BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27088@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Saba Alizadeh & Farzané (NL/IRN) + Vehicle/Passenger (US/CW/DE) DTSTAMP:20260905T204640Z DTSTART:20261023T183000Z DESCRIPTION:SABA ALIZADEH\n\n\nARCHITECT OF POWER AMBIENT\n\nSaba Alizadeh occupies a singular space in contemporary music \,a sonic language\nso dis tinct it seems to exist outside comparison.\n\nComing from a distinguished musical lineage and shaped by more than two decades\nas a composer\, prod ucer\, and performer\, he has developed an artistic voice that\nmerges dee p cultural memory with fearless sonic experimentation.\n\nAcross four crit ically acclaimed albums\, he has continuously expanded the\nboundaries bet ween contemporary composition\, electronic music\, and Persian sonic\nheri tage.\n\nHaving lived through defining social and political ruptures – fro m witnessing\nthe fall of the Berlin Wall as a child to experiencing the G reen Movement and\nthe Woman\, Life\, Freedom uprising in Iran – his work carries the emotional\nresidue of history not as commentary\, but as lived memory transformed into\nsound.\n\nEmerging from Tehran’s underground ele ctronic scene\, Alizadeh forged a deeply\npersonal language where Persian classical music\, experimental electronics\,\narchival recordings\, and ci nematic tension dissolve into what critics have\ncalled “Power Ambient.”\n \nAt the center of his performances stands the Kamancheh: the ancient Pers ian\nbowed instrument whose raw\, human cry he reshapes through live proce ssing and\nsonic experimentation into something both ancestral and radical ly contemporary.\n\nHis live sets unfold like fragments of forgotten cinem a – dense\, haunting\, and\nphysical. Continuously reimagining how history \, memory\, and resistance can\nbreathe through modern sound.\n\n”A bridge between the ancient and the contemporary” — The Wire\n\n”A fresh\, compel ling soundscape” — Pitchfork\n\n”Hope as an act of resistance” — Frankfurt er Rundschau\n\n”Music that feels like a cinematic unfolding of history” — Chain D.L.K.\n\n”The stringed Kamancheh is a living soul and primal voice ” — Veil of Sound\n\n"Temple of hope" Live Concert\n\nWatch this video on YouTube [https://youtu.be/GS-mlzUbeLw]\n\n<\;a href="https://sabaalizade h.bandcamp.com/album/temple-of-hope">\;Temple\n[https://sabaalizadeh.ban dcamp.com/album/temple-of-hope">\;Temple] Of Hope by\nSaba Alizadeh<\; /a>\;\n\nINSTAGRAM [https://www.instagram.com/sabaalizadeh/]\n\n\nFARZAN É\n\n(Farzaneh Nouri)\, an Iranian sound artist\, creative coder\, and res earcher based\nin the Netherlands\, works at the intersection of experimen tal music and computer\nscience. Her ongoing practice-based research focus es on embodied knowledge in\nimprovisational settings with machines. Embra cing AI’s fundamental otherness\nwhile establishing relational connections \, her practice aims at creating\nconditions of genuine encounter and coll aborative destabilization between the\nartist and the machine. This specul ative approach moves beyond technological\ndeterminism and cultural essent ialism\, exploring how human and machine\nintelligences might co-evolve th rough creative tension and collaborative\naesthetic discovery.\n\nINSTAGRA M [https://www.instagram.com/phernouri?]