HOP HOP by Tigris
TIGRIS has been a Tel Aviv live music staple since the early 2010’s — blasting underground venues with jolts of Ethio-influenced funk and jazz. On their third LP, HOP HOP, out April 20 on Raw Tapes, the quintet captures that electricity on tape. The band self-recorded HOP HOP throughout 2019 in a studio they built themselves, assembling tight, infectious tunes out of sprawling polyrhythmic jams. Each of the album’s eight songs were recorded live: five old friends in one room, pushing each other to dig deeper and shake off any expectations. “When we jam, we’re speaking,” says Sadot. “And suddenly, my hands are playing something I’ve never played before.” That ecstatic energy is all over HOP HOP — and it’s impossible to ignore.
Tracklist
| 1. | THE BOSS | 4:33 |
| 2. | DRIVER | 4:29 |
| 3. | FACTORINO | 4:02 |
| 4. | GAME BOY | 3:22 |
| 5. | HERMITAGE | 3:38 |
| 6. | HOP HOP | 5:22 |
| 7. | DR. SCHMALTZ | 2:40 |
| 8. | UMPA LOMPA | 4:33 |
Videos
Credits
Guitar by Ilan Smilan
Percussion by Oded Aloni and Itamar Katzir
Keys by Roei Hermon
Bass by Amir Sadot
Produced by Amir Sadot, Itamar Katzir, Ilan Smilan, Oded Aloni, and Roei Hermon
Mixed by Amir Sadot
Mastered by Asaf Shay
Artwork by Eli Magaziner
THE BOSS
Composed by Ilan Smilan
DRIVER
Composed by Oded Aloni, Amir Sadot, Itamar Katzir, Ilan Smilan, Roei Hermon
FACTORINO
Composed by Roei Harmon
GAME BOY
Composed by Roei Hermon
HERMITAGE
Composed by Ilan Smilan
HOP HOP
Composed by Oded Aloni, Amir Sadot, Itamar Katzir, Ilan Smilan, Roei Hermon
DR. SCHMALTZ
Composed by Roei Hermon
UMPA LOMPA
Composed by Oded Aloni, Amir Sadot, Itamar Katzir, Ilan Smilan, Roei Hermon
License
All rights reserved.
TIGRIS pulls the East and West African music into a new and surprising musical center.
Crazy grooves, special combination of instruments, addictive melodies, and the virtuosity of each band member – puts Tigris in a new territory on the original African music map that covers the world.