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Ali Balighi
Composer, Cellist, Artistic advisor · Tehran / Lubbock
aNoise teamSince 2021
Ali Balighi is a Tehran-born composer, sound designer, and cellist whose work bridges traditional roots with cutting-edge academic research. Currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition at Texas Tech University, Balighi's expertise spans music technology, open-source software, and contemporary theory. His diverse portfolio includes electroacoustic operas, award-winning orchestral works, and published poetry collections such as The Forest Was on Fire And The Snail Did Not Know Which Way to Flee. An active member of the Millennium Composers Initiative, his compositions have been featured at major international festivals including Sonic Matter, NYCEF, and the Tehran Contemporary Music Festival. Through albums like Whispers of Papers and Intolerance, Balighi continues to explore the global exchange of musical ideas, collaborating with a vast network of international ensembles and soloists.
Releases
Albums, singles and compilations Ali Balighi appears on. Press a cover to open it.
Album · 2025
Ghazale Vay
- 1. A Song Below Water – Movement I5:53
- 2. A Song Below Water – Movement II2:03
- 3. A Song Below Water – Movement III5:33
- 4. Saz-o-Dohol Theme0:31
- 5. Saz-o-Dohol I0:32
- 6. Saz-o-Dohol II0:39
- 7. Saz-o-Dohol III0:33
- 8. Saz-o-Dohol IV0:32
- 9. Saz-o-Dohol V0:59
- 10. Saz-o-Dohol VI0:38
- 11. saz-o-dohol VII0:35
- 12. Saz-o-Dohol VIII0:38
- 13. Saz-o-Dohol IX0:33
- 14. Saz-o-Dohol X0:32
- 15. Saz-o-Dohol XI0:40
- 16. Saz-o-Dohol XII0:37
- 17. Game
- 18. Composition Untitle Two
- 19. Ghazale Vay
Compilation · 2025 · NaN24.1
Noise à Noise 24.1: Resistance 1
- 1. Idin Samimi Mofakham – Mantiq Al-Tair – The Conference of Birds – part 1 (Compilation Excerpt)4:48
- 2. Ehsan Samareh Taheri – Parley II (Compilation Excerpt)3:35
- 3. Manara – Qahr (Compilation Excerpt)4:26
- 4. Bracha Bdil – In Memory of Voices – for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano10:06
- 5. Ali Aghili – Symphony No. 17:08
- 6. Alireza Amirhajebi – Trajectory Nr. 172:18
- 7. Tarufu – Light Particles from My Ears2:38
- 8. Hanna Mesgari – Flux blanc3:15
- 9. Zerone Duo – 35.710147° N, 51.398923° E4:56
- 10. Ali Hashemlou – Square3:23
- 11. T-Noll – Requiem for the Present Time4:01
- 12. Hesam Kardan – Mountain (Compilation Excerpt)1:03
- 13. Howling Mystics – Circular Zone 22.08.24 – Part 17:10
- 14. Howling Mystics – Circular Zone 22.08.24 – Part 29:01
- 15. Arshan Najafi – Muddy White2:57
- 16. Ali Balighi – Yellow Paper (Compilation Mix)2:32
- 17. AOUM – The Principle of Movement5:30
- 18. Vitaliy Rybakin & Daria Lutsenko – Signals in the Dark – Part 29:16
- 19. Babak Sepanta – Road1:58
- 20. T-Noll – Schizophernia3:44
- 21. Vesal Javaheri & Arshan Najafi – GLUM9:00
- 22. Magicmind and Neuronal Noise – Echos of Confusion7:15
- 23. Omar Fadel Hadi – There is No Space2:52
- 24. N3V0 – I Cannot Know4:55
Album · 2024
Qaf Mount Ballet
- 1. Overture3:47
- 2. A Hidden Thing1:43
- 3. Dance I3:38
- 4. Can You Hear2:21
- 5. Birds2:27
- 6. Dance in Cave1:44
- 7. Ashes1:48
- 8. Darkness4:36
- 9. Qaf Mount4:42
- 10. Dance II1:04
- 11. Waiting3:12
- 12. Dance III1:28
- 13. Searching1:05
- 14. Dance IV1:56
- 15. The Occurrence2:14
- 16. Dance V2:04
- 17. Will I Go2:08
- 18. The Last Dance2:25
Album · 2023
Whispers of Papers
- 1. Ash Paper1:10
- 2. Yellow paper2:33
- 3. Purple Paper2:34
- 4. Charcoal Paper2:00
- 5. Red Paper2:14
- 6. Blue Paper5:09
- 7. Scarlet Paper2:07
- 8. Green Paper2:24
- 9. Gray Paper1:29
- 10. Mint Paper4:19
- 11. Silver Paper4:17
- 12. Black Paper4:05
- 13. Dirty Yellow Paper4:37
- 14. White Paper0:42