\n\nFarzané at Audiomanzia\n\nWatc h this video on YouTube [https://youtu.be/IJoECoSwrpg]\n\n<\;a href="htt ps://farzane.bandcamp.com/track/chiasma">\;CHIASMA\n[https://farzane.ban dcamp.com/track/chiasma">\;CHIASMA] by Farzané<\;/a>\;\n\n\nVEHICLE/ PASSENGER\n\nEthereal yet full of raw power. A tour-de-force of artistic e xpression combined\nwith an urgent message on the state of our world.\n\nI n VEHICLE/PASSENGER we gather around thoughtful\, radical poetry\, as it w eaves\nthrough energetically improvised pieces and delicate soundscapes. E xploring a\nqueer perspective on body\, society and improvisation. The tri o reveals a\nunified\, futuristic sound\, repositioning the past\, present and future of\nexperimental music\, free jazz\, hip-hop\, live electronic s and poetry.\n\n“An energy and urgency without simple slogans.” – WDR\, O dilo Clausnitzer\n\n“Vehicle/Passenger has created one of the most honest and unique recordings of\n2024.” – All About Jazz\, Maurice Hoge\n\nThe Ba llad of a Never-ending Elevator Accident – VEHICLE/PASSENGER – Live in\nAm sterdam\n\nWatch this video on YouTube [https://youtu.be/fmTFYbYUQXI]\n\nM Alberto (NL/AN) – poetry \, saxophones and electronics\nLesley Mok (US) – drums and percussion\nFlorian Herzog (DE) – double bass and electronics\n \nM. ALBERTO (they/them)\, is a Euro-Carribean improviser\, award-winning poet and\ncomposer. Born in Curacao and currently based in the Netherlands . M.’s work is\nexplicitly political\, and always critical of colonial str uctures. They are one\nof the driving forces behind theatre collectives Bo ys won’t be Boys\, as well as\na steady collaborator in other critical pro ductions. They have performed\ninternationally on diverse stages and theat res from The Royal Concertgebouw and\nthe Dutch National Opera to pop-fest ivalslike Sziget\, Rock Werchter and Pinkpop.\n\nFLORIAN HERZOG\, bassist and composer\, is a pioneer of the German and\ninternational jazz and avan t-garde scenes whose bass playing has been described\nby the press as “ema ncipated\, spirited and sensitive.”\n\nHe has worked with established grea ts like Theo Bleckmann\, Jim Black and Nils\nWogram\, but also with the ne w generation and musicians like Anna Webber\, Elias\nStemeseder and Nick D unston.\n\nLESLEY MOK (they/them) is a percussionist and interdisciplinary artist based in\nBrooklyn\, NY\, who works in sound\, installation\, film \, and theater. Interested in\nthe ways social conditions shape our beings \, Lesley’s work focuses on overacting\nhumanness to explore ideas about a lienness and privilege. Their work draws from\nqueer and feminist art prac tices\, Chinese philosophy\, Caribbean folkloric\nmusical traditions\, fut urist perspectives\, and ancestral knowledge. Their\ncritically acclaimed debut album ‘The Living Collection’ was awarded with a\nprestigious Deutsc her Jazz Preis in 2024.\n\nINSTAGRAM [https://www.instagram.com/vehiclepas senger_?] URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/saba-alizadeh-and-farzane-nlirn-vehicle passenger-uscwde GEO:52.354338;4.8553367 LOCATION:OCCII - Amstelveenseweg 134\, 1075 XL Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-zuid,concert,contemporary iranian,electronics,experime ntal,film,free jazz,improv,jazz,live,music,performance,poetry,political ra p,power ambient,queer,rock,schinkelbuurt,soul,spoken word,theater X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Saba Alizadeh

