“What am I to build, if my hands are broken, if I’m not the chosen one?” sings Steven McKellar of Civil Twilight on “Story of An Immigrant”, over a lush, dynamic beat that evokes the sounds of his native South Africa while steeped in the band’s everevolving present. The foursome (Steven, his brother and guitarist Andrew, drummer Richard Wouters and Kevin Dailey on keys and guitar) are living proof of what happens when you stop worrying about being the chosen one and make music built on both the roots that grew you and the love that keeps you thriving every day. Civil Twilight’s songs embrace every corner of human emotion, balancing delicate, poetic lyrics with sweeping arrangements that touch all the senses: a phrase to make you think; a rolling drumbeat you can feel in your bones; a guitar vamp as illustrative as a picture; a shimmer of keys whose light can nearly be seen and heard. Produced by Ben H. Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Bombay Bicycle Club, Cut Copy), their third record on Wind-Up is built on this vibrancy, on the permanent dust of a Cape Town youth; on the connection that unites them all as brothers beyond blood and on their new home in America where they pull from the innate, thriving musicianship of Nashville, where they live. When you listen to Civil Twilight, from their self-titled debut, to 2012’s widely lauded Holy Weather to now, it’s easy to understand why the band has topped five million YouTube views and reached historic success with film and television syncs – because it’s music you can’t shake, that translates experience into moments and creates melodies that become imbedded deep under the skin. We’re all immigrants, in some way, and Civil Twilight’s singing our national anthem.

indie music project / bağımsız müzik projesi

kaç canım kalmış, ağustos iki bin on ikide yiğitcan önal'ın pimini çektiği bağımsız alternatif müzik projesi. işe önceleri evde tek başına kaydettiği şarkıları yayınlayarak başlayan yiğitcan, birikince bu şarkıları "x3" adı altında birleştirip bağımsız ve dijital bir albüm olarak yayınladı. 2014-2015 sezonunda istanbul, ankara, eskişehir gibi farklı illerde hayal kahvesi, if, mojo, roxy, peyote, karga, noxus, spr pub, atölye hangart gibi birçok sahnede yer aldı. bunların yanında 2015 taşoda festivali ve eskişehir sokak festivali'nde de kaç canım kalmış sahne alan müzisyen ve gruplar arasındaydı. 

daha sonra projeye eklenen yeni yeni yeteneklerle genişleyen kaç canım kalmış ikinci albümü için kolları sıvadı ve 2018 başlar başlamaz bu albümden "deniz göçü", "bizim için bir yer yok" ve "söz, kaçmıycam" teklilerini yayınladı. ikinci albüm "şuradan şurası bizim" 8 mart'ta dijital müzik market ve platformlarda yerini aldı.

Hayvanlar Alemi is an instrumental psychedelic folk rock band founded in Ankara in 1999. Throughout the years, the band has developed a style of its own, inspired by the innovative musical heritage of Turkey but also informed by the traditional and popular styles of the globe, blending together scales and rhythms of Asia, Africa, Middle East and South America with surf, dub, stoner rock and free improvisation. The ensemble’s music has been released under labels such as Sublime Frequencies (USA), Unrock (Germany) and Glitterbeat (Germany), and received positive reviews from publications such as Wire, The Guardian and Uncut. In 2018, Hayvanlar Alemi released the compilation "15 Golden Adventures" on Shalgam Records (Turkey), which includes a selection for beginners culled from the band's releases between 2008 and 2016. The band's latest album "Psychedelia in Times of Turbulence", highlighted by influences of doom and drone metal, came out in March 2020 on Subsound Records (Italy).



Hayvanlar Alemi records and tours mostly in a power trio form consisting of Özüm İtez on guitar, Hazar Mutgan on bass, and Işık Sarıhan on drums, occasionally joined by Gökçe Başar on second guitar.

For full biography, see: hayvanlaralemi.org/biography.html

"mütevazi rock yapıyoruz ama tam tersi de olabilir..." mottosu ile şarkı çizip resim çalan bir topluluk...

mikrofon/gitar: erdem topsakal 
elektrik/gitar: ayhan akbaş
bas gitar/göbek dansı: ramazan kırdım
davul/baget: boğaç soydemir 
klavye/mikrofon: çağrı özer 

şimdi tüm internetlerde...

şiirler okudum, şiirlerdeki yaşa geldim

dilara sakpınar: vocals, synth 
feryin kaya: bass guitar
berke can özcan: drums, percussion
+
arda erboz: guitars, trombone
seçil kuran: vibraphone, percussion

Starting their musical journey back in 2004, 123, in other words "one, two, three", released their debut album "aksel" in November 2009. "aksel" included 14 songs, that tells the story of a boy named aksel, an owl and a whale. "aksel" is a cd/book with 230 pages of illustrations made by Huban Korman. In May 2010, the band released an ep named "stereo love", that contains 6 tracks. Just before the end of 2010, 123's third album "arve" was released. "arve" has 15 songs, and it's actually the second part of the story that was started in the album "aksel". "arve" is also a cd/book with 190 pages of photography taken by Irmak Altiner. The Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen is a featured guest on the title song "arve". Another album entitled "anja" is being produced which is the conclusion story that started with "aksel", but before "anja", the band released their fourth album "LARA" in january 2012. "LARA" puts the emphasis on Dilara’s mesmerizing voice and poignant lyrics. The album also features three notable guest musicians - İlhan Erşahin plays saxophone on "Sun in the arms of love", Hakan Kurşun sings and plays guitar on "Yokuz" and percussionist Arto Tunçboyacıyan sings and plays on "Trip". All four albums of the band can be bought online through mikrop gramofon's web site. They can also all be bought on itunes.

123 is also known for its symphonic work. the band played with two different symphony orchestras conducted by ender sakpinar. more symphonic concerts will be following.

The band has played at many international events such as;
Istambul Agora Festival (Sao Paolo), Kolaj Istanbul (Paris), Glimps Festival (Ghent), Mini Europe Tour by Elle (Turin, Straubing, Munich, Oslo), Şimdi-Now (Stuttgart), Berlin Jazz Festival (Berlin), 0090 Kunstenfestival (Antwerp), Bridge to Turkey Festival (Munich), 123 feat. Gunnar Halle at Nordik Festival (Istanbul), Kings of Convenience + 123 at Nordik Festival (Istanbul), Efes One Love Festival (Istanbul), Urban Festival (Istanbul), Babylon Sound Garden Festival (Istanbul), Contemporary Festival (Istanbul), International Istanbul Jazz Festival (Istanbul) and Akbank Jazz Festival (Istanbul).

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