A cover from Placebo (Alternative, British rock band) "without you I am nothing" which shows subjective interpretations of Xakestar from the original and it is modified and reworked radically in order to represent Xakestar's taste and preferences. The cover sounds like a doom metal record which is far away from the original piece. 

6. Mo Khojasteh - Xakestar - Without you I'm nothing - Placebo cover

Xakestar - The Blind Moon (alternate mix)

The Empty Wait

Xakestar - Curse On My Eyes

Xakestar - Detachment

Xakestar - The Aged Grey

The Unknown Beloved

We present you the first Xakestar record after reuniting in 2004. It is marked by its #ambient, #dark, #Gothic, narrative and implicit #Celtic #folklore influences. This song is composed by Moe Khojasteh and Behruz Bazargan, the first Xakestar drummer and the founding member. This song has Hani Rajabi, Moe Khojasteh, Shandiz Mehrabadi as vocalists. It is recorded and engineered by Shandiz Mehrabadi.

Xakestar - Subflight

Xakestar - Repulsion

Written and Produced by Moe Khojasteh and Marek Starx

Xakestar And Marek Starx - Frailty And Flares

Written by Marek Starx
Produced by Moe Khojasteh

Marek Starx And Xakestar - I'm Not Them

Written by Moe Khojasteh, Behruz Bazargan, Hani Rajabi
Produced by Moe Khojasteh

Xakestar - Crystal Shadow

Xakestar - Your Face (Remixed And Remastered)

Xakestar - One Thousand of Eventides

I felt that it would sound good if I play a piano line and add it to the song "The Perfect Fall" and I mixed and maximized the whole piece and here is the result, The vocals are recorded by Hani (former Xakestar member and co-founder). I aimed toward a high production value and more harmonized keys and piano. 
#xakestar #alternative #alternativerock #grunge #rock #softrock #progressiverock

The Perfect Fall (Remixed and Remastered)

Xakestar is a Persian rock band originally formed in Tehran, Iran, and currently active in Sweden. The band was formed in early 1999 by Mo Khojasteh (lead guitar, bass, synthesizers and lyrics), Hani Rajabi (lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, and electronics) and Behruz Bazargan (drums).

While still based in Tehran the band performed two very successful high level performances at the Farabi Hall: performances which hit the headlines in many musical and art communities in Tehran. It was after the second of these live performances that the legal restrictions in Iran made it impossible for the band to go on making music and performing their music the way that they wanted to. Their music was in fact officially banned in 2003 inside Iran; further, the band was threatened to be sent to the court of law and Mo Khojasteh was told by the authority that severe punishments such as prison or worse awaits him if Xakestar goes on making and publishing their music. The reasons which the authority and the ministry of culture provided for their attitude towards Xakestar were based on the fact that "Xakestar's music contains blasphemous and highly misleading and offensive material". Consequently, the band decided at that point to move to Sweden and the members experienced a bitter situation of exile even though their goals and plans were fulfilled partially in Sweden.

At these concerts the band played both original material and cover versions of songs from a number of well-known bands such as Pink Floyd, Moonspell, Hypocrisy and Bathory, adding their particular taste for electronic music to the overall sound. After a few years, the drummer, Behruz, was fired by Mo due to technical issues and the band started to work with session drummers.

Xakestar's impressionistic and progressive approach towards gaining a unique sound can be observed in this set; however, the band tried to retain and concentrate on the well-established patterns and characteristic structures of rock/metal. Further, despite the fact that this set is the basis for Xakestar's first release, Xakestar did avoid going beyond the conventions of the genres in which they situated their sound. The genres by which the members were influenced can be exemplified by doom metal, Gothic gothic, 90's alternative bands and some progressive metal bands. The bands that can describe Xakestar’s influences are Tiamat, Anathema, Moonspell, Alice in Chains, Pink Floyd, A Perfect Circle and etc. Xakestar’s music sometimes tend to include elements and factors that can be considered references to Celtic folklore, Scottish and Irish scales and melodies. Base guitar is mostly over-active with extensive movements, and it is marked by its tendency towards utilizing chromatic scales. All material are shaped and directed by various, constructive and ornamental support of keyboards, synths and piano since creating a gloomy and dark atmosphere, or melancholic context has been one crucial goal for Xakestar. The mentioned musical features are accompanied by lines of vocals which are multi-layered, dynamic, modal, rock-oriented and embellished with having an attitude of independency towards the basic keys and chords. Guitars vary in each piece and they range from creating an ambient context to thrash metal solos; however, guitars prefer to create more subtle and sophisticated riffs and scales. The lyrics contain modern elements and they are subjective while they benefit from certain literary styles such as Gothic Revival, Romanticism and etc. The lyrics are suggestive and they encourage various interpretations and on certain occasions there can be found traces of mythical or medieval references. Certain issues and philosophies can be detected in the lyrics such as left hand paths, nihilism, individualism, anarchism or tragic relationships, self-destruction, drugs, alienation and etc. Xakestar, 

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