Remember a long time ago, back in 2010 we conjured one of those random musicians from Myspace and they came to London to play at Ginglik once in Shepherd’s Bush? Then suddenly we were all in Serbia together at Exit Festival. Arash came with his troupe over from France, but since then has moved to … Continue reading
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Six Pillars – Guest Soundscape: DSM, Tehran
23rs years young producer and DJ from Tehran, Iran DSM is Sasan Aminiashfar. In the past we’ve played his electronica mixes and home-produced tracks on the show, yet this time this most inquisitive impresario has produced a bespoke 29 minute soundscape of field recording and musical interludes for Six Pillars. “I think art is just … Continue reading
Six Pillars Broadcast: Surplus (Plural Atoms), Rasht, Iran
A bespoke sound piece for Resonance104.4fm by Sepehr Haghighi: Surplus, a previous
Six Pillars residency artist. Continue reading
Autumn Programming – Experimental Music, Middle East and Political Tourism in Palestine
After a month’s schedule suspension, ResonanceFM’s live programming schedule is back! With experimental music from both Tehran and Rasht, Iran and a London event examining the politicisation of tourism in Palestine. Each Wednesday 9-9.30pm, repeating Fridays 3.30-4pm, UK time, (currently GMT+1, or British Summer Time BST) Six Pillars examines the arts and culture of the … Continue reading
This Week’s Six Pillars – Auction Special with Hassan K: Accidental Exile
Past guest and performer for our live events series in London, Hassan K has donated a delicious white vinyl of his latest release Hykayat: l’exil accidentel, signed in the inner sleeve, for the Resonance104.4fm auction which runs until 21st February. To mark this we sample tracks from his new and prior hit albums. Be sure … Continue reading
New Video: Iran-UK Sonics, London Residency
Currently Listening To….Tiba and Pour, Australia
Aside from the title, this track is fantastic. Mostly because of the way Tara Tiba manages to put distance into her voice. While the production and the orchestration help on this count, it’s really Tiba’s voice that create the space and reach in this track. And what a classic beauty she is too, just like … Continue reading
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New Podcast – Malay Iranians
Iranian musician Behrooz Azad sends us his selection of music currently being made by Iranians in Malaysia, of which he is one. You can hear experimental instrumentation, strains of exploratory electronica and even psychedelia here, while predictable genres such as rock (soft and hard) are also very present. We also asked Behrooz, tens of thousands … Continue reading
Currently Listening To….ZAB
I am ZAB, Mohammad Nikpour, I’m 21 and I come from Tehran. Frankly speaking, I’m hugely interested in Electronic Music, so much so that I spend hours gathering information by researching on the internet, of course my friends helped me learn as well. Really I didn’t hear about any “sound art scene” in Tehran, but … Continue reading