Salim Ghazi Saeedi
Iranian composer and guitarist (born 1981)
Salim Ghazi Saeedi
سلیم قاضیسعیدی Saeedi in 2011
Born (1981-07-19 ) 19 July 1981 (age 43) Tehran , IranGenres Occupation(s) Composer, guitarist Instrument(s) Guitar, keyboards Years active 2006–present Labels Independent Member of Arashk Website salimworld .com
Musical artist
Salim Ghazi Saeedi (pronunciation ⓘ ) (Persian : سلیم قاضیسعیدی , also Romanized as Salim Ghāzi Saeedi and Salim Ghāzi-Saeedi ; born 1981) is an Iranian composer and guitarist who plays a variety of genres ranging from progressive metal ,[ 1] jazz fusion ,[ 2] avant-garde classical chamber ,[ 3] progressive surf ,[ 4] progressive rock ,[ 5] RIO (Rock in Opposition ),[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] to art rock with a minimalist approach.[ 9]
Biography
Saeedi was born in 1981 in Tehran, Iran. He began teaching himself to play guitar in 1999. He has composed three albums with the band Arashk : Abrahadabra (2006), Sovereign (2007), and Ustuqus-al-Uss (2008). He subsequently released the solo albums Iconophobic (2010), Human Encounter (2011), and namoWoman (2012). The albums were entirely self-produced, with Saeedi laying down guitar and keyboards, drum arrangements, and mixing.
On namoWoman, he incorporates Persian microtonal music influences.[ 10]
Some critics have compared his sound to Univers Zero , Art Zoyd ,[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] John Zorn ,[ 14] Patrick O'Hearn , Mike Oldfield ,[ 15] Djam Karet , Birdsongs of the Mesozoic ,[ 16] David Bedford , Richard Pinhas, ZNR, Mecano,[ 17] Present , Aranis , the entire Belgian chamber rock scene,[ 18] Dick Dale ,[ 19] Anne Dudley , Jaz Coleman ,[ 20] and X-Legged Sally .[ 21]
Some progressive rock publications have also compared his music to King Crimson and Robert Fripp .[ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25]
Discography
track "moW", namoWoman album (2012) by Salim Ghazi Saeedi
Solo
Iconophobic (2010)
Human Encounter (2011)
namoWoman (2012)
United Ubiquity of Flesh (2017)
with Arashk
Abrahadabra (2006)
Sovereign (2007)
Ustuqus-al-Uss (2008)
Yell (2008)
Collaborations
"When There Is More Beauty in the Contrary" – Negar Bouban & Salim Ghazi Saeedi (2011)
References
^ Windhawk, "Progarchives.com's review on Ustuqus-al-Uss album ", ProgArchives, 23 May 2009.
^ MP, "Albumbesprechung Salim Ghazi Saeedi - Iconophobic Archived 2012-06-26 at the Wayback Machine , Rezensator.de, 2010.
^ Lee Henderson, "Iconophobic Album Review ", ProgNaut, October 13, 2010
^ Richard Poulin, Abrahadabra Review , Gnosis2000, May 2008.
^ Lee Henderson, "Iconophobic Album Review ", ProgNaut, October 13, 2010
^ Fred Trafton, Iconophobic Album Review Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine ", GEPR, Jun 2011.
^ Gary Hill, Iconophobic Album Review ", Music Street Journal, Issue 85, December 2010.
^ Mr. Blue, Iconophobic Album Review ", Music Waves webzine, Jun 2011.
^ Steven Reid, "Iconophobic Album Review ", Sea of Tranquility, 28 September 2010.
^ Progwereld, namoWoman album review , Peter Van Haerenborgh, Retrieved: 24 March 2013
^ Siggy Zielinski, "Iconophobic Album Review ", BabyBlaue.de prog-review, 17 October 2010
^ ProgNaut webzine, Lee Henderson, Iconophobic Review , Oct 2010.
^ The Rocktologist, Rok Podgrajšek, Human Encounter Review , Oct 2011
^ Digg*, Human Encounter Review Archived 21 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Quincy Cloet, Nov 2011
^ Hard Rock Service, Iconophobic Album Review , Vincent, Jul 2011
^ "Gary Hill, Iconophobic Album Review ", Music Street Journal, Issue 85, December 2010.
^ Lee Henderson, "Iconophobic Album Review ", ProgNaut, 13 October 2010.
^ Peter van Haerenborgh, "Iconophobic Review ", Progwereld, Mar 2011.
^ Richard Poulin, Abrahadabra Review , Gnosis2000, May 2008.
^ Rob F., "Iconophobic Review ", Leicester Bangs, Jun 2011.
^ Lee Henderson, "Ustuqus-al-Uss Review ", ProgNaut, Aug 2011.
^ Philippe Gnana, "Iconophobic Review ", Harmonie Magazine , No. 70, Nov 2010, p. 30.
^ Peter van Haerenborgh, Iconophobic Review , Progwereld, Mar 2011.
^ Artrock.pl, Iconophobic Album Review , Wojciech Kapała, May 2011.
^ Gary Hill, Human Encounter Review , Music Street Journal, Issue 85, Dec 2011.
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