@e-toghuzh: зэчырщ мыр. Адыгэ нанэхэм жа1э.

Confusion is good sometimes. It’s a way to start thinking about whatever you are confused about. This is what Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions do since 2008. They managed to fire the stages all across the world: from New York to Istanbul, from Paris to Sao Paolo, from London to Skopje... Questions they spread all these years where like: are they really turkish? is this really jazz? doesn’t it sound like a rock band? how come a jazz ensemble can really be like a band? How can they be so able to jam with any musician they meet on stage? And so on...
It’s a simple fact Ilhan Ersahin, being one of the rare moguls of New York City underground scene via his club and record label (nublu), is traveling all around the world. It’s possible to see him jamming with Red Hot Chili Peppers in Sao Paolo, featuring Bugge Wesseltoft in Blue Note Tokyo and/or playing a beautiful oriental set with turkish gypsies in an elegant concert hall somewhere in Europe. His newyorker energy is with him all the time.
How about Istanbul Sessions then? It’s a summary of all you read above. Master level musicianship meets a high eclecticism where the cliché of “east-to-west crossover” finds its true sense and power.
A session is a meeting of a deliberative body to conduct its business. In this case, the business is music, and the music is another heavyweight long player from Ilhan Ersahin & crew.
Upon listening to the record for the first time, one word overrides every other emotion and devours the mind: Cinema.
More specifically, “cinematic.” Ersahin’s sax sounds like it was recorded in the fucking Alps. Or in the sweeping sand dunes and Oasis’s of the Middle East. It’s just that W I D E. On “Falling,” Ersahin’s sax is practically 3-dimensional. Double tracked and bathed in a healthy dose of reverb, the saxophone and rhythm of the band evoke a story-like narrative. From the mad-man trills strewn throughout the track, to the soaring, almost stadium anthem chorus. Clearly, it’s all about the (s)axe, and Ilhan Ersahin is YOUR axeman.
History has a tendency to repeat itself, and for the third time ‘round, East meets West once again. And the results are more satisfying than that mammoth inter-racial orgy you’re always fantasizing of. Through Ersahin’s playing, you can hear the ghostly echoes of dead, pre-war jazz greats behind his frenzy-inducing saxophone playing. You can also hear the Siren’s call, the brooding beauty of the shrouded mystery that is the Desert. Devilishly hot and bothered, the dry night air caresses your face, stirring a primal urge that excites as you step out into the glow of the Turkish metropolis. An Istanbul session, awaits.

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Ilhan Ersahin - tenor saxophone 
Alp Ersönmez - bass
Turgut Alp Bekoglu - drums 
Izzet Kizil - percussion
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“highly distinctive new sound that connects the dense modal funk of Miles Davis' Agartha group with middle-eastern melodies and spikes it with a potent shot of dub electronics.”
Jon Newey, JAZZWISE
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"If Radiohead was playing jazz, they would sound like this" -
Erik Truffaz
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“★ ★ ★ ★” - Mondomix
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"Hear this! Jazz has changed form" - Le Monde
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LINKS:
• http://ilhanersahin.net/istanbul-sessions/ 
• facebook.com/istanbulsessions
• soundcloud.com/ilhanersahin
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MANAGEMENT: Reha Öztunalı +90 537 437 54 32

03 The Calling

Circassian zikr (raw demo)

We’re honoured to host Anadolu Mixtape 7 by İstanbul-based Grup Ses! Introducing the hashtag #awesometapesfromturkey on Instagram, Grup Ses wants to draw attention to the many rare sounds that were produced in the 1980’s / 1990’s cassette tape era in Turkey. Enjoy this Awesome Tapes From Turkey 1984 - 1995 Special with extremely rare Turkish electro, pop, rap and breaks including 2’Vitamin C, Demirhan Baylan, Grup İğrenç Yaratıklar and Ali Avaz.

More Grup Ses: @grupses / @grupsesbeats
Grup Ses on Instagram: instagram.com/grupsesbeats
More Anadolu Ekspres: facebook.com/anadoluekspresforever

ANADOLU MIXTAPE 7 — GRUP SES (Awesome Tapes From Turkey 1984 - 1995 Special)

Çocuklar için yeni bir albüm daha, bu kez okul yaşamında önemli sorunlardan biriyle: "Dersler Uzun Teneffüsler Kısa"

5. Dersler Uzun Teneffüsler Kısa

Here is the history of Anatolian pop, psych, disco and folk records from 70's chosen by me. Thanks to @tilosradio.

Anatolian Psych History - Tilos Rádió 2017.11.26

Biyonik cila

Çukur: Sezon 1&2  (Original Tv Series Soundtrack)

Yüzüklü

Beynelmilân & Yurdanur Yildiz - Johnny (Turkish Funk)

Design: Ozan Aktuna
Mastering:  Serkan Köseoğlu
Label: Beton Orman
https://www.betonorman.com/album/v-a-dubwise-anatolia

Dubwise Anatolia

Grup Ses - Sakatata Dub (Beton Orman presents Dubwise Anatolia)

Bihter Ziyagil ve Überpedofil Band - Gel Kibarım

SoyuzApollo-Gəlll

Ored Recordings - is the free net-label focused on field recordings of folk and experimental music. Also you can find some broadcasts from Kabardino-Balkarian State Radio.Label is based in Circassia/Russian Federation

Circassian zikr (raw demo)

Ored Recordings

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