#shye ben tzur

[bakaity-poetry]

HU (HE)

Poetry by Shye Ben Tzur

Translated by Shlomzion Kenan

Frail, frail, what a frail vessel is the body

But a single breath lies between

man and earth

Oh Mother!

Vast, vast, what a vast sea is the mind

A single thought lies between and salvation

Oh Mother!

HE - gives it to you,

HE- provides you with choice,

Entrust your life to the saint

and he shall lead you

Wealthy, wealthy, what a wealthy wallet is the heart

There is but a single act of giving between beggary and bliss

Oh Mother!

HE - gives it to you,

HE- provides you with choice,

Entrust your life to the saint

and he shall lead you

Swift, swift, death comes as a swift sentence

A single sigh is breathed between

Truth and Illusion

Oh Mother!

[toskamusic]

Shye Ben Tzur, JonnyGreenwood and the Rajasthan Express - Ahuvi

[dughole]

radiohead’s complicity in israeli-occupied palestine

my feelings on radiohead are complicated these days, as i’m sure they are for many. i'm using this post as a method of sorting out my own thoughts & to provide sources.

for me, the bottom line is this: radiohead is both a brand & a musical group. the brand of radiohead has always had deep roots in the israeli colonial project - they have played many, many shows there throughout their career. their breakout single - creep, was intially only a hit in israel (x, x) & the personal choices of some of radiohead's members remain just as involved. jonny greenwood met his future wife - the israeli artist, antivaxxer & vehement zionist (x) sharona katan - at a show radiohead played in israel in 1993 (x). jonny consistently collaborated with zionist musician shye ben tzur & his projects continue to tour in tel aviv as recently as last september. as for jonny himself - his only statement in regards to the war on gaza has been in mourning for the israeli concert goers on october 10th - w no such empathy spared to the 100,000 palestinians dead, injured, or missing. as for thom, while he’s thrown a few bitchfits (x) through the years abt criticism of radiohead’s shows in israel, he has imo - only paid lipservice to the criticism, saying “playing in a country isn’t the same as endorsing its government” going against the pleas of his peers & coworkers in the music industry. as well as the pro-palestine activism undertaken by his long term friend micheal stipe (x & x). (note: stipe stood by radiohead’s performance in israel in 2017, but his current political choices suggest his understanding of the situation has evolved). even his own son - noah yorke, a fellow working musician, has voiced his opposition to the genocide in gaza via instagram stories. as for the other members, rhythm guitarist ed o'brien has called for a ceasefire, as well as making a few tweets about "solidarity with palestinians & israeli peacemakers". while bassist colin greenwood reportedly refused to accept letters of dialogue from the fan-run organization radiohead fans for palestine. drummer phillip selway's commentary is similarly brief but defensive, saying radiohead's 2017 tel aviv concert "felt right"

to me, this paints a picture of a band who's members stances on israel range from abhorrent to simply not enough. & as a brand, their particular combination of action & inaction amounts to a fundamentally zionist perspective. you cannot separate radiohead as artists from radiohead as a brand name.

i've loved radiohead since i was 14. i was brought into it by another longtime fan. i cried & danced when i saw them live back in 2017 - it was, & remains, a moment that allowed me to live through the hardest parts of my life. i felt for the longest time, that radiohead's music & political positions encouraged my empathy - my questioning of conservative political authority. & while all celebrities are failures in some sense - it is still heartbreaking to know how wrong i was.

i don't think it's possible to disconnect the decade of connection & love i have for their music - I won't ask that of myself or anyone else. & the idea of scrubbing one's taste of the "morally impure" is useless effort & an inappropriate simplification of both art & our conceptions of what makes someone "bad". but i can say with certainty - i will not be giving them any more of my money, whether that be streaming their music or buying their merch - & i encourage you to do the same. silence is complicity - this is beyond silence.

in the words of nina simone - "an artist's duty, as far as i'm concerned, is to reflect the times. how can you be an artist and not reflect the times? that to me is the definition of an artist."

