August 2, 2019
Needwant
With his new project Age is a Box, artist/producer Noam Helfer, is set to release album 'One By One' through boutique London label Needwant. Marrying organic and synthetic textures as well as live instrumentation and digital sound; deep pensive ambience clashes against lively, upbeat rhythms and heartfelt vocals. Each track on 'One by One' represents a state of mind, influenced by the contrasting relations between individuals and their inner selves. "Age is a Box, containing all our stories, counting all of our days, until we are gone. Seperate pieces of myself, from my life, connected into a plethora of sounds and feelings, ideas and thoughts. You don't get to choose how old you are but you do get to choose what you do with your time. Sometimes I choose music and art and sometimes I feel like it chooses me." After touring and releasing albums with former bands Folo and Kitzu, he released EP 'Air Drops' in 2014 under the name "Helfer", which found critical acclaim from SPIN, Noisey and Dummy, amongst others. After time on the festival circuit, he spent a few years producing albums for other artists, namely Oren Lavie and Tesha, and creating soundtracks for indie movies and contemporary dance projects. His latest credits include some of Israel's greatest choreographers, specifically Nadar Rosano, Anat Gregorio and Shlomit Fundaminsky. After taking some time out in India to reset his mind, he came back cleaner and at ease and started making music again. In the past year he also started producing alternative art events that can blend dance acts, food, lectures, circus acts; reinventing the regular form of "going out". Collaborating with Eylon Tushiner (keyboard, saxophone, vocals) and Nir Leist (bass) and co-producing with Roy Avital from Garden City Movement provided a canvas for personal expression that allowed Helfer to explore his matured sound and honest lyrics. The result is the eight track album 'One by One'.