Compilation · 2023 · NaN23.3
Noise à Noise 23.3: Tolerance
- 1. Hanna Mesgari – Bouran4:03
- 2. Cedrik Fermont – In Tolerance3:22
- 3. Ehsan Saboohi – Politics-Aesthetics IV (Compilation)7:32
- 4. Arshan Najafi – KET ZeroOne5:17
- 5. Mohammad R. Hashemi – Pastorally Yours (for Flute and Oboe Duet)2:50
- 6. Niloofar Karimi – Commen Love (Compilation)6:02
- 7. Zhoobin Askarieh – Didgeridoo Noise3:33
- 8. Alireza Amirhajebi – NGC 10684:59
- 9. Ali Balighi – Liberation Rhapsody4:06
- 10. Owrang – Incoherent Shouts3:44
- 11. Kian Hossein – Howz3:21
- 12. Saturn Cube – Live at CMMF (Excerpts)7:22
Compilation · 2023 · NaN23.4
Noise à Noise 23.4: Intolerance
- 1. T-Noll – Shot3:38
- 2. Reza Ahmadian – LArvae5:39
- 3. Ali Balighi – Blue Paper (Compilation edit)5:09
- 4. Kian Hossein – Limen1:41
- 5. Babak Sepanta – I Can Hear You3:49
- 6. Chem XP – Feathered Serpent3:26
- 7. Ali Sasha – Psychedelic Noise3:14
- 8. RDKPL – 230912_02 (excerpt)2:32
- 9. Arshan Najafi – A Rhythm for Suffocation5:49
- 10. Jazrudtz – Screaming Tombak (Excerpt)2:25
- 11. Jesus Valenti & Niki Yaghmaee – Resilience Resistant6:24
- 12. Ali Aghili – Entropy4:19
Compilation · 2023 · NaN-23
Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-II)
- 1. Arshan Najafi – Boogh Symphony Electronique5:18
- 2. Leonie Roessler – All Life Begins Hopeful2:08
- 3. Ali Balighi – Untitled_12:32
- 4. Wondering O – Sirius4:27
- 5. silo portem – Surveillance State1:25
- 6. Cedrik Fermont – The Story Of An Old Froglitch Who Could Speak Human3:25
- 7. Ehsan Saboohi – Beckett's Quad Variations No.1 (Compilation Mix)3:51
- 8. Ibukun Sunday – Saririnah – The Embodied Souls0:31
- 9. Balam Ronan – Women, Life, Freedom1:38
- 10. Shaahin Peymani & Judith Hamann – LIZA: A Liminal Journey (Klangteppich IV Excerpts)5:17
- 11. Arshia Samsaminia – FREQ.EXP (Klangteppich IV Excerpts)11:24
- 12. Chem XP – GQ3:05
- 13. Sahar Homami – Overture8:17
- 14. Alireza Amirhajebi – DEEP TIME For Umpans and Bell Sound – CMMF Live performance6:00
- 15. Leonie Roessler & Akane Takada – Splash, Hiss, Shot11:34
- 16. silo portem – Twisted Whispers2:56
- 17. Alya Al-Sultani – Three Ages of Woman-Mother5:52
- 18. Nour Kara and Juliette Capel – En-Sheneh6:30
- 19. Robbert van Hulzen – Zamzamah4:48
Compilation · 2023 · NaN23
Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-IV)
- 1. Arshan Najafi – BOOGH Symphony Electronique5:18
- 2. Leonie Roessler – All Life Begins Hopeful2:08
- 3. Ali Balighi – Untitled_12:32
- 4. Wondering O – Sirius4:27
- 5. silo portem – Surveillance State1:25
- 6. Cedrik Fermont – The Story Of An Old Froglitch Who Could Speak Human3:25
- 7. Ehsan Saboohi – Becketts Quad Variations No.1 (Compilation Mix)3:51
- 8. Ibukun Sunday – Saririnah: The Embodied Souls0:31
- 9. Balam Ronan – Women, Life, Freedom1:38
- 10. Shaahin Peymani & Judith Hamann – LIZA: A Liminal Journey (Klangteppich IV Excerpts)5:17
- 11. Arshia Samsaminia – FREQ.EXP (Klangteppich IV Excerpts)11:24
- 12. Chem XP – GQ3:04
- 13. Sahar Homami – Overture8:17
- 14. Alireza Amirhajebi – DEEP TIME For Umpans and Bell Sound- CMMF Live performance6:00
- 15. Leonie Roessler & Akane Takada – Splash, Hiss, Shot10:34
- 16. silo portem – Twisted Whispers2:56
- 17. Alya Al-Sultani – Three Ages of Woman-Mother5:52
- 18. Nour Kara and Juliette Capel – En-Sheneh6:30
- 19. Robbert van Hulzen – Zamzamah4:48
- 20. Ali Aghili – Death is Standing Above the Skies3:02
- 21. Kian Hossein – Radio Astronomy6:11
- 22. Babak Sepanta – Drown4:50
- 23. silo portem – Pain & Fury2:00
- 24. Wondering O – Suave Resistance6:16
- 25. Mohamad Nikpour – Glory of Flare5:50
- 26. Soheil Soheili & Blatta Joux – Charivari Basement Experience (compilation mix)5:45
- 27. Ashkin Shabani – Overstand3:05
