Darshan (band)

Darshan
Origin Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genres Jewish hip hop, alternative hip hop, folk rock, conscious hip hop
Years active 2008 (2008)–present
Labels Shemspeed, DistroKid
Website darshanproject.com
Members Eprhyme
Shir Yaakov

Darshan is an American Jewish alternative hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 2008 at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center,[1] the group is composed primarily of rapper Eden "Eprhyme" Pearlstein and singer/songwriter Sam "Shir Yaakov" Feinstein-Feit. Their debut album, Deeper and Higher, was released in 2015.

History

The band's debut EP, Lishmah, originally released by Shemspeed Records on December 15, 2009,[2] was re-released on January 5, 2010.[3][4] The EP was produced by Shir Yaakov and engineered by Smoke M2D6 of Oldominion.[5]

The group's first full-length album, Deeper and Higher, was released on September 29, 2015. It was produced by Jamie Saft and featured accompaniment by him, Ben Perowsky, and Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter.[6]

Musical style

In addition to hip hop, Darshan's music also contains elements of folk rock and the minor key melodies of traditional Jewish music.[2][3] Ezra Glinter of The Forward notes that "Eprhyme's hard-driving lyrics are tempered and sweetened by Shir Yaakov’s more melody-driven sensibilities."[3]

Discography

EPs
  • Lishmah EP (December 15, 2009; re-released January 5, 2010; Shemspeed)
Albums
  • Deeper and Higher (September 29, 2015; DistroKid)
Music videos
  • "Know Return" (Deeper and Higher; September 9, 2015; dir. Ken Ross)

References

  1. ↑ "Darshan - About". Facebook. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 Savage, Emily (November 30, 2009). "Darshan mixes hip hop with Hebrew". Jweekly. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Glinter, Ezra (February 5, 2010). "Shemspeed Albums from Bands That Start with 'D'". The Forward. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lishmah - Darshan (Eprhyme & Shir Yaakov)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Shemspeed. "Lishmah by Darshan". Bandcamp. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Deeper and Higher by Darshan". Bandcamp. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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