Search - Jamie Saft :: Sovlanut

One of the best albums I've heard in years!

Allan MacInnis | 07/29/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I picked up Sovlanut on the advice of a friend of mine, not really knowing what to expect from the big picture of matzah on the cover. Man, was I impressed! This is an incredible disc, a combination of traditional music with the latest experimental styles. If you like contemporary improvised music, you will LOVE this. Saft manages to combine traditional Jewish, Arab, Indian music with drum 'n' bass and groove. I have some other albums on the Tzadik label, but this is by far the most avant-garde and exciting of them all. I definitely recommend it!"

Yes, yes, yes

Allan MacInnis | Vancouver | 02/26/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Just wanted to lend my voice to the chorus of enthusiasm -- this is one of the finest of recent Tzadik releases and a helluvan album. Buy it (and check out my other reviews for more in-depth comments on varied Tzadik releases)."

Simply amazing.

Jeff Wasserman | Brighton, MA USA | 07/27/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jamie Saft and pals have somehow managed to meld rump-shakin' drum-and-bass, tripped-out dub reggae, and vintage samples of Haftarah chanters into a thundering, bass-heavy trip through contemporary Brooklyn. This is easily the most "radical" release in Tzadik's Radical Jewish Culture series--by deigning to mix Jewish music with of-the-moment urban grooves, Saft is really onto something here.I hope there's some way of taking this ensemble on the road--I imagine it would be breathtaking live."