Reb Dovidle's Koach!

I've got a disc spinning right now that I just don't know what to do with. It's loaded with Spanish guitar, electronica beats, and infectuous pop hooks, and some serious love. It's also majorly uneven, amaturish, with reedy vocals, a stiff drum machine, and a go for broke "throw every sequencer patch at it" enthusiasm. Whew. So bottom line ... Reb Dovidle's self-arranged, performed, produced, and promoted album "Koach! and Ashrey! and More" isn't a fabulous album.

But there's something brewing here, a Reb Dovidle's got a wonderful musical imagination. His compositions take unexpected twists and turns. I've thrown the disc on a number of times, just to whack the skip button until I've gotten to "Barch Nafshy" or "Baruch Sheamar" and cranked the volume. I've found myself humming his Ashrey. Underneath the roughness, there is a real talent here. For his next album, and I know there will be one, I hope that Reb Dovidle lets his voice and guitar take more central role, improves his chops on the electronics, and spends a little more time in post production editing out some of the extras. I'm looking forward to hearing it.

Here... check out his Reb Dovidle's Ashrey



I'm hoping to get him to let me post his Barchy Nafshy, as well. I'll update this post if he does. Ok it's up. Thanks!



You can here more Reb Dovidle at his TuneCore page and buy the album tracks at eMusic and Itunes.