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Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise - We Are Falling (2005) {Konnex KCD5150}
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Jazz / Fusion / Spiritual Jazz / Progressive / Drums / Keyboards

Israeli ex-pat Asaf Sirkis has been gradually insinuating himself into the UK scene since moving to London in 1999. His most visible work to date has been with the controversial saxophonist Gilad Atzmon's Oriental House Ensemble where, in addition to playing drums, he's been able to take advantage of his background in ethnic percussion instruments. His broad orchestral approach to kit and hand percussion may, however, be best heard on woodwind multi-instrumentalist Tim Garland's sweeping and ambitious If the Sea Replied (Sirocco, 2005).

Gwilym Simcock, Tim Garland, Asaf Sirkis - Lighthouse (2012) {ACT 9525-2}
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© 2012 ACT Music + Vision GmbH | ACT 9525-2
Jazz / Post Bop / Contemporary Jazz / Modern Jazz

LIGHTHOUSE by Tim Garland on reeds, Gwilym Simcock on piano and Asaf Sirkis drums / percussion is the 1st recording of the 3 musicians together for German label ACT where the 9 compositions are all written by Garland and Simcock. All the three musicians got prizes and are considered among the finest British/Israeli jazz players/composers, however, the music (“contaminated” by players’ previous experience: folk, classical, pop, jazz, etc.) is never overlaid by an exaggerated virtuously way of playing but rather fresh and intriguing, never academic and cold but rather emotional and full of light … the emphatic interaction of the players gives to the performance a special energy and excitement.

Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise - Inner Noise (2003) {Konnex KCD 5113, UK}
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© 2003 Konnex | KCD 5113
Jazz / Fusion / Spiritual Jazz / Progressive / Drums / Guitar / Church Organ

Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise boldly go where fusion only hesitantly put out the odd foot before, and where prog rock could at best dream of going had it dared to. The music is vibrant, vital, exciting and fresh and even manages to surprise. One of these surprises is its wonderful accessibility and immediacy. "Inner Noise" has to be essential in any modern jazz and modern classical collection at the very least.

Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise - The Song Within (2007) {SAM Productions SAM9004}
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© 2007 SAM Productions | SAM 9004
Jazz / Fusion / Spiritual Jazz / Progressive / Drums / Guitar / Church Organ

Jazz can swing (hard bop, Dixieland, classic jazz), or it can rock (fusion). Both are valid options. And in some cases, jazz floats, which is exactly what happens on Asaf Sirkis' Song Within. This excellent fusion/post-bop disc doesn't swing like Benny Goodman's big band or rock like Scott Henderson & Tribal Tech; instead, it floats along in a contemplative, probing way, and that works pleasingly well for Israeli-born, London-based drummer Asaf Sirkis (who forms a cohesive trio with Mike Outram on electric and acoustic guitar and Steve Lodder on acoustic church organ and electric keyboards).