Budowitz releases new album, Budowitz Live

Golden Horn celebrates its newest release by Budowitz, the international klezmer band of musicians from Hungary, Germany and America.

"Budowitz Live" is Budowitz's third recording, celebrating its 12th year anniversary with an unbelievable double CD recorded live from concerts in Zurich and Geneva by Swiss National Radio.

If you've ever wondered what this seminal band actually does on stage live with no overdubs, this is your chance. The music is stunning, with repertoire that is entirely fresh to the klezmer world. The band lays to rest the idea that klezmer music is one monolithic style of music; The CD is a feast of regional styles, conceived as two parts of a concert, moving through 10 Gubernias where Jews have settled in eastern Europe.

Each suite has its own character and features soli by all of the musicians. Amidst all of the sounds, colors, styles, rhythms and moods, the CD manages to weave original works by four of the band members into the fabric, with each composition serving the whole with no seams showing.

Not only is the music on this double CD fascinating and beautiful, the artwork and booklet are stunning as well. It is packaged in an 8-fold digipack with a hand painted watercolor by Emily Lubanko on the front and a 12-page booklet tucked inside with notes about each track and a veritable photo album of pictures of the group at home, in the field, on stage and rehearsing.

The "Budowitz Live" production is so tasteful and colorful, that the listener will want to listen from start to finish again after the last notes of the ethereal lullaby have ended.

article submitted by: Ates Temeltas, Golden Horn Records

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