The rapid pulsing low end moody oud figure of the beginning of “Tehran” by Sina Bathaie sets the stage for a musical journey rendered in direct human experience in the music video for the song. Saba Zameni provides some soulful vocals to draw us further into the song hitting a broad range of tones and gesturing in dramatic fashion in the video as Bathaie strums and plucks the oud over the developing soundscape, a calmer interlude to introduce some fine baglama lines to expand the tones and textures of the song. It’s somehow both lively and vital and hypnotic in its weaving of rhythms like the songwriter is drawing upon the rich cultural history of the title of the song from the more traditional instrumentation as well as modern production techniques that lend the song comprised of largely acoustic sources a resonance like a downtempo house track. It is a brilliant fusion of aesthetics that transcends narrow categories. Watch the video for “Tehran” on YouTube and follow Sina Bathaie at the links below. His Tehran EP was released via Windcatcher Records on November 16, 2023.
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