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
A bespoke sound piece for Resonance104.4fm by Sepehr Haghighi: Surplus, a previous
Six Pillars residency artist. Continue reading
In the 12+ years we’ve been making Six pillars we’ve hardly taken a break. This past 6 weeks have been a time of travel (Bahrain, Sharjah UAE and Beirut), amassing sounds and ideas, while our sister show Free Lab Radio has continued offering up leftfield dance music for the discerning listener on Resonance104.4FM and Resonance … Continue reading
Music from the performative meals that are The Wedding Project this week. From F.T. Marinetti’s Manifesto of Futurist Cookery to Gordon Matta-Clark’s conceptual restaurant FOOD to Michael Rakowitz’s Enemy Kitchen, artists have often employed food in their creative process and practice. For the last two years, Delfina Foundation’s Politics of Food programme has brought together leading … Continue reading
Consolidate are a collective and record label based in Bangalore, India. It’s interesting to consider how Bangalore, India’s “silicon Valley”, is creating with technology. The children of India’s tech pioneers and leading businesses are spanning the city with their small scale live events, intimate jams and recording studios. Mostly defined by a minimalist electronica, dreamy … Continue reading
