Vision Of Darkness Vol. II, by Various Artists

Vision Of Darkness Vol. II

by Various Artists

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Robert Bloemkolk This label deserves so much more attention, really. This second volume of Iranian electronic music is an absolute stunner. Favorite track: Panic attack.

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1.	Negari, Shirly, Pandi - Koohestan 03:08	info	buy track
2.	Nyctalllz - The Curse Of The White Demon 06:55	info	buy track
3.	IDFT - Aeshma 05:12	info	buy track
4.	Reza Solatipour - Panic attack 05:43	info	buy track
5.	Xerxes The Dark - Solomon's Throne 06:40	info	buy track
6.	Babak Sepanta - Ruin Is The Beginning 06:25	info	buy track
7.	Alireza Amirhajebi - Dystopia 04:18	info	buy track
8.	Shahin Souri - Transmission 05:55	info	buy track
9.	dodenskald - movakel 04:59	info	buy track
10.	S.S.M.P - Gordian Knot 11:40	info	buy track
11.	Amin Shirazi - Unxp 05:15	info	buy track
12.	PooYar - Magnificent Solitude 07:43	info	buy track
13.	Dariush Salehpour & Zhoobin Askarieh - Burnt Forest 04:08	info	buy track
14.	Vesal Javaheri - Muss 05:05	info	buy track
15.	Saturn Cube - War Cry 05:18	info	buy track
16.	Melkor - Damavand 06:52	info	buy track
17.	Sam Eyvaz - Raavi 03:21	info	buy track
18.	Soheil Shirangi - The Sounds Of Life (For Fixed Media And Accordion) 06:30	info	buy track
19.	Farzan Salsabili - Kassan! 06:02	info	buy track
20.	Arshan Najafi - Imaginary Crisis - Santoor 05:55	info	buy track

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When the anthology "Visions Of Darkness (In Iranian Contemporary Music)" was released in 2017 and then co-published in collaboration between Unexplained Sounds Group and Cold Spring, it was immediately clear that the Iranian music scene was not just promising, but already a rich chest of treasures. Years later we have further confirmation of the creative richness and variety of musical languages that flourished in the Persian land. In spite of the title, this second volume of the legendary anthology also gives us a broad picture of the musical experience of the Iranian underground that is not limited to the dark ambient, but explores sonic territories that reach concrete music, electro-acoustic experimentation and sonic abstractionism. Persia, the cradle of a millenary culture, is teeming with young talents who continue their musical research with enthusiasm, pride and self-denial in the territories of drone music, as in electronic experimentalism and in the contamination of genres. To some names already present in volume I (Xerxes The Dark, IDFT, Reza Solatipour, etc ..), new discoveries are added that contribute to making the journey through the new Persian music exciting to the point that we can no longer speak of an emerging scene, but of a consolidated musical reality like others in the West.

Raffaele Pezzella

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released July 29, 2022

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Lux Atenea
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Vital Weekly
Back in Vital Weekly 1102, I was already pleasantly surprised by the first volume of this overview of some of Iran's darker edges of electronic music). While perhaps not the most apparent country for weird music, we encountered a few names over the years, but that particular double CD opened a
whole new door, maybe two doors. Some names we welcome again on this new instalment, but there are new talents to explore. As I wrote before, I believe many of these people are 'bedroom musicians', working with laptop technology to create their music as part of their underground existence. I have no idea if this underground existence is something to do with the regime, as this seems pretty much in the open. Iran is, of course, a country with an ancient cultural tradition and new music, thanks to Xenakis, was not unknown. I believe to hear some Xenakis influences in some of this music here. The twenty groups/projects/persons cover a fascinating, vast musical territory. More than on the first one, there are more acoustic instruments, perhaps of Iranian nature, used in the music. It brings out a more electro-acoustic feeling in this new lot but is always on the slightly darker side. With the first volume came the notion that techno music is das verboten in Iran (clubs, dancing, genders
mixing, stuff you don't want). Still, in this new volume, there is a bit of rhythm to be noted (Babak Sepanta, S.S.M.P., Dariush Salehpour & Zhoobin Askarieh), even when not entirely made for the dance floor. Soheil Shirangi heard a bit of Pan Sonic and mixed that with accordion playing in a most curious piece of music. Throughout, however, the music leans towards (dark) ambient, musique concrète, laptop doodles and electro-acoustic, with some interesting releases; aspiring label owners should take note if they are into releasing something out of the ordinary. Also including music from: Negari Shirely Pandi, Nyctalllz, IDFT, Reza Solatipour, Xerxes The Dark, , Alireza Amirhajebi, Shahin Souri, Dodenskald., Amin Shirazi, PooYar, Vesal Javaheri, Saturn Cube, Melkor, Sam Eyvaz, Farzan Salsabili, and Arshan Najafi.

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