I first saw YOAV perform when he opened for Tori Amos at the Orpheum here in
He walked on stage alone, carrying nothing but a guitar.
And then, after a slight pause, unleashed an astonishing amount of bass that you would only ever hear in a club.
I was sitting in the balcony, far away from the stage, leaning forward in my seat and squinting hard to try and figure out how so much noise was coming from this one guy. With my eyes glued on him I realized he was drumming on his guitar and somehow looping it back and playing and singing over it. I had never seen or heard anything like it.
My ears were completely tantalized by his rhythms and the trance-like notes coming from his guitar. The beginning of his song "Beautiful Lie" reminded me of the "Born Slippy" song from the final scene of Trainspotting.
Within the first few seconds of his performance I was feeling around in my jacket to see if I had enough cash on me to buy his CD during intermission.
My excitement grew with every song he performed as he showed us the diversity of his music that put together edgy Timbaland-like beats, drum ‘n’ bass-like rhythms, trance-like sounds, soothing guitar, and soulful, thought-provoking lyrics. Not only was I interested in the music - which blew me away - but I was also interested in his words.
A particular favourite song of mine was "Club Thing" – with a beat that just begs you to move. This song was especially popular with the crowd and has tickled the fancy of everyone I know who has heard it and when he performed it at The Media Club in
Everyone I know, no matter what their taste in music, has been blown away by his talent, because he combines different sounds from different genres so effectively.
And the drumming on his guitar is something worth seeing.
For those of you in
YOAV in the studio
YOAV making a wicked drum’n’bass beat on his guitar at The Media Club
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ReplyDeleteMan, I always thought a guitar made a good drum but not that good!!
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