Performance by Ensemble hand werk at Izmir New Music Days III, at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Cultural Centre, Chamber Music Hall, Izmir, 24th May 2022.

Flute - Daniel Agi
Bass Clarinet - Heni Hyunjung Kim
Violin - Lola Rubio
Piano - Thibaut Surugue

Recorded by Ahmet Ozan Murat ve Kerem İnce

Ballad for the Risk Class II (2022) for flute, bass clarinet, violin, piano, and tape

Premiered by Hezarfen Ensemble in June, 2022 at Arter Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul.

Özcan Ulucan, violin
İmge Tilif, violin
Ulrich Mertin, viola
Mehmet Gökhan Bağcı, violoncello

The word “Aphotic” means the deep zone of the ocean that receives suboptimal illumination. This title alludes to the perception the ears create when detecting “pure elements” in a crowded texture, resembling the perception of light in pure darkness. The piece seeks the musical equivalent of the elements of an organic component, varying constantly in itself and transforming simultaneously by interacting with each other. Throughout the piece, the delicate interrelations between elements stimulate sensibility to details and provide a critical listening experience.

APHOTIC for string quartet (2022)

This piece was inspired by Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi's quotation; create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave." Brancusi's modern and minimalist sculptural style was also a source of inspiration for me. However, I did not intend to create a minimalist expression but aimed to convey Brancusi's style from my perspective.

In general, the piece consists of an extended crescendo and diminuendo respectively. As Iannis Xenakis notes, the terms crescendo and diminuendo do not simply refer to dynamics; they are applicable to increases and decreases in any parameter. In this piece, in addition to the prelude and postlude, we perceive a crescendo and diminuendo in the intensity of the instrumental build-up. The piece is constructed with transitional sections connected to each other through "injections" of gradual transitions of various parameters.

Brancusi (for string orchestra)

there was no light at our place

STORM (2023)

Electroacoustic Works 1 Halkapınar

Düş Kapanı - Performed by Ums'n Jip ( May 2023 Istanbul/Turkey)

a quick tip from a loser

Melekler Ölmez (cover)

Live recording of a performance by Eva Zöllner (accordion) at eavesdropping on 24 January 2020.

Recorded for eavesdropping by John Croft.

a quick tip from a loser

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