Home » Search Center » Results: SAM Productions

Results for "SAM Productions"

Advanced search options

Album

The Monk

Label: SAM Productions
Released: 2008
Track listing: Stoned Bird; The Monk; The Bridge; Without a Story; Alone; End of the Circle; Dream; The Journey Home.

432

Article: Album Review

Asaf Sirkis Trio: The Monk

Read "The Monk" reviewed by Ian Patterson


One thing that has perhaps been understated in some quarters when considering drummer Asaf Sirkis' recordings as a leader is just how lyrical and understated his music tends to be. The Inner Noise recordings, which aligned drums and guitar with church organ, drew almost as much attention for the unorthodox nature of the trio as they ...

565

Article: Album Review

Asaf Sirkis Trio: The Monk

Read "The Monk" reviewed by John Kelman


After exploring an organ/guitar/drums encounter of the most unusual kind with The Inner Noise on albums including We Are Falling (Konnex, 2005) and The Song Within (SAM, 2007), Israeli-born, British-resident drummer Asaf Sirkis turns, on the surface, to a more conventional line-up with The Monk. Still, Sirkis' writing, and a trio that eschews orthodoxy, keeps The ...

Album

The Song Within

Label: SAM Productions
Released: 2007
Track listing: The Song Within; Nothingness First Part I, Nothingness; When You Ask Why; Nothingness First Part II, Love; Miniature; Hymn; Theme for Gary; The Shadow; Sweet Song.

351

Article: Album Review

Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise: The Song Within

Read "The Song Within" reviewed by Troy Collins


UK-based, Israeli-born drummer Asaf Sirkis has maintained his current trio, The Inner Noise, with church organist/keyboardist Steve Lodder and guitarist Mike Outram, since 2002. The Song Within is their third recording together. Inspired in part by the organ music of composer Oliver Messiaen and Maurice Durufle, Sirkis' writing resonates with a rich ...

441

Article: Album Review

Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise: The Song Within

Read "The Song Within" reviewed by John Kelman


If Olivier Messiaen had written music with a pulse, it might have sounded something like Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise. The Israeli-born, UK-based drummer has been honing a personal vision with this trio for over five years, and The Song Within is the group's best disc yet. Sirkis has retained a consistent line-up--church ...


Engage

Contest Giveaways
Enter our latest contest giveaway sponsored by Calligram Records
Polls & Surveys
Vote for your favorite musicians and participate in our brief surveys.
Publisher's Desk
How To Follow Staff Writers
Read on...

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.