Shulman has a special place in my heart. Their second album, In Search of a Meaningful Moment, is one of the of the albums directly responsible for my obsession with the genre. If you haven’t heard that album, click that link and purchase a copy, $10! So whenever a new album is announced, I immediately take notice. This time is no exception. Titled, ALive, the new album
contains live arrangements of known Shulman tracks that were made for the special Shulman live band shows. The recordings were done with live musicians: a drummer, guitar player, bass player and keyboardist, and wind instruments: saxophone, shehnai, zorna & ney, and of course the Shulman duo working their electronic magic on computers and synthesizers. It presents unique sound textures combining the usual Shulman incredible compositions with ethnic elements, psychedelic rock, jazz and other eclectic musical touches. The outcome is an out of this world journey into Shulman’s weird universes, but with more organic and alive feel to it that makes it all seem very real. The album contains collaborations with Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Steve Shehan, Ishq, Sub6 & Michele Adamson and Lee Triffon (Eatliz).
Four minute samples are up on their website, check ‘em out. Sounds delicious! How ’bout that artwork!?