Darshan (band)

Darshan is an American Jewish alternative hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 2008 at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center,[1] the group primarily consists of rapper Eprhyme and singer-songwriters Shir Yaakov and Basya Schechter. Its debut album, Deeper and Higher, was released in 2015, followed by a second album, Raza, in 2017.

Darshan
OriginBrooklyn, New York, USA
GenresJewish hip hop, alternative hip hop, folk rock, conscious hip hop
Years active2008 (2008)–present
LabelsShemspeed
Websitedarshanproject.com
MembersEprhyme
Shir Yaakov
Basya Schechter

History

The band's debut EP, Lishmah, originally released by Shemspeed Records on December 15, 2009,[2] was re-released on January 5, 2010.[3][4] The EP was produced by Shir Yaakov and engineered by Smoke M2D6 of Oldominion.[5]

The group's first full-length album, Deeper and Higher, was released on September 29, 2015. It was produced by Jamie Saft and featured accompaniment by him, Ben Perowsky, and Basya Schechter of Pharaoh's Daughter.[6]

Musical style

In addition to hip hop, Darshan's music also contains elements of folk rock and the minor key melodies of traditional Jewish music.[2][3] Ezra Glinter of The Forward notes that "Eprhyme's hard-driving lyrics are tempered and sweetened by Shir Yaakov’s more melody-driven sensibilities."[3]

Discography

Albums
  • Deeper and Higher (September 29, 2015)
  • Raza (November 1, 2017)

Extended plays
  • Lishmah (December 15, 2009; re-released January 5, 2010; Shemspeed)

Music videos
  • "Know Return" (2015; Deeper and Higher; dir. Ken Ross)
  • "Aleph Bass" (2015; non-album single; dir. Brian Savelson and Abbey Luck)
  • "Remember the Future" (2017; Deeper and Higher)
  • "Hapax Legomenon" (2018; Raza; dir. Timslew and Eden Pearlstein)
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References
  1. "Darshan - About". Facebook. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. Savage, Emily (November 30, 2009). "Darshan mixes hip hop with Hebrew". Jweekly. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. Glinter, Ezra (February 5, 2010). "Shemspeed Albums from Bands That Start with 'D'". The Forward. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. "Lishmah - Darshan (Eprhyme & Shir Yaakov)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. Shemspeed. "Lishmah by Darshan". Bandcamp. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. "Deeper and Higher by Darshan". Bandcamp. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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