Take It Easy Hospital
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Take It Easy Hospital is a currently London
based band from Iran
. Formed by singer-songwriter and composer Ash Koosha also known as Ashkan Kooshanejad
and singer-songwriter Negar Shaghaghi in Tehran
, the duo has been playing as an underground Indie band since 2008.
Their first single demo song Human Jungle was recorded in July 2008 and received a lot of positive feedback from fans that encouraged them to move further in their new music life and resulted in their first EP "Human Jungle" and Singles " My Sleepy Fall " and " Chasing The Sun ". The band are influenced by Terry riley
, Steve Reich
and Sigur Rós
.
The two starred in a fiction-documentary film by acclaimed Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi
in 2009. The film which was made without a permit follows their story trying to find live members to play in some festivals in the UK. Due to the film's success and the post election turmoil during the summer of 2009 in Iran, Kooshanejad, Shaghaghi and Ghobadi
were forced to ask for asylum and have not been able to return since. This is also the case with a few other people who appeared in the film. Professional actor Hamed Behdad
however, was able to return to Iran and continue his acting career.
, being released worldwide over 2010.
-" Human Jungle"
- " Scenarios and Starlights"
- "Me and you"
- "My sleepy Fall"
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
based band from Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. Formed by singer-songwriter and composer Ash Koosha also known as Ashkan Kooshanejad
Ashkan Kooshanejad
Ashkan Kooshanejad also known as Ash koosha is an Iranian Singer-songwriter and composer Living in London, United kingdom. He is the singer of the Iranian duo Take it easy hospital. He mainly plays guitar, bass and Keyboard...
and singer-songwriter Negar Shaghaghi in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, the duo has been playing as an underground Indie band since 2008.
Their first single demo song Human Jungle was recorded in July 2008 and received a lot of positive feedback from fans that encouraged them to move further in their new music life and resulted in their first EP "Human Jungle" and Singles " My Sleepy Fall " and " Chasing The Sun ". The band are influenced by Terry riley
Terry Riley
Terrence Mitchell Riley, is an American composer intrinsically associated with the minimalist school of Western classical music and was a pioneer of the movement...
, Steve Reich
Steve Reich
Stephen Michael "Steve" Reich is an American composer who together with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass is a pioneering composer of minimal music...
and Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...
.
The two starred in a fiction-documentary film by acclaimed Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi
Bahman Ghobadi
Bahman Ghobadi is an Iranian film director of Kurdish ethnicity. He was born on February 1, 1969 in Baneh, Kurdistan Province. Ghobadi belongs to the so called "new wave" of Iranian cinema.-Biography:...
in 2009. The film which was made without a permit follows their story trying to find live members to play in some festivals in the UK. Due to the film's success and the post election turmoil during the summer of 2009 in Iran, Kooshanejad, Shaghaghi and Ghobadi
Bahman Ghobadi
Bahman Ghobadi is an Iranian film director of Kurdish ethnicity. He was born on February 1, 1969 in Baneh, Kurdistan Province. Ghobadi belongs to the so called "new wave" of Iranian cinema.-Biography:...
were forced to ask for asylum and have not been able to return since. This is also the case with a few other people who appeared in the film. Professional actor Hamed Behdad
Hamed Behdad
Hamed Behdad is an Iranian actor. His first appearance in a movie was in The End of the Game .Behdad finished his high school in Sadjad school in his hometown. Later in the year 2002 he graduated from Islamic Azad University in Tehran with a bachelor's degree in Art and Theatre...
however, was able to return to Iran and continue his acting career.
"No one knows about persian cats ( Original Soundtrack) " (2010)
Four of Take It Easy Hospital's songs are on the soundtrack from the film No One Knows About Persian CatsNo One Knows About Persian Cats
No One Knows About Persian Cats is a 2009 Iranian film directed by Bahman Ghobadi produced by Wild Bunch. Originally titled Kasi az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh, in the film's native language, Persian, this film first took on the name of Nobody Knows About The Persian Cats before finally being...
, being released worldwide over 2010.
-" Human Jungle"
- " Scenarios and Starlights"
- "Me and you"
- "My sleepy Fall"
External links
- Take It Easy Hospital on Facebook (Facebook Page)