Following the relaunch of Pete Tong’s revered and highly influential FFRR label, the first single in the club-focused FFRR White series is coming courtesy of Anakyn. The instrumental version of ‘Point Blank’ will be released alongside a Nicky Romero edit on 19th November in partnership with Big Beat. Already garnering huge support, Nicky Romero’s edit has racked up over 56,000 plays on his soundcloud alone since featuring as Pete Tong’s Essential Selection on BBC Radio 1 last month.

The instrumental version of ‘Point Blank’ is an expertly crafted and effortlessly emotive progressive club track. Brought in on a swell of shimmering bittersweet piano notes and rising synths, the track builds to an uplifting climax as Anakyn releases a driving drum line showered in cascades of soaring synths. Having recently joined the Top 20 in the DJ Mag Top 100 Poll, Nicky Romero steps up to rework the track with his own edit. Moving away from the heavier electro sound with which he is synonymous, Romero stays true to the spirit of the original with its uplifting synth work and soft keys while injecting some trademark grit with a grinding bassline to re-enforce the low end frequencies.

FFRR, which stands for Full Frequency Range Recordings, was originally founded by Pete Tong in 1986 as a subsidiary of London Records. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s FFRR scored considerable European success with its diverse roster. The new single from Anakyn is just the first taste of new music from the re-invigorated label, with lots more on the way over the coming months.

Available to download now at iTunes: http://smarturl.it/anakynloveisblind 

Shahin Najafi is a musician, poet, singer, and social activist. He was born in 1980 to a middle-class family in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran, the youngest of eight children. He started writing poetry and learning to play classical and flamenco guitar in his teens. He turned to rock music, often performing as an underground musician.
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As a young activist, Shahin's lyrics often conveyed strong and controversial messages about Iranian society. This attracted the disapproval of Iranian authorities and in 2004, the threat of persecution forced him to leave Iran.
In 2005, Shahin moved to Germany. Dubbed the "angry bard", he continued to write and perform music that was critical of conditions in Iran: poverty, oppression of women, homophobia, censorship, ideological dogmas, violence and cultural taboos. For a time, his career veered into rap and hip hop, bringing him fame among young fans back in Iran. These days, Shahin's music fuses rock, jazz, and blues with lyrics that demand change.
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In 2012, Shahin released his most controversial song: Naghi. In it, he exhorts a Shiite Imam named Naghi to help solve some of the problems plaguing Iran. But religious hardliners called the song an insult to Imams, a crime severely punished in Iran, and used Fatwas (religious edicts) to demand his death. Around the world, politicians, scholars, musicians, and devoted fans rose to Shahin’s defence, propelling him into the limelight as a proponent of free speech.
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In 2013, Shahin Najafi's book Wenn Gott Schläft (When God is Asleep) was published. This collection of his original poems, lyrics and observations tell of his personal struggles with religion and provide searing insights into the true nature of Iranian society.
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Shahin Najafi lives in Germany, and is still at odds with Iranian authorities. He remains a dedicated and defiant artist who refuses to be silenced, delivering his message to enthusiastic audiences wherever he tours. His fan base continues strong in Iran and has spread around the world.

لا اله الاّ الله محمدٌ رسول الله عليٌ ولي الله


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