Eje Eje - 5 Seasons

Batov Records

£21.58

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: BTR73LP
Barcode: 4062548057447
Release Date: 14 Jul 2023
Genre: International

Batov Records opens another chapter, introducing ‘Five Seasons, the debut album of Eje Eje, the brand new solo project of Itamar Klüger, of the Şatellites, presenting a fresh and contemporary world incorporating the rich diversity of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean musical styles with psych, funk, dub and other internationally known sounds.

Itamar Kluger is best known for his work with the Şatellites, a six-piece band whose blend of Turkish folk and psych with funk and disco won them champions and listeners across the globe, from KEXP in Seattle to BBC Radio 6 Music, and FIP in France.

With Eje Eje, Itamar brews a fresh blend of psychedelic rock and funk, incorporating a wide range of influences, from Levantine dabke, Persian bandari music played at weddings and other celebrations, the traditional “Khaliji” music heard across the Gulf, and Turkish traditional folk music, to the more international renown sounds of Afrobeat, Saharan blues, indie rock, electronica, and Jamaican roots & dub.

Eje Eje’s special blend of musical perspectives reflects Itamar’s interest in humankind’s subjective perception of reality, informed by national and global cultural movements and traditions, and insistence on collectively creating and sharing stories, at times to explain the unexplainable.

TRACKLISTING
1 New Roots (Winter)
2 That Rainy Dawn (Winter)
3 Saved from the Jazz (Spring)
4 Wedding at the Vineyard (Spring)
5 Heat Flux (Summer)
6 Beard of Shame (Summer)
7 The Closest I got to Her (End of Summer)
8 Kacha (End of Summer)
9 Tipsy Cruise (Autumn)
10 Black Sea Majic (Autumn)
11 From Bira Amikta To Igra Rama (Outro)
12 Mountain Disco Feat. Yuli Shafriri (Bonus)