Blog By James

I like to think that my fellow music heads out there and I do a decent job of keeping up with the good stuff. However, there will always be those “Where the hell have I been?” moments and this is definitely one of them for me.

Although I had heard of the Israeli-born guitarist before and had previously seen a YouTube clip or two, it just didn’t click at the time. Oz Noy is the kind of artist that I’m constantly on the look out for and so rarely find. He’s a player that is truly doing something fresh and although you hear the occasional nod to past greats, his sound is very much his own.

A few days ago I stumbled upon Oz’s studio album from 2007 entitled “Fuzzy”. As I drove to work listening to this recording for the first time, I often found myself with a huge smile on my face. I felt a high that only the really good music can provide, complete with chills that make you forget about everything else. As each track came to an end, I nodded with approval and as I sat in the car alone, I caught myself commenting out loud a couple of times. “Damn! This is so fucking good!”, I’d say whilst reaching for the display button for the song title.

Unless you’ve heard Oz play before, I assure you that you’ve never heard anyone play guitar or compose songs quite like this before. Head over to the Amazon mp3 page for samples. “Which Way is Up?!”, “Three Wishes”, and “Intensity” are some of my favourites.

I have no doubt that I’ll be buying all of his records and following his work for as long as I have ears to listen.