New album for Zingale, Israeli prog band

Zingale was the big success story of the tiny progressive rock scene that took place in Israel during the 70s. "Success" in realtive proportion, since the band members didn't get rich and scattered before completing the recording of a second album, a follow up for their 1977 effort "Peace". However, Zingale was the only band in Israel doing real progressive rock, like in England, which is both hard rockin', demanding an intellectual effort from the listener, and original.

Even before the band split, the bass player Ehud (Udi) Tamir started to deepen his interest in spiritual wisdom and religion. This process continued after the band split and Ehud joined the Jewish Orthodox religious community, getting as far as possible from his previous life as a rock band member. He kept working in matters of public media, as a radio broadcaster and actor, and later got back to making and producing music, but it was very different than the music he had done with Zingale.

Ephraim Barak, the guitar player and vocalist, moved to Europe for a couple of years, and upon returning settled in the upper Galilee, far away from the noise of the city. He had established a small recording studio, produced music and played with a variety of musicians from the north of Israel.

Neither of them considered the option that they would ever play together.
Neither of them thought that they would release a new progressive rock album, 30 years after "Peace".

"The Bright Side" - The new album by the renewed "Zingale", with original band memebers Ehud Tamir and Ephraim Barak, and a new member, the drummer Barak Ben-Zour, is finally released.
Another original band member had strong influence over the creation of this album - the band originator, the late David "Hofesh" Bacher. The album honours the memory of David.

"The Bright Side" is a very demanding album, intensive and complex. Zingale wants you to open your ears and your mind, but also your heart. It's an album about fears, longing and great hope. Zingale pick up where they stopped in this musical prayer for peace, but now from an experienced, disillusioned point of view.

http://www.zingale.org
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