Following the footsteps of the celebrated «Zendooni» (shipping your orders now), here comes another comp dedicated to the Persian pop scene of the 70s. And what a comp! Exotic psych, funk and pop doesn’t get better than this. We offer you a 19 track selection culled from rare vinyl pressings and cassettes which have miracously survived until now.
East meets West in an explosive way…wait till you hear fuzz bombs like «Woman» by Shahram and «Baanoye Sahar Aavaaz» by Soli, awesome sitar funk by Neli ready to burn any dancefloor; Famous Persian pop star Dariush appears with a powerful instrumental funk number, «Nefrin Nameh». Dig the processed flute and heavy drum breaks of «Bia Bare Safar Bandim» by Mohammed Noori. Catchy psych- pop by Amir Rassaie. Persian ladies are also represented by ace tracks from Marjan, Mahasti, Beti…
Remastered sound, colour insert with pictures and detailed liner notes.
«…Pre- revolution singles from Persia sport a unique and urbane compound of orchestral / pop influences from Europe and folk/classical ones that are as old as the recorded history of humans…»
«…You?ll find throbbing funk- lounge rubbing side by side with 13th century Sufi poetry & gushe. The endless combinations and possibilities of modernism caused a flat- out explosion of fascinating music. And it seems every detail was reflected in a sea- spray of dark- eyed chanteuses with Dorothy Hamill haircuts…».
(Angela Sawyer, Weirdo Records, USA)
A1 Neli – Ki Bood (Instrumental)
A2 Soli – Baanoye Sahar Aavaaz
A3 Afsar Shahidi – Jodayee
A4 Keyvan – Be Omidat Mimoonam
B1 Dariush – Nefrim Nameh
B2 Aghassi – Dokhtar Khoshgel
B3 Beti – Gharibanch
B4 Fereidoon Farrokhzad & Ramesh – Moondam Az Boodant
B5 Habib Mohebian – Khana Jhana
C1 Hassan Shamaizadeh – Hamvelayate Eshgh
C2 Mahasti – Do Ta Chesmoon
C3 Marjan – Kavire Del
C4 Mohammad Nouri – Bia Bare Safar Bandim
C5 Morteza – Ghazal
D1 Neli – Payam
D2 Shahram – Woman
D3 Shahrokh – Aloonak
D4 Amir Rassaie – Ay Dokhtar
D5 Soli – Shaadi