SHABBAT RESOULED

Bio:

.. .. .. The musical project known as SHABBAT RESOULED has evolved out of the highly successful eponymous Kabbalat Shabbat service held on the third Friday of each month at the FINCHLEY PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUE in North London, which has been attended by over a thousand people since its inception in April 2007. With new music composed by DEAN STAKER (9½ Incas, Asylum Nation) and performed by a live band of talented musicians SHABBAT RESOULED is an attempt to provide an alternative to the standard modern Jewish liturgical songs which hereto have been dominated by compositions by American songwriters aimed at American audiences. Whilst acknowledging the contribution of the pioneers of Jewish contemporary music such as JEFF KLEPPER and DAN FREEDLANDER (KOL B’SEDER), DEBBIE FRIEDMAN, SAFAM and CRAIG TAUBMAN, SHABBAT RESOULED takes its inspiration from mainstream British artists such as THE BEATLES, CAT STEVENS, PINK FLOYD, THE MOODY BLUES and JETHRO TULL, giving the project a ‘British’ feel and establishing the ‘Anglo-Jewish sound’! With a full-length album scheduled for completion in 2009 and a burning ambition to take the project beyond British shores, Dean is currently working on new songs, demo versions of which are featured on this page. The band is also available to perform for services at synagogues throughout the UK – please contact us for details.



***POLITE NOTICE*** This MySpace page has been created for the purpose of promoting our music which is of a religious/spiritual, specifically Jewish, nature. We respect the right of every human being to believe/follow whatever religion they may choose/feel compelled to follow, and we expect all of our MySpace friends to respect our right to do the same. Whilst we welcome friends of all nationalities and religious backgrounds who enjoy our music, we do not appreciate receiving Friend Requests from people whose sole intention is to use this page as a platform to promote their particular religious preference and bombard us with comments of an evangelistic nature on a daily basis (you know who you are!!!), and we will not hesitate to report anyone who insists on doing this. If you are one of these people, we would be grateful if you could save us the trouble of having to report you at a later date and refrain from requesting to be added. Shalom and thank you!

Member Since:

August 11, 2007

Members:

Influences:

Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Reb Shlomo Carlebach, Cat Stevens, The Moody Blues, Debbie Friedman, Crosby Stills & Nash, Crowded House, Craig Taubman, Genesis, 9 1/2 Incas, John Lennon, Lou Reed, Powderfinger, Seals & Crofts, Jethro Tull.

Sounds Like:

Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, The Moody Blues, Crosby Stills & Nash, Crowded House, Genesis, 9 1/2 Incas, John Lennon, Lou Reed, Powderfinger, Seals & Crofts, Jethro Tull - all that, but in Hebrew...

Record Label:

Unsigned