[dunhamrc]

Shye Ben Tzur, Johnny Greenwood, The Rajasthan Express

[drblogg]

I NEED YOUR THOUGHTS on this song please

ok.. morning rusty. first off, thank you so much for sending this to me because i just found such an amazing album. i thought this was a song from some foreign band but then i saw the artists listened to it and like i went 😳😳😳😳😳 i love this collaboration so much. like, i didn't know what it was about until it reaches the end “meera ke prabhu giridhar nagar...” and i am listening to it again maybe make out some meaning without googling it. i don't know the name of such group of singers (i am bad at this ok) but i have always enjoyed such songs/performances because there's this unity in their voice but yet this variety at the same time and the vocals are so strong like i would love to float in them and then the music!!! the use of so many instruments which are not known in the mainstream media?! beautiful!! also, like how you can make out those vibrations and variations in their voice when it reaches high those trembles that they create. how do voice boxes do that 😳😳

[nonesuchrecords]

Sam Amidon stopped by for the Nonesuch Selects video series, in which artists visit the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices. He chose music by Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, and the Rajasthan Express; Astor Piazzolla; Kronos Quartet featuring Amidon, Olivia Chaney, Rhiannon Giddens, Natalie Merchant; Sam Gendel; Word of Mouth Chorus; and Bill Frisell.

[lookserratic]

39 for Spotify wrapped thingy!

Rajastani brass band!

[independentartistbuzz]

Yuval Ron Collaborates with Úyanga Bold for an Out-of-this-World Release

Yuval Ron and collaborator Úyanga Bold sculpts a truly magnificent journey with "Sacred Spiral."

Much like her prior work, Úyanga's makes sure that there is a dreaminess to the way it all comes together within her voice. The melodies waft on through in a truly dreamy way. Quite bold at times yet always peaceful, there is a calmness that radiates from deep within the sound. With atmosphere of the essence, the songs come together resulting in a series of suites. Úyanga's voice reigns supreme on the strong open of the album which carries throughout the entirety of the release. Overall the album is a truly immersive experience as it brings you to a state of meditation and relaxation. Everything about the sound has an intimacy of sorts which draws you in deeper to the release. Listen in here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/248m3dShSXTr6ygFGizwk7 For the release they call upon the help of collaborators and instruments from Sitar (Pandit Nayan Ghosh on Water of Forgiveness), Jaw Harp (Chugge Khan on Voice of Freedom), Didgeridoo (Andjru Werderitsch on Deep Earth Chant), Bansuri flute (Shye Ben Tzur on Mysteries of the Heart), PanArt Hang (James Hood on Mind Vision Invocation), Flugelhorn (Andrew Carney on Voice of Freedom), Glass harp (Brien Engle on Ethereal Voyage), Cello (Dennis Karmazyn on Darkness and Light) and Gongs (Kenneth Goff on Deep Earth Chant). You will feel within the release each musician giving a piece of their heart and soul into every performance. 

Quite rich with its detailed shifts the album uses the smallest of changes as stepping sounds to larger movements. Flourishes here matter a great amount for there is a cleverness, almost foreshadowing, the way that they let it all expand ever more, until it becomes something impressive to behold. “Sacred Spiral” features a power to it for Yuval and Úyanga make sure every single element falls into place in a way that has a grandeur to it.

[heartoftheancientsea]

Sitting here crying over this absolute masterpiece album

[nofatclips]

Hu by Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, and The Rajasthan Express from Junun - Outtake from Paul Thomas Anderson's film documenting the recording.

[publicimageltd]

colingreenwood tweeted: Loved it !

[indiumrubber]

Junun performing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

requested by @publicimageltd

[nonesuchrecords]

Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, members of the Rajasthan Express, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich discuss Anderson's 2015 film about the making of the album Junun at an Alamo Drafthouse screening of the film in Brooklyn.