Till Human Voices Wake Us [LP]

Siavash Amini - Till Human Voices Wake Us [LP]

Originally released in 2014 on cassette and digital only, Till Human Voices Wake Us was the first album by the Iranian artist on Umor Rex. It became a key work in the label's catalog, and now it is available on vinyl for the first time. Till Human Voices Wake Us comprises ten tracks with a clear and carefully structured script, based on poems by T.S. Eliot, highlighting Siavash Amini's work as a composer for theater, film, and art exhibitions. His music deliberately leans toward ambient expressions, at times recalling Morricone's Western film scores. The interplay between synthetic and digital elements, together with multilayered, soul-healing electric guitar passages, creates an opulent sonic texture that moves between dramatic and melancholic moments with a finely constructed, fluid dynamism. There is an emotional depth in each piece, guided by tonal variations and shifting textures that turn the music into a mental journey, with landscapes, a sense of cold resolution, and the quiet inevitability of an ending. Till Human Voices Wake Us was Amini's first album on a non-Iranian label. Following this release, he has also published work, in addition to Umor Rex, on labels such as Room40, Hallow Ground, and Opal Tapes, among others, and is now considered one of the most prominent fi(more...)

01. The Phoenician (3:08)
02. Silent Seas (4:30)
03. The Violet Hour (7:28)
04. The Fog (4:03)
05. Unreal City (4:45)
06. Yelena's Theme (2:30)
07. Shade Without Color (5:44)
08. Corridors And Dreams (6:22)
09. Yelena (3:40)
10. The Chair She Sat In (4:45)