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Relative Silence

by Ali Ostovar

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The piece, Relative Silence, is commissioned by "Cute Community Radio" for a program in May - June 2023. The project is entitled "Hudu' Nisbi" and is named after Ziad Rahbani's Album describing a state of relative calm.
The concept is how the (relative) silence is seen and experienced by the artist in his work and practice.
Ali Ostovar responds to the theme with a 30-minute composition with a general upside-down structure, going from noisier and more dynamic to quieter, with a few cycles inside reflecting on a few crucial subjects related to the topic and his viewpoint.
The piece starts with the sounds of breathing, an essential part of our existence.
In the quietest moment, we can hear our breathing sound, feel it, and be connected to it at each moment. This reflects on his meditation practice, as in meditation, it's common that the thoughts and voices in the head come up and create noise in the head. In many meditation techniques, the meditator is supposed to focus on breathing (flow and sensations) to calm the mind, focus and meditate in silence.
That's why the piece moves to a calmer sound/state during the time.
Silence is the absence of sound and can be a powerful and evocative force in music and other aspects of life. From the composer's point of view, silence is the absence of voices (and support) when something happens against human rights. Instead of solidarity, justice, and raising international voices, we often deal with the absence of voice, or even worse, many noises, propaganda, and distractions. By using some sonic metaphors, the composer echoes the recent socio-political movements such as Iran's ongoing revolution, "Woman Life Freedom," the tension between Palestine and Israel, Russia's war against Ukraine, demos in France, and many other fights and uncertainties in the world that can disturb us even from far and in our most quiet moments.

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released May 5, 2023
Composition, production, mixing & mastering by Alireza Ostovar (AKA Ali Ostovar)
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Alireza Ostovar, 2023

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Ali Ostovar Berlin, Germany

Alireza Ostovar is an interdisciplinary artist, composer, sound engineer/designer, live-electronics performer, researcher, music teacher, and performance artist based in Berlin.

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