Yonatan Gat - American Quartet '2022

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       Yonatan Gat's American Quartet is a reimagining of Antonin
Dvořák’s legendary string quatet, one of the most popular works of
chamber music in the classical repertoire, written while Dvořák was
– like Gat – an immigrant living in the United States. In lieu of
a string quartet, this recording features Greg Saunier of Deerhoof on drums,
Mikey Coltun of Mdou Moctar’s band on bass, Curt Sydnor on organ, and Gat
on guitar.

And as one might expect from such a stellar cast of musicians, the
reinterpretation offers a wildly unique take on classical music, imbued with the
slash-and-burn energy of punk rock and the unrestricted creative spirit of
experimental musicians like Alice Coltrane, who also interpreted
Dvořák’s music.

2022 has been a wildly ambitious year for Gat. It began with the announcement of
his new Joyful Noise-imprint, Stone Tapes, which creates collaborations at the
nexus of traditional and experimental music, and continued into the triumphant
release of Medicine Singers' debut LP, an album which helped create new pathways
for experimental Indigenous music. Stone Tapes was not stopping there, and later
in the year the label is expected to share details about 3 additional releases,
each as compelling as the next, including the first new music in over a decade
from Israeli punk legends Monotonix, as well as releases from Hassan BenJafaar
(Innov Gnawa) and Mamady Kouyate (Bembeya Jazz) - all released on the 5-vinyl
2022 Stone Tapes box set. 

Greg Saunier - drums
Mikey Coltun - bass
Curt Sydnor - organ
Yonatan Gat - guitar



Tracklist:
1 01. Yonatan Gat - Tremolos – I. Allegro ma non troppo (13:48)
1 02. Yonatan Gat - Slow American Movement - II. Lento (10:05)
1 03. Yonatan Gat - Joke – III. Molto vivace (05:09)
1 04. Yonatan Gat - Rondo – IV. Finale: vivace ma non troppo (06:49) 

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