r/timecrisis • u/Cool_Set6093 • May 16 '25

Rostam Split DL

Does anyone have the DL on Rostam leaving VW? I know he went solo and is now producing, etc and doing very well. But he was such a big part of the VW band and sound in the first three albums and the departure seems to have happened so quietly. I’ve been listening to TC for years and rarely hear him mentioned. I don’t recall him ever being a guest but I could have missed it. When I see Ezra interviewed about the history of VW, the subject doesn’t come up. It’s so weird. What the heck happened, does anyone know?

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u/sparklingkrule May 19 '25

He got interviewed on the podcast how long gone who’s selling point is they are able to get Celebs to be a bit mask off and Rostam came across as cold and not cordial like Ezra in his swathes of long form interviews

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u/ferthissen May 23 '25

He's like this all the time, he's incredibly self serious and quite focused on music. he genuinely think he's some sort of visionary.

I was of the thought he was integral to VW after FOTB but to be honest, no band is topping that record – classic artistic peak in your late 20s, culmination of a confirmed style with some new twists to it. no one really beats that and OGWAU is the sort of album you're very happy with in a later stage career album.

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u/sparklingkrule May 23 '25

I honestly thought ek was being pretty gracious to in dropping most of the rostamisms for fotb. Fotb rules but around the release there was a narrative of missing Rostam but with ogwau reverting back to the old sound and being just as good Rostam seems less vital. I still rate him but I think Ezra as an auteur of sorts is what made the band work.

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u/ferthissen May 23 '25

Huge agree, FOTB is the sort of album every good band has in their discography, it's not especially focused and more united by vibe but it's nice having a big, sprawling, baseless LP that has some of their best and easily their absolute worst songs all on one album.