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Crucial Listening #49: Siavash Amini

Monolithian matter, melting Arvo Pärt in a pan, finding the hidden trumpets. The Tehran-based composer discusses three important albums.

Siavash’s picks:

Keith Jarrett (with Jan Garbarek) – Luminessence
Alfred Schnittke – Requiem
Kevin Drumm – Sheer Hellish Miasma

Keep pace with Siavash’s activities on Twitter. His collaboration with Saåad, titled All Lanes Of Lilac Evening, is out now on Opal Tapes.

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