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Ata Ebtekar

About Me

Ata Ebtekar (b. 1972, Hamburg Germany) aka Sote is an Iranian electronic composer and sound artist. His compositions are sonic tales synchronously decoding and regenerating customary pattern of thought in nature; aural designs of crisis and harmony where contempo aligns with folklore, orchestrating an artificial saga with a variety of illuminations and analyses. His music has been published by various companies, such as Warp Records, Sub Rosa, Sonic Arts Network, Isounderscore, Dielectric Records, Record Label Records plus others. Global cultural exposure through transmigration has been a significant stimulant for his aesthetics. Sote's goal is to create unique and timeless pieces of music that are not available anywhere except in his mind. He is interested in applying micro-tonal systems, polyrhythm motifs and [sometimes] preserving the tuning of Persian classical scales (Radif) within a new electronic framework. He has a firm conviction that rules and formulas must be deconstructed and rethought; hence he alters some of these modal codes from their original tonality and rhythm (tradition). He does not believe in using traditional acoustic instruments or performances on top of electronic music, but rather in making a new form of 'Art Music' with electronic gear. The only occasion he would utilize these ancient instruments is by first preparing them, and then transforming them with various analog and digital equipment in a modular sound environment to achieve vivid synthetic soundscapes. He uses various recording methods such as music concrete and electro-acoustic techniques, as well as more conventional ones to challenge the way we hear, and more important how we interpret micro-tonal music (Iranian and beyond) within an untried and unfamiliar sonic structure. In order to accomplish dynamic expression on electronics, gesture and texture, he employs various synthesis languages and dsp techniques. Ata Ebtekar believes that music is a cultural habit of sound and anti-sound (silence). Therefore, he generates music without a specific culture, which he believes to be "the other sound."

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 18/04/2008
Band Website: www.sotesound.com
Band Members: Ata Ebtekar
Influences: Everyone and Everything
Sounds Like: Music of Sounds and Sounds of Music
Record Label: Sub Rosa, Warp, Isounderscore, Dielectric, RLR
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Anthology Of Noise And Electronic Music Vol.6 (Sub Rosa)

Turquoise Gas In Ice is out on Sub Rosa's 6th Anthology Of Noise And Electronic Music (1957-2010).Boomkat writes:..........Ata Ebtekar presents an original commission in 'Turquoise Gas in Ice', a com...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:18:00 GMT

New CD "Ornamentalism" on Sub Rosa

An Organic Electrocution perfect follow-up to the highly acclaimed Persian Electronic Music (SR277), this new Persian Music album involves a cast of seasoned musicians performing works written ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 14:58:00 GMT

Ornamental Reviews

Ata Ebtakar & The Iranian Orchestra for New Music: Ornamental IsounderscoreReview by Textura: A truly special and unique recording, Ornamental presents fifty minute...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 14:45:00 GMT

Discography

Ata Ebtekar - Anthology Of Noise And Electronic Music vol.6 (1957-2010) [ Sub Rosa ] cdSote - Warp20 Japan Edition [ Warp/Beat ] cdAta Ebtekar & The Iranian Orchestra For New Music performing works of...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:40:00 GMT

New Release (Double LP)

............Ata Ebtekar and The Iranian Orchestra For New Music performing works of Alireza MashayekhiThis is a limited edition vinyl-only release on Isounderscore. A wonderful label from San Franci...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:49:00 GMT

Image

Picture of me used for this page is an oil-painting by my wife Leila.
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:24:00 GMT

Electronic Opera

Residency in France The Old Man of the Mountain will be a live theatre spectacle - featuring puppets, automata, machines, holography, hacked videogames and masked actors - based on the legends of Hass...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:07:00 GMT

Rob Young, Editor-at-Large, The Wire

The Wire SoundcheckAt the beginning of August this year, the Reuters news agency spread reports across the international media about an Iranian police raid on a "satanic" rave or rock concert near the...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:41:00 GMT

Reviews

Ata Ebtekar aka Sote - Persian Electronic Music _Yesterday and Today Belgian electronic/industrial label Sub Rosa has always dedicated itself to anthologizing the sonic traditions of the wor...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:50:00 GMT

Upcoming New Release (collaboration with the Iranian Orchestra For New Music)

isounderscore will release ata ebtekar & the iranian orchestra for new music performing works of alireza mashayekhi "ornamental" www.isounderscore.com
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:14:00 GMT