Berlin 30.11.2023—Qeas Pirzad’s debut EP “Ataraxia” will be released digitally on the 30th of  November. With this latest creation he will take you on his personal journey of healing,  through spoken word. 

Being born and raised in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to Afghan parents, he rapidly discovered  his love for daydreaming. While existing in these multiple spaces and building these worlds  through his imagination. It is not a surprise that he found his way into Berlin and how this grew  out into him becoming a multidisciplinary artist that is still building and sharing these worlds  through several mediums like poetry, collage, oil on canvas and now through Spoken word with  this new body of work, “Ataraxia”. 


While his paintings and collages take you on a visual trip through his mind with dreamlike  compositions, “Ataraxia” will have the listener close their eyes and let his voice lead the way  through his often descriptive and metaphorical words. As the EP’s title stands for experiencing a  state of freedom from emotional disturbance, Pirzad finds his tranquility in the music of the 1970’s  and 1980’s of Afghanistan, India, Iran and Tajikistan. 


“Imagine me living in Kabul, Afghanistan, in the 1970’s and be well traveled through India, Iran,  Tajikistan and some parts of the west. Picking up hints of inspiration from all these places, that’s  what the sound of this EP is inspired by, but brought to the present”, says Qeas. And by  collaborating with Cameron Bloomfield on this project - who produced this EP and is a London  based multitalented singer, songwriter and producer - these hints of inspiration were beautifully  captured. 

The EP opens with “Evil eye” where the melodies are reminiscent of central and south Asian  melodies of the 70s and the superstition of the evil eye is used as a metaphor in the journey of  self-love and learning how to take ownership of ones thoughts.  

Followed by “Lapis daydreams at night”, in which Qeas uses the Afghan gem stone Lapis Lazuli as a metaphor for Afghanistan and his longing to experience this place he can call home. “A  message from my future self” is how he describes “Note to self” as he then dives into dissecting  his thought on being misunderstood on “If I didn’t care”. 

Last, but not least, the one that ties everything together and leaves the listener with a calm and  warm note, “Ataraxia”. The title track will be the leading single of the EP and take you on a warm  inwards journey, which is eventually also translated into the EP cover. 


The “Ataraxia” EP will be available on all streaming platforms from November the 30th 2023 on.