DR. SCHMALTZ from HOP HOP by Tigris
“DR. SCHMALTZ,” the lead single off TIGRIS’s latest LP, HOP HOP, is three minutes of sunshine with no shade. The band’s mandate of ‘fun over formality’ gets turned upside down: “DR. SCHMALTZ” borrows a motif from Igor Stravinsky’ “The Rite of Spring” and bursts it wide open with somersaulting keyboards and popping percussion. The tune shows off the virtuosic playing of trained jazz musicians, recast as pure fun. “The original is a little sophisticated, so this is us laughing at ourselves,” says Sadot, grinning. “Stravinksy is cool. He’s not an enemy.”
Tracklist
| 7. | DR. SCHMALTZ | 2:40 |
Credits
Guitar by Ilan Smilan
Percussion by Oded Aloni and Itamar Katzir
Keys by Roei Hermon
Bass by Amir Sadot
Composed by Roei Hermon
Produced by Amir Sadot, Itamar Katzir, Ilan Smilan, Oded Aloni, and Roei Hermon
Mixed by Amir Sadot
Mastered by Asaf Shay
License
All rights reserved.
TIGRIS pulls the East and West African music into a new and surprising musical center.
Crazy grooves, special combination of instruments, addictive melodies, and the virtuosity of each band member – puts Tigris in a new territory on the original African music map that covers the world.