Turkey's recent musical history is littered with bottled blondes who put on a lot of eyeliner, made a few singles & then disappeared. And since the mid-1970s, those twin queens Ajda Pekkan and Sezen Aksu have maintained a semi-rivalry while bulldozing their way over pop charts & sales counters. Piles of Turkish psych & folk reissues have hit the west over the past few years, and yet how many have given the luscious ladies of Anatolia their due? So go beyond Selda, and get your gal power on. It's time to steam up your windows with this foxy arabesque singer who's a real-life Stevie Nicks next-door. 

Waka waka funk rhythm guitar, sweet little organs, pumping bass, winging & buzzy synths, electric baglama, syrupy disco strings, and Akkor's little swallowed yodels... It's all here on Istanbul Plak singles released from 1971-75. 

Whether she's covering European hits that have Turkish lyrics retrofitted, or ghost voicing a musical scene in a high-profile movie, Akkor often sings like outbursts of tears or frenzy are just beyond her words. And seeing how she always played second fiddle to her classier, more famous sister Gönül, maybe Kâmuran just felt like a little drama was in order, mmm? 

You might have caught a couple of scant cuts on compilations like "Turkish Freakout Vol. 2" or "Istanbul 70", but there's way more to discover, and now you can.

Remastered sound.

Insert with photos and liner notes by Angela Sawyer (Weirdo Records).

Tracklist:

Falcı (1975) -  Kabahat Seni Sevende (1972) -  Yorgun Gözler (1972) -  Bilemem Bilemem (1971) -  Evet mi Hayır mı? (1974) -  İkimiz Bir Fidanız (1975) -  Dilo Dilo Yaylalar (1975) -  Doğru mu,Doğru mu (1975) -  Kim Ne Derse Desin (1975) -  İn misin Cin misin (1973) -  Düşmanlarım Çatlasın (1972) -  Olur mu Dersin (1971) -  Dane Dane Benleri (1972)


KAMURAN AKKOR - Kamuran Akkor - LP/CD Pharaway Sounds

First ever LP/CD reissue of this private Dutch album from 1979: a latin-funk-psych-prog-library-jazzy trip, long tracks dominated by groovy flute, killer guitar, funky rhythm section, exotic percussion and some cool Oriental / Thai / Brazilian influences.

Angelo Noce Santoro is a guitar player with over forty-five years of musical career. A founding member of legendary psych-prog band Cosmic Dealer, Angelo has recorded and released albums under his own name and he’s also behind projects like Palmeira (the first Dutch band playing Brazilian music), Santoro Brothers and Oriental Guitars among many others. His unique guitar playing, which incorporates surf, psychedelic, jazz and Oriental influences, has received praising from connoisseurs of obscure instrumental sounds such as Jello Biafra, who got in touch with Angelo after discovering one of his solo albums in a second-hand shop in the 80s. 

“For You” was Angelo’s first solo album, released as a private pressing in 1979 on ANS, his own label. Angelo played bass, acoustic & electric guitars, flute and percussion. He was joined by ace flute player Steven Bishop, drummer Herman Muller and Lodewijk Hulsman on acoustic guitar.  Most of the tracks were written by Angelo prior to 1979, with some of them dating back to the early 70s when he was with Cosmic Dealer.

Master tape sound
Insert / Booklet with liner notes and photos

CD comes with two previously unreleased bonus tracks from 1979: a second part of “Raindance” and a cover of João Gilberto’s “Undiu”.

File under: Latin, Psych, Funk, Breaks, Jazz, Fusion, Brazilian, Oriental

Tracklist:

Tapajos – Odessa Part 1 – Xica – Theme From? – Raindance Part 1 – For You – Arroz Cubano – Raindance Part 2* - Undiu*

*CD only bonus tracks

ANGELO NOCE SANTORO - For You LP/CD/Digital PHARAWAY SOUNDS

AUDIO TEASER OF NEW EDIP AKBAYRAM COMPILATION, OUT SEPTEMBER 2015 ON PHARAWAY SOUNDS

Keep one hand on your bağlama, bub! 

B-sides from hard to find 45s that never made onto albums during singer Edip Akbayram's psychedelic period with the awesome Dostlar as backing band.

A tiny guy with a great big, easy, open voice, Akbayram glues together disparate arrangements that put ridiculous analog synthesizers up next to mystic poetry that's hundreds of years old. Anatolian melodies are enveloped by western touches, like breakdowns for cosmic whispering, slammin' organ, or wild phasing effects on folk instruments that were never meant to support them.

Remastered sound

Insert / Booklet with liner notes by Angela Sawyer (Weirdo Records) and photos

Tracklist:

Affetmem Seni (1976)  - Garip (1974) - Gam Üstüne Gam Yapılır (1975) - Zalim Zalim (1976) - Sen Açtın Yarayı (1977) - Aldırma Gönül Aldırma (1977) - Kahpe Felek (1976)


EDIP AKBAYRAM VE DOSTLAR - Singles Overview 1974-1977 LP/CD PHARAWAY SOUNDS

Audio teaser from Edip Akbayram's "Nice Yıllara Gülüm" LP / CD reissue on Pharaway Sounds.

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Edip Akbayram - Nice Yıllara Gülüm LP / CD Reissue PHARAWAY SOUNDS

Taken from "Cymbeline 1965-1971" LP / CD / Digital.

Out November 2017 on Guerssen Records.

Previously unreleased DIY homemade psychedelia, teenbeat and fuzz-psych/prog by this amazing Swedish band, 1965-1971!!

Formed in the industrial town of Norrköping in the mid ‘60s, Cymbeline (also known as Motala Ström and W&J) only released a 45 in 1971 before breaking up. But during their existence, the band recorded a lot of stuff, included here for the first time along with their rare 45. 

Tracks like “Third Image” or “Look at the stars” are an incredible find for anyone into US garage-psych (they wouldn’t sound out of place on any Pebbles or Psychedelic Unknowns volume!) and others like “Flicka”, “Stolta Vingar” or “Mittuppslag” are top notch ‘70s Scandinavian psych/prog. We can’t believe that such fabulous stuff has remained hidden in a carboard box until now.

So, 40 years later, here’s the LP that Cymbeline always dreamed of. 

*Remastered sound

*Insert with photos and liner notes by band member Michael Journath

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1965 - 1971

CYMBELINE - Third Image (1966, previously unreleased)

Ode to Quetzalcoatl

Morning Sun (snippet)

Miguel Abuelo & Nada

Recala Sabido Forastero (snippet)

Señor Carnicero (snippet)

El Muelle (snippet)

Estoy Aqui Parado Sentado Y Acostado (snippet)

El Largo Dia De Vivir (snippet)

Tirando Piedras Al Rio (snippet)

Recala Sabido Forastero

Señor Carnicero

Tirando Piedras Al Rio

Colour Your Mind (Expanded Mind Edition)

Theme from Dr. Who (Live at Shake Some Action Club) (snippet)

Paragon-Smythe (7" version) (snippet)

Astronomy Domine (4-track demo) (snippet)

Pictures Of Matchstick Men (4-track demo) (snippet)

Want Of A Rhyme (4-track demo) (snippet)

Colour Your Mind (4-track demo) (snippet)

Hello Or Goodbye (snippet)

Uncle Jack (snippet)

Want Of A Rhyme (snippet)

Suicidal Flowers (snippet)

Catalonia based reissue record label group, key name in the psychedelic, progressive and folk reissue field worldwide. We have five labels, Guerssen, Sommor, Out-sider Music, Pharaway Sounds and Got Kinda Lost.



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