Reviews:
“The title track moves from large, layered synthesis to delicate details with poetry and oud, while ‘Lights of Valiasr’
uses rhythmic beats and flickering textures to capture the feel of Tehran’s busy main street and its trees.” — Amira Waworuntu & Track Advisor for Mixmag Asia
“The title track moves from large, layered synthesis to delicate details with poetry and oud, while ‘Lights of Valiasr’
uses rhythmic beats and flickering textures to capture the feel of Tehran’s busy main street and its trees.” — Amira Waworuntu & Track Advisor for Mixmag Asia
“Not only is there experimentation with scales, but Meshkat’s soothing voice also brings the lyrics to life. Even though you don’t understand everything, it feels urgent. Like a message you have to (read: want to) decipher. Each track unfolds like a scene, effortlessly playing before your mind’s eye. Cinematic, but not in the supporting sense: no visuals are needed here to understand the story.” — 3voor12 Rotterdam (in Dutch)
“Sonically, Tehran Mountains is dark, melancholic, and cinematic: tracks unfold like scenes, sometimes beginning in a dark place and slowly climbing toward hope. Examples on the album include an opening referencing a torched cemetery where political opponents were executed in the 1980s, and a track inspired by a woman playing a banned stringed instrument in an Iranian park—a small act of defiance that deeply affected Terpstra.” — VPRO 3voor12 (in Dutch)
“The combination of music, visuals, and the warm tones of the santur transport you mentally to Iran, giving the concert a deeper, dreamlike, almost cinematic dimension. The performance lasts a little over an hour, but it felt like just ten minutes.” - VPRO 3voor12 (also in Dutch)
News:
Tehran Mountains een album op VINYL — Voordekunst (in Dutch)
Oliv Oliv breaks boundaries with his debut album — Popronde Daily 2025 (in Dutch)