 | Erkin Koray - Elektronik Türküler Koray is sometimes referred to as the father of Turkish rock music, he had a natural flair for mixing Turkey's bountiful folk music with rock touches from the West. Koray's natural taltent shines through all his work, with a strong voice and more | |
| than accomplished guitar work marking all his albums. His second album is a wonderful mixture of psychedelic sounding instrumentals and Turkish language vocals with some nods to his later progressive work. Koray was scrutinized at first in his home country for his use of Turkish vocals but this work is reported to have been quite influential on a number of bands at the time and would lead to a number of others embracing the practice. He certainly didn't receive much stateside acclaim at the time of its release but with wider availability now people are beginning to take notice. Download: [MP3] Erkin Koray - Karlý Daðlar [MP3] Erkin Koray - Ýnat Support the artist. Buy it HERE | ||
 | Selda Bagcan - Selda If Erkin Koray was one of the most influential male figures in Turkish pop from the 60's and 70's then Selda is easily his female counterpart. This album has fetched high collector's prices for some time and for good reason. It's mixture | |
| of folk, heavily progressive guitar and Selda's soaring voice are beyond comparison. Following political imprisoment for a few years Selda finally bought back the rights to her music, allowing its wider distribution outside of Turkey. This album has become notable of late for a rather sizeable sample that turns up in the recently released Oh No album, in fact some tracks from Koray also get the sample treatment on that one. This album is definitely a must for fans of the Turkish scene. Download: [MP3] Selda Bagcan - Ince Ince [MP3] Selda Bagcan - Yaylalar Support the artist. Buy it HERE | ||
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Another great post! I heard Ince Ince when the reissue of Selda's album came out and put it on a mix for several friends. To a one, they all scratched their heads when it started, but everybody's asked who she was and where to find the album. That first riff always gets me, too!
Hmmm, interesting stuff. But I don't think they managed to catch the sheer energy of 60's music.
i enjoy your blog as i do a nice cup of turkish coffee (a lot).
i agree with you, i think--i enjoy the eastern appropriation of the western aesthetic more so than the opposite.
Oh this rocks. Oh No (a beat junkie on Stones Throw Records) sampled Yaylalar... hadn't heard the original 'til now. Kick ass!
that selda album is one of my favorite records ever. absolutely brilliant. edip akbayram is another favorite. there's a 2CD set of his on shadoks that is essential. the mustafa ozkent lp on finders keepers is pretty damn great too.
great post!
Increible el temazo del Selda Bagcan..."Yaylalar" ....GRACIAS ..GRACIAS POR ESTE REGALO
MUY BUENA SELECCION DE MUSICAS
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I picked up that Selda album earlier this year and it is easily one of my best purchases for 2008. Your blog has redefined my music collection. 25% of the stuff I buy these days is based on recommendations from you. Keep the fascinating tidbits coming.
Finders Keepers has a brilliant CD out with a Selda song on it that is just killer. Thanks for this great post on Turkish Funky Stuff!
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