Ori Kaplan & Lihu Melamed "Reverie"
Reverie is the first full-length collaboration between Ori Kaplan and Lihu Melamed – a cinematic, soul-soaked LP that drifts between modal jazz, cinematic scores and psychedelic rock.
There’s a strong cinematic undercurrent throughout Reverie. Think Charles Heston wandering through an Old Testament epic; Ennio Morricone soundtracking a desert horizon; Nino Rota scoring Fellini’s Rome; or Pasolini filming in Ethiopia. Minor-key strings, modal structures and unhurried grooves sit alongside echoes of Mingus and Yusef Lateef, with Ori’s baritone sax and flutes guiding the listener through shifting scenes and moods.
Reverie is not about nostalgia, but about continuity – the passing of musical language from one generation to another, reshaped by experience, curiosity and trust. A debut LP that sounds lived-in, expansive and quietly confident.