Tehran-based DJ and producer Nesa Azadikhah has released a new single, 'Out of sight out of mind'. Marking the latest release from Iranian label Coolkidz...
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The two-tracker is the latest release from Iranian label Coolkidz
With his Shaytoon Records label, Sepehr has built a platform for underground techno and electronic music from the Iranian diaspora. But the versatile New York-based producer and DJ fights oversimplified categorisations and pigeonholing at every turn, extracting influence from obscure ‘90s rave records as much as Persian mythology. Alongside a 90-minute On Cue mix demonstrating this sound, he tells Marke Bieschke about his Flower Storm project with Kasra V, the influence of Silent Servant, and his grunge-influenced new band
Kasra V & Sepehr reunite under their Flower Storm alias to deliver five cuts of mythical club music inspired by their Iranian heritage
The EP follows ‘Hyperdelic’, which Kasra V shared on Radiant Records in March
AIDA and Nesa Azadikhah’s Apranik Records returns with a new 10-track compilation inspired by Iranian women’s perpetual fight for freedom
AIDA and Nesa Azadikhah's label delivers 10 tracks with a pro-human rights message
For years, Iranian electronic musicians have sought to explore both the beauty and struggles of their home country through art, reflecting its culture, life and nature. Since the country’s recent uprising, sparked by police brutality and the fight for women’s rights, this has felt more pertinent and powerful than ever. Here, alongside a mix of Iranian electronic music from San Francisco-based DJ AIDA, Marke Bieschke speaks to 10 artists from Iran and its diaspora about their work, and the common threads that link them across continents
Los Angeles-based, Iranian-American artist Maral celebrates Nowruz – Persian New Year – and the arrival of spring with her 80-minute, genre-spanning Fresh Kicks mix, and speaks to Eoin Murray about sampling, the influence of nature on her music, her unconventional DJing technique, and the inherent beauty of resistance
AIDA and Nesa Azadikhah's new label Apranik Records is debuting with the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' compilation, out this Friday
"This song was born between unlearning the past and watching the future unfold," she said
Women and non-binary Iranian artists will deliver live performances, host panels and present music shows
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Three Iranian musicians started three-year jail sentences at the weekend for distributing underground music online, after an appeals court upheld their conviction from a trial...
Trailer for the new film shows two DJs defying the Iranian regime...
A new documentary about two techno producers in Tehran’s underground techno scene is set to be toured internationally at a number of film festivals. Watch...
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