Pomegranates

Pomegranates

Pomegranates is a collection of Iranian psychedelic pop from the 1960's and 1970's before the revolution in 1979 that ushered in a conservative theocratic regime that most likely didn't take too kindly to the neighbor kid's dilated pupils and "devil music". 

The songs collected here reveal a thriving music scene that was able to tap into the trends coming from the West without sacrificing the traditional sounds of Persian music. 

I picture a sudo-seedy underground club hazy with the plumes of hookah and cigarette smoke. Young, stubborn students writing poetry in the dark corners; a stage basked in red light barely visible across the room. Maybe some dancing, but mostly just the subtle nodding of heads. A generation full of hope for the future--a future that would shortly be stolen right out from under their tapping feet. 

Zia :: Helelyos

Dariush :: Cheshm-e Man

Mohammad Nouri :: Biya Bar-e Safar Bandim

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