Shake Off the Dust... Arise

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Shake Off the Dust... Arise
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Studio album by
Matisyahu
ReleasedOctober 12, 2004
Recorded
GenreReggae
Length63:39
LabelJDub Records
ProducerDaniel Seliger
Alon Cohan
Matisyahu chronology
Shake Off the Dust... Arise
(2004) 		Live at Stubb's
(2005)
Matisyahu studio chronology
Shake Off the Dust.. Arise
(2004) 		Youth
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
Sputnikmusic4/5 stars[2]

Shake Off the Dust... Arise is the debut album by Matisyahu and was released October 28, 2004 by JDub Records. It fell out of print following his move to Epic Records, and would remain a collector's item until it was remastered and reissued in October 2010, sold exclusively through his official website.[3] The album is now widely available as a digital download through standard retailers, albeit with modified cover art.[4] The album's name comes from the Hebrew liturgical poem "Lekhah Dodi" which is sung by most Jewish denominations in order to welcome the holy Sabbath, which in the poem is referred to as a bride.

Track listing[]

  1. "Chop 'em Down" – 5:45
  2. "Tzama L'Cha Nafshi (Psalm 63:2-3)" – 1:50
  3. "Got No Water" – 5:54
  4. "King Without a Crown" – 5:19
  5. "Interlude" – 0:54
  6. "Father in the Forest" – 4:59
  7. "Interlude" – 0:17
  8. "Aish Tamid" – 6:48
  9. "Short Nigun" – 1:46
  10. "Candle" – 6:22
  11. "Close My Eyes" – 4:55
  12. "Interlude" – 0:17
  13. "Exaltation" – 5:04
  14. "Refuge" – 3:28
  15. "Interlude" – 0:23
  16. "Warrior" – 7:23
  17. "Outro" – 2:15

Reissue[]

In 2010, the album was remastered and reissued with a new cover featuring a detailed pencil portrait of Matthew Miller, drawn by Diane Russell, overlaid on a Magen David.[5]

Personnel[]

  • Matisyahu Miller – vocals
  • Aaron Dugan – guitar (tracks 3, 8 & 11)
  • Josh Werner – bass guitar, keyboards, steel-string guitar (tracks 10 & 14)
  • Johan David – drums (tracks 1, 3, 8, 10 & 11), percussion (tracks 4)
  • Marlon "Moshe" Sobol – melodica (tracks 3 & 8)
  • Yerachmiel Altizio – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 16)
  • Alon Cohan – drums (tracks 9 & 16), percussion (tracks 2, 3 & 13)
  • Rea Mochiach – drums (tracks 4 & 5)
  • Tom Mochiach – guitar (tracks 3, 4 & 10)
  • Lior Rachmany – guitar (tracks 13)
  • Pieter Woudt – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 & 16)
  • Rabbi Wircberg – spoken voice (tracks 5 & 15)
  • Rabbi Goldberg – spoken voice (tracks 17)

Produced and arranged by Alon Cohen Recorded and Mixed by Alon Cohen

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  3. ^ "shake off the dust... ARISE". matisyahuworld.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  4. ^ "Matisyahu World - News & Press". matisyahuworld.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  5. ^ Diane Russell. "Matisyahu "Shake Off The Dust" CD Cover Art". Retrieved August 16, 2021.

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