Encounter With Transgressive Music - Session17 - Inside The City: Istanbul Impressions

 

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Encounter With Transgressive Music - Session17 - Inside The City: Istanbul Impressions

A descent into Istanbul's underbelly, far from the tourist traps. Explore the sound of its back alleys and hidden backyards, and feel the melancholy creeping through the cracks. From the opening ritual of Orient Expressions to the funeral waltz of Sezen Aksu, this session peels back the glitter to reveal the grit. Here, BaBa ZuLa's droned warnings bleed into Gaye Su Akyol's snarling despair, and the sound of Replikas echoes off deserted streets. I have tried to blend the Arabesque ache with the digital grit. Tune in. Turn down the lights. Feel the city breathe.

Photo by Engin Akyurt.

[[ Playlist ]]
Orient Expressions: "Intro" (2004, album: "Divan")
Mercan Dede: "İstanbul" (2007, album: "800")
Nur Ceylan: "Böyle Olur Mu" (2004, album: "Crossing The Bridge")
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek: "Dom Dom Kurşunu" (2019, album: "Kar Yağar")
BaBa ZuLa: "Gariplere Yer Yok" (2014, album: "34 Oto Sanayi")
Gaye Su Akyol: "Halimiz İtten Beter" (2018, album: "İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir")
Ayyuka: "Baskın" (2013, album: "Kiraci Odalari")
Replikas: "Şahar Dağı" (2004, album: "Crossing The Bridge")
Baba Zula featuring Mehmet Güreli: "Özgür Ruh" (2017, album: "XX")
Sezen Aksu: "Sari Odalar" (2000, album: "Deliveren")
Sabahat Akkiraz + Orient Expressions: "Gül Fidanı Kırılır" (2006, album: "Külliyat")
Gaye Su Akyol: "Ölü Bir Adama" (2014, album: "Develerle Yasiyorum")
Sezen Aksu: "Gul" (1997, album: "Düğün Ve Cenaze")

 

Encounter With Transgressive Music - Session16 - Dimensions Of Istanbul

 

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Encounter With Transgressive Music - Session16 - Dimensions Of Istanbul

This is more than just a postcard of Istanbul. It is a dive into its bloodstream. From Mercan Dede's Sufi electronics to the powerful intensity of Lalalar, and from the aching heart of Neşet Ertaş to the rebellious glamour of Gaye Su Akyol. From the retro-charm of Derya Yıldırım to the psychedelia of BaBa ZuLa. This is the clash of arabesque grief and futuristic funk, the echo of the Saz dissolving into industrial distortion.

Image: İbrahim Mücahit Yıldız

[[ Playlist ]]
Mercan Dede: "Ab-ı Nâfi" (Album: "Su", 2004)
Orient Expressions: "Dünya" (Album: "Divan", 2004)
Neşet Ertaş: "Tatli Dile Güler Yüze" (Album: "Zülüf Dökülmüs Yüze", 1999)
Sezen Aksu: "İstanbul Hatırası" (Album: "Crossing The Bridge - Istanbul Hatirasi", 2005)
Gaye Su Akyol: "Nargile" (Album: "Hologram İmparatorluğu", 2016)
Ayyuka: "Kırmızı" (Album: "Kiracı Odaları", 2013)
Orhan Gencebay: "Hatasız Kul Olmaz" (Album: "Crossing The Bridge - Istanbul Hatirasi", 2005)
BaBa ZuLa: "Kervan Yolda" (Album: "Derin Derin", 2019)
Aynur Dogan: "Ehmedo" (Album: "Crossing The Bridge - Istanbul Hatirasi", 2005)
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek: "Davet" (Album: "Nem Kaldı", 2017)
Altın Gün: "Gesi Bağları" (Album: "Gece", 2019)
BaBa ZuLa & Brenna McCrimmon: "Cecom" (Album: "Crossing The Bridge - Istanbul Hatirasi", 2005)
Lalalar: "İsyanlar" (7", "İsyanlar/Yalnız Ölü Balıklar Akıntıyı Takip Eder", 2019) 

Encounter With Transgressive Music - Session15 - British Jazz-Funk II

 

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Photograph by Tim Brown

More British Jazz-Funk tracks compiled for your edification.

01. ABC: "Many Happy Returns"
02. Linx: "Throw Away The Key"
03. Imagination: "So Good, So Right"
04. Loose Ends: "Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)"
05. Sade: "Your Love Is King"
06. Matt Bianco: "Half A Minute"
07. Blue Rondo Á La Turk: "Change"
08. Joe Jackson: "You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)"
09. The Real Thing: "She's A Groovy Freak"
10. Gonzalez: "Nothing Ever Comes Easy"
11. Incognito: "Incognito"
12. Level 42: "Love Games"
13. Light Of The World: "Pete's Crusade"
14. Pigbag: "Jump The Line"

 

Encounter With Transgressive Music - Session14 - British Jazz-Funk I

 

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Photograph by William Klein (1981) 

Some swinging London of the late 70 and early 80 - and beyond. It's not all Jazz and it is not all Funk. But it's pretty groovin'.

TRACKLIST:
01. Gonzalez: "The Love You've Given Me"
02. Light Of The World: "London Town"
03. Shakatak: "Lose Myself"
04. Incognito: "Shine On"
05. Joe Jackson: "Steppin' Out"
06. Freeez: "Southern Freeez"
07. Atmosfear: "Motivation"
08. Pigbag: "Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag"
09. Blue Rondo á la Turk: "I Spy For The FBI"
10. Level 42: "Turn It On"
11. Heatwave: "Razzle Dazzle"
12. Matt Bianco: "Matt's Mood"
13. Sade: "Smooth Operator"
14. ABC: "Poison Arrow"

 

Encounter With Transgressive Music - Session13 - The Bosporus Connection

 

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More transoriental moments between Funk and Dub. 

[[ PLAYLIST ]] 
United Future Organization: "The Planet Plan" (Album: 3rd Perspective, 1996)
Parva: "Mosem-e Gol" (Compilation: Pomegranates, 2009)
Gaye Su Akyol: "Meftunum Sana" (Album: İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir, 2019)
Khruangbin: "August 10" (Album: Con Todo El Mundo, 2018)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn & Michael Brook: "Crest" (Album: Night Song, 1996)
Dead Can Dance: "Opium" (Album: Anastasis, 2012)
Nguyen Le: "Ting ning" (Album: Tales from Vietnam, 1996)
Art Sonique: "Shanghai Spirit" (Compilation: Asian II, 2002)
Henry Mancini: "Bagdad On Thames" (Album: Arabesque, 1966)
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek: "Ey Şahin Bakışlım" (Album: Kar Yağar, 2019)
Altin Gün: "Vay Dünya" (Album: Gece, 2019)
Sheila Chandra: "Puppet Tears" (Album: The Struggle, 1985)
Neon Heights: "Sun Tiger" (Compilation: Bossa Tres Jazz II, 2001)
BaBa ZuLa: "İtaat etME" (Album: 34 Oto Sanayi, 2014)
姫神 / Himekami: "Sougen no Mai" (Album: Seed, 1999)