Yog II - Sefira

Yochk'o Seffer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Original Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Musea
• ASIN: B0000DHLRV
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,403,919 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Korona

2. Elet-Fa

3. Toudath

4. Erheu

5. Hirech

6. Szepseg

7. Kechech

8. Lady-Rap

9. Dieuztech

10. Ichmereth

Editorial Reviews

Yochk'o SEFFER always created varied and interesting works during his long of career, be it with MAGMA, ZAO, NEFFESH MUSIC, his teammate François "FATON" CAHEN or all alone. In each of his records, the French saxophone-player tries to pay tribute to his Hungarian roots, with jazz-rock music close to ZAO, but with free tendencies. "Chromophonie" compiles two volumes, originally released in 1981 and 1982, with the notable support of Hungarian violinist Lajos HORVATH and the QUATUOR MARGAND. "Magyar Etno" unites popular music from Hungary with free and dissonant jazz. "Yog I - Pitchipoy" (1997) keeps on carrying NEFFESH MUSIC's spirit, as flaming as ever. The development of complex and structured themes are linked with frenetic saxophone parts, blended with other instruments. It can be described as the crossing point between works like "Ghigoul" or "Chromophonie". "Yog II - Sefira" (1998) follows the same path with an equal talent: Thierry MAILLARD, Dominique BERTR! AM and Sylvain MILLER are here as well. Not to me missed !

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5.0 out of 5 stars ACCESSIBLE EXPERIMENTATION, February 27, 2004

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Larry L. Looney (Austin, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yog II - Sefira (Audio CD)

I first heard Yochk'o Seffer's music back in the early 1980's. His groundbreaking work on his NEFFISH MUSIC 1 & 2 albums, as well as on GHILGOUL, have long been favorites of mine in the area of experimental music. Firmly rooted in jazz, with his mind reaching for the stars, Yochk'o continues his imaginative, high-quality playing on this release, ably abetted by keyboardist/producer Thierry Maillard. Maillard's drum programming is so effective that most of the time the listener would swear there's a live drummer on this cd. The moods range from spacey to what could only be called funky (track 8, `Lady-rap') -- all are imbued with Seffer's inimitable energy and style. He can be gentle, but he can blast away with raw power into free-form improv while still remaining melodic -- the album is thankfully free of the discordance that too often passes for experimentalism. There is a palpable, moving energy at work here, but one which should be accessible to most listeners. I would rank this with his best work.