- 28. Shahin Souri – Akeen4:39
- 29. Fuzzle Schnozzle – Bernardinelli-Bernstein3:22
- 30. Mehdi Behbudi – Music for Pure Waves, Bass Drums, and Acoustic Pendulums15:39
- 31. Ramin Ashtari – CNC Machines and more2:38
- 32. Katharina Stadler – Solidarity3:49
- 33. Jesus Valenti – Le ombre si allungano (The shadows lengthen)5:07
- 34. silo portem – The Darkness Before Dawn5:50
- 35. Negar Kharkan – Intimate Invocations (Vayu Residency)5:34
- 36. Zhoobin Askarieh and Ali Sasha – Pollution5:56
- 37. Kian Hossein – 1.5 e + 62:08
Compilation · 2021 · NaN21.2-1
Noise à Noise 21.2-1
- 1. Ali Balighi – Labyrinth6:48
- 2. Nima A. Rowshan – Short Studies 1. For Violin and Sinewave9:48
- 3. Action Ensemble – Eternity2:32
- 4. Aida Shirazi – Orbis5:00
- 5. Obscenity State Ft. Mehragiz Rassapour – Forbidden5:16
- 6. Nasim Khorassani – Pizzs and Harmonics7:01
- 7. Orlando De Boeykens and Xeen – Klangteppich III (Berlin-Istanbul)3:05
- 8. Epsilon Delta – 1/3=0.333333…3:24
Year by year
2025
- Album Ghazale Vay
- Appears on Yellow Paper (Compilation Mix) on Noise à Noise 24.1: Resistance 1
2024
- Album Qaf Mount Ballet
2023
- Album Whispers of Papers
- Appears on Liberation Rhapsody on Noise à Noise 23.3: Tolerance
- Appears on Blue Paper (Compilation edit) on Noise à Noise 23.4: Intolerance
- Appears on Untitled_1 on Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-II)
- Appears on Untitled_1 on Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-IV)
2021
- Appears on Labyrinth on Noise à Noise 21.2-1
Press
African Paper · November 2025Confronting Noises: Fünfter Teil der Berliner KonzertreiheRead ↗African Paper · September 2025Ali Balighi: Ghazale VayRead ↗Field Notes · March 2025Found Sounds #4 by Kristoffer CornilsRead ↗African Paper · December 2024Resistance 1: Neue Compilation von Noise à NoiseRead ↗Field Notes · December 2023Releases of the Month: November/December 2023 (Kristoffer Cornils)Read ↗The Moderns · November 2023Friday Five: Nov. 3, 2023Read ↗African Paper · October 2023Whispers of Papers: Papierne Klänge von Ali BalighiRead ↗Field Notes · January 2023Albums of the Month: Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-IV)Read ↗Bandcamp Daily · January 2023Album of the Day: Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. SilenceRead ↗African Paper · January 2023Noise Against the Silence: Umfangreiche Compilation von Teheraner Noise à Noise LabelRead ↗
On the radio
Music played on the radio
BUG Radio · 19 March 2026Noise à Noise #15About Noise à Noise 23.3: Tolerance, Noise à Noise 23.4: IntoleranceAli Balighi – Liberation Rhapsody from Noise à Noise 23.3: ToleranceAli Balighi – Blue Paper (Compilation edit) from Noise à Noise 23.4: IntoleranceListen ↗
BUG Radio · 25 September 2025Noise à Noise #9 – Confronting Noises #3: Encountering Closed DoorsEvent: Confronting Noises #3: Encountering Closed DoorsAli Balighi – A Song Below Water – Movement I · Ali Balighi – A Song Below Water – Movement II · Ali Balighi – A Song Below Water – Movement III from Ghazale VayListen ↗
BUG Radio · 24 April 2025Noise à Noise #6Ali Balighi – Ash Paper · Ali Balighi – Yellow paper · Ali Balighi – Purple Paper · Ali Balighi – Charcoal Paper · Ali Balighi – Red Paper · Ali Balighi – Blue Paper · Ali Balighi – Scarlet Paper · Ali Balighi – Green Paper · Ali Balighi – Gray Paper · Ali Balighi – Mint Paper · Ali Balighi – Silver Paper · Ali Balighi – Black Paper · Ali Balighi – Dirty Yellow Paper · Ali Balighi – White Paper from Whispers of PapersListen ↗
BUG Radio · 23 January 2025Noise à Noise #3Ali Balighi – Yellow Paper (Compilation Mix) from Noise à Noise 24.1: Resistance 1Listen ↗
Lost and Found Sounds · 1 April 2024Lost and Found SoundsAli Balighi – Ashes from Qaf Mount BalletPlaylist ↗