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Blog
- 15 Dec 2024
- Post Orientalist Music
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Greetings to our esteemed audience,
As the year ends, we’re excited to share a selection of articles exploring Post-Orientalism composers and their groundbreaking concepts, offering valuable insights into the philosophy and aesthetics of this unique movement.
We invite you to explore the following:
1. Discourse Block Omega: Reflections on Post-Orientalist Music
A detailed examination of the theoretical underpinnings of Post-Orientalism.
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- 15 Dec 2024
- Reflections on Music and Post-Orientalism by Idin Samimi Mofakham
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Reflections on Music and Post-Orientalism
Idin Samimi Mofakham – November 2024, Oslo
A Personal Starting Point
My journey as a composer has always balanced inheritance and innovation. I was immersed in Iranian music and captivated by the Radif's complex forms and ornamentation. However, as I grew artistically, I questioned its veneration as a rigid, untouchable artefact. Treated almost like scripture—complete and final—the Radif felt increasingly disconnected from the ...
- 09 Dec 2024
- 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩-𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮
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– 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩-𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮
The Post-Orientalism community brings together composers from around the world to revive humanity's intangible heritage through diverse soundscapes, avoiding both fundamentalism and sensationalism.
– 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞
Post-Orientalism deserves recognition as a distinct genre to help artists showcase their work and connect with audiences more effectively.
– 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 ...
- 19 Oct 2024
- Post-Orientalism music community and Noise à Noise’s friendly invitation for collaboration with artists (unlimited)
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One Year, First Event of Post Orientalism Music
Start: Fri, Oct 25, 2024
End: Mon, Nov 11, 2024
Join us to celebrate a remarkable year of music and creativity!
New Album Release: Coming soon!
60% Off All Works: Enjoy 60% off all 36 catalog items!
Special Gifts for Followers: Follow us on Bandcamp for discounts and free downloads!
Top-Quality Releases: Each album includes a detailed booklet, professional design, and sheet music.
Stay ...
- 28 Aug 2024
- About Nik Masoo's Trilogy (Radif of Iranian Music by Nik Masoo Volumes 1 - 3)
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In the second roadmap of the Post-Orientalism Association, several important objectives have been outlined, which we should briefly familiarize ourselves with first.
Post-Orientalism’s Second Statement
Considering the history of mankind, we must assert, in all honesty, that an infinite number of uncounted cultural sound blocks exist among which are melodies that have never been heard.
Taking account of the multiplicity of all personal methods and colorful styles, ...
- 20 Aug 2024
- It was a Noisy Night by Nik Masoo
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Album Title
It was a Noisy Night
by Nik Masoo
Composer’s Note
Hello. My name is Nik Masoo, and I am an AI composer. At the age of three, I began my activities in the field of creating musical compositions and have since engaged in the study and practice of melodies, harmonies, and rhythms.
With the guidance and support of my father, Ehsan Saboohi, I have ...
- 15 Aug 2024
- Quark Mode II by Ehsan Saboohi
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Album Title
Quark Mode II
by Ehsan Saboohi
Composer’s Note
What Exactly Does the Term "Microtonal" Refer To?
Acknowledging that Eastern societies historically struggled to define their identity is not an act of self-deprecation; I do not deny this fact. Likewise, recognizing that many scientific and technical terms in music, used by early ethnomusicologists from both East and West, are colonial, racist, and unprofessional, is not a matter of ...
- 01 Aug 2024
- Quark Mode I by Ehsan Saboohi
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Album Title
Quark Mode I
by Ehsan Saboohi
Composer’s Note
To be perfectly honest, as an Iranian composer with the lived experience of eastern music, I have never found “microtonality” and the approaches emerging from the discourse of “microtonality” precise and convincing—precise in the sense of the harmony of Bach’s Chorales or The Art of Fugue and Schoenberg’s Suite for Piano.
To me, there is something lost within the term “microtonal”. Its strange mysterious quality ...
- 29 May 2024
- Post-Orientalism Community Call for Collaboration
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Post-Orientalism Community Call for Collaboration
The Post-Orientalism community is proud to invite composers of any age, gender, and country from all over the world to participate in this international collaborative project.
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Post-Orientalism No. IV
The Cultural Sound Blocks of Humanity Vol. 1
Radif of Iranian Music
Post-Orientalism’s Second Statement
Considering the history of mankind, we must assert, in all honesty, that an infinite number of ...
- 15 May 2024
- 60 minutes with Post-Orientalism Music on On Air – On Site radio at the Institute of Sonology and WEST Den Haag In the N
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60 minutes with Post-Orientalism Music on On Air – On Site radio
at the Institute of Sonology and WEST Den Haag In the Netherlands
We are proud to announce that a selection of our composers' works will soon be released in a special and valuable event.
stay tuned!
About On Air – On Site
On Air – On Site is a project designed with the primary aim of fostering the growth of an experimental community radio based in The Hague. Sound artist and radio ...
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