Artist : Mehrpouya
Title : Soul Raga
Genre : Psychedelic Rock
Year : 2009
Date : 05/2010
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 02
Label : Finders Keepers Records
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 09:22 min
Size : 14,3 MB
Tracklist:
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01.soul raga 04:05
02.ghabile-ye leili 05:17
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09:22 min
t's no accident that the phoenix is an
exalted moral, mythical, and figurative
symbol in Iran. Like the phoenix,
Iranian culture is in constant flux and,
at times, elusive, with its existential
wavering and blurred panoramas. Most of
contemporary Iran's artistic and
creative leanings, its grapples with
history and identity, are loosely and
mystically conjoined and contested in
memory. Iran is marked by the complex
interplay of diverse constituencies,
philosophies, and influences: ethnic,
religious, political, geopolitical and
historical. The glorification of pre-
Islamic antiquity (in search of
authentication) marked the socio-
cultural attitude of a bygone era and is
witnessing revival in the present day.
The discordant reality of eastern
traditions complicated by the rampant
confusions of modernity has become a
norm in Persian dialogue, not to mention
revolution, exile, and diaspora. Like
many other countries, the Sixties and
Seventies were a time of tumult in Iran,
bringing growth (via petrodollars) and
freedom (under the banner of
socioeconomic development) while
exacerbating inequalities within the
country.
The music and voices that blossomed
during those decades exemplify the
turbulence and excitement of the age. It
is worth recognizing these 'left out'
and 'lost' artists individually and as a
group in the global happenings of
60s/70s psych, rock and folk, while
exploring their influence and relevance
to the present day. Is it possible that
there is a genus of delectable sounds
and fetching images that almost
exclusively reside in the elbowroom of
memory and nostalgic 'yesteryear'
storytelling? Little consideration has
been given to the correlation of these
sounds and stories within the universal
psychedelic phenomena: parallel to the
shared stylistics of British and
American players, and the radical
politicking of their Turkish and Korean
counterparts.
This collection endeavors to re-
contextualize these songs from the realm
of reminiscence, nostalgia, and memory
into a specific and accessible narrative
to share and relate within the universal
musical gamut. It is for aficionados,
the curious, and collectors alike. We
hope that Iranians around the world will
rediscover these songs. This collection
is, in some sense, dedicated to a
generation in self-imposed mental exile,
due to years of war and catastrophe;
decades of lies and bombs; a
fundamentalist theocracy of reformist
shams; addiction; isolation and
alienation; unemployment, and inflation.
These are voices and stories that may
again prove relevant to a
psychologically damaged and spiritually
corrupt society, a society whose
discontents recall the latter years of
the Shah's rule.
The recordings excavated here are highly
sexual musings, voluble love songs, and
simple folk tunes. In many of these
songs, there are subtle voices of
political protest. Here is a personal
best, a handful of artists and diversely
stylized songs, presented on Finders
Keepers.
http://www.finderskeepersrecords.com