Cross The Bosphorus
This is a playlist that contains songs from the “New Wave Turkish Psychedelic Music”
featuring artists like
Baba Zula, Mad Professor, Barcelona Gipsy Klemzer Orchestra, Nihan Devecioglu, Gaye Su Akyol, Erkin Koray
This is a playlist that contains songs from the “New Wave Turkish Psychedelic Music”, mainly based in Istanbul. It overthrows the norms of the expected music in Turkey and the world. It connects the East to the West, just like the Bosphorus Bridge, with sultry Eastern rhythms and peculiar lyrics. It’s about and for the beautiful people of the music world who are bored of traditions and social norms. Cross the Bosphorus while sipping your “raki”!
Gnossienne No.1 – Erkan Oğur
14 November 2018
“Hailing from Elazig, a town in East Anatolia, but born in Ankara in 1954, Erkan Oğur started on violin as a child and learned cumbus, a small fretless lute, from local musicians playing traditional dances at weddings. Hearing Jimi Hendrix on the radio was a major shock, and in high school he began studying guitar…
İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir – Gaye Su Akyol
15 October 2018
Turkish psychedelia, surf, punk, rock’n roll and a lot more! Our very own Gaye Su Akyol is back with a single from her upcoming album with the same name: İstikikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir (Consistent Fantasy Is Reality)…
Nargile – Gaye Su Akyol
30 November 2017
This track is awesome because it talks about the oppressive Turkish government in a very cryptic way. It criticizes the leaders and the government in general. Also the song’s name is “Nargile (hookah)” which suggests that the artist stayed loyal to her Eastern origin while experimenting with it.