Waves of pure hot magic engulf you as you enter the ENVIRONMENT. You’re not sure what these guys are doing but it makes you want to tap your foot, clap your hands, sing along or hug someone. Not in a delusional, saccharine, kind of way but with a surprisingly sober urgency. Sensual sound pours out from their deceptively simple ballads as Seth Bretiman’s lyrics somehow make sense of the crazy world around you and paint a road map of sounds to a global connection. It’s how the #Occupy sound track might sound like—you think to yourself—as you become glued to Yuval Edoot’s surgically performed gyrations on the drums. Every song starts from the most humble man on the street, climbs up the social ladder, tickles your five senses and explodes high in the sky as your spirit detaches from your flesh.
The ENVIRONMENT is firmly rooted in the 60’s and 70’s with big band vocal harmonies and contagious guitar riffs, but it’s the unexpected mix of jazz bass by Belarussian Leonid Tomilchik and psychoactive blues scales by lead guitarist Haran Barak that brews the group’s addictive Molotov music cocktail. Equal parts rock band and social movement, the ENVIRONMENT compels audiences long after the initial excitement of the concert has worn off with a message that is curved straight from their hearts. Surprisingly redefining spiritual music without the mandatory Sitar and tabla, the ENVIRONMENT has ignited love fests in NY, Philly, Tel Aviv, and Moscow through their sheer oneness. They feel equally relevant unplugged among waves of protesters in NY as with a mob of 6000 from over 50 countries in a unity fest. The ENVIRONMENT lives and breathes in many styles thanks to amazing cameos by gifted rapper Roberto and Hiphop lyricist Trennel as well as classic violinist Emmanuel Berkovitch and DJ Felipe. But ultimately, you have to be under the influence of their environment to really get the ENVIRONMENT.
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I agree, I complete agree. Thanks a lot guys, keep up the great work! Hopefully you can come to Arkansas some time.