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Circle Messages

by Melanie & Atefeh

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Composition 1 04:37
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2.
Dastgah Drift 10:10
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Chahargah 05:39
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4.
Rast-panjgah 06:32
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From Atefeh: We want to make a journey for our audiences step by step from the first piece to feel kindness, love, humanism, fear, sometimes anger, sadness, and all of our emotions, as we felt when we were composing these pieces. In our music, you see the merging of east and west. The Iranian part shows the new concept in making intervals, for example in Segah Dastgah we focus on one note that has an unusual tune in Iranian music (this is a quarter note). Also, in Chahargah Dastgah we have "Mojanab intervals" (135-145 cents), this is the third interval that is made with a quarter note. So, we want to merge these new intervals with the tonal ones in western music and arrange them with electronic processes, with noises, breathing sound, and singing that show our feelings in an innovative atmosphere. Finally, we want our words as music to connect with people around the world because music is a language that everybody understands.

From Melanie: Circle Messages came together out of a need to hear our melodies, and pair distinct harmonies with time-travelled noisy electrotextures. Often playful, resonant and dark, our sounds went from Tehran to Melbourne; from Melbourne to Tehran, to give form to our compositions. Sometimes this geographical space is audible in the music as surface noise, or in mixing and panning choices. Circle Messages contributes a lively acoustic world for new classical and experimental listeners.

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released July 12, 2018

Composition 1
Flute improvisation and remix – Melanie Chilianis
Santoor performed and improvised in Segah Dastgah by Atefeh Einali

Dastgah drift
Composition by Atefeh Einali
Some sonic material generated by Melanie Chilianis
Flute – Melanie Chilianis | Santoor – Atefeh Einali

Chahargah
Flutes improvisation and composition – Melanie Chilianis
Santoor performed and improvised in Chahargah Dastgah by Atefeh Einali

Rast-panjgah
Santoor performed and improvised in Rast-Panjgah Dastgah by Atefeh Einali
Remix/production by Melanie Chilianis

Artwork by Gail Chilianis
Design by snoutling
Mastered by Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA

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Melanie Chilianis Melbourne, Australia

Mel Chilianis' (they/she) works have been played in Australia, Italy and the USA and many of their pieces have been released through Move Records (Australia). She has contributed her work -as music composition or sound installation - to museum alcoves and galleries in Australia, the USA, Denmark and Italy. Their recent music explores the tension between interruption and a desire for continuity. ... more

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