In November 2020, with the entire world locked down at home, Amir Bresler was itching to create. He’d spent years onstage, but never released a full solo album. A friend’s invitation brought him to a rural village outside Tel Aviv, and the move lit a spark: Bresler set up shop in the village’s local auditorium named ‘The House of Arches’, and planned single-day sessions with different combinations of Tel Aviv’s finest, including keyboardist/producer Rejoicer, Yemen Blues frontman Ravid Kahalani, bassist Gilad Abro, pianist Nomok and trumpeter Sefi Zisling.
For nearly a week, crews of friends drove north and dug into psychedelic jazz and funk, all built upon Bresler’s polyrhythmic beats. They captured spontaneous bursts of energy — free-form jams in the morning reigned into tight, mesmerizing grooves in the afternoon. Those six compositions — each recorded live in one day — make up House of Arches, Amir Bresler’s first solo LP.
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released March 9, 2022
Music Composed by Amir Bresler
Produced by Amir Bresler
Mixed by Rejoicer
Mastered by Asaf Shay
Artwork by Alon Tayar
Mole's Pirouette
Drums, Guitar by Amir Bresler
Keys, Piano by Nomok
Bass by Rejoicer
Additional Composition and Production by Nomok and Rejoicer
Landing and Parking (feat. Rejoicer)
Drums by Amir Bresler
Keys by Rejoicer
Acoustic Bass by Gilad Abro
Additional Composition and Production by Rejoicer and Gilad Abro
The Dance of The Messors
Drums, Keys, Bass by Amir Bresler
House of Arches
Drums by Amir Bresler
Keys, Piano by Rejoicer
Acoustic Bass by Gilad Abro
Additional Composition by Rejoicer and Gilad Abro
Despite All (feat. Liquid Saloon)
Drums, Additional Percussion by Amir Bresler
Trumpet by Sefi Zisling
Keys, Piano by Nomok
Bass, Additional Percussion by Elyasaf Bashari
Guitar by Roi Avivi
Saxophone by Eyal Talmudi
Additional Composition and Production by Sefi Zisling, Nomok, Elyasaf Bashari Roi Avivi and Eyal Talmudi
Bir Tawil (feat. Ravid Kahalani)
Drums, Percussion by Amir Bresler
Vocals by Ravid Kahalani
Keys by Rejoicer
Acoustic Bass by Gilad Abro
Additional Composition and Production by Ravid Kahalani, Rejoicer and Gilad Abro
Special Thanks to Raw Tapes, Omer Dayan, Tal Kohavi, Noam Klitsner
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