Home Diaries, by Mehrdad Kanani

Home Diaries

by Mehrdad Kanani

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	1.	A Dreamless Sleep 08:53
	2.	Bemused Hostility 05:56
	3.	Under the Onset of Calamity 08:22

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Home Diaries is an invitation to artists and musicians to create an album or EP to document their personal experience during the lockdown or social distancing conditions that are upon us, due to the coronavirus outbreak. The series reflects a range of sounds, styles and ideas, as each artist portrays their own reflections uniquely. Each release is digital only for now, as we hope to raise what we can to help keep our label ticking over at this time. The releases feature a recurring polaroid image of a small lonely house, with a coloured filter chosen by the artist for each respective release. We interview each artist and this is included as a bonus PDF with the download. You can also check out the Home Diaries series on Spotify if you prefer, which will be available to stream in due course.

A short note from whitelabrecs:
Mehrdad Kanani is a photographer and sound designer based in Tehran, Iran. He got in touch after learning of our Home Diaries project, as he had been writing some material based on the sounds inside his head. These were on his mind as he wrestled with the idea of quarantine and self isolation. Living alone, he initially felt suppressed, especially after travel plans had been cancelled but throughout the process and through his work on the sound content of his Home Diaries, Mehrdad adopted a positive approach. Amidst the murk and fuzziness of the opening track 'A Dreamless Sleep', a half-tuned radio broadcast beams out waves of positivity, which ultimately shifts aside for another quiet pause. This gentle smearing of noise, hum and fractals somehow lends itself perfectly to the dreamy melodies that blur in and out. The jittering thoughts of a solitary soul that flit about, like positive and negative electricity charges, have been sonically transcribed for you, the listener.

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released June 5, 2020

Label: whitelabrecs
Written and Produced by Mehrdad Kanani
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong
Artwork by Harry Towell

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Mehrdad Kanani Tehran, Iran

Tehran-based Sound artist, graphic designer, and photographer. He creates and composes ambient/experimental music by computer and electronic equipment. His work often evokes natural sounds mixed with processed sounds from outside and inside of his world. ... more

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