Monolith was born into an imaginative landscape of relationality. The story, in its splendid form, is rooted in a fragmented gaze at the monolithic entity.

At its core, the monolith is a symbol of uniformity and stability. We see it, on the other hand, as a seamless blending of countless pieces, pieces from an all-encompassing past, present, and future. Be it our culture, our music, or our shared mythos. So we took the story of our imagined monolith within an eternally recurrent setting and told its story in a musical yet visceral form. Filling the space with its solid existence, the monolith became both the storyteller and the protagonist in this story. 

A fragmented soundscape is a recurrent theme throughout this album, descriptive of the timelessness and placelessness of our imagined cycle. Unexpected jumps and swinging moods are reminiscent to us of a protagonist’s cathartic ups and downs, and the sharp-edged rhythmic structure is our manifestation that dance is essential to this journey.

With a thrill on such pursuit, every track in this debut album contains a particle to represent the thriving evolution behind it. Who lends an ear to its lands, is free to discover its essence in their own way. After all, the monolith emerges and embraces every other.

Monolith

Monolith ft. Barış Demirel

Ikaru ft. Barış Demirel - Monolith

Sama ft. Barış Demirel

Ikaru ft. Barış Demirel - Sama

Tufan

Ikaru - Tufan

Kavim

Ikaru - Kavim

Dalga

Ikaru - Dalga

Ankyra

Ikaru - Ankyra

Evocation

Ikaru - Evocation

Incunabula

Ikaru - Incunabula

The electronic music duo IKARU, founded by Alptuğ Çavuş and Salih Gaferoğlu, are sharing their improvisational work, which is inspired by ambient and psychedelic music they have created by blending them with instruments such as electric & acoustic guitars, analog & modular synthesizers, flutes & vocals, this time at the Troy Museum, Çanakkale.

Watch the full video on Moose Music's YouTube channel: youtu.be/iyHsmlMMImw

Produced by İkbal Şan for Moose. Special thanks to; Gergedan, Stüdyo 7A, Tempus, Yalın Topçu, Çağrı Kıray, Rıdvan Gölcük, Troy Museum administration, and the Ministry Of Culture for all supports.

Moose
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Moosetronaut
Instagram: www.instagram.com/moosemusicx

Ikaru
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ikaru
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ikarumusic

Ikaru Live at Museum of Troy

FM4 Liquid Radio by Deejay Scott recorded@USUS 3.8.2023/broadcasted 3.9.2023

Playlist: https://fm4.orf.at/radio/stories/3035759/

Abtauchen in die letzte Geisterstunde der Woche.
Jeden Sonntag von 0 - 1h on FM4

Genre-Bezeichnungen wie Ambient oder Chill Out reichen nicht mehr aus, um die entschleunigende Musikstimmung von Liquid Radio zu beschreiben. Schwimmen wir gemeinsam im Sammelbecken für Sounds jenseits des Tagesbewusstseins: von psychedelischen Dub-Grooves, zarter Minimal-Elektronik und zerfaserten HipHop-Beats bis zu spaced out Avantgarde-Sounds hat hier alles seinen Platz, was sich oppositionell zum hektischen daily business verhält.

TASCAM DR-07X

Liquid Radio@FM4 - Mixed by Deejay Scott

Ikaru is a musical duo that was born out of a pure desire of identification with the expanded consciousness of the expressive qualities. 

Originated in Ankara; Ikaru gets its main inspiration from the timeless and placeless resorts of human culture, intertwined both with beats and notes of antiquity as well as the mind-bending bleeps of synth-scapes. Insisting upon a genre-free overall style, the sound of Ikaru resonates within a range of eclectic electronic beats, indigenous instruments, and psychedelic techno, sometimes revisiting a lush ambient style.

In its essence, Ikaru seeks music that is "capable of expressing the inexpressible after silence" in Huxley's words.

Bookings worldwide: elif@kura.live
General inquiries: ikarumusic@gmail.com

Past:
One Love Festival Istanbul '19
Lilith, Kabak Valley
Haymatlos, Ankara
Bonjuk Bay, Marmaris
METU Fall Festival
Ankara Coffee Festival
MSGSU Museum, Istanbul
Peyote, Eskisehir
Mecra, Istanbul
Cezayir, Istanbul
Crimean Memorial Church
Salon IKSV
Athens Music Week '21
XJAZZ Festival '21, Istanbul
Muze Gazhane, Istanbul
Bova Sahne, Istanbul
Pixel Club, Ankara
Gergedan, Çanakkale
Museum of Troy, Çanakkale
Karga Kadiköy, Istanbul
Gizli Bahce, Istanbul
Mekan Akyaka, Muğla
Beyond Festival '22, Babakamp
Neon Festival '22, Lifepark İstanbul
Sound of Istanbul by Dunyadan Sesler
Blind İstanbul
Outro Record Store Kadiköy, Istanbul
PON Akcapinar, Akyaka
Rooftoop Festival Izmir '22
Istanbul Coffee Festival
Persona, Ankara
Babylon Bomontiada, Istanbul
VW Arena, Istanbul (w/ @monolink)


More: https://jemi.so/ikaru

Also check us on: @akumandra @altorient @gulbabamusic @halakencollective @haraberecords @kanto_records @mousike @alptugchavez @vecdaud

Member/Producer of Aromabar & Telemark, DJ, Collector, Promoter

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