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Between Falls
Between Falls is an alternative rock and post grunge band formed in Tel Aviv in 2012. The inspiration of the band is ascribed to Seattle of the early 90's. The vibes of bands such as Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains, with their hard rock riffs and charismatic singing, are all over the music of Between Falls. Alternative and progressive rock, as well as more recent post-grunge and nu-metal styles have also made a great impact on the band's sound. In their repertoire you'll hear melodic ballads that perfectly accord with high pace and edgy tunes, the sounds of acoustic guitar harmonize with the dirty distortion sound, the gloomy and sad but also meaningful lyrics that fill you with hope and love.

Aside the influential variety of the band, their two lead singers, male & female, offer an even greater diversity in the emotions that arise when listening to Between Falls' music.

2000-2010 - The Early Days
The story before the formation of Between Falls started at the early 2000s, when Victor Zi, the songwriter and the guitarist of the band, made his first steps in playing the guitar and writing music. During these years, he played on various open mike stages around Israel, where he met many brilliant musicians that had much more experience in the local rock scene. Various musical collaborations started during this era, the most important being the formation of the band Sixth Sense in 2005. During the following years, the band performed in numerous venues all over Israel, in both the acoustic and the full electrical lineups, and made a large impact on the local rock scene. At some stage the band recorded their first EP, Self Distraction.

The band's activity was not continuous, and eventually, Sixth Sense disbanded in 2010.

2012 - The Formation of the Band
In the late 2012, two years after Sixth Sense disbanded, Zi and his friend Idan Shinberg (bass) with whom he played during the times of Sixth Sense, founded a new band under the name Between Falls. Together as partners, they decided to record an album consisting of Zi's songs, previously performed by Sixth Sense. They recruited Grace M (female vocals) and Simon Shocket (male vocals - also a former member of Sixth Sense) to take charge of the vocals in the band. "Our vision is to have as much musical variety as possible, and a band with both female and male lead singers can fulfill this vision" they state. The drummer Eyal Bar-On and the guitarist Yoel Genin joined later on.

2013-2014 - Intimate Getaway
Working together with the producer A.Sh, Between Falls recorded Intimate Getaway which consists of 12 songs. Their vision was to create a mixture of a few musical genres, such as grunge, post-grunge, nu-metal and alternative rock, adjusted by the more modern sounds and effects. Both A.Sh and the band members have a large diversity in their musical influences, which can easily be heard in the variety of styles in the album songs.

"We were born during the 80's, raised on the 90's, grown aside the tunes of the early 2000's and finally reached the enormous variety of styles and sounds of nowadays. The mixture of all these eras is what we see in our group. Making ourselves and those around us happy with our music is the greatest gift anyone could have. Nietzsche said it best - without music life would be a mistake".

Intimate Getaway, is due to be released on June 7th, 2014.

Members

 * Grace M - Lead Vocals
 * Simon Shocket - Lead Vocals
 * Idan Shinberg - Bass
 * Eyal Bar-On - Drums
 * Victor Zi - Guitars

Recording Artists

 * A.Sh - Lead Guitars on Intimate Getaway
 * Yoel Genin - Lead Guitars on Intimate Getaway

Discoraphy

 * Intimate Getaway (2014)