
Childhood in 7/8 time: Istanbul Before Twelve smells of simit and the sea; it sounds like ferry horns, spoon percussion, and merchants’ cries. Makam melodies meet nu-jazz soul—warm, handcrafted, alive.



This is my first map of Istanbul—from the courtyard to the ferry, from the tea garden to the Grand Bazaar. You’ll hear makam colors, microtones, and aksak grooves in 7/8 and 9/8; saz, oud, kanun, ney, kaval, zurna, darbuka, and davul telling how the city sounded to me before I turned twelve.
Each track is a scene: our block, the neighbor, Teacher Veli (stern and kind), friendship and hospitality, the green valleys, the Bosphorus, the nights, the tea garden, and the journey forward. Between seagulls and ferry horns, nu-jazz and soul blend with a hint of djent—honest, warm, handcrafted.
Not nostalgia in sepia—living memory. If you know how tea tastes like home, press play.

Our Neighborhood (Bizim Mahalle)

Guest (Misafir)

Friend (Arkadaş)

Grand Bazaar (Kapalı Çarşı)

Tea Garden (Çay Bahçesi)

What Is Life? (Hayat Nedir?)

Bosphorus (Boğaz / Bosporus)

Journey (Yolculuk)

Sencha (Bass Plus, Feevah, Leipzig)  
Subardo Festival 2025, Mainstage, 10. August 2025, 13:30-15:00 CET.   
Follow Sencha: @sencha | https://instagr.am/sencha.selects
  
Hey Subardys, kennt Ihr das, Ihr malt einen Kreis und er ist so rund als er nur rund sein kann? Ihr umrundet erneut, denkt kurz nach, seid unkonzentiert und er bleibt trotzdem rund?  - Nein. Dann seid ihr mit uns! Schwierig wieder Worte zu finden, wenn Ereignisse einfach nur in sich für sich in alle Ewigkeiten so stehen könnten, weil ein danach so weit weg zu wiederholen scheint. Es war ein Fest, das Subardo Festival 2025, mit euch, mit allen Artists, Unterstützer:innen und Tänzer:innen! Lasst euch das sagen, drücken, umarmen! Lasst uns noch etwas mit diesen Sets darin schwelgen und darauf freuen, dass die Zeit kein inne halten kennt und unsere Gedanken doch schon wieder neuen Ideen entgegenstreben. 🌅❤️‍🔥🫶🏼  
  
Hey Subardys, do you know that feeling when you draw a circle and it's as round as it can possibly be? You go around it again, think for a moment, lose your concentration, and it still stays round?  - No. Then you're just like us! It's difficult to find the words when events could simply remain as they are for all eternity, because the future seems so far away. It was a celebration, the Subardo Festival 2025, with you, with all the artists, supporters and dancers! Let us tell you that, in hugging and squeezing! Let's still revel in these sets a bit and look forward to the circumstance that time knows no respite and our thoughts are already striving towards new ideas on the horizon. 🌅❤️‍🔥🫶🏼

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Sencha - Subardo Festival 2025

07.08.-10.08.2025 Subardo Festival @ Altes Kieswerk, Luppa (near Leipzig)


Line-up:
Anaïs @ana-s-jan, Anna Morgan @annamorgan_dj, Buunshin @buunshin, Ivy Lab @ivylab, mʊdʌki @mudaki, Mystic State @mysticstate, Rasa @rasa-official, Submarine @submarine_music, Sweetpea @sweetpeadnb, The Micronaut @micronaut, VXRGO @vxrgomusic, MC Chickaboo @mc-chickaboo & MC Visionobi @visionobi

Andiji @andi-rietschel, Annca & Moonaddict @anncadnb @moonaddictdnb, Antici @anticimusic, Aporia @aporia_music, audite @audite, Aynaet @aynaet, Base @base-1, CPTR @cptr, D.I.S @d-i-s, Derrick @derrick-ulan-bator, Dub Isotope @dub-isotope, Dubby T b2b Ju Lion @basscomesaveme, Fabian Leuchtmann @fabian-leuchtmann, Formella @gaia-formella, G.I.D. @gidgroovalistic, Karl8 @carlotta-ballarini, Kronik @kronikdnb, Lilak Mind @lilakmind, Lova_Solaris @lova_solaris, Luk LeChuck @luk-lechuck, Mary Jane, Matroyschka @matryoschka, mikster, Mori @fachw3rk, Physicalz feat. Anna @physicalz, Punani @punanipunani, RARRI @rrrarrri, Reckless @reckless-s12, Sencha @sencha, Sorse @sorsemusic, Stumbleton, swagner @swagner_music, The_Next @the_next, U-Style & Edgar Power, votha @votha, Voynich @voynich-music & YouDid @diditwithyoudid

Garage (Hardgroove & Techno):

Aivee @aivee-s, Eni T @eni_t, Feinraus, Lars Goldammer @lars-goldammer, Lichtschalter @lichtschalterki, Liebstern @liebstern, Lyzi @lydia-wr, MXMLMX @mnmlmx, NIENEIN @nienein, Siggi Petrol @siggi_petrol, Splinter @splinterneb & Veroin

Dear Subardys,

We are thrilled to officially announce the 2025 edition of the Subardo Festival! Join us from August 7th to 10th in Luppa, a charming location at a lake conveniently situated between Dresden and Leipzig, with excellent public transport connections.

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Hi there and welcome to our official account of Subardo collective! We create a tent at Fusion festival (Lärz, Germany) and arrange our very own "Subardo Festival" at Luppa (close to Leipzig, Germany).

New tracks tagged #polyrhythm