Kerach 9
Encyclopedia
Kerach 9 was an Israel
i rock
band
mostly active between the years 1994 and 1999. The band is considered a britpop
pioneer in Israel
.
, Israel
, when its members were at the age of 19. the name is taken from Kurt Vonnegut
's novel Cat's Cradle
, where Ice-nine
is a material that acts as a seed crystal
and causes the solidification of the entire body of water
it comes in contact with. In 1995 the band first recorded sketches under the production of Shai Lahav (from "Mofa Ha'arnavot Shel Dr. Kasper") and played as a warm-up band at Monica Sex
's concerts. Among the cover version
s the band made was Yossi Banai
's song "I, Simon and little Moïse".
In 1996 the band was signed to NMC Music
label
, and in 1997 it released its debout album, The Beginning of The Right Life (Hebrew: תחילתם של החיים הנכונים, "Tkhilatam Shel HaKhaim HaNekonim"), musically produced by Moshe Levi and Asaf Talmudi. The album had several radio hits: "Young Mothers" (אמהות צעירות, "Imahot Tze'i'rot"), "Movies" (סרטים, "Sratim") and "With Him Forever" (איתו לנצח, "Itto LaNetzakh"), which is considered to be the first explicit gay
pop song in Hebrew, and therefore sparked considerable interest in the band and in the album, which became a great success. The song "With Him Forever" reached the Israeli annual Hebrew song chart
that year. The band then began playing as the warm-up band for Aviv Geffen
and "The Mistakes" (Hatauyot). In June the band played as a warm-up band for "Suede
" (which was one of the bands that most influenced "Kerach 9").
In 1999 the band released its second album, "Kerach 9", also produced by Levi and Talmudi. The album produced the hits "Sun" (שמש, "Shemesh") and "My Exgirlfriend" (החברה שלי לשעבר, "HaKhavera Sheli Leshe'avar"). The album hosted Shlomi Shaban (piano) in his first recording of Non-classical music
.
In 2000 the band released its last hit, "Assaf Amdursky", which tells the story of a woman in love with the singer. Assaf Amdursky
himself used to play the song in the tour that accompanied his successful album "Silent Engines" (מנועים שקטים, "Meno'im Shketim"). A few months after the single was released, the band broke up.
In 2001 the band reunited for several concerts, and even recorded a new song titled "There's Not Enough Night" (אין מספיק לילה, "En Maspik Laïla"); the song was never officially released, but a bootleg recording
can be found on the Internet.
The other three band members later formed a band named "The Koskim" (or "The Kosks"; הקוסקים, "HaKoskim"), which released an album called "Resting In Quick Worlds" (נחים בעולמות זריזים, "Nakhim Be'Olamot Zrizim"), with Ohad Koski, "Kerach 9"'s guitarist, as the lead singer. Noam Rotem took part in writing some of the songs in the album, and also played guitar.
In 2005 "The Koskim" released the album "Abramek" (in cooperation with HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed
), which consists of poems written by young Abramek Koplowicz, a Polish Jew from the Łódź Ghetto who died in Auschwitz in the age of 14.
Musical production: Moshe Levi and Asaf Talmudi.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
mostly active between the years 1994 and 1999. The band is considered a britpop
Britpop
Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...
pioneer in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
History
Kerach 9 was formed in 1993 in Kfar SabaKfar Saba
Kfar Saba , officially Kfar Sava, is a city in the Sharon region, of the Center District of Israel. At the end of 2009, Kfar Saba had a total population of 83,600.-History:...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, when its members were at the age of 19. the name is taken from Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a 20th century American writer. His works such as Cat's Cradle , Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions blend satire, gallows humor and science fiction. He was known for his humanist beliefs and was honorary president of the American Humanist Association.-Early...
's novel Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle
Cat's Cradle is the fourth novel by American writer Kurt Vonnegut, first published in 1963. It explores issues of science, technology, and religion, satirizing the arms race and many other targets along the way...
, where Ice-nine
Ice-nine
Ice-nine is a fictional material appearing in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle. It is supposed to be a more stable polymorph of water than common ice which instead of melting at 0 degrees Celsius , melts at 45.8 °C...
is a material that acts as a seed crystal
Seed crystal
A seed crystal is a small piece of single crystal/polycrystal material from which a large crystal of the same material typically is to be grown...
and causes the solidification of the entire body of water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
it comes in contact with. In 1995 the band first recorded sketches under the production of Shai Lahav (from "Mofa Ha'arnavot Shel Dr. Kasper") and played as a warm-up band at Monica Sex
Monica Sex
Monica Sex is an Israeli rock band that is very popular among young fans and the contemporary music scene. Their music is generally characterized by its alternative rock sound and catchy lyrics, which led many of their songs to become radio hits and greatly recognizable in Israeli culture.One of...
