City of Leaves

The album flows through Sussan's personal journey, the various settings linked by her layered vocals, the album working as one whole. In truth, it's a hodgepodge drawn from different sessions and projects. Some came from film soundtracks and art installations; 'Searching for You,' produced by Laswell and featuring Enguner, was done for a Laswell album. 'Secret Garden' originated as a commission for a teaming with European symphony orchestra, but when that didn't come through she tapped old friend DJ Spooky (aka Paul Miller) to craft a setting for her stacked vocals. And 'Beshno Az Ney/Windfall' is all about the stacked vocals, a stunning, affecting collage that showcases all of her skills and ambitions at once, all built on the solid foundation of her Persian classical technique and legacy.