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Radio On Vacation With Mehmet Aslan

It's been a while since we've hosted a podcast, but when our latest discovery, Mehmet Aslan offered to do a Turkish special, we couldn't refuse. Lately, we've been delving as deep into Turkish, Middle Eastern and North African music as much as our limited knowledge will permit and this mix hits the spot.

Look out for more of Mehmet, Miajica and the Alma Negra crew from Basel on our own affiliated labels and beyond in 2014...

http://soundcloud.com/mehmetaslan
Highlife02 is available here:

Phonica Records - http://bit.ly/1cwgd5V
Kristina Records - http://bit.ly/1km7PNd
Rough Trade Records - http://bit.ly/1dJma0D
Piccadilly Records - http://bit.ly/1f8xN4h
Juno Records http://bit.ly/1iJMivZ
OYE Kreuzkoelln - http://bit.ly/1f8y0Vd
Amoeba - http://bit.ly/1a0BTUO

Vol.3 on the way!

H+P

Join us.

H+P: 029 Mehmet Aslan - Turkish Special

Mehmet Aslan has always been a dab hand and blending the old with the new. A childhood spent soaking up Turkish sounds (thanks to his parents) first ignited his love for music, and by his teenage years he'd become obsessed with collecting records, digging deep into the infinite realms of house and techno.

But when he began producing, he found a way of merging these two formative styles. Many of you will remember his early outings for labels like Hamam House and Huntley + Palmers which saw him either editing old Turkish records into club ready rhythms or injecting his own productions with influences from his roots.

These qualities have continued too permeate his releases since. As well as music for his own co-run Fleeting Wax label, he's shared EPs for Planisphere, Dischi Autunno and Huntley + Palmers' Highlife offshoot which showcase his deep and psychedelic approach to making electronic music.

Though it's a decade since his first release came out, it wasn't until recently that he shared his first ever album. Sun Is Parallel is a rich and diverse body of work that, unsurprisingly, takes in many different influences and journeys across different tempos. As always, there's a hypnotic quality that brings everything together but across its 11-track duration you'll hear mid-tempo acid jams sitting next to folkloric electronica and cinematic soundscapes unfurling into hazy grooves. 

Following the release, we asked him to put a mix together for us. Over an hour it coasts from off-kilter funk and synth-pop through to oddball rhythms, best enjoyed - as Mehmet suggests - whilst running through a Mexican canyon with the cartel hot on your tail...

Mehmet Aslan: The 'Ransom Note' Mix

In The Mix - The finest DJs from across the globe - and from every end of the genre spectrum – doing what they do best, sharing the music they love.

Swiss-Turkish, Berlin-based producer and DJ Mehmet Aslan explores the far reaches of the Swiss post-punk, experimental and electronic scenes on his new compilation Senza Decoro: Liebe & Anarchia in Switzerland 1980-1990.  “It was like a wild laboratory for all forms of new and strange sounds,” he says.  In celebration of its release, Mehmet has created an exclusive mix for Juno Daily featuring some of the album’s highlights and a few other choice gems thrown in for good measure.

In The MIx: DJ Mehmet Aslan

https://refugeworldwide.com/radio/mehmet-aslan-residency-07-nov-2023
@refugeworldwide

Refuge Worldwide | 07 November 2023 | Residency

Recorded live at Hinterhof Bar, Basel on 13-09-2014

@pavelplastikk
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Picture taken from dipsahaf.com

Mehmet Aslan & Pavel Plastikk @ Hinterhof 13-09-2014

Mehmet Aslan — Nuits sonores Tanger — 18 oct 2014

Mix for @noise-in-my-head , Sydney
http://www.noiseinmyhead.com.au/2015/03/170315-w-mehmet-aslan/

Tracklist:
Tülay German – Gelin Ayse (Intro)
Tülay German – Sevmem Bir Daha (Kumbaya) intro
Erkin Koray – Mesafeler (distance cut)
Fikret Kizilok – Farketmeden (cut)
Istanbul Calgicilari – Sax Gazel (cut)
Minor Empire – Zülüf Dökülmüs Yüze (short)
Baris Manco – Alla Beni (cit cit afacan sound system cut the edit)
Mazhar ve Fuat – Güllerin Icinden (gel bana yavas yavas edit)
Ümit Besen – Yakinda Gelecegim (cut)
Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani – Black Sea Waves
Sezen Aksu – Al Beni in the space
Hakki Bulut – Gercek seven kiskanir (baglama dub)
??? – ???
Ahmet Kaya – Ayni Daldaydik
Dün Bugün Yarin Orkestrasi – Moog Girgir (intro)
Afet Serenay – Maden Dagi (edit)
??? – ???
Özdemir Erdogan – Ac Kapiyi Gir Iceri (FOC Edits in ellerinden)
??? – ???
Tatlises – Maden Dagi dumandir (sssssss)
Cem Karaca – Lümüne (Odam Kirec Tutmuyor)
Tülay German – Yigidim Aslanim Burda Yatiyor (cut)
Tülay German – Mecnunum Leylami Gördüm (akustik)
Uzun Ince Bir Yoldayim (Love to Baris Manco from space rework)
Yilmaz Güney tip ögrencisi olursa
Tülay German – Sevmem Bir Daha (Kumbaya)

