Temp-Illusion x Amir B. AshIR
Temp-Illusion is an Iranian experimental/electronic duo consisting of Shahin Entezami and Behrang Najafi, both natives of Tehran, Iran residing in France. The duo started in 2011 and performed their first audio/visual live set in collaboration with Tehran-based visual artists, Alless and Nylaa for TADAEX03 festival. They use a wide range of music programs and hardware synthesizers in their music production to combine noisy and atmospheric layers with melodies and complex beat programming to achieve a unique style of dance music. Temp-Illusion are mainly known as a live band, and they have performed in various shows and festivals such as TADAEX, SET Festival, SETXCTM, Berlin’s CTM festival and Alice Copenhagen among others. By far, they’ve released two LPs, “Autolected '' and “Pend '' on Zabte Sote label which is a sister label of Opal Tapes.
Amir B. Ash is a freelance new media artist/indie experimental filmmaker with over 10 years of professional experience. Having a filmmaking and animation background and his love for music motivated him to start experimenting with live visuals and lights in late 2007. Since then he has been collaborating with musicians such as Siavash Amini, Idlefon, Umchunga and Temp-Illusion live on stage. In late 2009 he co-founded a Design and Technology studio called CODON Interactive media with three of his fellow artists as a collective in which he works as visual artist and art director, focusing on a variety of projects such as Real-Time Simulations, Interactive Light Sculptures and Installations on an international scale.
