Parviz + Wiffeney

A concert at Rough Trade Liverpool on Hanover Street, bringing together the electronic project Parviz and the duo Wiffeney. Both acts build their music on psychedelic guitars and layered synths.

Parviz draws on the Iranian music of the 1970s, before the revolution, and its self-titled debut album is in preparation. Flowing, detuned synths and fierce psychedelic guitars carry the sound. The lead single, Azadeh, takes its title from a Persian given name meaning free spirit and independence, and its artwork by Rana Fadavi refers to the Woman Life Freedom movement. The follow-up, Sappho's Fragments, has been played on BBC Radio 6. The act is part of the Khorshid Khanoom Tour.

Wiffeney was formed by two close friends: Jai D, a Grammy-nominated drummer and producer, and Steph Hope, a renowned animator. Their music pairs soulful vocals with rhythmic grooves, sprawling guitars and gloopy synths, and the band presents it alongside psychedelic visuals.

Rough Trade Liverpool, on Hanover Street, mainly hosts concerts, with a focus on pop, rock and indie music.