Architect of Power Ambient

Saba Alizadeh occupies a singular space in contemporary music ,a sonic language so distinct it seems to exist outside comparison.

Coming from a dis tinguished musical lineage and shaped by more than two decades as a compos er, producer, and performer, he has developed an artistic voice that merge s deep cultural memory with fearless sonic experimentation.

Across four critically acclaimed albums, he has continuously expanded the boundar ies between contemporary composition, electronic music, and Persian sonic heritage.

Having lived through defining social and political ruptur es – from witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall as a child to experiencin g the Green Movement and the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Iran – his w ork carries the emotional residue of history not as commentary, but as liv ed memory transformed into sound.

Emerging from Tehran’s undergroun d electronic scene, Alizadeh forged a deeply personal language where Persi an classical music, experimental electronics, archival recordings, and cin ematic tension dissolve into what critics have called “Power Ambient.”

At the center of his performances stands the Kamancheh: the ancient Pe rsian bowed instrument whose raw, human cry he reshapes through live proce ssing and sonic experimentation into something both ancestral and radicall y contemporary.

His live sets unfold like fragments of forgotten ci nema – dense, haunting, and physical. Continuously reimagining how history , memory, and resistance can breathe through modern sound.

”A bridg e between the ancient and the contemporary” — The Wire

”A fresh, co mpelling soundscape” — Pitchfork

”Hope as an act of resistance” — F rankfurter Rundschau

”Music that feels like a cinematic unfolding o f history” — Chain D.L.K.

”The stringed Kamancheh is a living soul and primal voice” — Veil of Sound

"Temple of hope" Live Concert

Watch this video on YouTube

&lt;a href="https:/ /sabaalizadeh.bandcamp.com/album/temple-of-hope"&gt;Temple Of Hope by Saba Alizadeh&lt;/a&gt;

INSTAGRAM

Farzané

(Farzaneh Nouri), an Iranian sound artist , creative coder, and researcher based in the Netherlands, works at the in tersection of experimental music and computer science. Her ongoing practic e-based research focuses on embodied knowledge in improvisational settings with machines. Embracing AI’s fundamental otherness while establishing re lational connections, her practice aims at creating conditions of genuine encounter and collaborative destabilization between the artist and the mac hine. This speculative approach moves beyond technological determinism and cultural essentialism, exploring how human and machine intelligences migh t co-evolve through creative tension and collaborative aesthetic discovery .

IN STAGRAM

Farzané at Audiomanzia

Watch this video on YouTube

& lt;a href="https://farzane.bandcamp.com/track/chiasma"& ;gt;CHIASMA by Farzané&lt;/a&gt;

VEHICLE/PASSE NGER

Ethereal yet full of raw power. A tour-de-force of artistic expression combined with an urgent message on the state of our world.

In VEHICLE/PASSENGER we gather aroun d thoughtful, radical poetry, as it weaves through energetically improvise d pieces and delicate soundscapes. Exploring a queer perspective on body, society and improvisation. The trio reveals a unified, futuristic sound, r epositioning the past, present and future of experimental music, free jazz , hip-hop, live electronics and poetry.

“An energy and urgency without simple slogans.” – WDR, Odilo Clausnitzer

“Vehicle /Passenger has created one of the most honest and unique recordings of 202 4.” – All About Jazz, Maurice Hoge

The Ballad of a Never-endi ng Elevator Accident – VEHICLE/PASSENGER – Live in Amsterdam

Watch this video on YouTube

M Alberto (NL/AN) – poetry , saxophones and electronics < /em>
Lesley Mok (US) – drums and percussion
Florian Herzo g (DE) – double bass and electronics

M. ALBERTO (they/them), is a Euro-Carribean improviser, award-winning poet an d composer. Born in Curacao and currently based in the Netherlands. M.’s w ork is explicitly political, and always critical of colonial structures. T hey are one of the driving forces behind theatre collectives Boys won’t be Boys, as well as a steady collaborator in other critical productions. The y have performed internationally on diverse stages and theatres from The R oyal Concertgebouw and the Dutch National Opera to pop-festivalslike Szige t, Rock Werchter and Pinkpop.

FLORIAN HERZOG, bass ist and composer, is a pioneer of the German and international jazz and av ant-garde scenes whose bass playing has been described by the press as “em ancipated, spirited and sensitive.”

He has worked with established greats like Theo Bleckmann, Jim Black and Nils Wogram, but also with the n ew generation and musicians like Anna Webber, Elias Stemeseder and Nick Du nston.

LESLEY MOK (they/them) is a percussionist a nd interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY, who works in sound, ins tallation, film, and theater. Interested in the ways social conditions sha pe our beings, Lesley’s work focuses on overacting humanness to explore id eas about alienness and privilege. Their work draws from queer and feminis t art practices, Chinese philosophy, Caribbean folkloric musical tradition s, futurist perspectives, and ancestral knowledge. Their critically acclai med debut album ‘The Living Collection’ was awarded with a prestigious Deu tscher Jazz Preis in 2024.

INSTAGRAM

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