Altın Gün

About

Dutch psychedelic quintet Altin Gün return with their fifth album, Garip – their most accomplished and eclectic release to date, and a heartfelt tribute to legendary Turkish folk-bard, Neşet Ertaş. Since bursting onto the scene in 2018 with their debut album, On , Amsterdam-based Altin Gün have been at the vanguard of the 21st century revival of Turkish-influenced psychedelic grooves. Coming straight out of the gate with a wah-wah and organ heavy sound that effortlessly captured the spirit of Anatolian 70s psych-funk masters like Bariş Manço and Erkin Koray, they deepened and expanded their palette with 2021’s Yol , which brought synths and drum machines into the mix for a more 80s-influenced dream-pop vibe. But no matter how far out they’ve gone, they’ve always maintained a strong link to the same Anatolian folk traditions that inspired those early pioneers. Founder and bassist, Jasper Verhuist says: “We’re doing the same thing a lot of those artists were doing, which is playing Turkish traditionals and songs written by folk artists.” Now, with their fifth album, Garip , they’ve brought that connection to the folk source front and centre, showcasing a collection of songs all originally written by Turkish folk legend Neşet Ertaş. Ertaş (1938-2012) was a revered and much-loved Turkish singer, lyricist and bağlama player, and a modern-day embodiment of the ancient ashik tradition of the folk-bard-troubadour. Throughout his long career, he recorded more than 30 albums and wrote hundreds of songs – some of which were famously recorded by the likes of Bariş Manço and Selda Bağcan. For Altin Gün’s vocalist, keyboardist and bağlama player, Erdinç Eçevit, interpreting a suite of Ertaş’s tunes is a chance to get back to his roots. “Both of my parents are from Turkey, from the same area he is from,” he says. “It's the music that I grew up with. When I was five, six years old, my grandfather always had cassettes by Neşet Ertaş and I used to listen to it all day long. Then I wa

Artists

• Alex Maas
• Altın Gün

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