Release Date: 20 April 2018
Label: Kowloon
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 5060470600228
Genres: Electronic  
Release Date: 20 April 2018
Label: Kowloon
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 5060470600228
Genres: Electronic  
Description
A vital figure in Iran's underground music scene, Mahdyar's dauntless electronic architecture fuses restless fractal beat structures with warped Persian motifs and instrumentation.
The Tehran-born producer's long-anticipated debut 'Seized' comes more than a decade since Mahdyar made his initial mark as a teenager producing the majority of the newly emerged Persian Hip Hop movement at the age of 16.
Retaining the grit and urgency of his hip-hop roots, Mahdyar sonically aims further off-the grid building crushing, feral soundscapes in constant flux.
Dark and provocative, 'Seized's frenetic energy reveals itself slowly and purposefully.
Mahdyar's ambitious first full-length offering 'Seized' rhythmically structures itself along the contours of middle eastern traditional music and hip-hop, weaving mournful complex sound collages that blur the line between its acoustic and digital sources.
Frenetic compositions continually build, reshuffle, and take a new divergent path with each reset.
Tracklisting
1. Seize
2. Money Money
3. Timmy Might Bury Y'all
4. Vow
5. Hush
6. Iran Iraq
7. Khakis
8. Running From
9. Lust
10. Glimmer Of
11. Twist The Facts
Aucan
Florestano
Tom Adams
Ovum Hum
Ian Chang
Mahdyar
Echlo
Universal Sex Arena
Friedrich Gulda
Jan Hammer Group
Stimming
Future Loop Foundation
KALI Trio
The Beloved
Cephas Azariah
Dangerdoom