Salim Ghazi Saeedi
سلیم قاضی‌سعیدی
Salim Ghazi Saeedi wearing blue jeans and a dark t-shirt, standing on a patterned rug with a patterned drape as a background, playing a black electric guitar
Saeedi in 2011
Background information
Born (1981-07-19) 19 July 1981
Tehran, Iran
Genres
Occupation(s)Composer, guitarist
Instrument(s)Guitar, keyboards
Years active2006–present
LabelsIndependent
Member ofArashk
Websitesalimworld.com

Salim Ghazi Saeedi (pronunciationⓘ) (Persian: سلیم قاضی‌سعیدی, also Romanized as Salim Ghāzi Saeedi and Salim Ghāzi-Saeedi; born 1981) is an Iranian composer and guitarist who plays a variety of genres ranging from progressive metal,[1] jazz fusion,[2] avant-garde classical chamber,[3] progressive surf,[4] progressive rock,[5] RIO (Rock in Opposition),[6][7][8] to art rock with a minimalist approach.[9]

Biography

Saeedi was born in 1981 in Tehran, Iran. He began teaching himself to play guitar in 1999. He has composed three albums with the band Arashk: Abrahadabra (2006), Sovereign (2007), and Ustuqus-al-Uss (2008). He subsequently released the solo albums Iconophobic (2010), Human Encounter (2011), and namoWoman (2012). The albums were entirely self-produced, with Saeedi laying down guitar and keyboards, drum arrangements, and mixing. On namoWoman, he incorporates Persian microtonal music influences.[10]

Some critics have compared his sound to Univers Zero, Art Zoyd,[11][12][13] John Zorn,[14] Patrick O'Hearn, Mike Oldfield,[15] Djam Karet, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic,[16] David Bedford, Richard Pinhas, ZNR, Mecano,[17] Present, Aranis, the entire Belgian chamber rock scene,[18] Dick Dale,[19] Anne Dudley, Jaz Coleman,[20] and X-Legged Sally.[21]

Some progressive rock publications have also compared his music to King Crimson and Robert Fripp.[22][23][24][25]

Discography

Solo

  • Iconophobic (2010)
  • Human Encounter (2011)
  • namoWoman (2012)
  • United Ubiquity of Flesh (2017)

with Arashk

  • Abrahadabra (2006)
  • Sovereign (2007)
  • Ustuqus-al-Uss (2008)
  • Yell (2008)

Collaborations

  • "When There Is More Beauty in the Contrary" – Negar Bouban & Salim Ghazi Saeedi (2011)

References

  1. ↑ Windhawk, "Progarchives.com's review on Ustuqus-al-Uss album", ProgArchives, 23 May 2009.
  2. ↑ MP, "Albumbesprechung Salim Ghazi Saeedi - Iconophobic Archived 2012-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, Rezensator.de, 2010.
  3. ↑ Lee Henderson, "Iconophobic Album Review", ProgNaut, October 13, 2010
  4. ↑ Richard Poulin, Abrahadabra Review, Gnosis2000, May 2008.
  5. ↑ Lee Henderson, "Iconophobic Album Review", ProgNaut, October 13, 2010
  6. ↑ Fred Trafton, Iconophobic Album Review Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine", GEPR, Jun 2011.
  7. ↑ Gary Hill, Iconophobic Album Review", Music Street Journal, Issue 85, December 2010.
  8. ↑ Mr. Blue, Iconophobic Album Review", Music Waves webzine, Jun 2011.
  9. ↑ Steven Reid, "Iconophobic Album Review", Sea of Tranquility, 28 September 2010.
  10. ↑ Progwereld, namoWoman album review, Peter Van Haerenborgh, Retrieved: 24 March 2013
  11. ↑ Siggy Zielinski, "Iconophobic Album Review", BabyBlaue.de prog-review, 17 October 2010
  12. ↑ ProgNaut webzine, Lee Henderson, Iconophobic Review, Oct 2010.
  13. ↑ The Rocktologist, Rok Podgrajšek, Human Encounter Review, Oct 2011
  14. ↑ Digg*, Human Encounter Review Archived 21 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Quincy Cloet, Nov 2011
  15. ↑ Hard Rock Service, Iconophobic Album Review, Vincent, Jul 2011
  16. ↑ "Gary Hill, Iconophobic Album Review", Music Street Journal, Issue 85, December 2010.
  17. ↑ Lee Henderson, "Iconophobic Album Review", ProgNaut, 13 October 2010.
  18. ↑ Peter van Haerenborgh, "Iconophobic Review", Progwereld, Mar 2011.
  19. ↑ Richard Poulin, Abrahadabra Review, Gnosis2000, May 2008.
  20. ↑ Rob F., "Iconophobic Review", Leicester Bangs, Jun 2011.
  21. ↑ Lee Henderson, "Ustuqus-al-Uss Review", ProgNaut, Aug 2011.
  22. ↑ Philippe Gnana, "Iconophobic Review", Harmonie Magazine, No. 70, Nov 2010, p. 30.
  23. ↑ Peter van Haerenborgh, Iconophobic Review, Progwereld, Mar 2011.
  24. ↑ Artrock.pl, Iconophobic Album Review, Wojciech Kapała, May 2011.
  25. ↑ Gary Hill, Human Encounter Review, Music Street Journal, Issue 85, Dec 2011.
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