Fragmentler – Mix for Noise in My Head / NTS | 03-2015

Mehmet Aslan @ Fusion 2015 / Luftschloss

Full tracklist + download this way ~ http://blrrm.tv/bKmRdA

Mehmet Aslan Boiler Room Istanbul DJ Set

Disco Halal Series has come to its 3rd episode, this time by house favourite @mehmetaslan , one of the promising future djs and a leading sparrow in the turkish revival scene, which blessed us with many beautiful edits and opened us a real window to his fatherland. 
this hour will make you fantasies about exotic new places.
enjoy

1. Raze de Soare - Ne-am Despărțit
2. Unknown Greek track (really, I cant read the vinyl)
3. Kemal Sunal Saban Cay yok bok icin
4. Nekropsi - Harf Devrimi 1998
5. The Mops - わらの言葉
5. C-Edits_A4_Amifalw
6. Moton - Exotiq
7.  Selvy - Piec Minut Lez
8. Kamuran Akkor - Yorgun Gözler
9.  vahşi hayvanlarla boğuştum (Paralel Disko Edit)
10.  Afet Serenay - Maden Dagi (C.love's Turkish Bass Edit) (CUT)
11.  Donato Dozzy - Cassandra 2
12. Eddie C - One For Dane
13. Eva Geist - electronic tribalism
14. Umay Umay -  Alooo
15.  Love will tear us apart (Edit, unknown white vinyl)
16.  musique en 5 dimensions_SideB_1_cut
17.  Un Taxi Mauve – Side B
18.  One night in prince club la reunion
19. Nicolas Jaar - Folie a deux
20.  Istanbul recording
21.  Ing. Coman -  SEARA
22. Dugun Gecesi Misket



Halal Three by Mehmet Aslan

The third installment of our podcast series is from Berlin based selector Mehmet Aslan. Mehmet is a producer with Turkish roots who has reappropriated his ancestors' music through productions that blend folkloric undertones together with modern electronic rhythms. 

A killer producer and selector who manages, at the same time, to push a sound both refreshing as grounded in Turkish folk culture. 

ZeeZout Podcast 003 | Mehmet Aslan

Swiss-born Turk Mehmet Aslan is up next for July’s edition of our Mix Series.

As usual, full feature, including tracklist and interview on offtherecord.net: bit.ly/PhonicaMixSeries38

Phonica Mix Series

Phonica Mix Series 38: Mehmet Aslan

BAR Radio #25 (part 2) with Mehmet Aslan (@mehmetaslan)
Tune in every friday from 8 to 10 pm on Operator.

Recorded on October 13th 2017.

BAR Radio #25  Mehmet Aslan

Recorded live at Else, Berlin.

www.operator-radio.com

Mehmet Aslan [Operator x BAR X Salon Zur Wilden Renate x Else] - 21st July 2018

Mix for @thevinylfactory in 2018
Article:
https://thevinylfactory.com/features/discovering-80s-swiss-new-wave-synth-pop-rarities-with-mehmet-aslan/

Vinyl Factory: Discovering ’80s Swiss new wave & synth-pop rarities

Abu Dhabi: Mehmet Aslan returns to the BR decks at Mas,blending traditional folk hymns with modern electronic rhythms.

Mehmet Aslan | Boiler Room Abu Dhabi: MAS

Intro Set at Innervisions w/ Dixon & Ame, Nordstern-Basel, Bon-Voyage

Bon-Voyage is an Electronic Music Event label from Basel founded in 2006.

Links
facebook.com/events/574375479243018
facebook.com/bonvoyagebasel

Tracklist
1. STEAUA DE MARE - DUPA CE AU PLECAT PESCARUSII - FUTURE NUGGETS
2. RICKY L - YOUR HOUSE (REMIX BY *****L.) - IBADAN
3. SUN GLITTERS - BESIDE ME (ESSAY'S CALM INTERPRETATION)
4. SASCHA DIVE - DEEPEST AMERICA - DEEP VIBES
5. MACHINE - HUNDREDS (BODI BILL VERSION / DIXON EDIT) - PHILOMENA
6. ZEV - CAN'T GET HIGH - HALLUCINATION LIMITED
7. TONY WATSON - PASSAGES - IBADAN
8. RIVER OCEAN - LOVE & HAPPINESS FEAT. INDIA (TITO & INDIA REMIX) - STRICTLY RHYTHM
9. SOUL 223 - HAND IN HAND - BOE RECORDINGS
10. JOSHUA IZ FEAT. CHEZ DAMIER - SENTIMENTAL LOVE (DERRICK CARTER SLEAZY DUB) - VIZUAL RECORDS
11. NICK CURLY - EASTERN CURVE (UNER REMIX) - CÉCILLE
12. HANFRY MARTINEZ - ROLLOMIXER - OVERALL MUSIC
13. PULP DISCO & THE OUTCASTS - JOURNEYS INTO THE BRIGHT WORLD (ORIGINAL MIX) - CORRESPONDANT
14. GUILLAUME & THE COUTU DUMONTS - TIME OUTTA JOINT - CIRCUS COMPANY
15. FRANCK ROGER - BACK AND FORTH (DUBSTRUMENTAL) - SONAR KOLLEKTIV
16. SETH TROXLER & PATRICK RUSSELL - DOCTOR OF ROMANCE - CIRCUS COMPANY
17. LUCA BACCHETTI - EL MARAVILLOSO MUNDO DE XILITLA" - ENDLESS
18. FUR COAT - GREED INSANITY - CROSSTOWN REBELS
19. MARC SCHOLL - GUILTY FAIRYTALE - CÉCILLE

Féline & Mehmet Aslan @ Bon Voyage, Nordstern Basel, 19-01-2013

Mehmet Aslan @ PPP

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Mehmet Aslan @ PPP

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Label: @fleeting-wax