AŞK by ALTIN GUN

CD Version
SKU127277
ArtistALTIN GUN
TitleAŞK
LabelGLITTERBEAT
Catalog #GBCD 138
Tag
ReleaseW 13 - 2023
FormatCD - EUCD
EAN Barcode4030433613825
Benelux exclusive, Import
 € 15,99 incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

  1. Badi Sabah Olmadan
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/g/gblp_138_ask/01_-_altin_gun_-_badi_sabah_olmadan.mp3
  2. Su Siziyor
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/g/gblp_138_ask/02_-_altin_gun_-_su_siziyor.mp3
  3. Leylim Ley
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/g/gblp_138_ask/03_-_altin_gun_-_leylim_ley.mp3
  4. Dere Geliyor
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/g/gblp_138_ask/04_-_altin_gun_-_dere_geliyor.mp3
  5. Cit Cit Cedene
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/g/gblp_138_ask/05_-_altin_gun_-_cit_cit_cedene.mp3
  6. Rakiya Su Katamam
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/g/gblp_138_ask/06_-_altin_gun_-_rakiya_su_katamam.mp3
  7. Canim Oy
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/g/gblp_138_ask/07_-_altin_gun_-_canim_oy.mp3
  8. Kalk Gidelim
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/g/gblp_138_ask/08_-_altin_gun_-_kalk_gidelim.mp3
  9. Guzelligin On Para Etmez
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/g/gblp_138_ask/09_-_altin_gun_-_guzelligin_on_para_etmez.mp3
  10. