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The Complete Collection

I Get a Kick Out of You

We Love Vintage Music, Vol. 34

We Kiss In A Shadow

Jaded Lies

From The Capitol Vaults

Wanderlust

Cut in two halves, like the moon in motion, the album is guiding the listener through the story of a woman, of many women, many personas and voices – mythical, dreamlike and real. They are wandering through emotional landscapes, confronted with the forces of nature that shaped them, swaying like waves in geometrical tides, dandled by oscillating ebbs of delusion and flows of dreamlike illusion, burning and flourishing in blue lagoons and finally finding rest on lyrical islands. In an elemental mess of constructed and deconstructed sounds, the warmth of the organ, yearning vocals, playful flutes and bloodcurdling basses, their words and stories are resonating.

The title track "Cut in Half" and its accompanying music video tell the story of a disoriented and disembodied woman inhabited by a draining second persona. Together they are caught in a mirror-cage of self-referentiality, in a roller coaster of exhaustion or free-floating in a hermetically closed room. In a grounding attempt they devote themselves to the contemplation of the moon – an ever-occurring image in Japanese art. For the video’s imagery and performance the artist was inspired by the widely revered traditional Japanese theatre as well as Pina Bausch’s legendary Tanztheater. Working together with Leipzig-based film collective verflimmert, Eddna was directing and editing the video.

"Cut in Half" was written, composed and produced by Elena Herrmann. Additional production and mixing was made by Philipp Koller. Further additional production on "Thrilling Frustration" was made by Delfiné (NIA Records) and on "Suko" by Collo Awata (NIA Records). 

Mastered by Ingrid Loftsgarden at Øra Mastering.

Organ performance by Hendrik Rüßmann, organ recording by Egill Gunnarsson, violin performance by Charlie, contrabass performance by Jochen Scheuermann.

The album was kindly funded by Bundesverband Pop.

Lamento Della Ninfa

"Schwarze Nacht" (2022)
Composer: Parsa Zandi
Performed by: Ensemble Zeitfluss 
Conductor: Edo Micic

Minoritensaal, Graz
25.06.2023

Schwarze Nacht (2022) for ensemble

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Parsa Zandi – Persian Composer (b. 2004, Tehran, Iran)

Parsa is deeply drawn to the expressive potential of microtonality, blending delicate melodies with rich textures. Intuition and emotion play a central role in his music, guiding a natural balance between structure and expressivity. He strives to create an immersive musical experience where melody and atmosphere come together with sincerity and depth.

He studied composition with Mohammad H. Javaheri and Karen Keyhani in Iran. Parsa later studied composition with Beat Furrer and is now continuing his studies under the supervision of Annesley Black. He was also an Erasmus student at the University of the Arts Berlin (UDK).

Parsa Zandi has had lessons with notable composers such as Chaya Czernowin, Franck Bedrossian, Iris ter Schiphorst, Johannes Maria Staud, Klaus Lang, Mark Andre, Mathias Hinke, Pierluigi Billone, Samir Odeh Tamimi, and Clemens Gadenstätter.

Parsa Zandi's compositions have been performed in several countries, including Austria, Canada, Germany, Iran, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, the USA, and others. His works have been featured in festivals and programs such as Open Call Nodus 2022, Residencia Artística en Les Coves de Vinromà 2022, FestMus 2023 Castello, Impuls Academy 2023, ICCS Young Talents 2023, Roadrunner Academy 2024, ClarinetFest 2024 in Dublin, Brass Academy Musikfabrik 2025, and In Situ Graz. His compositions have been performed by renowned ensembles including Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Ensemble Zeitfluss, Ensemble für Neue Musik, Contemporary Ensemble & CSMC Brass Band and the Roadrunner Trio. Additionally, musicians like Thomas Piercy, Elena Arbonies Jauregui, Kathryn Vetter, and Mario Porcar Rueda and others, have collaborated with him.

Schwarze Nacht (2022) for ensemble

Parsa Zandi

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