Ehsan Saboohi is a composer and music theorist, he considers himself a post-orientalist composer, a term he has coined to describe a music language for analyzing the aesthetics of his and his colleagues’ compositions.
Post-Orientalism is a term coined by the Composer and music theorist Ehsan Saboohi to describe a music language for analyzing the aesthetics of his and his colleagues’ compositions. Saboohi defines this language as follows:
“Post-Orientalism is a modern music language that uses microtonal sounds and intervals alongside altered sound chain and block structures to achieve a post-orientalism musical piece in different acoustic and electroacoustic compositions.”
He is now in his third composition period, is looking for a different language of common Contemporary Classical music trends by taking inspiration from the philosophical-social ideas of the famous philosopher Edward Said (1935-2003).
Noise à Noise proudly presents ‘Politics-Aesthetics III: Twenty-four by Twenty-Four’ by Ehsan Saboohi. This composition series is the third set among more series of compositions with similar titles – and an episode-zero – by the composer. This album is dedicated to the memory of a nine-year-old Iranian boy ’Kian Pirfalak’, and the blessing of his Read more…
Noise à Noise proudly presents ‘Post-Orientalism II (For Qanun)’, this album is composed by Ehsan Saboohi and performed by Mojgan Hosseini (Player of Qanun). The album pre=order started on early 2023 and the album is released on Bandcamp, and other major online music distribution platforms on May 20th, 2023. Album Statement: The Qanun and Read more…
Noise à Noise is releasing Post-Orientalism Zero (Episode 0), a composition series by Ehsan Saboohi. This album was produced as an ongoing composition project. This episodes include pieces that are referred to as ‘Sound Blocks’, and are dedicated to many people who have lost their lives, therefore it demanded a longer production process (between winter Read more…
Composer’s Note: Different theories revolving the fundamental concepts in the traditional (Classical) music in the East )including Mode, Maqam, Adwar, Dastgaah and Lahn [Tone] (have each resulted in different schools of music and musicianship, which are all based on different aesthetic maxims of different countries. By paying homage to the past traditions for playing ‘Tar’ Read more…
Noise à Noise proudly presents “Politics-Aesthetics II: Beckett’s Quad Variations” by Ehsan Saboohi. This is the second collection among a trilogy of albums with similar titles and numbers in sequence. Similar to a few more collections that were produced in parallel, this album was developed in an ongoing composition process, too. Each of the pieces Read more…
Noise à Noise label and Post-Orientalism Music community are proudly presenting “24 Post-Orientalism Preludes” by Ehsan Saboohi. This composition series is among a trilogy, plus an episode-zero album that he has composed and produced throughout the few recent months and is now being added to the past series on Bandcamp. This album is fully produced, Read more…
Noise à Noise proudly presents “Politics-Aesthetics I” by Ehsan Saboohi. This is the first collection among a few of ongoing series with similar titles. A trilogy, plus an episode-zero that he had composed, or planned to throughout the next season; it is an ongoing project, an album that is under development, but won’t be pending Read more…