“Organism” is his fourth work with Porya Hatami who is one of the main protagonists of the vivid Iranian electronic underground. Since his debut “Land” in 2012, Hatami has been releasing several albums and introduced himself as a skilled experimental sound artist exploring the balance between electronics and environmental sounds, utilizing processed acoustic and electronic sources as well as field recordings.

Deep bass, static and ambience, revolving in on itself to generate “Lifecycle”, the opening piece that opens Organism. This is quickly followed b y the first of six interlude pieces (all called “Rhizome”, by the way) before you get track three, “Corm” a quite hollow piece, that has the sounds (from xylophone to snatches of chattering) skirting around the edges of the rumble and static. This almost retro electronica, innocent and playful, akin to a 70’s sci-fi soundtrack.

“SpeCreature” is a subtle pink noise based sand-shifting piece that glitches it’s way through its four and halfminutes. The beauty is the kaleidoscope of colours that drift across the delicate hiss. “Tuber” is literally like listening to roots push downwards into the earth, it’s a master-stroke of the experimental and ambient. With “Reproduction” the joy and feeling are paramount, there is new life in the spatial high pitched drone that wends it’s way through the hiss and static that surround it.

Both Arovane and Hatami have the ability to make the most perfect electronica, this latest collaboration shows the full depth of the pairs connection: they each bring their own style to this album, neither one taking command, and yet together the music generated is exponential. It’s 2017, and I’ve just rediscovered my love for IDM.