22
MAR
2024

Single " Kereshme"

The first idea of this electronic project is inspired by a known melodic pattern in traditional music of Iran called 'Kereshmeh'.

Credits :

Composition & Production & Keys : Ali Hossein
Percussions : Baferooni
Mix & Mastering : Mehrdad Baloochian
Cover Art: Negiin Beigii

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Cover art by Negiin Beigii , Single Kereshme

/kereSme/ کرشمه

" Kereshmeh" in Persian means 'coquetry'. and in Iranian music , it is a melody that has been taken from a poetic meter in persian literature. Additionally , there is a traditional dance by the same name in the northern regions of Iran.

18
Nov
2023

Album " BISTOHAFT "

The second released album, which offers a different perspective on eight original compositions by Ali Hossein featuring a lineup of 15 musicians, including flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, several saxophones, two trumpets, vocals, guitar, cello, double bass, percussions, and drums. The album is akin to a short novel that each track presents a unique narrative, resembling chapters in this novel and tells a distinct story. whole project is inspired by different music styles, ranging from chamber music to electronic music and ofcourse incorporates improvisational elements drawn from Jazz music .

Credits:

Compositions & Productions & Keys : Ali Hossein
Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone : Ilse Riedler
Clarinet & Bass clarinet : Franz Oberthaler
Trumpet : Markus Pechmann
Trumpet : Kaya Meller
Alto Saxophone : Thomas Nothbauer
Tenor Saxophone : Sara Hoffer
Tenor Saxophone : Michael Marginter
Vocals : Aigin Afrasiabi
Guitar : Shervin Najafian
Flute : Anna Keller
Cello : Salar Ghaffarbejouei
Drums : Matti Felbar
Double Bass : David Dolliner
Percussions : Baferooni
Mix & Mastering : Mehrdad Baloochian
Photography : Hossein Bosaki
Cover Art : Negiin Beigii

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Bistohaft , BISTOHAFT Album by Alihossein Mahdavi

/bist o haft/ بیست و هفت

Means the number 'Twenty seven' in persian , and it is also Ali Hossein's Favorite number, thus, he named the album accordingly beacuse it was released at this age of his. To him, this album encapsulates a selection of important ideas he has had in composition up to age 27.

15
April
2023

Debut Album " Pyotr Ilyich"

This Album takes you on a journey through emotive melodies of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ali Hossein has written a Homage which is a fusion of romantic music with innovative harmonisation and jazz improvisations , set within a lineup rarely explored in the jazz genre.

Afrovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: III. 1875
String Quartet No. 3: in B-Flat Minor, Op. 30, TH 113: I. 1876
Capriccio Italien: Op. 45,, TH 47: 1880.
Bossanovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH 117: I.
Do Dièse Mineur: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, TH 117: II. Variation 9. Between December 1881 and late January 1882

Credits:

Compositions & Piano : Ali Hossein
Tenor & Soprano Saxophone : Michael Marginter
Vibrophone : Tobias Meissl
Double Bass : David Dolliner
Percussions : Baferooni
Mix & Mastering: Mehrdad Baloochian
Cover Art: Mohammad Shakeri

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Story Behind The Artwork

Since the entire Project was profoundly influenced by Tchaikovsky ,we aimed for cover art to visually echo this connection. However deciding for the most fitting representation proved to be a challenge , we searched for Tchaikovskys favorite painting ,seeking inspiration from his personal tastes. thats when we stumbeled upon a painting in the Tchaikovsky Museum , an artwork titeled " Melancolie" by Anna Fernow , that according to some papers and researches was painted and inspired by tchaikovskys music and was sent to him by a mutal firends , there so manay interesting infromation about his idea about the painting and relation ship with the artist and fernow familly and that he believed that there is bittersweetness in the melancholy emotion.but ever-since he hanged that painting on the wall in his living room . this discovery became the cornerstone of the project ,symbolizing a harmonious blend of past and future , jazz and classical and melancholy and perhaps , elements beyond .

17
MAR
2021

Psahzz - Single
" Yellow And Grown "

' We cannot always remember what we have encountered in our dreams, but this is the sound of a vivid dream. '

This tune has been recorded live in one take , including a signigifficant portion of improvisation and then sound design has been added.

Credits :

Composition & Production & Keys : Ali Hossein
Percussions : Baferooni
Sound Designing & Mix & Mastering : Yunes Abdollahpour
Cover Art : Negiin Beigii

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Cover Art Inspired by

"I shall plant my hands in the garden
And I will grow I know, I know, I know
And between my inky Fingers The swallow
will lay its eggs."

"Another Birth " Poem by Forugh Farrokhzad

15
JUL
2022

Psahzz ft. Lizzie Thomas " Moons and Julys "

Speaking a common language, from three different continents; Asia, Europe and America ( when the world was in quarantine.)

Credits :

Composition & Production & Piano : Ali Hossein
Lyrics & Vocals : Lizzie Thomas
Trumpet : Markus Pechmann
Double Bass : Georg Schmelzer-Ziringer
Drums & Percussions : Baferooni
Cover Art : Negiin Beigii
Mix : Yunes Abdollahpour
Mastering : Mehrdad Baloochian

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A fantasy cartoon depiction of the musicians.

by Negiin Beigii

Psahzz - EDM Projects

The projects, in which Ali Hossein has endeavored to create a new wave that blends elements from EDM music with live instruments. also jazz-Improvisation plays a signifficant role . To date three songs of this fusion have been released.