Asaf Buchman presents a groovy and moving electro-bouzouki set, combining the ancient, ageless sound of live bouzouki playing with current House, Techno and Trance beats.
This intriguing new project channels the breadth of Buchman's extensive musical experience, which includes playing with the biggest names in Israel's ethnic Mideastern musical genre, such as Avihu Medina and Sagiv Cohen, as well as playing in and producing a variety of rock and electronic music projects, from Shotei Hanevuah band's eclectic electro-acoustic party music to Israeli rock pioneer's Gabi Shoshan's comeback recordings.
The unique sound of Mideastern string instruments, from Oud to Saz, captured Buchman's ears while still in his early teens, a student of the guitar.
The melodic and rhythmic possibilities opened up by these instruments continued to fascinate him during his studies in Israel's celebrated Rimon school of music. This led him to set up the Lost Highways band, which combined Americana music with Mideastern sounds.
All this, while playing in various projects in some of Israel's finest venues, from clubs and tavernas to the country's biggest festivals, as well as producing singles and albums for such varied musicians as Idit Eshel, INBAR, and songwriter Barak Feldman, two of whose songs Buchman produced for Avigail Moyal (X Factor 2022 alumni) and Maya Cohen (The Voice 2021 alumni).
The Greek Bouzouki caught Busman's attention in recent years, and became a perfect fit for Buchman's love of integrating disparate musical worlds. The current projects presents Buchman at the height of his musical powers, weaving sounds and beats from seemingly incompatible culture into a coherent, groovy, moving whole.
