Born and living just outside Tel Aviv, multi-instrumentalist Erezโs grainy textures and potent atmospheres forged with her synths and ingenious beats bravely straddle genres, energized further by the environment in which sheโs grown up.
While the music she makes in collaboration with her partner and co-writer, composer and producer Ori Rousso exploits many of the more physical dynamic elements of electronic music, it also embraces a cerebral sensitivity thatโs made her one of her home cityโs most exciting, idiosyncratic artists to date.
For NOGA EREZ, there was never any doubt that, whatever music she chose to make, and whatever she felt about her homeland, she could never ignore her surroundings. After all, even escapism acknowledges thereโs something to escape from, and at times โ like many whoโve grown up in Tel Aviv โ Erez has wanted to shut herself off from a world rendered beyond comprehension by forces beyond her control. But if thereโs one thing Erez isnโt โ and sometimes itโs easier to say what artists as complex and fresh as her arenโt than are โ itโs naรฏve. And what this means is simple: her work reflects the manner in which sheโs learned to live. As she puts it, โI have this idea of giving people moments of thought and inspiration, and at the same time offering escapism and fun."
Itโs not the easiest of goals, but few succeed as well as Erez. While the music she makes in collaboration with her partner and co-writer, composer and producer Ori Rousso, exploits many of the more physical, dynamic elements of electronic music, it also embraces a cerebral sensitivity thatโs made her one of her home cityโs most exciting, idiosyncratic artists. As inspired by Bjรถrk, M.I.A. and fka Twigs as by Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar and Frank Ocean, the grainy textures and potent atmospheres forged with her synths and ingenious beats bravely straddle genres, energised further by the environment in which sheโs grown up.
Consequently, another of Erezโ goals is, as she puts it, โto process the world, and deliver ideas on how to process it. If you're able to create a musical context that captures the state you were in when you were writing it, that can potentially bring someone closer to understanding their own world.โ In her case, this means articulating the fierce anger that lies behind the hypnotically percussive โDance While You Shootโ, about the realisation that โyou canโt live without the government that ensures your basic needs, but at the same time takes your money, keeps you in the dark about the real, important matters that affect your life directly, while drowning you in manipulative media, ignorance and bureaucracy.โ
Then thereโs the edgy โPityโ, provoked by a court case concerning a gang rape filmed on phones and shared across the web. โWe took it to a more day to day level of being a woman in a menโs world, the need to use your โfeminineโ qualities to get around, and the borders that can be crossed while you try to do that.โ And thatโs not to mention the extraordinary grit of โOff The Radarโ, which addresses contemporary fears of being anonymous or forgotten, and โour indecent urge to leave our mark by publicly sharing thoughts and ideas without due consideration, purely for the rush we get from approval and affirmation.โ
Erez was born four days before 1990, the year the Gulf War started, and it would be impossible for her now, as an artist, to ignore whatโs been going on around her all her life. Nonetheless, she admits that, for a while, she retreated from the highly politicised climate in which she was raised. โAs I became more aware of everything going on โ the complexity of the situation, and how it affects lives on both sides โ my reaction was to separate myself from it. I got rid of my TV and stopped consuming news completely.โ
She found sanctuary in music, but withdrawal is rarely permanent, and if thereโs tension in Erezโ work โ and thereโs plenty, as it happens โ then itโs an acknowledgement of this simple truth. โMost of the time it's easy just to ignore whatโs happening, but every now and then reality makes that impossible.โ Erez is, however, thoroughly self-aware, and acknowledges how โwe are very lucky not to live near the borders, not to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, and to have shelters and technology protecting us. But with this sense of luck comes a sense of guilt for being able to do something like make music while lives are being taken.โ
Uncompromising and unpredictable, sophisticated and bold, Noga Erez is clear about her ambitions. โOur way of trying to keep in contact with our feelings and fears, and of avoiding emotional detachment about everything, is music. Human beings can come from completely different places but share a fundamental basis of emotions. In my opinion, music is the form of art or communication that expresses that most accurately.โ The conversation starts now.
Noisy
Noga Erez Lyrics
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It's all talking, gotta stutter my way out of here
Hold me, donโฒt wanna be misunderstood
It's so noisy, gotta shut it, gotta turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
I don't want problems
I promise Iโฒm gonna do it right, sir
I'm just a poor kid and I wear fake tan, sir
Got a short term memory
Got no interest in the paps
Got a phantom ache
Where I used to have a heart
Time ticking, one, two, three
Clicking, I donโฒt need a countdown to know it's a long run
Iโฒm ticking, one, two, three
So, hold me, I'm just trying to be good
Itโฒs all talking, gotta stutter my way out of here
Hold me, don't wanna be misunderstood
It's so noisy, gotta shut it, got to turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
I thought I did all the dids
Filled in the paperwork, sir
Talking โฒbout these walls again
First you hit โฒem, then you use
"Now, I can't live without โฒem, sir"
But I've opened the doors
Donโฒt under look our halfway home
Check out the sofa, sir, sir
Check out the window, sir
Time ticking, one, two, three
Clicking, I don't need a countdown to know itโฒs a long run
I'm ticking, one, two, three
Hold me, I'm just trying to be good
Itโฒs all talking, gotta stutter my way out of here
Hold me, donโฒt wanna be misunderstood
It's so noisy, gotta shut it, got to turn it off
Gotta turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Hold me, Iโฒm just trying to be good
It's all talking, gotta stutter my way out of here
Hold me, donโฒt wanna be misunderstood
It's so noisy, gotta shut it, got to turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Noga Erez's song "Noisy" explores the struggles of trying to be good and stay true to oneself in a world full of noise and chaos. The repetitive chorus of "gotta shut it, turn it off" symbolizes the need to tune out all the external noise and distractions in order to focus on what's important. The use of stuttering in the lyrics represents the difficulty in trying to express oneself and be heard in a world that often doesn't listen.
