Saba Alizadeh + Parvaresh / Noori, Kantine Berghain, Berlin

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Tehran Contemporary Sounds proudly presents: 

Saba Alizadeh's (Iran) 

Born in Tehran in 1983, Saba Alizadeh is an unparalleled figure at the forefront of contemporary Iranian music, Alizadeh subsequently studied experimental sound practices at Calarts in Los Angeles. Saba began expanding his musical cosmos utilizing different instruments and methods of composing. Apart from Kamancheh, no-input mixer, modular synthesizer, laptop have been the main instruments that Alizadeh has created his sonic cosmos with. Alizadeh also uses a lot of manipulated historic audio recordings and field recordings in a neo-musique concrete fashion. Treating sound as an object has always been Alizadeh’s fascination. “Scattered Memories” on Karl records (Berlin) and "I May Never See You Again" on 30M records (Hamburg) has been Saba's two major releases. “Alizadeh’s level of control of both the traditional and technological aspects of his music is clear from the outset. What results is a beautifully fragmented exploration of…