Artist

Sote

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Sote is the recording name of Ata Ebtekar, an Iranian experimental electronic producer.1 His work includes Sacred Horror In Design on Opal Tapes, developed from a commission by Berlin's CTM festival and combining electronic processing with traditional Iranian music.1

Recordings

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  1. Cover of Ornamentalism : Sote / Ata Ebtekar and the Iranian OrchestraOrnamentalism : Sote / Ata Ebtekar and the Iranian Orchestrawith Iranian Orchestra
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Cover of Ornamentalism : Sote / Ata Ebtekar and the Iranian Orchestra
Cover: ataebtekar.bandcamp.com2

2017

Ornamentalism : Sote / Ata Ebtekar and the Iranian Orchestra

Released
2
Label
Sub Rosa Label2
Contributors
Sote and Iranian Orchestra2

Life & work

Ornamentalism

His Bandcamp page presents Ornamentalism as a collaboration between Sote / Ata Ebtekar and the Iranian Orchestra.2 The material was recorded with the orchestra in Tehran and reworks scores by Alireza Mashayekhi through Ebtekar's electronic treatment.2 Bandcamp gives 10 March 2017 as the release date of this edition.2

Sources

  1. 1
    Sote is helping Iran’s experimental electronic music scene become a powerful cultural force · FACT
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    Sote, born Ata Ebtekar, is one of Iran’s foremost electronic musicians.
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    While much of the Sote sound is rooted in abrasive, noisy digital production, his latest album on Opal Tapes, Sacred Horror In Design, finds him fusing his hyper-modern computer processes with centuries-old traditional Iranian music. It’s not the first time he’s worked with classical music, but the fusion on this LP, derived from a live commission by Berlin’s CTM Festival, is the most fluid and yet extreme combination of new and old that Ebtekar has managed to date.
    Accessed 19 October 2026
  2. 2
    Ornamentalism · Ata Ebtekar
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    Ornamentalism : Sote / Ata Ebtekar and the Iranian Orchestra by Ata Ebtekar
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    Recorded with the Iranian Orchestra in Tehran, Ata Ebtekar did a real organic electrocution of Alireza Mashayekhi's original scores.
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    released March 10, 2017
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    Ornamentalism : Sote / Ata Ebtekar and the Iranian Orchestra, by Ata Ebtekar
    Accessed 19 October 2026
    https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4045467122_10.jpg
    Accessed 19 October 2026
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    Accessed 19 October 2026