Malox at Pohoda 2020
The next addition to the Pohoda 2020 lineup is a trio from Israel, Malox. This crazy high-energy charged band has been on the scene for a dozen years. On their avantgarde music trips, they fly between jazz, polka, klezmer and punk. The band featuring Eyal Talmudi (sax, clarinet, pipes), Roy Chen (drums) and Assaf Talmudi (keys) managed to make many clubs and festivals all around the world dance. The media also describe Caribbean rhythms, Balkan or cinematographic motifs in their music but, most of all, they mention the energy that makes people move their feet. Our colleague, Tereza, who discovered this gem in Tel Aviv, agrees. She confirmed that all the festival delegates who went to see them were leaving soaked in sweat. We are expecting a similar effect when Malox will be playing at Trenčín Airport.
19. December 2019
In 2008, they recorded an improv session titled One Day at NYC’s Vibromonk studios, soon followed by the debut EP of the same name. In 2012, they recorded album Polka For Punks together with Tamir Muskat in Tel Aviv. With their third recording, Gaza Trip, from 2016, they took a big step forward. They collaborated with several guests on the album: Nomok, Yudko the Abstract, Maya Dunietz, Uri Brauner Kinrot (Boom Pam, Ouzo Bazooka) or ECHO. Also, it wasn’t about keys and drums only. A keyboardist joined the group and they added varied vocals, more effects and guitars. Subsequently, they spent years on tour. During this time, they made people in China, India as well as Europe feel like dancing. Countless hours spent playing music in all kinds of countries, under different conditions, with various weather or mood, amazing experiences as well as tension all led to many new ideas. These got materialized on their fourth album, Shit to Gold, they recorded within three days at Krakow’s club Alchemia. The album is slated for release in March and the band is coming to introduce Pohoda festival-goers to the recording at the beginning of July.