Ava Rasti / No One Knows How Wild The Wind Blows / 130701

Iranian musician Ava Rasti’s latest long-player for 130701 is concerned with the concept of “home”. Written following a trip to Tehran, to visit friends and family, and then a period, when due to war, she couldn’t return, “No One Knows How Wild The Wind Blows” contains pieces inspired by themes / thoughts similar to some of those raised in Christopher Nolan’s recent reading of Homer’s “The Odyssey”. i.e. that once we leave, “home” no longer exists. Both person and place are changed irrevocably. Condemning us to a sort of exile. Where landscapes / locations can become familiar, without ever feeling like we belong.* The “wind” of the title represents the unpredictable, uncontrollable forces that push us, pawn-like, around. In the past, Rasti’s process has employed treated piano, bass guitar and deconstructed classical samples to create “orchestral textures” and “Eno-esque drones”. These new compositions also appear to adhere to this methodology. The title track seems to layer violin…