Minimaximalism is a split album by Hassan K. and Edi Pou.
Hassan K. / Edi Pou
Split Vinyl released on April 14th 2023
on Cheap Satanism Record, Extra Normal Records,
Gandula and October Tone.
Artwork by: Clotilde Auboeuf-Dominguez
Hassan K. : Straying away from a folklore dominated by the
binary kicks of contemporary Oriental electro,
Keyvane Alinaghi becomes Hassan K. and
transcends the fluctuant borders of Persian music.
As much a fiddler as an adamant defender of a
free and open-source culture, polymath DIY
artist… For more than 10 years, this solo artist has
been boundlessly blending Persian rituals with new technologies, the West with the
East, surf music with belly dancing, swing with cyber-metal, film scores with harsh
noise… The multi-instrumentalist musician is a traditionalist who does not play around
with folklore, but rather searches for the essence of a millennial culture, in order to
offer it a second breath without ever deteriorating it.
hassan-k.com
Edi Pou : Edi Pou is a human playing a drum kit, a sampler,
a keyboard, a marimba and a microphone. The
result is a cluster of minimalist layers at a
maximalist volume. It could be hardcore without
guitars, screamo without screaming, orchestral
music without an orchestra, IDM without any
intelligence, or an attempt to cope with and
sublimate the acceleration of contemporary
society but without actually talking about the
subject.
Edi Pou is the 49,56% of ZA!, post-world-music
duo that has toured in all continents with more
than 700 shows, collective performances and
workshops trying to mix avantgarde with
collective anti-elitist action.
Edi Pou is also the 49,34% of Los Sara Fontan,
one of the most active duos in Spanish
underground, always eager to fuse their
experimental music with poets, dancers,
flmmakers and other musicians.
Edi is a founder of la Orquesta del Caballo
Ganador -conducted improvisation collective-
and Gandula -international DIY label since 2009.
This is Edi's frst solo project, 25 years after his
frst show.
edipou.net