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Ardalan, a graphic designer by day, was born in 1976 in Iran, and started playing the piano when he was 8. He continued playing classical piano but became more and more fascinated with Jazz after he left Iran at the age of 17, and consequently taught himself Jazz theory and improvisation. Ardalan joined the prominent Iranian rock band Kiosk, and started learning the accordion when the band decided to incorporate gypsy jazz elements into their arrangements and instrumentation. Shaadbaanoo, also born in Iran in 1978, holds a Masters in Fine Arts, and has experimented with different art forms from photography...

TheEndorphins were born somewhere around November 2003. The bandmembers are: Astrid van der Veen (Ayreon/Ambeon), Arjan Hoekstra (Mirna's Fling) and Dennis Edelenbosch (Mirna's Fling). The band uses a very wide range of instruments. In addition to the regular guitar, bass and piano you hear tuba, violin, harmonium and various percussion. The dual vocal lines have a way of surprisingly curling into one another. The style of music is not easily described. Although the music is unprecedented and experimental, the influences from the sixties and seventies are undeniable. The melancholic music tends to drag you into its purity. The band split...