Aria C Jalali!

Aria C Jalali! is a San Francisco-based solo indie musician, originally from Los Angeles, California. His music is considered to fall under indie or electro-rock. After signing to Filthy Little Angels records in 2006 , Aria gained notoriety for the fact that his music is self produced. Generally, his songs consist of full rock music instrumentation, with influences of new wave music heard in his use of synthesizers and art rock heard in his diverse set of instruments, including but not limited to the sitar, dulcimer, mandolin, glockenspiel, lute, and accordion. However, all instruments on his recordings are played by himself. When performing live, Aria C Jalali tours with fellow Bay Area musicians Mark Rodgers, James Jackson, Gregory McGarry, Maya Smolarek, and Michael Vattuone, which are also the members of his side project, "The French Architect." Described as having, "pastel-coloured vocals suitbly warped, but with a low-cut frenetic backdrop surrounding them." His lyrics are generally described as being vague or ambiguous, which are often found in front of vibrant, major scale riff-based melodies. However, it has been rumored that his upcoming album is much darker and electronic, taking influence from his Canadian friends, Handsome Furs.
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