This is Donné's debut album. Written and recorded during the pandemic. Inspired by the moment, the west coast of Canada, and her South African childhood.
Credits:
-Written and produced by Donné Torr
-Additional engineering and production by Tom Dobrzanski and Alex Penney at Monarch Studios
-Mixed by Alex Penney
-Mastered by Greg Mindorff at Suite Sound Labs
-Desmond Dub Mix by Pendamental
-Desmond features the voice of Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
-Album Art by Jaxson
-Album Design by Kali Malinka
*Love and thanks to my family and the friends who played on the record – Kate Parnell, Benny Schuetze, Sean Tyson, Michael Shindler, & Ian Bevis
**And eternal gratitude to Em for holding a torch to the darkness



We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts
This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters.

Released by:
Spero Records
Release date:
29 March 2022

Chobe

IMI’s sound is known for its unusual harmonies and layered rhythms, weaving the old with the new in a daring combination of traditional music, nostalgic anthems, deep basslines, wild percussion, and modern sound elements—all wrapped into timeless grooves. If you listen closely, his sets whisper secrets of the universe while taking you not only on a crossing, but on a journey through the seven seas of sound.

Born in Tehran, based in Vancouver, and raised by the world, IMI draws from many inspirations, and tends to paint a sonic narrative that drifts from ancient echoes into modern soundscapes. Western influences and his Middle Eastern roots come together within the world of electronic music to blur the lines between organic and synthetic expressions of sound—with tranquil beats and melodies that guide wanderers, seekers, and dreamers to a far away sanctuary of sound, where he has found his musical home.

Music for him is an opportunity to stand up for a diverse and open world—one in which the heart is the compass, and frequencies rise from shadows into twilight, to collide, coexist, and connect through rhythm. So the message of his music is one of love, courage, and inclusion, and that it is in the darkest times that one can see the brightest stars ✨

For sync and licensing inquiries contact takeadtorr@gmail.com

I am a musician, producer and DJ from Vancouver, BC. Over the past decade I have been writing, producing and performing in my band Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party and collaborating with DIY HIFI and Bear Mountain.  Previous releases include: Alotta Miata, Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party, Sunset, Atembe, Back and Forth, On My Own, Can't Stand To Lose (Donné Remix), Asleep on the Bus (Topless Gay Love Tekno Party Remix) Her music has also been featured on Outliers.

I take influence from both past and present. Born in South Africa, I grew up listening to Ladysmith Black Mambazo and The Boyoboy boys as well as other music coming out of Soweto in the 1980's. My youth was spent on the west coast of Canada, immersed in 1960’s soul, R&B, hip hop and indie music. Currently likened to The XX, Feist and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, my vocals were once referred to as “shades of Kate Bush and Karen O, lilting and wistful arriving to play on the horizon like a wild deer at first light”. 

My other projects: 
https://soundcloud.com/toplessgayloveteknoparty
https://soundcloud.com/esc-bar
https://www.facebook.com/donnemusictime/

FOR PROMO AND MORE INFO MESSAGE US: perfectdeeprepost@gmail.com

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