Piltan

Description

Two sound inventors from The Hague, Netherlands. Iranian Rouzbeh Esfand and New Zealander Patrick Stewart are ESFAND. File as: organic hybrid of Folk and Techno. A unique blend of traditional Iranian sounds and contemporary electronic music, featuring vocal features by renowned Iranian artists. Ecstatic dance music to get lost in. Esfand is the final month of the Persian calendar, ending with the Nowruz spring festival. ESFAND is also a band, founded in 2020, consisting of Rouzbeh Esfand and Patrick Stewart. A duo that fuses traditional Iranian Folk elements with Western beats to create something completely new. Their debut album "Piltan" is a flamboyantly danceable statement. No crossover kitsch. Pure instinct music. ESFAND is century- and boundary-crossing music. The two learnt musicians met during their studies at the conservatory in The Hague. Pat sold Rouzbeh a book on audio production. They went for a beer - the first steps of a new duo. They went on producing contemporary classical music and created their first songs in collaboration with Iranian artists. Folk meets Techno, millennia-old music meets Western club culture. With ESFAND, we prepare to get lost in the moment, surrender to the rhythm, regardless of our background. Letting go, switching off, no control of head and feet. That's what ESFAND is about. The lyrics to "Without Foot Without Head" read: "Oh lovely-waisted one, swirl! Dance on!"

Description

Two sound inventors from The Hague, Netherlands. Iranian Rouzbeh Esfand and New Zealander Patrick Stewart are ESFAND. File as: organic hybrid of Folk and Techno. A unique blend of traditional Iranian sounds and contemporary electronic music, featuring vocal features by renowned Iranian artists. Ecstatic dance music to get lost in. Esfand is the final month of the Persian calendar, ending with the Nowruz spring festival. ESFAND is also a band, founded in 2020, consisting of Rouzbeh Esfand and Patrick Stewart. A duo that fuses traditional Iranian Folk elements with Western beats to create something completely new. Their debut album "Piltan" is a flamboyantly danceable statement. No crossover kitsch. Pure instinct music. ESFAND is century- and boundary-crossing music. The two learnt musicians met during their studies at the conservatory in The Hague. Pat sold Rouzbeh a book on audio production. They went for a beer - the first steps of a new duo. They went on producing contemporary classical music and created their first songs in collaboration with Iranian artists. Folk meets Techno, millennia-old music meets Western club culture. With ESFAND, we prepare to get lost in the moment, surrender to the rhythm, regardless of our background. Letting go, switching off, no control of head and feet. That's what ESFAND is about. The lyrics to "Without Foot Without Head" read: "Oh lovely-waisted one, swirl! Dance on!"