's concerts. Among the cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s the band made was Yossi Banai
Yossi Banai
Yossi Banai was an Israeli performer, singer, actor, and dramatist.-Biography:Banai was born in Jerusalem, and grew up in the neighborhood of the Mahane Yehuda market...
's song "I, Simon and little Moïse".
In 1996 the band was signed to NMC Music
NMC Music
NMC Music is an Israeli record label. It was established in 1964 as a subsidiary company of CBS, and became independent in 1988.Among influential artist represented by NMC are:Mashina, Chava Alberstein, Ehud Banai and T-Slam.-External links:...
label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, and in 1997 it released its debout album, The Beginning of The Right Life (Hebrew: תחילתם של החיים הנכונים, "Tkhilatam Shel HaKhaim HaNekonim"), musically produced by Moshe Levi and Asaf Talmudi. The album had several radio hits: "Young Mothers" (אמהות צעירות, "Imahot Tze'i'rot"), "Movies" (סרטים, "Sratim") and "With Him Forever" (איתו לנצח, "Itto LaNetzakh"), which is considered to be the first explicit gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
pop song in Hebrew, and therefore sparked considerable interest in the band and in the album, which became a great success. The song "With Him Forever" reached the Israeli annual Hebrew song chart
Israeli annual Hebrew song chart
Israeli annual Hebrew song chart is an annual Israeli Hebrew song contest, broadcast on radio on Rosh Hashanah every year since 1963. There are two Hebrew song chart contests - one on the radio channel Reshet Gimmel and the other on the radio channel Galgalatz which is operated by the Israel...
that year. The band then began playing as the warm-up band for Aviv Geffen
Aviv Geffen
Aviv Geffen is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, keyboardist and guitarist. He is the son of writer and poet Yehonatan Geffen and Nurit Makover, brother of actress Shira Geffen, and an alumnus of Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music.Geffen was and is extremely popular...
and "The Mistakes" (Hatauyot). In June the band played as a warm-up band for "Suede
Suede (band)
Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...
" (which was one of the bands that most influenced "Kerach 9").
In 1999 the band released its second album, "Kerach 9", also produced by Levi and Talmudi. The album produced the hits "Sun" (שמש, "Shemesh") and "My Exgirlfriend" (החברה שלי לשעבר, "HaKhavera Sheli Leshe'avar"). The album hosted Shlomi Shaban (piano) in his first recording of Non-classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
.
In 2000 the band released its last hit, "Assaf Amdursky", which tells the story of a woman in love with the singer. Assaf Amdursky
Assaf Amdursky
-Music career:Amdursky began his career in Israel with the band "Taarovet Escot", and together they released one album in 1991. In 1994, he wrote and composed most of the songs in his first solo album, titled "Assaf Amdusrky", which was released in 1994. In it he played guitar, keyboards,...
himself used to play the song in the tour that accompanied his successful album "Silent Engines" (מנועים שקטים, "Meno'im Shketim"). A few months after the single was released, the band broke up.
In 2001 the band reunited for several concerts, and even recorded a new song titled "There's Not Enough Night" (אין מספיק לילה, "En Maspik Laïla"); the song was never officially released, but a bootleg recording
Bootleg recording
A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...
can be found on the Internet.
Aftermath
After the band's break-up, lead singer Noam Rotem turned to a solo career. He released three albums: "Human Warmth" (חום אנושי, "Khom Enoshi"), "Help Is On The Way" (עזרה בדרך, "Ezra BaDerekh") and "Iron and Stones" (ברזל ואבנים, "Barzel Ve'Avanim").The other three band members later formed a band named "The Koskim" (or "The Kosks"; הקוסקים, "HaKoskim"), which released an album called "Resting In Quick Worlds" (נחים בעולמות זריזים, "Nakhim Be'Olamot Zrizim"), with Ohad Koski, "Kerach 9"'s guitarist, as the lead singer. Noam Rotem took part in writing some of the songs in the album, and also played guitar.
In 2005 "The Koskim" released the album "Abramek" (in cooperation with HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed
Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed
Histadrut HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed , sometimes abbreiviated to No'al is an Israeli youth movement, a sister movement of Habonim Dror, the Labor Zionist movement....
), which consists of poems written by young Abramek Koplowicz, a Polish Jew from the Łódź Ghetto who died in Auschwitz in the age of 14.
Band Members
- Noam Rotem (נעם רותם): lead singer and guitar
- Roy Hadas (רועי הדס): bass and vocals
- Ohad Koski (אוהד קוסקי): guitar and vocals
- Uri Meiselman (אורי מייזלמן): drums and cymbals
Musical production: Moshe Levi and Asaf Talmudi.
Discography
- 1996 – The Beginning of The Right Life (Hebrew: תחילתם של החיים הנכונים, "Tkhilatam Shel HaKhaim HaNekonim")
- 1999 – Kerach 9
- 2000 – "Assaf Amdursky" (single), attached to a special issue of the second album