CAPTURED:The Mastermind Behind Anonymous
Bershadsky is found to be the man behind the muse!
TEL AVIV / NEW YORK (09/01/11) – When one thinks of terms such as anonymous, music and the Internet; it brings to mind words like hacking, WikiLeaks and Torrents, right? Well, you’re in for a surprise! This Anonymous is the current release from Israeli composer and musician, Alex Bershadsky.
Anonymous is a menagerie of muse - a carefully crafted project that spanned more than two years. If Alex Bershadsky did wish to remain anonymous, the album is doing the opposite for both him and the team of professionals behind the album! Indeed, Alex Bershadsky has been “captured” as the musical mastermind behind Anonymous.
In a follow-up to his 2007 debut album, Junk, Bershadsky displays an astonishing amalgam of jazz, rock, fusion and pop within Anonymous. The album is a new pinnacle of achievement as Bershadsky tirelessly chases his own artistic goals and seemingly unlimited creative boundaries.
“In Anonymous, I tried to stay close to the sound I imagined,” says Bershadsky, as he describes the album’s evolution. The album reflects Alex’s years as a well-trained scholarly musician, as well as the creative exposure to various genres of music over the decades. In addition, it has already gathered reviews from many top music magazines.
“The first single from the album, ‘Ma’oz Tzur’, is a bus tour de force, combining lyrical and melodic flourishing harmonics and high-register chordal playing, overdubbed with a charged fretless solo.” - Nick Wells, Editor, BassGuitarMagazine.
“Alex Bershadsky is sure to secure himself a slot in the minds of bass lovers and players everywhere …” - Damian Erskine, BassMusicianMagazine.
"The Israeli fretless jazz/fusion bass wizard ..." - Bryan Beller, BassPlayerMagazine.
Some key tracks on the album are “Closer,” It is arranged as a dichotomy of suspenseful piano, drums and pulsating bass. When you see “Smells Like Teen Spirit” listed on the album, don’t be afraid! Alex takes this Nirvana song and creates a less aggressive form of the classic in a whole new light. Another key track is “The River Song,” which features Alex’s vocals within a hook-filled, melodic journey that progresses through complex chord progressions and brass interludes.
Alex carefully chose the title, Anonymous because it reflects something that someone may not receive credit for. While the creative catalyst for this album originates in Bershadsky’s performance and composition skills, it was a consummation of the incredibly talented team he assembled; which included top-notch recording studios and the gifted abilities of producer Ian Freitor.
The sessions were recorded both at Ian Freitor’s ThePlaygroundStudios in New York, as well as at the esteemed BennetStudios in Englewood, New Jersey. As well, the musicians on Anonymous were the crème de la crème. These included Ian Freitor on keyboards, Eugene Maslov on piano, and Shlomi Cohen on Saxophone. In addition, the virtuosic skills of Eran Asias and Gal Gershovsky - on drums and percussion - and breathtaking trumpet performances via Justin Mullens.
Anonymous is the result of two years of intense artistic composition, and a lifetime of Bershadky’s scholarly study of music and muse. “I believe that music channels itself through the musician - In Anonymous I tried to capture a more personal atmosphere,” explains Bershadskey. If anything the album captures the mastermind behind Anonymous, the team of professionals that brought it to life; and the menagerie and muse within it. Bershadsky’s work is distinctive for each listener. It is anything but “anonymous,” it’s only titled Anonymous.
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CAPTURED:The Mastermind Behind Anonymous Bershadsky is found to be the man behind the muse!
TEL AVIV / NEW YORK (09/01/11) – When one thinks of terms such as anonymous, music and the Internet; it brings to mind words like hacking, WikiLeaks and Torrents, right? Well, you’re in for a surprise! This Anonymous is the current release from Israeli composer and musician, Alex Bershadsky.
Anonymous is a menagerie of muse - a carefully crafted project that spanned more than two years. If Alex Bershadsky did wish to remain anonymous, the album is doing the opposite for both him and the team of professionals behind the album! Indeed, Alex Bershadsky has been “captured” as the musical mastermind behind Anonymous.
In a follow-up to his 2007 debut album, Junk, Bershadsky displays an astonishing amalgam of jazz, rock, fusion and pop within Anonymous. The album is a new pinnacle of achievement as Bershadsky tirelessly chases his own artistic goals and seemingly unlimited creative boundaries.
“In Anonymous, I tried to stay close to the sound I imagined,” says Bershadsky, as he describes the album’s evolution. The album reflects Alex’s years as a well-trained scholarly musician, as well as the creative exposure to various genres of music over the decades. In addition, it has already gathered reviews from many top music magazines.
“The first single from the album, ‘Ma’oz Tzur’, is a bus tour de force, combining lyrical and melodic flourishing harmonics and high-register chordal playing, overdubbed with a charged fretless solo.” - Nick Wells, Editor, BassGuitarMagazine.
“Alex Bershadsky is sure to secure himself a slot in the minds of bass lovers and players everywhere …” - Damian Erskine, BassMusicianMagazine.
"The Israeli fretless jazz/fusion bass wizard ..." - Bryan Beller, BassPlayerMagazine. Some key tracks on the album are “Closer,” It is arranged as a dichotomy of suspenseful piano, drums and pulsating bass. When you see “Smells Like Teen Spirit” listed on the album, don’t be afraid! Alex takes this Nirvana song and creates a less aggressive form of the classic in a whole new light. Another key track is “The River Song,” which features Alex’s vocals within a hook-filled, melodic journey that progresses through complex chord progressions and brass interludes.
Alex carefully chose the title, Anonymous because it reflects something that someone may not receive credit for. While the creative catalyst for this album originates in Bershadsky’s performance and composition skills, it was a consummation of the incredibly talented team he assembled; which included top-notch recording studios and the gifted abilities of producer Ian Freitor.
The sessions were recorded both at Ian Freitor’s ThePlaygroundStudios in New York, as well as at the esteemed BennetStudios in Englewood, New Jersey. As well, the musicians on Anonymous were the crème de la crème. These included Ian Freitor on keyboards, Eugene Maslov on piano, and Shlomi Cohen on Saxophone. In addition, the virtuosic skills of Eran Asias and Gal Gershovsky - on drums and percussion - and breathtaking trumpet performances via Justin Mullens.
Anonymous is the result of two years of intense artistic composition, and a lifetime of Bershadky’s scholarly study of music and muse. “I believe that music channels itself through the musician - In Anonymous I tried to capture a more personal atmosphere,” explains Bershadskey. If anything the album captures the mastermind behind Anonymous, the team of professionals that brought it to life; and the menagerie and muse within it. Bershadsky’s work is distinctive for each listener. It is anything but “anonymous,” it’s only titled Anonymous.
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