Yonatan Gat

Yonatan Gat

Yonatan Gat in his New York studio
Background information
Genres Punk rock, improvisation, avant garde, free jazz, psychedelic rock
Instruments Guitar, bass, piano, organ, drums, percussion, vocals
Years active 2006–present
Labels Joyful Noise Records, Drag City Records
Associated acts Yonatan Gat, Monotonix
Website yonatangat.com
Notable instruments
1979 Gibson Les Paul, 1977 Fender Mustang

Yonatan Gat is a guitarist and composer based in New York.[1][2] He was profiled in The New York Times, Vice, and People Magazine.[3][4] The Village Voice named him "Best Guitarist in New York, 2013".[5]

Biography

Gat first came to prominence as the guitarist and founder of Monotonix.[6] After finding themselves banned from most venues in their country due to the wild nature of their concerts, the band decided to leave Israel to tour the United States and Europe, gaining notoriety and praise for their revolutionary live concerts. With Monotonix, Gat released an EP and two albums on Drag City Records.[7]

In 2014, Gat began recording and performing under his own name.[8] Gat's new style channeled the confrontational energy of Monotonix, while bringing his guitar playing into a much more improvised realm and incorporating influences from various styles of music from around the world.[9][10][11][12] His first two albums Iberian Passage and Director were released on Joyful Noise Records in 2014 and 2015, respectively.[13]

Gat proceeded to tour the United States and Europe, focusing on a relentless touring schedule as opposed to reliance on music videos and online media. Gat's band performed with artists such as Of Montreal, Thee Oh Sees, and Sun Ra Arkestra, making it a point to always play on the floor inside the audience.[14][15] In 2014, Gat's band performed in SXSW, and was praised by BuzzFeed and SPIN as one of the top shows of the festival.[16][17][18][19] Their newest release, an EP titled "Physical Copy" produced by Steve Albini was released in August 2015.[20]

Discography

Albums

EP's

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Review: Yonatan Gat Shreds Protocol in a Rampant Concert". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  2. ↑ Spacek, Nick (2015-01-30). "Monotonix's Yonatan Gat on the art of improvised rock and roll, at Riot Room on Sunday | The Fast Pitch". Pitch.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  3. ↑ Heigl, Alex (2015-05-18). "Yonatan Gat: Director Out on Joyful Noise". People.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  4. ↑ Cohan, Brad (2015-02-24). "Listen to 'Director,' Yonatan Gat's Free-Improv Psychedelic Shred LP | NOISEY". Noisey.vice.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  5. ↑ "Best Guitarist New York 2013 - Yonatan Gat". Villagevoice.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  6. ↑ Gregory Heaney. "Monotonix | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  7. ↑ Monotonix. "Monotonix Videos". Dragcity.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  8. ↑ Weiss, Dan. "Ex-Monotonix Guitarist Yonatan Gat Gets Psychedelic on 'Iberian Passage' EP". SPIN.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  9. ↑ "Yonatan Gat of Monotonix Readies EP". Austintownhall.com. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  10. ↑ Fred Thomas (2015-03-03). "Director - Yonatan Gat | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  11. ↑ "Yonatan Gat: Director | Album Reviews". Pitchfork.com. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  12. ↑ "Yonatan Gat brings some 'world punk' to San Francisco this weekend". Thebaybridged.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  13. ↑ Adams, Gregory (2015-02-12). "Yonatan Gat Plots North American Tour, Premieres New Track". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  14. ↑ "Yonatan Gat readies new LP (stream a song), playing NYC release show, touring w/ Of Montreal & other dates". Brooklynvegan.com. 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  15. ↑ Terry, Josh (2015-03-12). "Live Review: of Montreal and Yonatan Gat at NYC's Webster Hall (3/11)". Consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  16. ↑ "Yonatan Gat | SXSW 2015 Event Schedule". Schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  17. ↑ "The 11 Most FOMO-Worthy Performances Of SXSW 2015". Buzzfeed.com. 2015-03-07. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  18. ↑ Weiss, Dan. "SXSW 2015: The Six Best Things We Saw on Day Three". SPIN.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  19. ↑ Weiss, Dan. "SXSW 2015: The 21 Best Things We Saw in Austin". SPIN.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  20. ↑ Yarbrough, Marshall (2015-03-04). "Music Features: Yonatan Gat Fuses Jazz Prowess with Punk Energy | Flagpole Magazine | Athens, GA News, Music, Arts, Restaurants". Flagpole.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
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