Oren Lavie
A friend of mine sent me a song of his that she ripped off of MySpace. The song that she sent me was 'Her Morning Elegance' by Lavie. I actually didn't like it at first. I didn't like the first 10 seconds. But then, the more I listened to it, I fell in love with it, and Her Morning is definitely my number 1 played song on iTunes.
After visiting Lavie's Myspace, I found 'The Opposite Side of the Sea', and yet again, fell in love with the song. It's a bit... weird.
What it comes down to, I think, is that this man is extremely musically talented, like woah (I had to say it, sorry). So his songs like Opposite are extremely musically complex and the time signature is all over the place. Or maybe he has a specific time signature, but then all his instruments and melody lines play at a different speed. 'Experimental' is perhaps an okay word to use. He recorded his album in his Berlin apartment over three-years. I mean, come on.
His music is good for soundtracks. I think his song is featured in a Narnia Soundtrack.
It's kind of eerie, kind of dark, kind of even scary, but he has songs like 'Her Morning Elegance' and 'Ruby Rises' that suggest heart and beauty.
Oren Lavie has great things to come. And he just started his new label BlueSmile this January.
We don't know when he'll be releasing his album in the US, but check out his myspace and his website.
Happy listening!
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