Red Axes


Red Axes is an Israeli electronic and indie music duo formed in 2010 by Dori Sadovnik and Niv Arzi. Based in Tel Aviv, the duo's eclectic sound range is influenced by many genres, including disco, house, garage rock, post punk, psychedelic rock and techno.

History

Arzi and Sadovnik met and began writing songs together when they were 14. Three years later, they formed Red Cotton, a four-member psychedelic rock band that included Udi Naor and Yovav, Arzi's brother.
The year after releasing their debut album, 2006's memory card, the band made plans to go to London but only managed to reach Amsterdam. After four months the Red Cotton band broke up, with Arzi and Sadovnik electing to remain in Amsterdam, and tour Europe, broadening their musical experience and repertoire. After spending some time living in Amsterdam and touring Europe, the two Dj/Producers with Naor as the head producer started a rave party brand in Tel Aviv called "Break It!". The first Red Axes EP was released in 2010. During the following years, Red Axes went on to release on a variety of labels including Crosstown Rebels, Hivern Discs, Permanent Vacation, Correspondent, Life and Death, Dark Entries, Multi Culti, and I'm a Cliche.
Red Axes' first full-length album, Ballad of the Ice, appeared under the I'm a Cliché label in 2014. The vocal- and guitar-heavy album included additional collaborations with Abrão as well as a cover of Bauhaus '"Bela Lugosi's Dead." Following the release of the Ballad of Ice" album, the duo initiated a worldwide tour, gaining international recognition both on the dance floors and in the music charts worldwide.
In 2016, the duo launched their own record label named Garzen Records, releasing records such as: The White Screen, Abrao, Deaf Chonky, The Crotches, Siam and their own latest album "The Beach Goths". Beach Goths was produced in their studio in collaboration with the extended Garzen family – Abrão, Eylonzo Crotch, Gabriel Broid, Adi Bronicki, Thomas Jacksonn & Iñigo Vontier were all featured in the 12 track album with the stated intention of creating a "new psychedelic cosmic adventure" for fans. The end result has been described as "innovative in the simplicity with which it talks to the soul of the listener as well as in the assortment of music references that every single track contains. The Beach Goths consists of 12 tracks that can be viewed as paths; none of them is restricted to a specific interpretation though, what is clearly defined is the element that brings them together – an invitation to approach music in the most natural way, in the awareness that every listening experience conceals a purely and exclusively subjective interpretation."
Over 2016, they went on to produce "Kill The DJ", characterized by dark, new wave flavors, and had two releases on Multi Culti. They issued three collaborations with Moscoman: ‘Dikembe Manutu’, amore Middle Eastern-flavored ‘Subaru Pesha’ and a remix of ‘Fernandez’, characterized by its unexpected tangents and a trippy EP for Endless Flight. It was their ‘Sun My Sweet Sun’ that "perhaps drew most attention with its bells, chimes and simple but highly memorable flute melody".
In 2016 they established their own festival, called: “Garzen Festival" and curated party nights around the world. Red Axes have various performing acts either as Dj's, live electronic duo, or as a Live band called "Red Axes 4".
International appearance venuses of Red Axes have included: Sonar, Burning Man, Coachella, Berghein/Panorama Bar, Glastonbury, Dekmantel, DGTL, Field Day, Pacha Ibiza, Fusion, Nachtdigital, FYF, Convenanza, ADE, Beats in space
In 2016, the duo initiated the "Red Axes around the world" project in Africa, in which they travel to remote locations, performing recordings and workshops with local musicians and students. These activities are being compiled into a serial documentary, the first episode having been filmed in Ethiopia and the Ivory Coast.

Awards

Albums

NameLabelYear released
Ballad of the IceI'm A Cliché2014
The Beach GothsGarzen Records2017

Singles

NameLabelYear released
Bela Klasse Recordings2011
Tour De Chile I'm A Cliché2012
Red Axes Featuring Abrão – Caminho De Dreyfus Correspondant2013
Kicks Out of You I'm A Cliché2014
Shem Vol. 2 2 versionsI'm A Cliché2015
Waiting for a SurpriseMulti Culti2015
Sabor Feat. Abrao Crosstown Rebels2015
Marvin & Guy, Red Axes – 7HVN06 Hivern Discs2015
Pil Sagol Hivern Discs2015
Red Axes / Rouge Mécanique – Special Delivery Edit Service2015
Ahuzat Bait Garzen Records2015
Shem Vol. 1 I'm A Cliché2015
Red Axes & C.A.R. – Car AxesKill The DJ Records2016
Sun My Sweet SunPermanent Vacation2016
Waiting for a RemixMulti Culti2016
Red Axes + Moscoman + Krikor – Subaru Pesha Disco Halal2016
Caminho de Dreyfus CORRESPONDANT2016
Bubble Cat Endless Flight2016
Moscoman & Red Axes – Dikembe Manutu / Rage in the Cage ESP Institute2016
Sun My Sweet Sun RemixPermanent Vacation2017
Nyx TapeDark Entries2017
Kalacol EPLife And Death2017