Ido Bukelman - Acoustic Guitar, Electronics
Bukelman’s Solo album is his debut solo recording.
By Bill Meyer, Wire:
"...Bukelman is even better on his own. "Solo" is totally acoustic and even more in your face.
He bridges brusque, Bailey-esque harmonics-leaping and the sort of savage,
tuning-be-damned slashing that Bill Orcutt has favoured of late. Tightly wound and fearsomely sure of itself."
“Solo” is structured like many improvised avant-garde guitar records, with uses on silence, noise, jarring disjointed or disembodied chords, etc. but Ido Bukelman has a sense of melody and rhythm that, though deconstructed to great degree, is present and underpins this set with an unexpected and sublime grace (Foxy Digitalis)
By Rainlore's World of Music 2012/07/21:
"Released in October 2011 on the adventurous Israeli OutNow label, Ido Bukelman's Solo is his debut solo recording, choosing acoustic guitar as his weapon.
Remarkably accessible, for a free improv avant-garde recording at any rate, Solo sees Bukelman exploring the sonic possibilities of both his acoustic guitar's strings and body, with the addition of some sensitive electronica on a couple of tracks. He often maintains a surprisingly melodic as well as harmonic framework, from which he then sometimes moves on into explorations of noise.
As free improv avant-garde recordings go, Solo could even be said to be among the more attractive ones. However, it may take the average listener a few good listens to really discover this. But the album is certainly compelling enough to warrant repeated playing to explore Bukelman's often fantastical, sometimes surprisingly lyrical, soundscapes, and it isn't wanting in consistency either.
Even if the avant-garde and free improv are not your usual 'cup of tea,' give Ido Bukelman's Solo a few listens at least. It may have a few surprises in store for you. Keep an open mind, treat it as a journey of discovery, and you may well end up amazed at what you find.