Mariam Rezaie came to the Bozar on April 18. to do a duo performance with Farida Amadou based on the Needle Weaving method.  Immediately after her arrival at the airport, she made time to talk about some of her projects. Needle Weaving is one of them, her future album made by this method. Mariam explains in detail exactly what it is. We will listen to some future tracks made by this method.

Mariam Rezaei is a multi-award winning composer, turntablist and performer. She previously led experimental arts project TOPH and in 2022, received the Paul Hamlyn Foundation #AwardsForArtists. Her music has been described as ‘genuinely ground-breaking’ (London Jazz News 2022) and ‘high-velocity sonic surrealism’ (4* The Guardian 2022). Recent release BOWN (Heat Crimes) charted no.6 in The Wire and no10 in The Quietus’ best albums of 2023, and was album of the week in The Quietus. Boomkat described it as ‘harnessing extreme technical prowess - phenomenal stuff’

Recent collaborations include Joan La Barbara, Evicshen, Valentina Magaletti, Maria Chavez, Maggie Nicols, Black Top (Pat Thomas & Orphy Robinson), Lasse Marhaug, Rhodri Davies, dj sniff, Angharad Davies, Mette Rasmussen, DJ Rex Chen, Audrey Chen, Elaine Mitchener, Lukas Koenig, SlowPitchSound, Julien Deprez, Kenosist, Gwilly Edmondez and Elvin Brandhi.

Mariam presents a podcast on contemporary turntablism called ‘These Are The Breaks…’ and is guest DJ on’ Radical Scotland’ by Stewart Smith, both on repeater-radio.com. ‘BOWN’, the third album in the triptych ‘BLUD : SKEEN : BOWN,’ is due for release, 2023.

Playlist :

Marian Rezaei & Gabriele Mitelli : Needle Weaving 1 (Needle Weaving - unreleased - 2024)

Marian Rezaei & Rhodri Davies - Mogric Harp Needle Weaving  (Needle Weaving - unreleased - 2024)

Mariam Rezaei & Roscoe Mitchell - Ttum Needle Weavings  (Needle Weaving - unreleased - 2024)

Mariam Rezaei & Kobe Van Cauwenberghe plays Anthony Braxton (Needle Weaving - unreleased - 2024)

Mariam Rezaei & Stewart Smith Needle Weaving 2 (Needle Weaving - unreleased - 2024)

Mariam Rezaei : Wolf's Tail (Wolf's Tail - Bandcamp - 2021)

Mariam Rezaei at Bozar 18-04-2024 © Laurent Orseau