The lyrics also touch on themes of classism and social inequality, as Noga mentions being a "poor kid" who wears fake tan, and alludes to the difficulties of filling out paperwork and navigating the system. However, there is also a sense of hope and resilience, as Noga sings about opening doors and not underlooking halfway homes.
Overall, "Noisy" is a powerful anthem about struggling to be heard and stay true to oneself in a world full of distractions and noise.
Line by Line Meaning
Hold me, I'm just trying to be good
Asking for reassurance, trying to be well-behaved.
It's all talking, gotta stutter my way out of here
All the chatter is overwhelming, need to stutter to get away.
Hold me, don't wanna be misunderstood
Need for empathy, fear of being misconstrued.
It's so noisy, gotta shut it, gotta turn it off
The noise is too much, need to stop it all completely.
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Need to turn off the noise and chaos.
I don't want problems
Seeking peace, not interested in trouble.
I promise I'm gonna do it right, sir
Making a pledge to do things correctly.
I'm not a lost case
Trying to stay positive despite difficult circumstances.
I'm just a poor kid and I wear fake tan, sir
Acknowledging a humble background and the use of makeup.
Got a short term memory
Struggling to remember things.
Got no interest in the paps
Not interested in the paparazzi.
Got a phantom ache, where I used to have a heart
Feeling heartbroken, but the pain is not physically present.
Time ticking, one, two, three
The constant ticking of time.
Clicking, I don't need a countdown to know it's a long run
Aware that life is a marathon, not a sprint.
I'm ticking, one, two, three
Continuing to feel the pressure of time.
I thought I did all the dids
Thought all the work was done.
Filled in the paperwork, sir
Completed bureaucratic tasks.
Talking 'bout these walls again
Reflecting on the same issues.
First you hit 'em, then you use 'em
Struggle to overcome obstacles, but eventually make use of them.
Now, I can't live without 'em, sir
Once obstacles are overcome, they become essential.
But I've opened the doors
Despite obstacles, made progress.
Don't under look our halfway home
Don't underestimate progress made so far.
Check out the sofa, sir, sir
Proudly showing off a new possession.
Check out the window, sir
Proudly showing off a new view.
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Need to stop the noise and chaos.
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Need to stop the noise and chaos.
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Need to stop the noise and chaos.
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Need to stop the noise and chaos.
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Need to stop the noise and chaos.
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Need to stop the noise and chaos.
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Need to stop the noise and chaos.
Gotta shut it, turn it off
Need to stop the noise and chaos.
Writer(s): ืกืคื ืกืจ ืืชื, ืจืืกื ืืืจื, ืืจื ื ืื
Contributed by Chloe H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Liat Glik - Glick
Hold me, I'm just trying to be good
It's all talking, gotta stutter my way out of here
Hold me, don't wanna be misunderstood
It's so noisy, gotta shut it, gotta turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
I don't want problems
I promise I'm gonna do it right, sir
I'm not a lost case
I'm just a poor kid and I wear fake tan, sir
Got a short term memory
Got no interest in the paps
Got a phantom ache
Where I used to have a heart
Time ticking, 1, 2, 3
Clicking, I don't need a countdown to know it's a long round
I'm ticking, 1, 2, 3
So, hold me, I'm just trying to be good
It's all talking, gotta stutter my way out of here
Hold me, don't wanna be misunderstood
It's so noisy, gotta shut it, got to turn it off
Gotta shut it, turn it off
I thought I did all ideas
Fill in theโฆ
Earl Khent Permites
It's so sad that only a few people knows about this. You need more recognition Noga! I'm so happy to have found you and your music.
SpartanFunnyProject
It's so sad Steve Jobs died of Ligma...
Sorry, its "Moops"
Nogaaaaa
Your music is so amazing
You are a queen and you are beautiful
It was incredible seeing you perform live, I can't wait until next time!
Stephanie Bรถhringer
Love it! ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ
Elad Schwartz
ืกืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืื, ืืืืื ืืฉืจืืืืช
ืชืืฉืืื ืืื ืคืฉืื ืืขืืจืจืช ืืฉืจืื
Pierre Grant
saw her in live, she was so fucking perfect.
John Delgado
Please don't ever stop singing your incredible.
Jordan Cardona
Discovered you earlier on today and I gotta say that I'm hooked. Being a guy that's so diverse with his likes in music I definitely feel your songs are a breath of fresh air. I'm surprised you don't have more views on this but it's cool you're just a masterpiece waiting to be discovered by those who have great taste.
Kristax6x
Just found her music today and damnnn she's amazing! ๐ค
Reddy Fox
Not even a million views yet???? Travesty. Sooo good!! I'm betting by next year Noga and Jain will be household names.