Naghib Shanbehzadeh performs on various percussion instruments, including zarb, dohola, kouzeh, daf, and bendir, which provide an organic pulse and physical density to the music.
Performer Biography
Naghib Shanbehzadeh, the percussionist, brings the rich rhythmic tradition of southern Iran to the album, where percussion is vital for cultural transmission and collective celebration.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The work on the loop in this album draws from both Eastern traditions based on cycles and Western minimalism, but primarily serves as a narrative gesture.
Compositional Technique
The piano in "Loop Tales" presents a unique musical language, referencing styles from Bach's preludes to Mozart's drama, Beethoven's power, Ravel's harmonies, and Steve Reich's repetitive processes.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album "Loop Tales" explores repetition not merely as a formal process, but as a living material capable of conveying narrative and emotion, connecting diverse musical heritages.
Compositional Technique
Each piece on the album is structured like a looped narrative, where a rhythmic or harmonic cell appears, repeats, shifts, and densifies, with subtle variations transforming the perception of the material.
Performer Biography
Camille El Bacha, a pianist on this album, is trained in classical repertoire but also composes and improvises, developing a personal musical language from European traditions and contemporary aesthetics.
