Metamorphosis Behind The Curtains Of Time

Noise à Noise is proudly presenting “Metamorphosis Behind the Curtains of Time” by Kamyar Behbahani and Karim Ebrahimi. Being the first EP release by the duo, this record includes heavily constructed layers of sound using the sound processing on Tombak along with the electronic sounds. Tombak is the percussive music instrument which is widely used in the traditional music of Iran. Physical album sale is considered through a series of upcoming live performances, also, the pre-order on Bandcamp will be due on April 29th 2022, options for making a physical purchase will be available shortly on Silver CDs, a limited number of it would also be sold on tape cassettes.

Kamyar Behbahani is a Shiraz-based artist. He has received education in the field of music and cinema, and is active as a film-score composer, and also a foley/sound artist, and sound engineer. In his performances, he tries to transform the elements of the traditional music of Iran with electronic music, in a sense he localizes the electronic music. He is the winner of several competitions for composition and film scores in some credible awards, including the Pertrichor records, or consecutive nominations at Haghighat awards for Cinema.

Karim Ebrahimi is a Shirazi-based artist, a player of Tombak, percussive instruments and a rhythm designer and composer who has the experience of participating in credible festivals and gaining high standings on domestic and international stages and collaborating with acclaimed masters of Persian music. To mention some of his past compositions, we can refer to the “Apocalypse”, a piece that is composed for a group of percussive instruments and is presented as a piece of video art.

Noise à Noise is by definition a truly independent and artist-run label and community for experimental and noise music artists, especially for those who have a bond with culture or in general to the art scene in Iran, with no official supporters but a small circle of artists. The label has so far published more than 15 compilation albums (quarterly since 2019, double disk albums for some seasons) in addition to hosting a small roster of artist albums regardless of all the negative impacts of COVID-19 on human lives during its outspread.