All eyes are on Islandman, an interplanetary musical trio from Istanbul who release their long anticipated, third album Godless Ceremony on September 10 via Danish imprint and long-time home of the band, Music for Dreams. 

The album is available in all digital stores: https://music-for-dreams.lnk.to/godlessceremony

Islandman makes an incendiary, uplifting and psychedelic slew of music drawn from a world of make-believe, rooted in Anatolia. These 10 tracks (+ 3 additional exclusives on the vinyl) – all of which flirt with balearic, house, down-tempo and electronica with a global gaze - are awash with acid drenched electronic motifs and stuttering electronic drum machine syncopations. The group effortlessly sail the globe, dropping into the tropics of Ecuador (Amarnos Ahora),to Mali visiting North African desert blues masters Tamikrest (Tarhamanine Assinegh) and North India (Drums Of Colca) whilst never forgetting the music and poetry from the band's spiritual home, Anatolia (Kara Toprak). 
In Godless Ceremony we are withdrawn from time and place, delivered to a fantasy zone, dreamt up in the sea, gazing at the stars. It's a musical storyboard, that whilst conceived in Istanbul by producer, singer and multi instrumentalist Tolga Böyük, journeys to far off places, real and imagined.
Hindustani tablas, Tibetan flutes, flamenco guitars, Anatolian Saz and Balinese (Bhasa) vocals all mesh within a concept (and coping mechanism) that contemplates daily routine as beautiful and meditative and as Tolga has appreciated over a testing two years in which he lost his father,"You can take part in a religious ceremony, search for supernatural powers, but sometimes you need to find happiness in small, everyday things".
The record's tracklisting and flow, like it's production ambition and aesthetic, peaks and troughs and arguably perculates at the Underworld-esque title track Godless Ceremony, where Tolga takes front of stage delivering the lead vocal and playing the Saz, an Anatolian stringed guitar-like instrument. 

The core members of Islandman are multi-instrumentalist & producer, Tolga Böyük and  Eralp Güven (percussion) and Erdem Başer (guitars). Islandman have become known for their live performances, as anyone who has witnessed their live streams from Istanbul for the London Jazz Festival and Boiler Room can attest to. 

Islandman simply avoids boundaries and Godless Ceremony is ultimately their most open-minded work to date. The subtleties and deft electronic touches bewilder and their clear appreciation of music on a global level is an education for us all.

Vinyl pre-order: https://islandman-musicfordreams.bandcamp.com/album/godless-ceremony

Supported by Koda’s Cultural Funds and Musik Forlæggerne.

Connect with islandman
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3So3vlAfrEh2FbpvG7sxO4?si=JaWXl03rQe-Q-LyoW8LQaw
FB: https://facebook.com/islandmanmusic/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/tolgabuyuk
IG: https://instagram.com/islandman_/

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Tulum has become world known for it's Culture.

This culture congregates renegades with exquisite taste from all over the World creating a New one following the Light.

The Architecture, The Landscape, The Weather, The Food and The Music.. 
All of them in tune to create an Alchemy that feeds the soul.

Dancing with sandy feet, refreshing in the Turquoise colors of the sea during the day and observing the most magnificent Milky Way in front of a Fire and a Copal smoke smell at night.

This set is my tribute to the land that gave Freedom to my Soul.

El Sol Siempre Saldra

The Real Sounds Of Tulum

Both Sides of the Moon

Snippets - Javid (short track samples - no mix)

Restaurant playlist For Zest Ubud.
Mixed by @poyanshifter

Weekly Session #067 | With Poyan Shifter

Abyssal Glow Echoes #586

Wonderful Waves

BLOEM DJ SET AT NOMADE TULUM
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B L O E M AT NOMADE TULUM

The Mystical object of Interstellar communication feat. Bahramji & The Egyptian Magician

Sincere thanks to the beautiful Hedone festival for a magical morning of elves, nymphs, centaurs, satires, witches, magicians and warriors. This set was designed to hold the excitement in dancefloor at 8 in the morning, so expect something fun, bubbly and diverse, like a game of hyperactive children at school recess ;)

Electribal 10 - Hedone Seminar 2019 Summer Mix

-1 - PAAX (Tulum) - Emily (Extended Mix)
-2 - Yamil - Ikal (Original Mix)
-3 - Omerar Nanda - Ehlen Vs Sehlen
-4 - PAAX Tulum - Juego De Nina
-5 - Sabo - Rise (feat. Bahramji Aya Haximum Toygun Sozen Original Mix)
-6 - Omerar Nanda - Tamu Seseh (Original Mix)
-7 - Omerar Nanda - Jida Kiymett (Original Mix)
-8 - Zuma Dionys - Bermud
-9 - Omerar Nanda - Hebele Hubulu (Zuma Dionys Remix)
-10 - Rapossa - Wild Guns (Samaha Remix)
-11 - PAAX (Tulum)-Sera El Sol (Extended Mix)
-12 - Derun - Girnata Swing (Original Mix)
-13 - TRECEVEINTE - Baktun (Original Mix)
-14 - Elias Dore & Acado - Asura
-15 - Omerar Nanda - Dreamy Girl feat. Elif Kaya (Original Mix)

Nastya Plastilina - Dunes

There was a creature With a heart of good Knowing what's right and wrong Yet hidden behind a hood

The Mystical object of Interstellar communication feat. Bahramji & The Egyptian Magician

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