Roseland was a musical partnership between Iranian musician

Azam Ali Azam Ali () is an Iranian musician. As of 2013, she has released ten albums with the bands VAS, Roseland, and Niyaz, as well as five solo records. Biography Born in Tehran on 3 October 1970, Ali spent most of her childhood in Panchgani, In ...

and American film composer

Tyler Bates Tyler Bates (born June 5, 1965) is an American musician, music producer, and composer for film, television, and video game scores. Much of his work is in the action and horror film genres, with films like '' Dawn of the Dead'', ''300'', ''Suck ...

, active between 2003 and 2007. They released one album, the self-titled ''Roseland'', in 2007.

History and ''Roseland''

The two first met in 2001, when Ali performed on Bates's score for the film '' Night at the Golden Eagle''.All Indie Radio's review of Tyler Bates and Azam Ali as Roseland
/ref> They subsequently began working on material together, which would eventually lead to the Roseland project. In 2007, Ali sang on the soundtrack to the film ''

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'', which Bates scored. Roseland released a self-titled album in 2007,News July 29, 2007; Azam Ali's official web site
/ref> with Bates playing keyboards and electric, acoustic, and bass guitars, as well as arrangements and programming, and Ali singing and playing the

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. The album also featured Ali's Vas bandmate Greg Ellis playing drums and percussion.Roseland on Amazon.com
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Reception

''Roseland'' was noted for straying from both artists' general work, with Ali singing in a rock vocal style and Bates exploring ambient electronic techniques. The lyrics were noted for their haunting and evocative reflections on the sorrows of war, self-doubt, and personal experiences and relationships.

''Roseland'' track listing

References

External links

Roseland on the Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roseland Iranian indie rock groups American indie rock groups American world music groups Musical groups established in 2003 Albums produced by Tyler Bates