Efrat Alony - Dismantling Dreams (2009)

Produced by Efrat Alony's long-time musical partner, pianist Mark Reinke, in co-production with Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Radio), “Dismantling Dreams” is Efrat’s fourth album with her band project Alony. Now reduced to a three-person ensemble (plus string quartet), the band mixes acoustic and electronical elements into original sound designs that are strongly and deliberately influenced by current pop music concepts. Embedded in these adventurous soundscapes, Efrat Alony’s fascinating voice gains a new, fundamental clarity and an emotional deepness never reached before. This unique and artful form of singer-songwriting crosses stylistic borders effortlessly. “The compositions are like collages of feelings,” says Efrat, “like little films for the ear.”
Efrat Alony’s songs have been hailed by the press for years. Some call them “popular art songs, highly expressive,” others speak of “pop songs coming out of jazz in a mysterious way” or “a chamber-jazz parallel world.” Austrian Jazzzeit read: “Singer Efrat Alony not only has an interesting voice but is also a composer and lyricist with a message and a language of her own. Her songs are full of melody and yet not simple; they live.” And Bavarian Radio comments: “She is a musician of stubborn refinement. She loves the melting of jazz, rock and electronic elements and turns this sound into a very individual one -- due to her personal lyrics and warm alto voice.” “Dismantling Dreams” is further proof of an uninhibited, bewildering talent.