In the past I've always spent the free time I had between playing with the bands to mess around in my living room/home studio/play ground recording my own shit (When I say "shit" I actually mean - music).

One day - that's how most stories start and this is one on them - my friend, Brian Gitkin (a great musician and a huge influence on me) came to visit. I played him my shit and he said "that's great, let's mix it". A few months later the project was completed.

Thanks Brian. He never asked for anything in return and at the time I was so broke (almost like today!) that all I could offer him were sexual favors which I'm sure he would have rejected.

This album turned out to be a collage of some instrumentals, some songs, some 4-track stuff from my 4-track days and collaborations with friends like Brian Gitkin, Tamir Muskat, Yuli Beeri, Rafi Malkiel and my ex-room mate Martin Williams (a.k.a - Squatter and the ant).

Evyenia Gennadiou did the layout, thanks Evye.
My brother, YZ, helped me with Art work, mastering and editing. Thanks Yuval.

I am currently mixing my next album "the birds, the sky, the trees... all that  shit"
It is very different then the first one, it's too early to even describe it. I sing a lot on it.

God bless Antarctica and have a nice day.

"Itamar Ziegler's self titled debut album resonates with the emotional clarity of private self exploration. It is an album ripe with the fullness of feeling that is unique to home-made, self-recorded
albums. Yet, unlike the poetic musings of, say, a Daniel Johnston or an Elliot Smith, Ziegler's album is full of throbbing rhythmic grooves and virtuosic performances. These are the private ruminations of a
master bass player with years of experience in hip-hop, reggae and punk, after all. The album is rich with a gyrating array of world music knowledge embracing Fat Possum-style country blues and middle
eastern pop-music. Ziegler's record is representative of the sensibility of the Brooklyn underground music scene, and yet at the same time it is true to its own inner logic. This is a wonderful album that should be owned by all."
(Jeremiah Lockwood/Swey Machinery)

"Itamar Ziegler is well known for his driving bass work in the Brooklyn based bands: The Blam, Pink Noise, Shot'nez and Balkan Beat Box. His solo work is also a heart pumping treat as well, full of pulsating rhythm and near comical twists and turns. Fun and inspiring, Arabic Surf Dance gives you a good visual reference to start with."
(Chris Smith Brooklynrock.com)

"[...] Ziegler has something most Israeli musicians almost lack completely - groove. Hence, his album, which is lo-fi, alternative rock, whatever you'd call it, is blessed with very addictive rhythms that makes it a big attraction. Ziegler is using all kinds of percussions and noise makers to create something that could be an excellent sound track for a film or a dance piece [...] when you listen to the cd, which a big part of is instrumental, all you want to do is to listen to it again. And what's more important than that? [...] Ziegler's album is such a pleasant surprise, because it really presents an artist with a crystallized statement, good taste and talent".
(Time Out Tel Aviv)

"2 LPs from a Brooklyn-based composer and producer who has soundtrack work for Israeli short films, BBC documentaries and even ‘Pimp My Ride’ on the CV. From the self-titled largely instrumental LP of 2002 it is easy to see how his works would fit into this context. Short pieces ploughing various furrows. ‘Jimi Stack Shakshooka Shak’, an antiquated mechanical toy whirring into life to start with, ‘Slum’ following with desertrockrinkydinknu-Bhangrese. Waitsian spasm occurs on ‘Filth’, watery Beefheartian brood on ‘Night Ride’ while ‘Arabic Surf Dance’ adequately advertises it’s thrilling, spiraling self. There’s a Sex Clark Five style skewed acuteness and cuteness throughout, with touches of the Magic Band’s dexterity. The more recent LP ‘The Birds…’ features more recognizable songs with more vox, and is more folkish, less hectic. The opening untitled track is the gem, an Asian sub-continental post-rock spoken word epic.
A good accompaniment to showcase the range of Ziegler’s talent." (Skif, Vanity Project) (UK)