A flying visit from Sote to London from Iran, in the studio. Ata ‘Sote’ Ebtekar is a composer, sound artist, and recording engineer now based in Tehran, Iran. Sote has moved back to Iran and is engaging with young producers there whose music we sample in this broadcast. With aspects of hard techno and sometimes … Continue reading
Despite playing his music since last decade on Six Pillars we’ve never met, and this was a great chance to hear from producer and performer Sote about his influences and aspirations. Continue reading
The Wire Magazine‘s October 2016 issue, 392, features this article on the electronic music being made in Iran today. The Wire maintains its quality of work via magazine purchases, but as it is not deliverable in Iran, they have agreed for us to post it here. The article is also available as .pdf, hosted on … Continue reading
This week we sample ‘Absence’, a 70 minute CD compilation of minimal experimental music from Iran, which unsurprisingly and pleasingly, sounds like it came from nowhere in particular. Many contributors have been played before on Six Pillars and we’re pleased to see them taking off. Absence was released February 8, 2016 on Flaming Pines, an … Continue reading
Today’s show features three sonic art pieces: by Siavash Akhlaghi, Bescolour and the longest- a live recording from the V&A Museum entrance hall by the Resonance Radio Orchestra- composed by Fari Bradley. Singer Parvin Cox was up on the second floor balcony while the ensemble and singer Mansour Gorjian were down below. Words: Amir Khosrau, … Continue reading
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