If you ask Brooklyn-based musician Yoshie Fruchter, the great cantors of the 20th century –Yossele Rosenblatt, Leib Glantz, and Fruchter’s own grandfather — were actually laying the groundwork for a new brand of rock. If these names don’t ring a bell, don’t worry: Fruchter’s album Schizophonia, which reinterprets great cantorial recordings with the help of the electric guitar and plenty of reverb, makes its own way through the most awe-inducing Jewish prayers.
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