Name: Moscels
Brand: Sote

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

OPAL 179LP

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Colour

Black

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2020-12-18

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Forced Exposure

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5056321639271

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Sote

Genre US

Electronic

Label US

Opal Tapes

Sote is an Iranian electronic music composer who was born in Germany and is currently based in Tehran. He has a unique sound that blends traditional Persian music with experimental electronic elements, creating a truly innovative and captivating musical experience.
After studying and teaching Sound Arts in Northern California, USA, Sote has gained a deep understanding of the technical aspects of music production. This knowledge allows him to push boundaries and explore new sonic territories, resulting in compositions that are both thought-provoking and mesmerizing.
With his distinct style, Sote has garnered comparisons to other groundbreaking artists such as Rian Treanor, Grischa Lichtenberger, Klein, Mark Fell, Saint Abdullah, Heith, David Toop, Slikback, Maral, Hiro Kone, Demdike Stare,and many more. His music stands out for its intricate layers of sound and its ability to transport listeners to another realm.

What were the skies like when you were young? These days, asking that question likely conjures disappointment in its answer. Dreams of possibility hardened by certainty. Hopes and prayers jet-cooled to brittle acquiescence. A lingering feeling that this is not what we asked for, not what we worked towards. Promises of the future replaced by sins of the father. It is in this particular light that the latest work, Moscels, by Iranian artist and musician Ata Ebtekar, also known as Sote, arrives on Opal Tapes, British label for the sonically curious and aurally disaffected. Contrary to potential expectation, it features no rhythmic exhortations, no colloidal outbursts, and no acoustic instrumentation of any kind. Synthesized entirely from physical models and oscillators, whose union gives the record its name, Moscels is a haunting, beautiful, and auspicious listen. None of Ebtekar's work comes necessarily easy to the listener, but Moscels is suffused with a sense of wonder almost childlike in quality, and so it beckons kindly.

Moscels

Music US