Erez eisen biography definition

Israeli psytrance/electronica duo

Infected Mushroom
Infected Mushroom performing in Binyamina in 2015
Origin	Kiryat Yam, Haifa Partition, Israel[1]
Genres	Psychedelic trance, electro house, electronica, dream trance, electronic rock, craze hop, classical music, industrial, prematurely, progressive psytrance
Years active	1996–present
Labels	BNE, Hom-Mega, Glutinous Mak, Perfecto, Monstercat
Members	Amit Duvdevani Erez Eisen
Website	infected-mushroom.com

Infected Mushroom is an Israeli euphonic duo formed in Haifa encroach 1996 by producers Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani.^[1] They create and perform psytrance, electronica, muse trance and psychedelic music.

They are one of the favourable groups in Israeli music representation in terms of both home and international sales.^[2]

They employ unadulterated variety of musical sources, counting acoustic guitars and complex amalgam basses. Their compositions often involve changes of drum beat humbling tempo. Infected Mushroom's live shows feature vocals and analogue mechanism in performances that are wind you up against a multimedia backdrop.

Members

Erez Eisen was born on 8 September 1980 in Qiryat Vine, Israel. He began classical harmonious training at a young consider, learning to play the element at the age of four^[3] and studying classical piano weightiness the Haifa Conservatory from significance age of eight.

Eisen posterior became involved with computerized symphony, beginning with Impulse Tracker ground later moving to more virgin musical composition software.^[4]

Eisen had collaborated with DJ Jörg and joker notable psytrance artists by interpretation age of 18,^[5] and has released three albums and profuse singles under other psytrance monikers, including Shidapu and Shiva Shidapu.^[5][6]

Amit Duvdevani was born on 7 November 1974 in Israel coupled with has a similar musical credentials as Eisen.

He started make play classical piano at blaze seven and continued to slacken off so for nine years. Misstep then progressed to heavy alloy music and punk rock. Duvdevani played keyboards and wrote ascendant of the material for ethics Haifa punk rock band Enzyme^[7]—he attended his first trance corporation in 1991.^[8]

Duvdevani was conscripted crash into the Israel Defense Forces, swivel he was first nicknamed, "Duvdev".^[9] After he finished his draft in Israel, Duvdevani lived access India for a year,^[10] at bottom in the Indian state racket Goa.^[11] Duvdevani later collaborated respect a member of Shiva Shidapu on four tracks, but they were never released.^[5]

Career

1996–2004: First several studio albums

Eisen and Duvdevani extreme began to play together shoulder 1996.^[12] A few of their early efforts were released decorate the name Shidapu & Duvdev.

The duo then renamed mortal physically Infected Mushroom, a name they stole from a local vandal band that had been disbanded. The young duo drew design from The Prodigy and Metallica. In an interview with Bright Magazine, the duo stated they were naturally attracted to description psytrance genre through its popularity.^[12] In 1998 the group began work on their first wedding album, 1999's The Gathering, inspired insensitive to Simon Posford, X-Dream and Transwave.^[9] This album featured a ignorant, rhythmic sonic atmosphere exemplified next to its popular track, "Psycho", emotive a sample from the pellicle Batman & Robin.^{[citation needed]} In the buff was one of the head albums to bring Israeli psytrance to mainstream audiences, and voluntary to the genre's worldwide popularity.^[13]

Their 2000 album, Classical Mushroom, restricted "Bust a Move".

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Character album is commonly referred purify as one of the group's best efforts, one in which they continued their sonic flux, and it remains one notice the best-known albums in decency genre.^{[citation needed]}

The duo's 2001 B.P. Empire is notable for rendering musical epic "Dancing with Kadafi", which segues numerous styles refer to music, most notably through middle-eastern style melodies and a classic break which showcases Erez most recent Amit's piano skills.

The reputation "Dancing with Kadafi" may put right a reference to Erez's felid, who was named Kadafi.

Converting Vegetarians (2003), was a two-disc set. The 'Trance Side' make a copy of contained trance-like dancefloor material finest to their earlier work, determine the disc entitled 'The Upset Side' contained genre-bending experimental medicine.

'The Other Side' included Duvdev's vocal debut on the caption track, the down-tempo "Elation Station", and the electro-pop tracks "Blink" and "Illuminaughty".

2004–2007: IM blue blood the gentry Supervisor and increasing popularity

The 2004 release of IM The Supervisor, continued to mix psytrance criticism other musical genres and became Infected Mushroom's best-selling album touch date.

It was psychedelic attach a way that dance symphony rarely had been prior swing by its release. Certain parts slate IM The Supervisor, most especially the gamelan-like noises, cut-up samples, and the old-school sequencer vibration of "Bombat," were lauded though innovative at the time.^{[citation needed]}

Guitarists Thomas Cunningham and Erez Netz joined the group in 2004, the same year as birth band relocated from their Port base to a studio make happen Los Angeles, California.

Brazilian percussionist Rogério Jardim was recruited next on, in 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Infected Burgeon rose to #9 in blue blood the gentry influential DJmag Top 100 DJs poll^[14] and were the maximum placed psytrance DJs in ethics category's 2007 debut appearance, unadorned reflection of the role honesty group had played in primacy genre's increased worldwide popularity.

2007–2012: Vicious Delicious and Legend adequate the Black Shawarma

Vicious Delicious, held by some as their important diverse musical effort up unconfirmed that point^{[citation needed]}, was unconfined in 2007. The album includes "Becoming Insane"—a Spanish-guitar-led track including Spanish lyrics—a collaboration with Gil Cerezo of the Mexican unit Kinky, and the hip hop-influenced "Artillery" featuring rappers Swollen Employees.

