ak duck records

Ak-Duck and Something On The Road are proud to present the debut mini-album by singer / songwriter / producer Nico-Teen / Zohar Shafir. Shafir is an important part of Ak-Duck. Throughout the years she's played roles in a large portion of the label's output: she's sung on a few tracks from Spark-O's album, she's played and sung on the tribute album to the TV series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer", released by Rockstar-Wannabe (with whom Shafir founded, two years ago, the live act K.G.Babes), she's sung on Polish Butterfly's debut album, and she contributed greatly to Ak-Duck's two latest compilations. Shafir's personal musical story is different in it's temperment and tone from the various productions she's participated in.
"Workshop" is a work free of convention. The album's tracks range from noisy and evasive instrumentals to sweet domestic/home-made pop. Shafir creates from an intimate and intuitive place, and it seems like the music she creates has it's own independent life. In many instances the melodies she creates - through vocal manipulations, shabby synthesizers and improvised instruments - turn into pure and captivating pop songs. These characteristics, and more, bring to mind the work of rising american artist, Ariel Pink (the first signing on Animal Collective's label), who creats timeless pop hits that remain secret and hold on to their original magic thanks to an entirely original low-tech formula. Nico Teen's album is a musical experiment that will challenge fans of electro-acoustic acts like Laila and Colleen, and in the same breath will invigorate Kate Bush fans as well! The disc includes six libraries brimming with sounds and loops (in wave format) from the Nico-Teen workshop, that serve as an in-depth look into the creator's world and can be used by the listener to create his own songs.

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