Bright Shiny Things

Dust and the Moon • OUT NOW

Rite of Strings’ Dust and the Moon brings together Persian santoor, violin, bass, and drums in a cross-cultural instrumental album co-directed by Ehsan Matoori and Edward Perez. Moving from Persia to the Mediterranean and beyond, the ensemble blends world music, jazz, modern classical, and contemporary composition into a cinematic journey through rhythm, longing, dust, and moonlight.

Rite of Strings:
Edward Perez, bass @edwardperezbass
Ehsan Matoori, santoor @ehsan_matoori
Eylem Basaldi, violin @eylembasaldi
Engin Günaydın, drums @engorako
@rite_of_strings

with Ismail Lumanovski, clarinet @ismail_lumanovski

Produced by Ehsan Matoori
Published by Sheed Records
Recorded at Pinch Recording, Long Island City, NY & May 13 ,14
Recording Engineered by E Scott Lindner
Mastered by Kamilo Kratc at Soundworks Recording Studio LLC, New York, NY

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