Name: Azax Attra
Brand: Sussan Deyhim and Richard Horowitz

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MTM8LP

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Colour

black

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Discs

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Rich booklet with photographs and notes recounting the duo's fascinating life stories

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-02-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Proper

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

876623008354

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

MTM8

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Download code: No

876623008347

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Sussan Deyhim and Richard Horowitz

Genre GB

Experimental / Avant-Garde / Industrial / Noise

Label GB

Crammed Discs

When it first appeared in 1986, the <i>Desert Equations: Azax Attra</i> album was greeted with enthusiasm, awe and disbelief: nobody had done anything quite like that before, and this dizzying, inspired blend of Persian tradition, New York avantgarde and electronic music remains incomparable, powerful and mesmerising to this day. A haunting and futuristic album, it combines the sublime voice of Iranian vocalist Deyhim and the electronic wizardry of US composer Horowitz. Desert Equations wonderfully blends the duo's multiple sources, including their experiences at the epicentre of New York's early 1980s avantgarde music and theatre scene, Sussan Deyhim's knowledge of traditional Persian music and its reverberation in modern Iranian arts, and Richard Horowitz's background in jazz, electronics and Moroccan folk music. 

Sussan Deyhim went on to work with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Jah Wobble, Bobby McFerrin, Adrian Sherwood, Ornette Coleman, and renowned visual artist Shirin Neshat. Richard Horowitz has collaborated with David Byrne, was the original artistic director of the Gnaoua Festival in Essaouira, and has written and recorded film soundtracks for the likes of Oliver Stone. In April 2021, Deyhim and Horowitz were invited to perform at the first Nobel Prize Summit. 

Azax Attra

Music GB