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Arshan Najafi
Composer, Sound Artist, Poet · Tehran, Iran
Played with Vesal Javaheri
aNoise teamSince 2020
Arshan Najafi (b.2001) is a composer, performer, sound artist, visual artist and poet from Tehran. He started playing the violin at the age of ten and later studied kamancheh with Saba Alizadeh. His piece Transgression in Common City for solo flute was selected in Petrichor Records' Call for Young Iranian Composers, which led to private lessons with Chaya Czernowin, Reza Vali, Arshia Samsaminia and Mohammad Amin Sharifi. His works have been presented and published by Spectro Centre for New Music, Noise à Noise, Petrichor Records, Unexplained Sounds Group, Cold Spring Records and XOR Space. His debut book Twenty Wrong Turns was published in Tehran in 2022.
Releases
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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
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 · 2022 · NaN21.4
Noise à Noise 21.4
- 1. Kian Hossein – XXY12:30
- 2. Farzan Salsabili – Spectābat10:05
- 3. Mahbod Shirvani – Woeful6:16
- 4. Arshan Najafi – Rosemary5:06
- 5. Babak Sepanta – Gravitational Collapse5:22
- 6. Saturn Cube – Observer Effect11:10
- 7. Amin Shirazi – Sounds Of Life4:34
- 8. Shaker – Live Moments4:39
- 9. N3V0 – Liars3:56
- 10. Vladan Kuzmanović – Elixir2:03
Compilation · 2020 · NaN20.4-1
Noise à Noise 20.4-1
- 1. C-drík – A Visit To The Distant Detached Objects4:29
- 2. Parsa Shomali – Sancta Sanctio Pt. 26:46
- 3. Leonie Roessler – Specific Bells Small and Large4:38
- 4. Ibukun Sunday – Lagos (Preface)4:57
- 5. Arshan Najafi – Yalda Raft8:11
- 6. Arshan Najafi – Hearts Underwater5:17
- 7. silo portem – Enceladus7:51
- 8. Ali Sasha and Zhoobin Askarieh – Save The Trees Pt.13:34
- 9. Babak Sepanta – Abandoned Voices6:49
- 10. Saeed Ramezanpour – Abee6:39
Year by year
2025
- Appears on Muddy White, GLUM on Noise à Noise 24.1: Resistance 1
2023
- Appears on KET ZeroOne on Noise à Noise 23.3: Tolerance
- Appears on A Rhythm for Suffocation on Noise à Noise 23.4: Intolerance
- Appears on Boogh Symphony Electronique on Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-II)
- Appears on BOOGH Symphony Electronique on Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-IV)
2022
- Appears on Rosemary on Noise à Noise 21.4
2020
- Appears on Yalda Raft, Hearts Underwater on Noise à Noise 20.4-1
Press
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 ↗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: IntoleranceArshan Najafi – KET ZeroOne from Noise à Noise 23.3: ToleranceListen ↗
BUG Radio · 19 February 2026Noise à Noise #14Vesal Javaheri & Arshan Najafi – GLUM from Noise à Noise 24.1: Resistance 1Listen ↗
BUG Radio · 19 June 2025Noise à Noise #7Arshan Najafi – Hearts Underwater from Noise à Noise 20.4-1Listen ↗
BUG Radio · 23 January 2025Noise à Noise #3Arshan Najafi – Muddy White · Vesal Javaheri and Arshan Najafi – GLUM from Noise à Noise 24.1: Resistance 1Listen ↗