Salim Ghazi Saeedi

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

Biography

Salim Ghazi Saeedi was born in 1981 in Tehran, Iran. He began self-teaching guitar in 1999. He has composed three albums "Abrahadabra" (2006), "Sovereign" (2007) and "Ustuqus-al-Uss" (2008) in the band Arashk. Afterwards he released Iconophobic (2010), Human Encounter (2011) and namoWoman (2012) as a one-man-band in which he played the roles of composer, guitarist, keyboard player, drums arranger, mixing engineer and producer.

Some critiques have compared his sound to Univers Zero, Art Zoyd,^[10][11][12] John Zorn,^[13] Patrick O'Hearn, Mike Oldfield^[14]Djam Karet and Birdsongs of the Mesozoic,^[15] David Bedford, Richard Pinhas, ZNR, Mecano,^[16] Present, Aranis, the entire Belgian chamber rock scene,^[17] Dick Dale,^[18] Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman^[19] and X-Legged Sally.^[20] Some progressive rock publications have also compared his music to King Crimson and Robert Fripp's.^{[21][22][23][24]}

His albums could be regarded as concept albums hiring elements of classical and electronic music and progressive rock with diversified use of instruments.^[25] In his 2012 album, namoWoman, he incorporated Persian microtonal music influences.^[26]

Discography

	moW - namoWoman (2012) - Salim Ghazi Saeedi track "moW", namoWoman album (2012) by Salim Ghazi Saeedi
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Solo:

• namoWoman - Salim Ghazi Saeedi (2012) - Composer, Performer
• Human Encounter - Salim Ghazi Saeedi (2011) - Composer, Performer
• Iconophobic - Salim Ghazi Saeedi (2010) - Composer, Performer

In the band Arashk:

• Yell - Arashk (2008) - Co-composer, Rhythm guitarist
• Ustuqus-al-Uss - Arashk (2008) - Composer, Performer
• Sovereign - Arashk (2007) - Composer, Performer
• Abrahadabra - Arashk (2006) - Composer, Performer

In collaboration:

• [Single] When There is More Beauty in the Contrary - Negar Bouban and Salim Ghazi Saeedi (2011) - Co-composer, Performer

References

External links

• Official website