{"id":756,"date":"2011-05-10T11:47:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T17:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicexcite.com\/?p=756"},"modified":"2024-03-11T11:19:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:19:51","slug":"israely-groove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicexcite.com\/?p=756","title":{"rendered":"Israely Groove"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With little preamble, now is the opportune moment to unveil one of the most captivating mixtapes I&#8217;ve longed to share. It&#8217;s evident that the working musicians of late 1960s Israel were remarkably attuned to sounds from overseas, particularly music from England and the USA. This time, my focus is on a specific music genre: <strong>Funk<\/strong>. It&#8217;s remarkable to consider that over 40 years ago, in an era devoid of televisions (which weren&#8217;t prevalent in Israel until 1968), let alone the internet or even telephones. As far as I&#8217;m aware, there were only 2 or 3 Israeli radio stations where non-Israeli Pop music occupied roughly 10% of broadcast time. Yet, despite the scarcity, musicians hungry for fresh sounds managed to procure updated records from abroad, subsequently incorporating new musical instruments and sound effects into their creations.<\/p>\n<p>Take note of the exceptional musicianship, arrangements, and orchestrations. While the antiquated singing style may occasionally grate or, in more favorable instances, evoke amusement, the groove endures. Don&#8217;t anticipate hearing authentic James Brown-style Funk, but the influences are unmistakable.<\/p>\n<p>Here, you&#8217;ll discover some hidden gems I unearthed later, some of which are quite rare. I hope you&#8217;ll overlook the occasional audio imperfections; at least half of the tracks were digitized from my collection of aging vinyl records and reel-to-reel tapes, some of which didn&#8217;t weather the passage of time under optimal conditions. Additionally, two songs were recorded from AM radio programms. Nevertheless, I&#8217;ve endeavored to clean and restore them to seamlessly coalesce into one delectable musical compilation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/widget\/iframe\/?feed=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Famirnir2%2Fisraelick-vol-i%2F\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With little preamble, now is the opportune moment to unveil one of the most captivating mixtapes I&#8217;ve longed to share. It&#8217;s evident that the working musicians of late 1960s Israel were remarkably attuned to sounds from overseas, particularly music from England and the USA. This time, my focus is on a specific music genre: Funk. 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