IMF Favorites (July & August 2021)

Waves

Everything In Moderation

French Roast

[the brown-headed cowbird]
[chrip chirp]

Do you like Rock'n'Roll
And lose control
'cause you got the old keys
And tickets on the show

If you doubt inside
Trickle down your soul
Just relax and flow
Just relax and flow

[the blue jay]
[chrip chirp]

Hatching slowly, blue jay 
Take a flight on the bay
Tweeting brothers, low key
Yellow sunshine on the gray

If there's doubt inside
Trickle down your soul
Just relax and flow
Just relax and flow

[the rufous-sided towhee]
[chrip chirp]

Brown-headed cowbird
You might think it is the word
Let me tell you something 
It's not what I've heared

Rufous-sided towhee
Black, white, brown and feathery
Just relax and flow
Just relax and flow

Calm Fridays

Grove

Under Summer Skies

All instruments played and recorded at home by me, and I am neither a drummer nor a bassist, so bear with me please :)

F'em All - Demo version

Composed & played & mixed by myself except some bass parts, Lloyd Degler thankfully is the guest artist on that one.
Many thanks to Lloyd, Elias Castegren, David McVicker, and my lovely Lina Dahlman for tips on mixing. 
Also, thanks to David for invaluable ideas on the bass line during the conception of this song some years ago.

Wave In - Demo version

An appendage to the song "Wave In".
Composed, played and recorded by meself.
An extended version with my band at the time can be heard here:
https://soundcloud.com/marslan/wave-out-1?in=marslan/sets/waves-1

Wave Out - Original demo version

Composed, played and recorded by meself, except the Tarhu played by the one and only Mr. Lloyd Degler.
Loads of love to Lina Dahlman for patiently listening to it and inspiring me to rethink and reshape it.

Sensible Oddities / Hold On - Demo version

Dendts

Second single from Atlas. 
Animated music video by Laura Kunov: https://youtu.be/B3uuTd9AZUE
Streaming on other platforms: linktr.ee/mumasmusic 
All music and recording is Copyright © Mehmet Ali Arslan 2020.

Atlas

Earth Spoke

Muma is the musician alter ego of Mehmet Ali Arslan, who delicately replants his Kurdish/Turkish roots in a landscape of rock with a breeze of jazz. Listening between the notes, the curious listener can trace Mehmet’s path through the eclectia of Radiohead, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, The Cinematic Orchestra, A Perfect Circle, Jaga Jazzist and Tool.

Here are some of Muma's demos/skethces/interludes/etc...