#SBS 4.3: Floèmee
Floèmee | ˈ'fləʊɛm | The plant tissue that transports the sugar produced during photosynthesis to the rest of the plant.
The name that the two musicians have chosen as a totem metaphorically symbolizes the blending of their two worlds: the digital side of the electronic layers of Spanish producer and composer Alex Recio, and the organic side of the voice and the Sétār, a traditional string instrument played by Iranian musician Nazanin Yalda.
Both musicians come from a classical background (piano for her at the Conservatory of Tehran and later Paris, composition and guitar for him at the Conservatory of Barcelona) and their paths ultimately crossed at the Conservatory of Brussels.
The fusion of their backgrounds and respective musical worlds gives birth to a new universe of soundscapes that blend the poetry of the Persian language with the harmonies of compositions featuring electronic textures, across the entire spectrum of genres: from ambient to techno, from trip-hop to IDM, from serene downtempo to more raucous distortions.
