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Almog Sharvit Releases Get Up Or Cry
New York Bassist Almog Sharvit Releases Debut Album, Get Up Or Cry, with Original Compositions…
Innovative composer and bassist Almog Sharvit announces the release of his debut album as a leader, Get Up Or Cry, on May 28, 2021, via Unit Records. Together with his band members Adam O’Farrill (trumpet), Brandon Seabrook (guitar & banjo), Micha Gilad (piano, keys, synths) and Lukas König (drums), Sharvit creates a startlingly imaginative record. Get Up Or Cry signals the arrival of a fresh, significant New York artist. It’s an album that appeals to both jazz purists and neophytes, a crossover record that stuns any casual listener.
Almog Sharvit, a 28-year-old conservatory-trained musician, born and raised in Israel and based in Brooklyn, creates surreal, maximalist compositions that combine both acoustic and electronic textures. In New York, he has established himself as a creative force; his jazz trio Kadawa has received accolades from theNew York Times, Indie Current and Vancouver Sun, among others. Sharvit has also toured internationally with various acts across 12 countries, and performed at storied venues including Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Detroit Jazz Festival, the Blue Note, Jerusalem Jazz Festival, and many more.
Get Up Or Cry reflects genre-pushing creativity, textural innovation, and a striking balance between form and freedom. The album blurs electronic music, psychedelic rock, bluegrass, 20th-century classical music, and of course, jazz, into dizzyingly beautiful, wholly unique songs. Sharvit composed, arranged, and produced every single track – the only additional writing credit belongs to one Vladimir Nabokov, whose poetry serves as the lyrics to the eponymous track “Get Up Or Cry.“
“I intended to create an album that you can turn to when you feel joy and sorrow at the same time,” says Almog Sharvit. “I wanted to make an album that is beautiful in an odd way, a space where humor interacts with moving, complex, and crazy songs. They express how we all feel sometimes – overwhelmed with information, short on focus, caffeinated as hell, but at the same time having moments of joy, intimacy, sadness, and freedom.”
Get Up Or Cry was recorded in a single day at Wonderpark Studios in Brooklyn. In post-production, Sharvit applied experimental techniques usually found in pop and electronic music to the songs – the record features filter sweeps, heavy distortion and compression, and creative automation and panning that he gladly says “will knock the dust off your stereo.”
TRACKS
1. Dear Hunter 3:49
2. Roller Disco 4:20
3. Mx Bean 6:32
4. We’ll Get Back To You 4:11
5. Get Up Or Cry feat. Ambrose Getz 4:25
6. Open Wound 3:28
Additional Credits:
Ambrose Getz – Vocals on #5
David Leon – Flutes on #3
Idan Morim – Acoustic Guitar on #1
Engineered by Eva Lawitts & Chris Krasnow at Wonderpark Studios
Mixed by Daniel Bloch
Mastered by John McCaig
Artwork by Amber Ma
Design by Hannah Mayr
All songs were composed, arranged & produced by Almog Sharvit (Coralitionriffs/ASCAP)
For more information on Almog Sharvit, visit online at almogsharvit.com