choruses that echo Shlomo Carlebach, Sephardic music, and funk, among many other artists and genres.[2][3] Rubinstein told Ynet, "It's not just hip hop, I mean, it's more like pop, rock, techno, trip hop, and groove. So, ordinarily, like, the verses are all hip hop, but the choruses are something you'd expect from a cool pop band and a rock band." "If you listen on the CD," Murray noted, "there's an entirely acoustic track with no rapping...[The album is] a broad spectrum of everything."[4]
Lyrically, the album is similarly divided, with the choruses quoting traditional
tikun olam", the soul, and returning to Zion.[3] Max Elstein Keisler of The Forward noted that "Shtar's music...has none of the egocentrism of hip hop."[5]
Release and promotion
The album's initial release was promoted with the single "Modeh (Restoring My Soul)". A
YouTube, shot in black-and-white
, depicts the band performing in a studio, as well as various locations around the city.
Originally released by the independent Shemesh Music label on May 2, 2010,[6] the album was re-released on March 5, 2012 under the Shemspeed label, who had signed the band several months prior,[3][7] with the HaTav HaShmini (8th Note) label handling distribution in Israel.
Track listing
- "Infinity" - 4:10
- "Shir Hamaalos" - 3:21
- "Kel Adon" - 5:11
- "Modeh (Restoring My Soul)" - 3:18
- "Tikun Haolam" - 3:27
- "Odecha" - 3:48
- "Oseh" - 3:38
- "Adon Olam" - 3:10
- "Ashrei" - 3:25
- "Shira Chadasha" - 3:40
- "Heavenly Glow" - 5:08
- "Nagila" - 3:54
Personnel
- Ori Murray - rapping
- songwriting, production
- Dan "Zaki" Isaac - percussion
- Alex Lopez-Dias - bass guitar
- David Epstein - drums, production
References
- ^ "Shtar - Infinity". Shemeshmusic.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ Marder, Rachel (Dec 6, 2012). "The Israeli Music Scene's Rising 'Shtar'". Algemeiner Journal. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ a b c Marder, Rachel (March 17, 2012). "Shtar Power". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- Ynet News, later posted on the band's YouTubechannel.
- ^ Keisler, Max Elstein (March 5, 2012). "Monday Music: Rap for Rabbis". The Arty Semite. The Forward. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Infinity: Shtar: Official Music". Amazon. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Infinity". Amazon. Retrieved 11 January 2013.