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The Silence

Opening: 24.01.2020

One day, mysteriously, a DIY cassette tape appeared on the bookshelf in the Pittsburgh version of The Other Apartment. Kashani and Rubin discovered that the tape was secretly left on the shelf by the lead singer of the Mexican band Para Decir Adioss. Struck by the idea that a Mexico City band thought that leaving a demo tape in a Pittsburgh replica of a Tehran apartment would be a good promotional idea, the artists decided to create an exhibition based entirely on this one cassette tape.

For the exhibition The Silence, Kashani and Rubin invited musicians in Pittsburgh and Tehran to come to The Other Apartment and perform cover-versions of all the songs on the cassette. The filmed performances were screened where they were shot, in the bedroom, office, bathroom and living room of the apartment. Cassette tapes of all the cover songs were available for purchase in both the Tehran and Pittsburgh versions of the apartment.

Musicians included Rojiar Afshar, Niki Amiri, Patrick Breiner, Farzan Farhangmehr, Mohammad Givekesh, HSM (HomewoodSoundMachine) (Mike Mitchell, Joshua “Jrouz3” Rouse, Michael “Isaiah Blue” Walker), Inez, Ali Khadivi, Sina Najaflou, Reza Omidvari, Mario Quinn, James Royce, The Squirrel Hillbillies (Jenny Wolsk and Gary Crouth), and Niki Yaghmaee.

SONGS AND MUSICIANS:

Studio: Badolero | Bandit — Reza Omidvari (vocals), Ali Khadivi (bass), Farzan Farhangmehr (guitar), and Sina Najaflou (drums) {Tehran} / El Silencio | The Silence — Inez (vocals) and HSM (HomewoodSoundMachine): Mike Mitchell (bass), Joshua “Jrouz3” Rouse (keys), Michael “Isaiah Blue” Walker (guitar) {Pittsburgh}

Bedroom: De La Victoria A la Corona | From Victory To The Crown — Mohammad Givekesh (vocals), Ali Khadivi (bass), Farzan Farhangmehr (guitar), and Sina Najaflou (drums) {Tehran} / De Lo Peor | The Worst — The Squirrel Hillbillies: Jenny Wolsk (vocals and percussion) and Gary Crouth (vocals and guitar) {Pittsburgh}

Event Room: QuÈ Le Vamos Hacer? | What Are We Going to Do? — Niki Amiri (vocals), Rojiar Afshar (guitar), and Sina Najaflou (drums) {Tehran} / De La Victoria A la Corona | From Victory To The Crown — Mario Quinn (vocals) and James Royce (vocals and guitar) {Pittsburgh}

Bathroom Hallway: Lunallena | FullMoon — Niki Yaghmaee (violin and vocals) {Tehran} / DMA | DMA — Patrick Breiner (saxophone and vocals) {Pittsburgh}

Watch videos here >> / Listen to The Silence album here >>

All original songs by Para Decir Adioss: Kicha Baptiste (guitar, noise voice, lyrics), Olvido Baptiste (chorus girl), Nobody S. (bass, studio engineer), Kitty Weiss (drums, keyboard, booking management)
2019 All rights reserved. Christian Bautista Arriaga, Morelos, México.

Music Consultation in Pittsburgh: Lauren Goshinski
Music Consultation in Tehran: Sina Najaflou
Sound and video recording in Pittsburgh: David Bernabo
Sound and video recording in Tehran: Siavash Naghshbandi

The exhibition was made possible with support from Creative Capital.


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