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”!
Harakiri – Bubituzak
2 January 2018
Bubiztuzak is a psychedelic rock band from Turkey. Bubituzak can be described also as a ‘space rock’ band, with their peculiar lyrics. The band members are Ali Güçlü Şimşek (guitar/vocals), Görkem Karabudak (bass guitar/keyboard/vocals) and Emrah Atay (drums/vocals).
Ouroboros – Morosity
18 December 2017
“They say a garden is to be a world unto itself. It had better make room for the darker shades of feeling. In the vibrant garden scape that is the MPLS music scene, a scene that prides itself on positivity, MOROSITY provides that vital touch of gray. Cool, dark, and sulky” says the members of the Minneapolis based band, Morosity. And they are not wrong. The alternative rock and psychedelic folk rock band provides that introspective touch of sound that the world is hungry for.
Karbeyaz – Palmiyeler
12 December 2017
Palmiyeler (The Palms) is an indie, alternative and psychedelic band from Turkey. Unlike many Turkish bands, they avoid fancy lyrics and serious topics. Their success is in this: they manage to make simple lyrics sound profound. Their integration of lyrics is very effective.
Büyüklere Masallar – Sattas
4 December 2017
Seeing Bob Marley as their idol, Sattas produces songs mostly in the reggae genre. However, their music cannot be limited to just one genre. In their own words,“In their music, Reggae, Dub, Ska Jazz, Blues and early Rock forms melt in a pod.”
Onun Adı Hasan – Flört
4 December 2017
With their Beatles-like outfits and John Lennon glasses, it can be understood at the very first glance that Flört is a band that is psychedelic. Creating songs in very different sounds, Flört successfully combines traditional melodies with rock patterns. They also use electronic and psychedelic elements in their songs.
Esinti – Gevende
4 December 2017
Gevende is a band formed in the Eskişehir region of Turkey by a bunch of university students. From their early years as a band, their unique sound brought a new breath to the music scene of Turkey. Their genre is not crystal clear but “folk rock” and “psychedelic folk” can be used to describe them.
Özgür Ruh – Baba Zula
4 December 2017
his track is awesome because it brings together the constituent instruments of the Turkish Music: the “darbuka”,”bağlama” and clarinet.
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.
