© 2007 Salim Ghazi Saeedi
CREDITS:
1 Kingly Godmanship [1:56] Composed/Performed: Salim Ghazi
Saeedi
2 Interstellar Blessings [3:29] Composed/Performed: Salim Ghazi
Saeedi
3 Feral Thunderbolt [3:36] Composed/Performed: Salim Ghazi
Saeedi
4 Serpent Shoulder [4:30] Composed/Performed: Salim Ghazi
Saeedi
5 Throne Accession [3:07] Composed/Performed: Salim Ghazi
Saeedi
6 Guillotine [1:00] Composed/Performed: Salim Ghazi
Saeedi
7 Harem [4:28] Composed/Performed: Salim Ghazi
Saeedi
8 Sovereign [3:56] Composed/Performed: Salim Ghazi
Saeedi, Intro guitar: Pouyan KhajaviSONG DESCRIPTION:
"Sovereign is an instrumental
recitation of Shahnameh (The Epic of Kings) i.e. an extensive
Persian epic poems written by Ferdowsi (935–1020) as a collection of
Persian mythologies. You will find western rock instrumentation with
eastern flavor. Some songs I think are apt to be adapted for
traditional Iranian dance; especially “Sovereign” and “Harem”
tracks. I am looking forward choreographic performance adaptation
for this work whenever possible. Imagine Iranian “Coffee-house”
paintings and belly dance with distorted guitars performing cheerful
rhythms… Unusual combination? No, to me that sounds all natural! In
this album Pouyan contributed to generating some theme ideas for
some songs."
-
Progarchives.com interview with
Arashk
REVIEWS:
"Echo of a distant world"
"das Echo einer fernen Welt"
-Sovereign Album Review, Ragazzi Webzine, Volkmar Mantei,
Jun 2011
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"a blend of eastern sounding traditional music
and dark-toned progressive metal with roots more firmly based on
Anglo-American traditions"
"a strong feeling of a story explored and told"
-Sovereign Review, Progressor.net, Olav Martin Bjørnsen, Feb 2012
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"the story
of a jester inside an epic of Persian kings"
-Sovereign Review, "Psyche Music", Gerald Van Waes,
Nov 2011
(Read more) "The rock base...
contaminated by intriguing arabesques"
"Il rock di base... viene contaminato da intriganti arabeschi"
-Sovereign Review, Arlequins webzine, Jessica Attene, Oct
2011
(Read more) "recommended for lovers of
harder variants of progressive rock"
-Sovereign Review, Babyblaue, Jochen Rindfrey, Apr 2012
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"It would be natural for
him to do a belly dancer dancing to the sound of a distorted Stratocaster."
"per lui sarebbe naturale fare ballare una
danzatrice del ventre al suono di una Stratocaster distorta."
-Sovereign Review, Lo
Scrittore Progressivo, Riccardo Storti, Aug 2011
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"The Jester Reviving… Music Moves in
Mysterious Ways" -Composer's blog post on this album
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