Published: June 21st, 2009
Combine the knowledge of Babylonia, Pythagoras, astrological philosophy from Hellenistic Alexandria, early Christian mysticism, the occultism of the early Gnostics, the Hebrew system of the Kabbalah, The Indian Vedas, the Chinese "Circle of the Dead", and the Egyptian "Book of the Master of the Secret House", and you’re still not even close to cracking the genetic code of “Eleven”, Namito’s first ever longplayer released on Martin Eyerer’s Kling Klong label.
The number 11, often associated with the life path of a person, is of very special significance for Namito, a genuinely creative person. Those who dive into the magic creases of the eleven tracks gathered on “Eleven” - story-telling, handcrafted music as colorful as a hand-woven Persian carpet - quickly find out why this number plays such a significant role in Namito’s life. I always knew that the number was of special importance for me. When I arrived in Germany, I found out that I was actually born in November, recalls Namito.
His dad - with a sharpened bamboo stick he painted only one word: “Allah” - was a calligrapher so gifted he got appointed by the highest royalties. Namito takes the eminent artistry running in his family to the next level: In the early nineties, he, a teenager who’d escape the watchful eyes of his uncle in whose custody the young Iranian grew up after leaving behind his native Tehran, laid the foundation of what was to become one of the planet’s most fertile playgrounds of the electronic music scene. The DJ and producer, one of the Zen masters of the emerging Berlin scene, honed his skills DJing at the legendary Bagwan disco on the Ku’damm while living and breathing music in his commune during the Nineties, and started coming forward with his own productions after “inheriting” an entire studio from a Krautrock legend. One of the many lucky coincidences that make Namito’s life story such an outstanding one. And his music so rich.
“Eleven” has it all: the deepness of late night grooves combined with the audiophile finesse that makes Namito’s productions so tight and crisp. A very laidback attitude and a lot of knowledge and feeling combined with a lot of imagination equal a massive ride that never sounds worn out or prefabricated.
After thirteen years of producing electronic music, beams Namito, I can finally proudly admit that I have found what one could call ‘my trademark style’: As Namito, I sound very underground and clubby with an edge, and I am not willing to budge. Right on: The music within Namito honors the music within you.
The album is released on June 26th
Text: planetkat.com
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