The exact number of times one needs to walk on an untrodden mountain for a path to start to appear. All the vibrations that remain from the first time a word is uttered. A flood from another planet, approaching Earth. When you look at a tree and all the ones who looked at the same tree appear for a blink of an eye. A thing you can only fully see from the moon: so scattered, so fluid, and always shifting.

Created by London-based Iranian duo Pouya Ehsaei and Tara Fatehi, From the Lips to the Moon brings together a cast of London’s fierce, current, and transcultural voices, fusing live electronics, performative poetry, unearthly melodies, noise, and twisted beats.

Their debut album delves into four years of live encounters, remembered as much for their spontaneity as for their unity. This is a record defined by its contrasts: gritty, sharp-edged electronics, raw vocalizations, and organic instrumental textures give way seamlessly to moments of soft, profound tenderness.

Co-written, performed (synths, drum machine, sampler), arranged, produced & mixed by Pouya Ehsaei

Co-written and performed:
Koroleko Moussa (Balafon, Djembe)
Sam Warner (Trumpet)
Hammadi Valdes (Drums, Congas, Bongos)
Tamar Osborn (Bariton Sax, Clarinet)
Parham Bahadoran (Duduk)
Kareem Dayes (Cello)
Yelfris Valdes (Trumpet)

Spoken Word:
Tara Fatehi
MA.MOYO
Maureen Onwunali
Nomakhwezi Becker
Tim Etchells
Oluwaseun Olayiwola
Nisha Ramayya
Tasneim Zyada

Cover Artwork by Farhad Qashqai
Design and Layout by Nahal Marzban
Mastered and cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery
Sound Enginner: Dave Holmes
Recorded by Dave Holmes at Lightship 95 Studio
Art direction by Pouya Ehsaei & Tara Fatehi
Created in Peckham, London