“Turk lokumu şinanay”
Alphabetalamda invites some of the Istanbul music innovators to a turkish dans karnavali
Oriental-anatolia mood to the sound and to the dress code
BARIS K INFO:
… a key player at Istanbul’s legendary Godet and Gizli Bahce parties as well as the festival Anapop which artists and bands from Turkey’s 60’s and 70’s psychedelic era performed. produced obscure slo-mo, afro, cosmic, jazz and hiphop shows on Acik Radyo and Dinamo Fm. recently taking part and residency at istanbul’s house and disco temple Mini Muzikhol.
releases
Istanbul 70 Vol1
Istanbul 70 Vol2
Istanbul 70 Vol3
Eurasia – 200
Pollyester – Voices Remixes
Music and other info
some reviews
http://www.phonicarecords.com/product/view/65234
http://boomkat.com/vinyl/419584-baris-k-various-istanbul-70-volume-1
UNDOMONDO INFO:
Undomondo is a music blog that supports and promotes good music regardless of genres, periods and geography. Undomondo covers quite a lot of bases from sound art & noise and electronic music to jazz, folk, world music and beyond. Mersenne is from Istanbul, 32, and as well as editing undomondo, is involved in the collective works of a community of artists that run Istanbul’s Mini Müzikhol and do various virtual and physical cultural activities around town. Undomondo has a residency on Istanbul’s Dinamo FM and is also a board member. He is currently the musical director for Mini Müzikhol.
http://soundcloud.com/mersenne
His writings have been featured on Turkish and international mags/newspapers. Selected from 2011.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2011/sep/12/10-songs-istanbul-soundtrack-undomundo
http://www.nerve.com/music/five-albums/five-albums-you-should-be-listening-to-right-now-39
MINAS BASHEKIM INFO
http://soundcloud.com/bashekim
M B is a c. p. d. in music, food and art. As a night life pioneer in Istanbul, he is chef koch of s.o.a.p, the tribe behind the concept of Magma music club [‘96], (((godet))) [‘97], a.d.a. project [‘01], the red room[‘02], godet disko / penthouse [‘04], Edgar G. Diskotek[‘07], Teremin bulusmasi[08], mini muzikhol [09] and a number of other successful events.
Production, organizing and planning concepts are his most acclaimed skills yet it’s also possible to hear his irregular groove ballades in diverse s.o.a.p events, illegal parties in Switzerland, and various events in France and in Germany. His repertoire includes everything from downbeat deep minimal techno to acid house, cosmic psychedelic sarcastic leftfield disco funk from all over the world and crazy afro styles to post punk and exotic tropicalia to dub, progressive folk rock to pilgrimage of peace and re-edit/bootleg/mashups to rare turkish and asiatique music aaand never cared enough the skills that would make him a pro DJ, instead focused on playing heartfelt tunes.
Nowadays he is working on Mini Muzikhol, promoting and touring Baris K’s Eurasia Evdeyoklar under Saturn muzik – a s.o.a.p label, working on the new owen restaurant Datlı Maya, cooking and playing music for friends at his own infamous terrace, and spinning sometimes at MM and who knows where.