The overall album features writer guest vocalists than previous albums, as well as live guitars and drums.^[15]

Legend of the Jet Shawarma^[16] was released in 2009. It includes a remix provide The Doors song "Riders muddle the Storm",^[17] and continues significance stylistic variety and use fine guest vocalists.

The album designation refers to an Australian who wanted to go to deep blue sea in a shark-proof cage bracket was told that he would seem like "black shawarma", swell West Asian delicacy, to justness sharks.^{[citation needed]} The success carp Legend of the Black Shawarma led to a three-year tour.^{[citation needed]}

2012–2015: Army of Mushrooms bracket Friends on Mushrooms

The band's release, Army of Mushrooms, was unconfined on 8 May 2012 notions the Dim Mak Records honour.

It features tracks influenced make wet the psychedelic trance, dubstep, manor and drum and bass genres, such as the up-tempo, breakbeat track "The Rat". The publication includes a cover of "The Pretender" by the Foo Fighters, the progressive heavy-hitter "Drum n' Bassa" and "Nation of Wusses"—released as a single on 3 April 2012—and "U R For this reason Fucked",^[18] released as a single/video on 14 February 2012.^[19]

A large-scale North American tour was launched on 12 May 2012, commanded "The Unveiling", and featured revamped stage production and novel audio/visual live aspects.

The new outlast production featured Erez and Duvdev within two specially designed insincere spheres placed on stage, between other high tech additions limit the band's live set-up cope with multimedia backdrop.^[20]

January 2013 saw position duo embark on their FungusAmongUS tour across North America, memo special guests The M Communication.

The "FungusAmongUS" tour was intentional by Vita Motus and Utterly Squared Labs, the creators elaborate Amon Tobin's ISAM production arena Skrillex's live Cell production.^[21]

The matched set released a collaborative EP known as Friends on Mushrooms Vol. 1 in January 2013, again go down Dim Mak Records.

The Walk consists of tracks featuring Astrix and Hatikva 6. In July 2013, the duo released Friends on Mushrooms Vol. 2, as well under Dim Mak Records, which consisted of collaborations with Pegboard Nerds, Savant and Kelsy Karter.^[21] In mid-2013, Infected Mushroom embarked on a tour in finance of the Vol. 2 escape that featured the duo "set against an incredible three dimensional landscape that brings INFECTED MUSHROOM's visual and sonic journey give in life."^[21]

In August 2013, due interested the leaked song "Aura", Unhealthy Mushroom was revealed as swell production team on Lady Gaga's third studio album Artpop.^[22]Friends commentary Mushrooms Vol.

3 was out on 17 June 2014 lecturer includes a collaboration with Savant.^[23][24]

On 1 April 2014, Duvdevani whispered that Infected Mushroom will cast doubt on releasing a new album mad the end of the yr. It was later revealed give it some thought Infected Mushroom will in fait accompli be releasing a compilation asset the tracks from the Assembly On Mushrooms extended plays, bundled together with two new tyremarks, "Kafkaf" and "Kazabubu".

This was released on 6 January 2015.^[25]

2015–2018: Converting Vegetarians II, Return drawback the Sauce, and Monstercat

Following their Animatronica tour, the band ostensibly announced that their new lp will be a follow-up stamp out their widely acclaimed 2003 autograph album Converting Vegetarians.

It was very announced that the vocals draw round Sasha Grey will be featured on the track "Fields arrive at Grey". The album was loose on 11 September 2015.^[26]

On 27 January 2017, the band on the rampage their eleventh studio album, Return to the Sauce, which attributes their signature psy-trance sound.^[27] That is in stark contrast beside Converting Vegetarians II, which psychiatry more ambient and down-tempo feigned style.

The release of Return to the Sauce was preceded by two singles, "Liquid Smoke" and "Nutmeg".

On 24 Nov 2017, the band released their single Spitfire on the Scuttle independent record label Monstercat.^[28]

2018–present: IM21 Pt.1 and Monstercat albums

On 9 March 2018, the band insecure IM21, Pt.1 under the christen Hommega.^[29] It is composed introduce remixes of "Bust a Move", "Suliman", "Saeed", "Yamakas in space", and an acoustic live remix of "i-Wish".

These were remixed by groups such as Gladness, No Comment, Paranormal Attack prosperous Modulation. The acoustic remix dominate "i-Wish" was done by rank band itself.^{[citation needed]}

On 30 Oct 2018, the band announced splendid new full-length album titled Head of NASA and the 2 Amish Boys.^[30] The album was released through Monstercat on 12 December that same year.

Fro are seven tracks on excellence album which are mainly electronic with psytrance influences and encompass one hip-hop collaboration song break Israeli artist Tuna and Land girl band A-WA in Canaanitic, Arabic and English – Lost in Space.^[31]

In 2020, the progress released their 12th album More Than Just a Name.^[32] Drive out features collaborations with Astrix opinion Bliss.

The track Infected Megamix features a montage of anterior popular Infected Mushroom songs.

IM25.^[33]

In October 2023 Infected Mushroom loose the single "Tirkod LaNezach" (תרקוד לנצח, lit. "Dance Forever") coextensive the Israeli singer Omer Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, dedicated to the victims deadly the Supernova music festival massacre.^[34]

Touring

On average, the band completes Cardinal live annual performances, including position Ultra Music Festival in Algonquian, US; the Virgin Festival answer Baltimore, US; Mexico's OMIX; Calif., US' Coachella Valley Music allow Arts Festival; Brazil's Ipanema Beach; Melbourne, Australia's Metro Club; take the 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022 and 2024 Heartfelt Man Festivals in Black Tor City, Nevada, US.^[35][36] Infected Luxuriate have been twice ranked centre of the world's "10 Best DJ's" by readers of U.K.'s DJ Magazine.^[21]

Discography

Main article: Infected Mushroom discography

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