Izabo
Izabo - Ran Shem-Tov (Vocal / Guitar), Shiri Hadar (Keyboards), Yonatan Levy (Bass) and Nir Manzur (Drums) emerged back in 2003 from Tel-Aviv, Israel and since then have ploughed a straight line. Then from Anova Music, arrived Izabo and life felt warm again. The east and west collide in the Dead Sea and we can all lay back and wallow […]
Sistra
Sistra are from Khabarovsk in Russia, - Arseniy Sysoletin, Roman Murashov, Roman Lopatkov and Mikhail Gnesin generate an interesting blend of experimental rock. It takes a moment or two to understand Sistra, but the time is worth the effort. An unbelievable vocal needs a second, then third glance, as octaves far higher than are reasonable are hit with comfort. The band have explored a […]
Salim Ghazi Saeedi
Salim Ghazi Saeedi, is a Solo artist from Tehran in Iran. He plays all the instruments, produces his material and self-releases the finished article. Having taught himself to learn to play music, he decided in about 2006 to start taking things more seriously. Although he spent little time listening to Eastern Music, the influences of […]
Eatliz
Eatliz are a six piece band from Tel Aviv in Israel. Lee Triffon (vocals), Guy Ben Shetrit (guitar), Or Bahir (guitar), Omry Hanegby (drums), Amit Erez (guitar) and Hadar Green (bass) are the line up of this international touring band who have been revealing their blend of indie rock through expressive video and ever changing stage sets since […]
Electra
Electra a three piece band from Tel Aviv, Israel, comprise: Boaz Wolf (drums, keys, b vox); Nitzan Horesh (Guitar, Vocals) and Doron Farhi (Bass, b vox), released their first their first EP in 2004 and have recently released their first LP, Heartbreaks for Fools. Electra spent a period of time away from Israel before returning […]
Atsuhiro Ito
Hailing from Japan, Atsuhiro Ito, has developed his visually stunning performances with a unique instrument. The Flourescent tube is not the first musical instrument you would think of learning. Launching his career in the mid ’80s as a visual artist, Atsuhiro Ito added sound to his work in 1998. The flourescent light bulb, is integrated […]
Kabul Dreams
Kabul Dreams from Kabul in Afghanistan are a three piece outfit comprising Sulyman Qardash (guitar/vocal), Siddique Ahmed (Bass) and Mujtaba Habibi (Drums). Formed in February 2009, they play guitar led rock and sing in English. Keeping themselves busy, Kabul Dreams have recently released an EP Sound of Peace and Love and are managing to find […]
Triple Smash
Triple Smash are an instrumental rock band, formed about a year ago after Li Xin (Guitar), who had just left the Mushrooms, met up with Jiang Ruo-ho (Bass) and decided to work together, very soon joined by Dan Cao (Drums). Their common interests and musical tastes, led to the formation of the band and they […]
Joyside
Joyside from Beijing, have been around since 2001 and are as stark a contrast to most bands in China as were punk bands in 1977. They sound of this era: creating high energy songs, driven by guitar and drums. Joyside image courtesy of wooozy.cn Bian Yuan (Vocals); Liu Hao (Bass) Xiao Hong (Guitar) and Guan […]
Rajasthan Roots
Jaipur based Rajasthan Roots one of the highlight acts at the 2009 Ladakh Confluence, are a collective of musicians and dancers who successfully bring the music of Rajasthan to a wider platform. Based on traditional folk, they have introduced elements of blues and electronica to the mix. The fusion of instruments as diverse as saxophone […]
