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Two of Tehran’s Trailblazing Techno Labels Collide in New Collaborative EP ‘It’s Time to Rush'

Bandet Rec founder, Arash (aka A Blade of Grass), and Sampatic co-founder, Kamyar Khanzaei, team up for minimal/deep house EP that not only cements their positions of as two of the leading voices in Iran’s underground, but also cements Tehran as one of the growing hotspots in the region for dance music.

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Two of Tehran’s Trailblazing Techno Labels Collide in New Collaborative EP ‘It’s Time to Rush'

We’ve previously covered Sampatic Records’ Kamyar Khanzaei’s techno stylings, though his latest efforts, It’s Time to Rush, arrives as Khanzaei’s first collaborative work with fellow Tehran based producer/DJ, and head of Bandet Rec, Arash (a.k.a A Blade of Grass).


Co-written and co-produced by Arash and Khanzaei in Tehran at Sampatic Records’ HQ, and mixed/mastered by Arash, the EP is a dizzying blend of minimal, electro, dub, and deep house that further reaffirms Tehran as one of the growing hotspots for dance music production in the region.
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 700; height: 241px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2398787179/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://bandetrec.bandcamp.com/album/its-time-to-rush-bndrg008">It&#39;s time to rush (BNDRG008) by A blade of grass, Kamyar Khanzaei</a></iframe>Clearly crafted for dancefloor use rather than casual listening, all three tracks are quite extensive endeavors, with each one clocking in between eight and ten minutes in length. The highlight of the EP, ‘Vision’, leaves behind traditional 4/4 rhythms in favour of a breakbeat/electro-tinged approach, with frantic glitch-like percussion, shuffling kick drum patterns and pulsating synths that lull the listener into a hypnotic, spacey groove.


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