The Raw Men Empire
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The Raw Men Empire is an Israeli freak folk
/ anti folk band, operating from Tel Aviv
since 2009. The Raw Men Empire is made up of Tsvika Frosh (lyrics, music, vocals, guitar, flute), Yonatan Miller (lyrics, music, guitar, vocals), Nadav Lazar (bass, glockenspiel, percussion, guitar, melodica, programming, vocals) and Itai Kaufman (beatbox, percussion, bass, melodica, programming, keyboards, charango, vocals).
Bars. Coming from different musical backgrounds (low-fi minimalism, alternative rock, blues and avant garde progressive rock), their style and use of a wide variety of unusual instruments had been compared to Devendra Banhart
and Joanna Newsom
, as well as anti folk artist Jeffrey Lewis
by several music blogs and commentators world wide.
During 2009 The Raw Men Empire released their first EP - 'The Rise and Fall Of'. During 2010 they released their second EP - 'Elodie' which was received with warm reviews over Israeli media.
The Raw Men Empire have performed and recorded in cooperation with a variety of Israeli and international musicians, among them Uri Wertheim of the funk band The Apples
. On May 2010 they opened Jeffrey Lewis
's show in Israel and on October 2010 They performed in Israel's most important Indie Music Festival - In-D-Negev featuring singer-songwriter Amit Erez
and a brass quintet. Later that year, following an accidental meeting in the streets of Tel Aviv, The Raw Men Empire wrote and recorded a song with British singer-songwriter Daniel Bedingfield
.
As of 2011, the band is gaining success around Europe as well. Their recent tour has granted them good reviews in the local press Prague Post, Gazeta Wyborcza
, Indie Rock Cafe. Recently they've been selected to play the prestigious Popkomm
and Reeperbahn
Festivals. They were also selected for CMJ showcase festival in New York.
Freak folk
Freak folk is a genre of folk music associated with contemporary artists such as Faun Fables, Animal Collective, Davenport, Devendra Banhart,CocoRosie, Panda Bear, Kelli Ali, Joanna Newsom, Bowerbirds, Woods, Greg Weeks, Hecuba, Akron/Family, Rio en Medio, Birdengine, Sufjan Stevens, Sean Hayes,...
/ anti folk band, operating from Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
since 2009. The Raw Men Empire is made up of Tsvika Frosh (lyrics, music, vocals, guitar, flute), Yonatan Miller (lyrics, music, guitar, vocals), Nadav Lazar (bass, glockenspiel, percussion, guitar, melodica, programming, vocals) and Itai Kaufman (beatbox, percussion, bass, melodica, programming, keyboards, charango, vocals).
History
The Raw Men Empire was formed in 2009 by accidental meetings of its members in various Tel AvivTel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
Bars. Coming from different musical backgrounds (low-fi minimalism, alternative rock, blues and avant garde progressive rock), their style and use of a wide variety of unusual instruments had been compared to Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Obi Banhart is a singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to perform music in Europe, San...
and Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom is an American harpist, pianist and singer-songwriter from Nevada City, California.- Early life :Newsom grew up in the small town of Nevada City, California...
, as well as anti folk artist Jeffrey Lewis
Jeffrey Lewis
Jeffrey Lewis is an American singer/songwriter and comic book artist.-Early life:Lewis attended State University of New York at Purchase and graduated in 1997 with a degree in Literature...
by several music blogs and commentators world wide.
During 2009 The Raw Men Empire released their first EP - 'The Rise and Fall Of'. During 2010 they released their second EP - 'Elodie' which was received with warm reviews over Israeli media.
The Raw Men Empire have performed and recorded in cooperation with a variety of Israeli and international musicians, among them Uri Wertheim of the funk band The Apples
The Apples (Israeli)
The band The Apples is an Israeli Funk nine piece - including a drummer, bassist, 4 brass, 2 DJs and a sound console operator. The Apples play funk, jazz and groove....
. On May 2010 they opened Jeffrey Lewis
Jeffrey Lewis
Jeffrey Lewis is an American singer/songwriter and comic book artist.-Early life:Lewis attended State University of New York at Purchase and graduated in 1997 with a degree in Literature...
's show in Israel and on October 2010 They performed in Israel's most important Indie Music Festival - In-D-Negev featuring singer-songwriter Amit Erez
Amit Erez
Amit Erez is an Israeli musician best known for his work as the guitarist for successful Israeli alternative rock band Eatliz, as well as a solo folk/indie artist.-Professional career:...
and a brass quintet. Later that year, following an accidental meeting in the streets of Tel Aviv, The Raw Men Empire wrote and recorded a song with British singer-songwriter Daniel Bedingfield
Daniel Bedingfield
Daniel John Bedingfield is a British singer-songwriter. He is the brother of pop singers Natasha Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle.-Music career:...
.
As of 2011, the band is gaining success around Europe as well. Their recent tour has granted them good reviews in the local press Prague Post, Gazeta Wyborcza
Gazeta Wyborcza
Gazeta Wyborcza is a leading Polish newspaper. It covers the gamut of political, international and general news. Like all the Polish newspapers, it is printed on compact-sized paper, and is published by the multimedia corporation Agora SA...
, Indie Rock Cafe. Recently they've been selected to play the prestigious Popkomm
Popkomm
Popkomm is an international trade show for the music and entertainment business, and also integrates a congress and festival. It is held in Berlin but has had entries from at least 55 other countries. Popkomm is organised by Popkomm GmbH, Berlin.- History :...
and Reeperbahn
Reeperbahn
The Reeperbahn is a street in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, one of the two centres of Hamburg's nightlife and also the city's red-light district...
Festivals. They were also selected for CMJ showcase festival in New York.