Father's Journey

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Release Date: 2023-04-14

Label: Holit

This album is a collaboration by me, Daniel Slabosky, and my father, Pesach Slabosky.
In his life my father sang songs, gathered enormous amounts of records and collected all kinds of unique instruments. Looking back, even though none of these instruments were recorded in the album, I find them to be an inspiration in the choices that I made. In March 2018 my father went to record his vocals at M-Works music studio with Maarten de Groot, in the netherlands.

When I was handed a folder of those recordings after my dad passed away in April 2019, I was overwhelmed and put them aside. Then after a while when my friend Oree Holban asked whether there were any recordings of my dad singing, we jammed with a couple of them. Oree sang and I played guitar and a drum machine. Then I added synth and bass. Over the next months I created music over and around the vocals of my dad.
In addition to his musical passion, my dad lived as a known artist. I did not use his paintings for the album cover. Any form of creativity often has a compromise compared to some profound vision. I felt that the paintings, that are already “spiritual translations” expressed in the past, and the medium of the music don't meet... more
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released April 14, 2023

Vocals by Pesach Slabosky, recorded at M-Works Music Studio, Enchede, Netherlands. by Maarten de Groot 2018

Backing vocals in tracks A2, A3, A5, B1 and B4 by Oree Holban.
Produced, preformed, recorded and mixed by Daniel Slabosky 2020 - 2022
Mastered by JJ Golden at Golden mastering

Graphic design by Studio Harel & Maayan


Tonight I'm Singing Just For You: Written and composed by Country Joe McDonald
Ring of Fire: Written and composed by June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore
Willie and the Hand Jive: Written and composed by Johnny Otis
Pick Up The Deck: Written and composed by The Tailgaters
Maybe Baby: Written and composed by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
Bring It On Home to Me : Written and composed by Sam Cooke
Do You Want To Dance: Written and composed by Bobby Freeman
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher: Written and composed by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
No Cheap Seats In Heaven: Written and composed by The Slide Brothers
Oh, Boy!: Written and composed by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman and Norman Petty
The Great Pretender: Written and composed by Buck Ram
When Doves Cry: Written and composed by Prince


Special thanks go to:
Oree Holban, Roy Avital, David Louria, Eyal Samson, Yuval Shenhar, Itamar Weiner, Ori Drumer, Harel Schreiber, Assaf Tzur, Dotan Brand, Yotam Michael Yogev, Kolette Hsu, Arthur Slabosky, Yoshi Slabosky, and my mother, Nomi Bruckmann.

This Album was produced with the support of the Israel Lottery Council For Culture & Arts

©️ & ℗ 2022 Daniel Slabosky & Holit, under exclusive license to Kame’a Independent Music Group

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