Hadi Bastani is a sound artist, composer, and anthropologist. His sound-based practice engages with field recording, digital signal processing, improvisation, and spatial audio in the context of immersive compositions, performances, and installations. His academic research involves an investigation of the experimental electronic music scene in Iran from the disciplinary perspectives of sonic arts and anthropology. His broader research interests relate to an exploration of various impacts of sound and digital technologies on formation of new modes of practice, thinking, and sociality. He has also been active as a record artist releasing through Zabte Sote, Flaming Pines, and Unexplained Sound Group, as a radio producer making programmes for the BBC (Persian radio) and Resonance FM, and music blogger. His Facebook blog ‘Digital Arts and Experimental Electronic Music Scene of Iran’ has been covering the new happenings of the Iranian scene since 2014.
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from Noise à Noise 20.3-1,
released September 4, 2020
This piece is made of a two-second long sample taken from Bob Marley's Natural Mystic introduction part.
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Dark and experimental tones resonate throughout, echoing the depth and complexity of its origins. This glitchy electronic music seems to capture the very essence of Iran's current situation, serving as a sonic reflection of its intricate dynamics and emotions. It's precisely the kind of sound one might anticipate arising from such circumstances, masterfully blending art with the pulse of contemporary events. ghalamdar
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This complition of Iranian artists is absolutely mindblowing. So many styles of Experimental Ambient and Electronic compositions. Each artist on the release molds their own uniqueness into their track. Overall, Visions of Darkness is a must have for any avant-garde music fan. Gwynncore
These gracious, spellbinding pieces from composer and sound artist antxnio graz reflect on the ideas of rest and community care. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 29, 2022
A remix album crafted during Covid lockdown, this LP twists classical compositions into dazzling electronic ambient forms. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 31, 2022