CINIMA and Mirs - Sleepless - improv sessions
My friend Nima Rezai just launched a new project called CINIMA. We just released a collaborative single titled Rain (see post below) between his project and my ongoing music project Mirs.
We had previously worked together on CANYON (2016), though I had never performed that album live. Below is a chopped & screwed improv version of the track Sleepless from CANYON, filmed at Nima’s studio.
CINIMA and Mirs - Rain (out now)
My most recent Mirs music collaboration just went live. This excursion, I partnered with my friend Nima Rezai and his newly launched project, CINIMA . We had previously worked together on the visual album CANYON. Further collaborative singles incoming.
Stream & buy on these platforms (& many more) below:
CINIMA & Mirs - Rain
CINIMA and Mirs - Rain (new drop Oct 25th)
Clicked up in the studio with my friend & collaborator Nima Rezai (CANYON) recently as he’s launching his new project CINIMA. This is our first collaboration between our two projects, CINIMA & Mirs.
Our first single, “Rain” drops on all major platforms Oct 25, 2019.
Rain - CINIMA & Mirs
Rain - CINIMA & Mirs
Three Worlds Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Composed by Julian DW Brink now Available on Pandora!
The Julian DW Brink composed, original “Three Worlds” soundtrack is finally included into the Pandora Radio catalog. You can stream the original soundtrack now, and shortly, add the station so that it plays similar songs through the music genome project. (you can also own the record, among other places at the ANIMALS Official Bandcamp Page in full 24bit quality)
The score was mixed by Jake Jackson at Abbey RoaANIMALd Studio 2, London & mastered by Cicely Balston at AIR Studios, London.
Mirs & KidGusto's RAINBOW SEASON LP now on Pandora Radio
My latest album “Rainbow Season” is now included in the Pandora catalog. I personally use Pandora more than either Spotify or Apple Music, as its artist station radio options are great in the car (especially if you live in LA, as you live in a car).
Just another choice….
Mirs & KidGusto’s “Rainbow Season” now on Pandora!
Rainbow Season - The Film
While we initially wanted to release both Rainbow Season, The Album and Rainbow Season, The Film simultaneously, we (KidGusto and I) decided to stagger the releases, with of course, the record coming out first.
The last few years I’ve been releasing films with the records I produce, starting with the release of CANYON in 2016, though I had tried to do it with Spin Cycle back in 2010, but I didn’t have the infrastructure to execute.
Films with music is becoming standard practice to varying degree, and so with this effort, we tried to push that idea further, melding the experience between the two forms in a slightly different envelope.
The first trailer for the new feature length work went live today and we’re having a limited VOD soft release starting on Thurs 07-11-19, It’ll be available shortly after on other platforms, but we priced it to make it a no brainer for anyone interested in an early, ad-free experience. You can of course, buy it to own as well (DRM-Free). It’ll roll out to other platforms shortly after.
(ps: if you buy the film on pre-order (not rent), shoot me an email & I’ll get out the record to you in 320kbps mp3, DRM Free as a bundle. i’ll honor this through the pre-order period as a sincere thank you for the support ;) )
Mirs + KidGusto present Rainbow Season
My new record is live!
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Rainbow Season, the full-length Mirs debut, a collaboration with KidGusto releases worldwide on TrueGrooves, 05/24/19.
Available for purchase & streaming worldwide including:
Direct:
www.mirs.bandcamp.com
www.truegrooves.com
Major Streaming & Purchasing Sites:
Itunes
Spotify
Tidal
Pandora
Junodownloads
Traxsource
Beatport
Qobuz
RAINBOW SEASON - Friday, May 24, 2019
TrueGrooves presents Rainbow Season, the Mirs debut full-length album, a collaboration with KidGusto available on all digital and streaming platforms worldwide on Friday, May 24, 2019.
Executive produced by Pejman KidGusto & Amir Motlagh (Mirs).
©2019 TrueGrooves / ANIMALS
Tings w/ AM blah blah blah...
Ok, here I quickly talk about some upcoming tings that doesn’t include Elizabeth Holmes nor Anna Delvey.
Mirs - INfluencer (demo) out now....
This is a Mirs demo track, meaning, it’s a sketch that was only partially finished (look at that damn length!). But, I like it as is for what it is, and so, I decided to release it unofficially.
You can stream or dl it on soundcloud or bandcamp.
Turned in final comp.....
Turned in my final comp for a project started in January of last year. I am excited to share with you soon but we gotta get our timelines straight. Roscoe & Buckley would approve!
A hiatus, a subtraction - Things w/ Amir Motlagh Ep 14
Well, that’s all she wrote for the immediate. To be frank, and if I were to search a pattern, this particular “Things” comes and goes, and for now, it’s a go.
I’ve been very selective with my time for the past few months, as a set of project tasks demand more and more refined attention, which gives me two options. Cutting the excess is the one I chose.
Subtraction is an area of life we overlook, replaced by addition. We do more, instead of doing less. And doing less is where the asymmetries are found, because ultimately, focus is an act of subtraction.
So far now, farewell. Though, in place of this, other things shortly to come, with exponentially more use case.
Two new pieces to start off the year....
Both pieces available as originals & a limited edition run of 44 prints available in the original sizes. Please contact for purchasing/general info.
17” x 14” ink
“Quiet Mind: The year was 2019”
19” x 13” ink
“Quieter Mind: The year was 2019”
2018 in short review....
This was a wonderful year for us at ANIMALS & we are stoked that you shared it with us! Here is the short review:
We released two feature films: THREE WORLDS & MAN (both also avail on Amazon Prime in all English speaking territories along with several other major platforms). One of these we shouldered for close to 5 years. This also concluded the THREE MARKS TOO MANY SIGNALS series of works that started with the release of CANYON in 2016.
We re-released an HD update of my 2010 feature film WHALE (Amazon Prime & other platforms avail as well).
We released two soundtracks (OST) for both films on all major music platforms. (THREE WORLDS / MAN)
We re-released a collection of Mirs singles into a short full length record called Singles 1218 (including two all new tracks from 2018 ((Saturday / Hafiz Drinks from the Cup of Time V1)) available on all major music platforms)
We released the Mirs Visual Short Film, “what do you know of water’s worth while standing on the banks of the euphrates” - This was technically a 2017 release, but it was close enough to a year to date to include here.
We almost got done with two other major releases, but they had to be pushed into 2019, both around 90% finished. These two where brought into life by incredible stretches of faith & ample serendipity.
We look forward to a wonderful 2019, and are busy with new works, new collaborations and new possibilities. I want to thank everyone who we worked with us this year and all the incredible talent we collaborated with on these projects in a plethora of capacities, and to everyone who shared and helped us push our agenda forward.
Thank you deeply and with the sincerest gratitude,
am
