REORIENT:

In 2007, we used to perform in the university’s theatre department. We were never guided by style; we were drawn by the music itself at a specific moment – we’re all music freaks! We all fancy bands like Lhasa, Zaz, Radiohead, and many others, but what brought us all together was Balkan Gypsy music. Sometimes Mahyar and I play gushehs (melodies of the dastgahsystem of classical Persian music), while Kaveh and I rapidly move about to a waltz, and Hesam starts a 6/8 tempo (commonly used in traditional Persian music as well as Iranian pop music) based on what I’m playing on the clarinet. As I mentioned before, the music itself guides us.

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