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2017年7月28日发行 Concept By, Producer, Music By [Electronics & Acoustic], Design – Ata 'Sote' Ebtekar Featuring, Lute [Setar] – Behrouz Pashaei Featuring, Santoor [Santur], Design – Arash Bolouri Mastered By – Stephen Bishop (5) Painting [Cover Painting “Ascension“ (2007)] – Ala Ebtekar This project was originally comissioned by and premiered at CTM Festival in 2017 in collaboration with Tarik Barri. Produced in Tehran, Iran. Track B3: Original source material from Serge modular synthesizer at EMS Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. Developed from a commission by CTM Festival as an audio/visual project in collaboration with Tarik Barri, and inspired by their 2017 theme of ‘Fear Anger Love’ and its relationship to his childhood following the 1979 Iranian revolution, the record reveals a dramatic blend of acoustic Persian instrumentation and contemporary electronics. Sote aims to devise an idealised fusion of the musical heritage and tradition of Iran with the forward-thinking vision which has propelled his storied career producing techno, hardcore and computer music for labels like Warp, Ge-stell, Morphine and Repitch. Now living in Tehran, his music has frequently grappled with the strict cultural restrictions imposed in his country over the past few decades, finding a space and setting to nurture new developments in experimental sound and performance; first documented on last year’s ‘Hardcore Sounds From Tehran’ on Opal Tapes. Working with Arash Bolouri who plays the santour (Persian hammered dulcimer), and Behrouz Pashaei on the long-necked, four-string setar, Sote frames and responds to their traditional artistry. On occasions he directly manipulates the music emanating from their ancient instruments, cultivating and thickening up a surreal and beautiful tonality plucked from their strings with a series of processing techniques, but mostly each track is a peaceful arrangement and partnership, Sote electro-acoustically augmenting their movements within his own cybernetic framework. The resulting form gives the impression of semi-improvised gesture between three skilled partners, a deft call and response that uses digital techniques to extend the intentions of the performers into a modern, shady, but ultimately optimistic narrative; creating an paradoxical amalgam of the mythic and the profane as strong as any folk music. Of Sorrow 00:00 Esfahan 06:46 13:26 18:29 28:58 Error 37:15 I'm not making any money from this video. If you (music owner) want to remove this video, PLEASE CONTACT ME before doing anything. I will respectfully remove it.
