…Freaktion EP, that is.  Thus, is the title of Sabbo’s soon to be released EP to be released on Generation Bass!  Take a listen to the sample below!

Freaktion EP(minimix)-soon on Generation Bass by Sabbo

and it seems to be the season for music videos here in Tel Aviv! Last weekend Cohen@Mushon shot a new music video and hip hop artist Peled as well as singer Ronit Rasta just released two videos! (check for guest cameos in each other’s videos!)

Here’s Peled’s new video for “Ten B’Rosh” which was shot by the one and only, Ben Palhov!

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Tons of Tel Aviv’s characters in the video! Axum, Ori Shochat, Rebel Sun, Ronit Rasta, and Cohen of Cohen@Mushon! You can see him perform this Thursday night at SUBLIME!

Here’s Ronit Rasta’s video for her new single, “Hottest Girl In Town”!!!!!

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Both videos were shot in the Florentin area of Tel Aviv!

In other music news, NPR just posted an article about all the amazing Jazz musicians coming from Israel! We are making our presence known on the map in all sorts of musical fields!

“For a country of some 7.5 million, Israel has a surprisingly large jazz footprint.” (NPR)

Dear Juicers,

I don’t like to think of myself as a jealous person, but the fact that so many talented Israeli musicians right now are showing their stuff in NYC for CMJ right now makes me a bit green with envy. We have everyone from Onili (yes, I know…a personal favorite) to Izabo, Tamar Eisenman, DJ Mesh, Sagol 59 and more.

check out this event with all the artists, Israel Unlimited hosted by the Israeli Consulate of NYC TODAY! Invite HERE!

Also, below is the schedule for all of the Onili CMJ events that are happening so you know you want to save these dates, New Yorkers!

Now I know I mentioned to you last week briefly about King Adz’s new book, Street Knowledge. A book that includes many of Tel Aviv’s finest and really puts our city in the coolest urban light I’ve seen to date!

Well last Sunday, I went to the book launch here in Tel Aviv to get myself a copy and was completely blown away by how fabulous this book actually is. Graphics are incredible and let me tell you, if you haven’t fallen in love with Tel Aviv from my Juice posts, you will after this book.

check out this Broken Fingaz (Haifa) inspired promo for the book below!

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Click HERE to buy yourself a copy. Seriously, its amazing.

Terry Poison has just finished shooting their newest video for the song “Upright”. I don’t have word yet one when its supposed to be released, but production photos are awesome! Check them out below:

(Photos courtesy of Noam Dinar)

Nadav Ravid has just put out a new track for his Polar Pair project entitled “Round & Round“. Check out what he calls his “drum driven broken beat/uk funky/garage thingy”

Round & Round by NDV-PolarPair

And please, if you are in NYC…go to CMJ and support the Israeli artists!

Juicers sorry I know its been awhile!  Let’s just call it a summer vacation.  But fall means we are back to business.  I’d like to tell you I was on vacation altogether, but really I was working on many different projects here in this great white city.

Our DJ’s are making the news all over the place.  DJ Sabbo has  been putting out dope tracks left and write and was noticed by FADER for his collaboration with grammy nominated artist, Ceci Bastida.

download the track here!
Ceci Bastida – Ellos Dicen (Sabbo Remix)

Now I’ve been to some good parties in my time. As a Philly original, I’ve gotten to go to many Diplo run parties (Mad Decent Block party being the best thing ever), warehouse parties with Emynd and Bo Bliz, and many more. Here in Tel Aviv, we have amazing DJs and there is always a party or something going on. But since the drinking age here is pretty much nonexistent, sometimes I feel like the oldhead at the party.

Not anymore! Monday nights here in Tel Aviv have been revived. Nadav Neeman (DJ Loyal) and Doni Kisluk (Ananas Beats) have put together something legendary at Tel Aviv’s newest hotspot, Radio E.P.G.B. called “The Frequency Below.” Although it really is too small to be considered a club, people can’t help but dance like there’s no tomorrow. The music is amazing and so is the crowd, especially since its +25 at this party.

I’m still DJing every Monday as well at Perla Bar for my line, Shaken, Not Stirred. So for you Tel Avivians, come out to Perla for a few beers and good music, then continue on with me to Radio for some all night dancing! No more Monday blues! For more info, click HERE.

And speaking of Tel Aviv hotness, we are being noticed EVERYWHERE! In an interview with King Adz of Street Knowledge, he talks about Tel Aviv being the “It” city!

“Where do you think the most exciting, inspiring things are coming from at the moment? Israel is where it’s at right now. The scene is pretty raw and there are not that many people making money at the moment, which means it’s all done for the love and not the money…”

Check out the rest of the interview HERE!

And in a couple of weeks comes CMJ in NYC! And the Israeli representation is huge! We have Sagol 59, Izabo, Onili and many more! I wish I could be there with them, but I’ll keep you posted on what’s going on here as well as updates from NYC.

See you next week!

Axum is up and running like never before.  As I told you last week, they performed in St.Louis and were even joined on stage by Collie Buddz!!!!  Check out the video below!

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Also, Axum did two months in Atlanta a little while back and while they were there, they filmed a music video for their soon to be released single, War Inna Babylon. Check it out HERE!

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MC Zulu is here in TEL AVIV! Last night there was a secret show at Rotchild 12 and it was probably one of the best nights I’ve had in Tel Aviv in a long time. I’m so excited for tonight’s big event with Soulico!!!!!

If you are in Tel Aviv folks, be there!!!! Soulico’s 10 year anniversary special with MC Zulu and many other special guests. At Culture Club TONIGHT!

Also, as you know I’m DJing every Monday here in Tel Aviv at Perla Bar! This Monday is special because its my birthday! So come out and dance a bit with me this Monday night! Perla Bar is at Florentin 8!

I’ll be back with more details about tonight’s event next week…

Its the Juice of the week and I know its a little late, but as always, I have a good excuse. I’m DJing now on Mondays here in Tel Aviv. I love it here, but there’s nothing like throwing in a little Philly style to the Tel Aviv life. If you live here and want a crazy Monday night of dancing (on the bar), come to Florentin 8 every Monday for my Shaken, Not Stirred Party at Perla Bar!

Speaking of special shows…Sabbo and Axum have flown to St. Louis, Missouri for a special show tomorrow, August 12th!

Also, big ups to Tamer Nafar! If you don’t know him, you should. He’s an amazing Palestinian Israeli rapper who is part of the legendary DAM hip hop group. His mentor is Subliminal of Israeli hip hop fame and has even toured with Ori Shochat.

Tamer will be sharing the stage with Talib Kweli in October for the Lyrical Alliance in London. Lyrical Alliance is a ground-breaking, international urban music event that transcends language and cultural barriers to celebrate the common pillars of hip-hop all over the world: the beat and the word.

I also recently stumbled upon a video of Ravid Kahalani, an amazing Israeli singer who represents his Yemenite roots in his music. Check out his intro to Yemenite Blues below!

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Also, if you haven’t gotten your remixes in for the Onili contest, DO SO NOW!!!!!!! Due date is August 15th! For more info, click HERE!

Parking is a hassle in every major city and Tel Aviv is no exception. Some street artists thought it would be fun to make fun of the situation by painting their own parking spot! Check out the video below. Its in Hebrew, but its pretty self explanatory. The words painted in Hebrew mean, “my parking spot”

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That’s all for now. Next week get ready because I’m going to give you all the behind the scenes action with Zulu and Soulico as they prepare for their big 10 year anniversary party! August 19th…DO NOT MISS IT!