Pouya Ehsaei
producer, live electronic musician, composer, sound designer, curator
POUYA EHSAEI is an Iranian-British live electronic musician, composer and sound designer working on the intersections of experimental electronic music, live improv and dub, characterised by influences from industrial, post-punk, breakbeat, jazz, noise, and Iranian regional and classical music.
Starting his career in the underground scene of his hometown Tehran, he has released two solo albums There (Entr’acte), RocRast (Zabt-e-Sote/Opal Tapes) and two albums with Ariwo and performed at Montreux Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival, Barbican, Southbank Centre, Cafe OTO, Womad, Tehran Contemporary Sounds, Womex, Fold and many more.
“A bold, standout statement with some high-fidelity drum work” [Bleep]
POUYA EHSAEI PROJECTPEOPLE OF THE WIND
Industrial Sounds, Microtonal Melodies, surreal-acoustic Instruments, Sub laden Kicks, Deep Baselines and Polyrhythmic Beats Feat. Eclectic Musicians and Spoken Word Artists
An epic whirlwind of heavy sub-bass, stormy woodwinds, and uncanny vocals, conjuring ghosts of the old and new, the intimate and the alien, the literary and the chaotic. Fusing post-industrial, dub techno, avant-garde jazz, African drumming, and experimental hip-hop into a dark, captivating sonic experience.
A thrilling new collaboration led by the trailblazing Pouya Ehsaei (live electronics/ Ariwo, From the Lips to the Moon, Parasang), the project features the untamable force of Tamar Osborn (Collocutor, Flock, Unknown to Known) on wind instruments, and the kaleidoscopic voice of Tara Fatehi (From the Lips to the moon).
POTW album is set to release on 3rd of October 2026 on Akazib Records
People of the Wind moves with the traditions of Zar – healing music and dance brought to southern Iran by communities displaced from East Africa. With deep respect for those who endured the Indian Ocean Slave Trade, the chants on this album are renditions of traditional Zar chants. The work is also connected to the book Ahl-e Hava (People of the Wind) by Iranian writer Gholam-Hossein Sa’edi.
"Formidably integrated. A sonic terra incognita guided only by a hypnotic and dubwise focus on forward motion" - The Wire
An Exquisite Inclusive Welcoming Relaxing Exciting Mind-bending Unexpected spectacle, with riveting live music, unheard stories, mind-bending beats, fierce poetry, hypnotic visuals and a supportive community.
Founded by Pouya Ehsaei & Tara Fatehi, From the Lips to the Moon is a series of unusual music and poetry events originating in London. Somewhere between an immersive performance and a bizarre poetry night, the nights bring together a community of poets, musicians, visual artists and audiences. Wherever the event goes, it showcases the artistic and cultural diversity of that place by working with local artists and proposing new models for collaboration across disciplines, cultures and genres. The project does not sacrifice quality for the sake of diversity. Through poetry and music, it presents the depth, complexity and intersectionality of artists from diverse cultural and gender identities.
‘Without exaggeration, one of the most special, memorable, magical events I've taken part in. These events are cross-cultural in a way that is rarely experienced (even in London!) and deeply appreciated - it's not superficial, representational, it's about practice, it's about collaboration.’ Nisha Ramayya
FROM THE LIPS TO THE MOON