Hiphop Khasene [Import]

Solomon & Socalled | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 8, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Piranha Germany
• ASIN: B0000942O1
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,854 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wild new interpretations of ancient Jewish melodies, July 13, 2003

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiphop Khasene (Audio CD)

Frank London, Michael Alpert, Dave Krakauer and other modern Jewish music luminaries take a whirl at modernizing old Jewish "khasene," or wedding songs, at least partly through a hip-hoppish filter. (There ought to be a clever, appropriate word in Yiddish that sort of, but not entirely, means "remix"... I'm just not sure what it is...) Anyway, they don't quite sustain the hip-hopization of the material throughout the whole album, but it certainly sounds like they had fun on this project. Definitely puts a new spin on some old, old tunes, and klezmer enthusiasts will appreciate the originality and audacity of these recordings.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great new approach to tradition, July 12, 2003

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H. Ivan Berkowitz "Ivan" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hiphop Khasene (Audio CD)

Josh Dolgin AKA "socalled" is an amazing talent who combines with exceptional support from Solomon and Krakauer

Don't miss it!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I expected MUCH more..., July 16, 2003

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This review is from: Hiphop Khasene (Audio CD)

As a traditional klezmer enthusiast still within the "youth culture demographic," I had really hoped I would find the music of Socalled and Solomon more exciting. As a lover of electronic music, I'd hoped to at least hear some ground-breaking sampling and rhythm techniques. Neither was delivered. The term "hip hop" seems to have been tacked on for no other reason than to hook a trendy audience, but it's nothing new. The choice and technique in the sampling is rather cliche, and reminds me of music that was actually new around 1991. Not a compliment to, it's quite a desecration of klezmer music, in my opinion. If you respect the genre and want to see it treated well, pick up the Klezmatics (and yes, I realize at least two of its members are featured on this album) or Di Naye Kapelye. ...