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MATISYAHU's new album, “Spark Seeker ”
Reggae | Monday 18th February 2013 | Osh
Matisyahu teams up with reggae heavyweight VP Records to offer a European release to his fourth studio album.
Spark Seeker, produced by Kool Kojak (Nicki Minaj, Travis Barker, Ke$ha) is set for release in Europe on his own label, Fallen Sparks Records via VP Records, on March 11th, 2013.
He recorded the 13-track album in Los Angeles, New York and Israel.
As one of America’s most successful touring artists, Matisyahu has also announced an European Spring tour supporting the new release, which will see him playing in some major cities (London, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Moscow, Zurich…
Since first emerging on the international stage in 2005, Matisyahu has established a reputation for transcending boundaries- from the stripped-down roots reggae of the gold-certified Live at Stubb’s to the trippy ministrations of the Grammy nominated Youth to the polished pop eclecticism of Light. Then, in 2010, he returned to the venerable Austin venue that introduced him for Live at Stubb’s, Vol. II, demonstrating that all of his travels had only strengthened his connection to his musical bedrock. Selling over 2 million albums worldwide, it was a whirlwind half-decade journey, one that earned Matisyahu a place in pop culture at large.
Now based with his family in Los Angeles, Matisyahu blasts off yet again with Spark Seeker, a bold new studio album that finds the one-of-a-kind vocalist and songwriter exploring uncharted territory with help from an expansive cast of collaborators from around the globe. The album mixes ancient traditional sounds with futuristic electro beats, rapping with singing, and songs of the spirit with songs of the body.
The album has a depth to it as well as a lightness, which alludes to the most essential theme of the record - that everything in life, especially music, exists in mixtures and blends. “Things are not as black and white as we would like to think.Not everything can be oversimplified", says Matisyahu.
The first single, “Sunshine” rode what might be the most uplifting groove in Matisyahu’s catalog. In the hard-hitting “Live Like A Warrior”, Matisyahu describes feelings of frustration and desperation, while; elsewhere, “Searchin” pairs a gritty digital-dancehall beat with chanted lyrics and “I Believe in Love” exemplifies the album’s deep melodic streak.
Throughout Spark Seeker you can hear Matisyahu embodying the album’s title - and embracing its humble promise. “This is definitely pushing the boundaries of what I’ve done before”, he acknowledges. “It’s a new kind of record for me”.
At this point we’d expect nothing less.
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