Yonatan Gat
Yonatan Gat | |
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 Yonatan Gat in his New York studio | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Punk rock, improvisation, avant garde, free jazz, psychedelic rock |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass, piano, organ, drums, percussion, vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Joyful Noise Records, Drag City Records |
| Website | yonatangat |
Yonatan Gat is a guitarist and composer based in New York.[1][2] He was profiled in The New York Times, Vice, and People Magazine.[3][4] The Village Voice named him "Best Guitarist in New York, 2013".[5]
Biography
Gat first came to prominence as the guitarist and founder of Monotonix.[6] After finding themselves banned from most venues in their country due to the wild nature of their concerts, the band decided to leave Israel to tour the United States and Europe, gaining notoriety and praise for their revolutionary live concerts. With Monotonix, Gat released an EP and two albums on Drag City Records.[7]
In 2014, Gat began recording and performing under his own name.[8] Gat's new style channeled the confrontational energy of Monotonix, while bringing his guitar playing into a much more improvised realm and incorporating influences from various styles of music from around the world.[9][10][11][12] His first two albums Iberian Passage and Director were released on Joyful Noise Records in 2014 and 2015, respectively.[13]
Gat proceeded to tour the United States and Europe, focusing on a relentless touring schedule as opposed to reliance on music videos and online media. Gat's band performed with artists such as Of Montreal, Thee Oh Sees, and Sun Ra Arkestra, making it a point to always play on the floor inside the audience.[14][15] In 2014, Gat's band performed in SXSW, and was praised by BuzzFeed and SPIN as one of the top shows of the festival.[16][17][18][19] Their newest release, an EP titled "Physical Copy" produced by Steve Albini was released in August 2015.[20]
Discography
Albums
- Director (2015)
EP's
- Iberian Passage (2014)
- Physical Copy (2015)
Singles
- Ascension / Analog Gold Rush (2015)
- Dark Party / Echo Sunset (2015)
- East to West / Hydrogen Bomb (2015)
References
- ^ "Review: Yonatan Gat Shreds Protocol in a Rampant Concert". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Spacek, Nick (January 30, 2015). "Monotonix's Yonatan Gat on the art of improvised rock and roll, at Riot Room on Sunday | The Fast Pitch". Pitch.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Heigl, Alex (May 18, 2015). "Yonatan Gat: Director Out on Joyful Noise". People.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Cohan, Brad (February 24, 2015). "Listen to 'Director,' Yonatan Gat's Free-Improv Psychedelic Shred LP | NOISEY". Noisey.vice.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ "Best Guitarist New York 2013 - Yonatan Gat". Villagevoice.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Gregory Heaney. "Monotonix | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Monotonix. "Monotonix Videos". Dragcity.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Weiss, Dan. "Ex-Monotonix Guitarist Yonatan Gat Gets Psychedelic on 'Iberian Passage' EP". SPIN.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ "Yonatan Gat of Monotonix Readies EP". Austintownhall.com. March 24, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Fred Thomas (March 3, 2015). "Director - Yonatan Gat | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ "Yonatan Gat: Director | Album Reviews". Pitchfork.com. April 2, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ "Yonatan Gat brings some 'world punk' to San Francisco this weekend". Thebaybridged.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Adams, Gregory (February 12, 2015). "Yonatan Gat Plots North American Tour, Premieres New Track". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ "Yonatan Gat readies new LP (stream a song), playing NYC release show, touring w/ Of Montreal & other dates". Brooklynvegan.com. February 13, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Terry, Josh (March 12, 2015). "Live Review: of Montreal and Yonatan Gat at NYC's Webster Hall (3/11)". Consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ "Yonatan Gat | SXSW 2015 Event Schedule". Schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ "The 11 Most FOMO-Worthy Performances Of SXSW 2015". Buzzfeed.com. March 7, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Weiss, Dan. "SXSW 2015: The Six Best Things We Saw on Day Three". SPIN.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Weiss, Dan. "SXSW 2015: The 21 Best Things We Saw in Austin". SPIN.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Yarbrough, Marshall (March 4, 2015). "Music Features: Yonatan Gat Fuses Jazz Prowess with Punk Energy | Flagpole Magazine | Athens, GA News, Music, Arts, Restaurants". Flagpole.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.