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A night with the coven with Zohra’s favorite force of nature / Rock n Roll mama Lydia Lunch.

The first sounds from our upcoming record Savage Exile at NPR! Coming Dec. 1 from [aufnahme + wiedergabe]

mixed by Kris Lapke (Prurient, Alberich, Cold Cave) mastered by Friedemann Kootz (Haus Arafna, November Növelet) ft. artwork by Jonathan Canady (Deathpile, Angel of Decay)

AZAR SWAN 2018 tour

“Zohra Atash, the thrilling vocalist of the duo Azar Swan, is the child of displaced Afghani intellectuals who settled in the suburbs of Washington D.C. Her musical diet of goth/industrial soundscapes, gauzy dark shoegaze and Middle Eastern melodies – along with heavy reflection on the political, the personal and the ethereal – creeps into the thick layers of Azar Swan’s midnight post-pop (her partner in the project is Joshua Strawn). The band’s new album, Savage Exile, is a harsher affair, burying Atash’s billowing vocals in non-linear layers of caustic noise and relentless percussion, helped along by industrial noise artist Kris “Alberich” Lapke, who has mixed records by Prurient, Cold Cave and York Factory Complaint. Vivian talks to Atash about the inspirations and process of making Savage Exile, and the pair listen to some of Atash’s most important records.”

Interview with the Seventh Hex where we covered some details about our process, politics, and plans for the future.

I Die: You Die is easily one of the best online publications specializing in aggressive electronic and industrial music, so we're psyched that Savage Exile is #14 on their Top 25 of 2017 list

“Industrial rockers Azar Swan‘s (Zohra Atash and Joshua Strawn) third album, Savage Exile, was released on December 1, and, in celebration of the record, they let us know some records that have greatly impacted their lives.”