Three mates (Deniz Ağan, Sedat Girgin, Can Tunaboylu) from art school met long ago. They were into drawing, painting and all but their passion in common was the golden era of rock, 60’s and 70’s. From Erik Koray to Led Zeppelin, from the Beatles to the Who they ears were full of good stuff. They decided to play together and by 2007 they formed the band “Eskiz”, won Roxy Music Days Award (an established contest in Turkey known to be the discovery stage of “newcomer” acts). Their official debut came by 2014 “Kimsenin Ruhu Duymaz” that came with an award-winning music video “O” and followed by a heavier-darker-rock’n’roll EP “Türkçe Sözlü Ağır Müzik” including smell-like-hit tracks as “Inadına Tersine”, “Sakar Şakir”, “Patron”… 2015 came with a member change, as the drummer Sedat Girgin became one of the most demanded super talent young illustrators (Eskiz artworks are his); Uygar Çetiner got on board. Their participation to RedBull Warmup serie and an outstanding performance at Zeytinli Rock Festival spread the word. Now they are working on their second LP, expected to be out late 2016.

Ekim 1996’da Kadıköy’de açılmış ve kısa zamanda alternatif bir mekân olarak kabul görerek Kadıköy ve İstanbul’un eğlence hayatına yön vermiştir.

Dekoru ve müziğiyle kendine bir dil oluşturmuş, tarzıyla sadece Anadolu yakasında değil, İstanbul genelinde de sesini duyurarak, güçlü bir takipçi kitlesi yakalamıştır.

An independent rock band from Istanbul, TR.

Founded March 2013 in Istanbul, Saigon Traffic penetrated the city’s underground rock and indie scene fast. The quartet, consisting of Sertaç Turan, Fulya Köksalar, Onur Andıç and Uygar Çetiner, who have worked together and apart for many years, gathered a noteworthy following due to their initial recordings (at Deneyevi Studios) both at home and abroad. The band are continuously reaching more and more people playing gigs, while working on their first EP, scheduled for January 2014. Influences vary greatly from alternative rock, indie rock, post-punk, rock & roll, all the way to progressive rock. Saigon Traffic welcomes you to their world of energetic stage performance and the insanely detailed work of modern poetry.

The Ringo Jets is a heavy rock’n’roll band from Istanbul, Turkey; a loud one too. Formed at the end of 2011 by guitarist Tarkan Mertoğlu, Deniz Ağan and drummer Lale Kardeş, the band recorded their very first DIY EP “Limited Lunchpack” and gained high exposure through the underground scene. After signing with Tantana Records on 2012 the band released their debut album produced by Tommaso Colliva (Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Afterhours, Calibro 35) in 2014 and they have been touring Europe ever since. The band direct supported Kadavar, Pixies, Dirty Fences and opened for The Battles, Triggerfinger, Portishead, Gogol Bordello and ended up on several end of year best lists.

Tarkan Mertoğlu - Guitar/Vocal
Deniz Ağan - Guitar/Vocal
Lale Kardeş - Drums/Vocal

Enjoy it along with the band.



homemade |
some game music |
some improvs / demos
(ozancali-at-gmail)

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