Mary Ocher + guests | Tel Aviv

Mary Ocher is back in Tel Aviv for a rare live appearance featuring guests.
Prepare for a one-off event of surprises and artrock, curated by one of the country's most unique exports.
(free admittance)

Mary has toured 30 countries with the much celebrated "The West Against The People" and its companion release "Faust Studio Sessions and Other Recordings". Most recently she has released the autobiographical comic book "MOOP!", and a couple of new records await a post-pandemic release.
Over the past decade and a half Mary has been persistently creating passionate, uncompromising work, raw, thought provoking, socially and creatively pushing against the current, dealing with subjects of authority, identity and conflict. Her work is as enchanting as it is polarizing, ranging from traditional folk to raw 60s garage, ambient with ethereal vocals and abstract synths, to experimental pop with African and South American rhythms when performing with her drummers. (Your Government).
"The West Against The People" was released on H.J. Irmler's label Klangbad (of Krautrock pioneers Faust). It features collaborations with elusive legends Die Tödliche Doris and Felix Kubin and an essay elaborating on the themes of the album and analyzing the current sociopolitical climate*.
Her previous solo release was produced by Canadian Psych Rock&Roll guru King Khan.
*The essay can be read here: www.maryocher.com/essay.html

Short collection of pandemic home recordings:

Mary Ocher : The Body of Heaven (collection of pandemic home recordings)

The show will feature very special guest appearances by Gil Cohen and Ran Nahmias - founding members of Mary and The Baby Cheeses, Mary's first band founded in Tel Aviv in 2006, blending folk and industrial music. They have not performed together for over a decade.

Further exciting guests will be Yael Claire (aka SPIRITWO)- and Yael ve Petek, extremely diverse performers, who dabble in avantgarde, performance art and theater.
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Gil Cohen:
Before Mary & the baby cheeses, and a bit after as well, Gil was making electronic music with Zegunder, Alexandra VeAnna and 220V (together with Ran). However, during the last decade, spending some years in India, meditation took central stage, while writing music was done when inspiration struck. >>
https://prayermachine.bandcamp.com/album/prayer-machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAvvN1vJkes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ro_1uKLlNs

Ran Nahmias:
A non-classical cellist, a tiller of the soil, a theremin player, a snake catcher and a silkworm breeder. A member of the team D.R.Y. and in the musical collective Staraya Derevnya.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Ph7f5TxJc
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=570273437924848
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C-GK2T&v=1336378256435382
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtXziVRLcrQ

Yael Claire (aka SPIRITWO):
Yael Claire is an Jewish - Arab artist mixing the spiritual edge of the Middle East rave with kiss ass beats.
Known for her versatile vocal performances, ranging from metal to cabaret and onward to middle eastern traditional music.
https://yaelclaire.wordpress.com/
https://soundcloud.com/.../yael-claire-new-tracks/s-wgXt8...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ic_LCAlvdg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bddivge8x-w

Yael Ve Petek:
Yael Birenbaum is a poet and performer. Formerly of the band Jack In The Box.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEk0Ld3cb_E
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=828330717564571
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2p3ziyKXiI
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=212960940797598
https://vimeo.com/15874709

Eyal El Wahab of El Khat (Glitterbeat Records) - the multi-instrumentalist will be playing his self-made instruments, constructed from found materials.
El Khat (named for the drug used widely across the Arab Peninsula), plays deconstructed music inspired by Yemenite sounds of the 1960s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2SC2Aa1xCQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1p0dhZHgRQ"