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I found Batu-Ozer via a fantastic podcast on Urban Cosmonaut Radio (be sure to check them out) - When I delved a little deeper I found an artist and DJ focusing on a sound indebted to his Turkish roots, but more over a producer exploring beneath the soil of lands far and wide.

In his fantastic new Métron Musik Mixtape the Istanbul native paints a vivid journey across a hazy desert, passing through small villages and strange characters along the way. Batu balances a tense energy with the contrasting stillness of open space. 

soundcloud.com/batu-ozer
batuozer.bandcamp.com

Tracklist available at www.metroncreativestudios.com


Métron

Métron Mixtape - 010 - Batu Ozer

Mezcla 49 / Batu Ozer Live / Akumandra

Hey! Douglas - %100 Anadolu

Yıllar içinde Islandman ve Hey Douglas ekipleriyle çalışmalarından edindiği deneyimi kendi setlerine aktaran Flü, Audioban için yaptığı mixtape ile haftanın ortasında adımlarımızı hızlandırıyor.

https://soundcloud.com/aaflu

Tracklist:

Viirgiile - Dog Only Knows
Ramzi - Nofo
Konduku - Kızılırmak
Overmono - iii’s Front
Gypsy & Federico Balducci - Moon Heart
Houschyar - Workers & Bosses
No Smoke - Koro Koro (Ian Tregoning Rewire)
Job Sifre - Mars Express
Sneaker - Haunted Samba
Produit - New Grass
Charlie Boy Manson - Send It / Over
Panchasila - Yuai Pt.1
Init - Wildcard

Midweek Mixtape // Flü

Midnight Orient 23 by Merve Bozdag

Album Credits:
Original Tracks by: Santi & Tuğçe, @santiandtugce
Cover Art by: Scott Partridge, www.jevaart.com/

Album Description: 

Terminal Caribe is the newest album of Santi & Tuğçe who weave timeless, borderless melodies with global, dance floor rhythms. Similar to their previous releases which take listeners on a sonic adventure all the way from the coasts of the Black Sea to the Parana River, Terminal Caribe presents a peculiarly personal, yet undoubtedly universal odyssey exploring the deep interrelations between music, movement, and memory. Named after a bus stop where the duo had the initial inkling for this album, Terminal Caribe serves as the point of departure for an entrancing journey through a wildly varied world of sound. Soulful melodies, captivating harmonies, colorful orchestration, polyrhyhmic percussions and marimbas, and deep bass lines combine with heartwarming vocals and the sounds of sea to tell a tale that is at once epic, melancholic, spacy and irresistibly groovy. 

Santi (from Asunción, Paraguay) and Tuğçe (from Istanbul, Turkey) left their homes to follow their dreams of music and have been road companions and musical partners for more than a decade. They collaborated on two full length-albums, four EPs and numerous singles which captivated listeners worldwide. With their 2016 EP El Regreso del Gallito, “Santi & Tuğçe rewrote Paraguayan folklore” (Thump Vice, Brazil) and with their Songs for My Grandmother, selected as one of the best albums from Turkey in 2017 by Beehype, they remade Turkish classics for contemporary audiences. Drawing on their eclectic background and constant pulse for innovation, Santi & Tuğçe once again reinvent an unpredictable and enticing soundscape of the Caribbean and beyond.

Terminal Caribe

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Santi & Tuğçe - Coco Astral

This special part of the story is told by Zek’i from Gent, BE.

Started his music career early at age 9 with piano lessons. Soon he met guitar. Classical music education shaped his perception in a different way. The fluidity of music what he was in love with. When teenage years arrived, metal music was his new obsession. After having cover bands and doing shows; he left that path. And met with electronic music. All his past about music nurtured zek'i persona. Every part of his music comes from a special place where past and present meet.

Follow him: @zek-i
instagram.com/zekiberkulu
facebook.com/ulukrebikez

Follow us: @velhasill
www.instagram.com/velhasilmusic
www.facebook.com/velhasil.music

<a href='https://theartistunion.com/tracks/37b84c'>Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

Free Download

The Story Part 9 by "Zek'i"

► DWcast #014 - @beyhudemusic

Beyhude is an Istanbul based electronic music producer and dj recognized by his style downtempo, ambiance, electronica, deep house, world and experimental. 
Beyhude is an audio addict and creates vibes for relaxed minds. He thinks emotion is the spirit of music and if you can feel, you can dance.

• www.facebook.com/beyhudemusic
• www.instagram.com/beyhudemusic

@dreamsway
• www.facebook.com/dreamswaymusic
• www.instagram.com/dreamswaymusic

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DWcast #014 - Beyhude

@beyhudemusic
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It took some time but on 24th of October we will proudly present you our next down.tape This time we’ve chosen 11 Artists which contributed their track to our second release.

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We are super happy with the selection and the results. The compilation is a mixture of different styles of downtempo music, which reflect our taste pretty well. We want to thank all involved artists for the contributions and also our beloved community.

