068: Yousef Bassirpour
Good morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.
On Wednesday, December 16th of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection.
Yousef Bassirpour is working under the name Big Blind, and the music is heavy, spacious and beautiful. He’s a fixture on the Atwater scene here in LA.
Big Blind is an Industrial / Post-Rock project that draws influence from traditional Middle Eastern music. The lyrics are mostly English and occasionally Farsi.
I listen to this guy and I’m hearing a clear voice, sonorous arrangements, deep feeling and melodies that bring me to a variety of different places.
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Without further ado, here’s Yousef.
It’s an honor to have him on the show.
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Thanks for listening to Play It Like It’s Music. Thanks so much to Yousef Bassirpour for spending some very generous time with us. You can find the Bid Blind album on Spotify and follow him on IG @big_blind_.
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Trevor
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