Sote

Born Ata Ebtekar

1972–present

Iranian alternative

About Sote

Electronic composer who works with Persian classical instruments and computer processing, releasing through labels including Warp's Sublime Frequencies orbit and the Shanghai label SVBKVLT. His records take santur, tar and setar apart and rebuild them as abstract electronic structures. He moved between Iran and Germany before settling back in Tehran for a period. Ministry of Tall Tales appeared in 2024.