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We will bring you more new music soon. Stay tuned!

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Artwork: www.kilianvandewater.com
Mastering: Robert Trifunović

Beyhude - Terso

End of year downtempo mix featuring originals and remixes by Mustafa Ismaeel, Bachir Salloum, Keybe, Fulltone, the Soul Brothers and more. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
1) Lessovsky - Floating Away (Rasi Z Remix)
2) The Soul Brothers - Faisal
3) Yohoros - Talinguru (Mustafa Ismaeel Remix)
4) Mehmut Orhan - Vesaire
5) Pattern Drama - Magic
6) Hraach - Bajo El Cielo Azul(Sakris Mikael Remix)
7) Bachir Salloum - Your Soul
8) Ioanis - Selenicereus Grandiflorus(Keybe Remix)
9) Keybe - Kalima
10) Keybe - Mandore (Fulltone Remix)
11) Mustafa Ismaeel - A Night In Baghdad (Rasi Z Remix)
12) Rasi Z - Cheshmhaye To (The Soul Brothers Remix)
13) Daniel Verhagen - Delusion
14) Daniel Verhagen & Kotu - Mora Dise

Desert Tales

Time keeps flowing like a river - year after year the Urban Cosmonaut journey goes on - and we are thrilled by the sound adventures which await us on the path. We keep travelling on the beat, and today's trip brings us to the Anatolian plateau to enjoy the Turkish delight which Erhan Yilmaz (https://soundcloud.com/erhanyilmazedits) prepared for us. Erhan was born on the shores of the Black Sea, he has been playing music for about a decade already, he performed in radioshows and music venues alongside many instrumentalists. His sound experiments and melodic excursions helped Erhan to develop the fascinating style he displays in his mix. His sound is diverse and heterogeneous, sliding smoothly between house tracks and disco-folk rhythms produced with a rich selection of ethnic motifs from Turkey and Middle-East. It is a vibrant sound made of histories and memories, a sound which recalls the beautiful moments spent with the beloved ones. This is what inspired the artist while recording the mix. We are happy to welcome this new friend at our podcast series, and wish you a wonderful time with his mix.

Find Erhan Yilmaz here:
https://soundcloud.com/erhanyilmazedits
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Cc9BhW8nP6fZh7kxMxTt4?si=_H2AudMETQS-j-CQ1zeFlA

Tracklist

UCR #056 by Erhan Yilmaz

Harabe starting to eclipse series with Anatolian Sessions,001 coming with emotional mesmerizing sounds with chill theme.
@anatoliansessions narrates the journey between history and clash of civilizations with him characteristic sound.

@anatoliansessions

Harabeclipse 001 by Anatolian Sessions

Here’s the fresh part of the story coming from talented @vedat-mutlu

"....When i record something, most important thing for me is that the track or mix must make you feel something when you listen; sad or happy, excited or done. I need to feel. I believe music is a language that has no specific words in it, instead of words, it has feelings those you should shape as an artist to communicate with others. After that, i believe, it has to be a story, a track or a mix should tell you something. I hope you feel something close to my feelings and like the stories that I told."

Follow him: @vedat-mutlu
instagram.com/vedatmutlumusic/

Support his new EP:
https://fanlink.to/KoleraEp

Follow us: @velhasill
instagram.com/velhasilmusic

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The Story Part 16 by "Vedat Mutlu"

Hennatronic

Something Slow Podcast #53
ALI BAKIR @alibakirr who is based in TURKEY

Thank you Ali for introducing us to some new sounds and for giving us reasons to be cheerful #slowlove !

"He began his musical life with the rhythm instruments he played, in various styles and paces. He created new experiences with his formation that melts art and music in the same pot; such as timbre of ethnic, electronica downtempo and afro house.
Additionally, as a strict music archivist, Ali Bakır mainly blends hypnotic rhythms with ethnic tones in his sets."

soundcloud.com/alibakirr
instagram.com/alibakirali
facebook.com/alibakirmusic 
youtube.com/user/alibakir3
 
TRACKLIST

01. Bloem - Safari Sun (Original Mix)
02. Marco Tegui - Sabor Amargo (Original Mix)
03. Professor - Better Days (Original Mix)
04. Dibidabo - Los Desert (Original Mix)
05. Gaye Su Akyol - Kendimden Kaçmaktan (Ipek Ipekcioglu Remix)
06. Kermesse - Iguazu (Original Mix)
07. Orkidz - Yamas (Original Mix)
08. Sabo - C'mon Summer (Original Mix)
09. Rodolfo y Su Tipica - Tabaco Y Ron (Zuma Dionys Edit)
10. MFO - Adimiz Miskindir Bizim (Ahmet Atakan Edit)

DOWNLOAD Slow Music

Ali Bakir | Something Slow 053

let's create some chaos <3
QUEERING THE PERSPECTIVE
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#LeaveNoOneBehind
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