![]() ![]() People who you can feel their angels and demons conflicting through their vocal chords… Leonard Cohen, Joplin, Thom York, Nina Simone, Ottis Redding, Bob Marley, Edith Piaf, Little Richard, Ray Charles… I like anybody that is honest through their singing. Who are some of your favourite singers, and why? One of the first things that is going to strike anyone listening to Asaf Avidan is your voice. ![]() I guess that’s what this is to me… open surgery, with no anesthetics, and using very dull tools… Because I didn’t have a band anymore, I needed to build a lot more layers by myself… recording synths and loops instead of real drums and bass guitar… and that became the style of the album… these sounds that came from necessity and that process of layer upon layer. I still write alone, as I always did, and still am working on the same archeological digging site … just going down another layer… The recording and production process was a whole different ball game though. How would you characterise the difference between the solo music and the albums with the Mojos?Īs far as writing and composing, nothing’s really changed. ![]() Your last album, Different Pulses, was your first solo album without the Mojos (not counting the digital download album). His first release as a solo artist was an acoustic digital-download album Avidan in a box, followed up by his current album Different Pulses.Īvidan talks to TMO for the following interview (via email): With his unique soul-filled voice Avidan, the Israeli born singer-songwriter, has now come to the attention of audiences worldwide – in part thanks to the massive hit single One Day / Reckoning Song (Wanklemut remix), which topped the charts throughout Europe, and in part down to his impressive live show which he has brought to venues across Europe and North America (playing alongside the likes of Robert Plant, Ben Harper, and the late Lou Reed along the way).Īvidan released three albums with his band The Mojos, before that project drifted apart. Asaf Avidan is no longer just big news in Israel, where he has had a number of top selling albums. ![]()
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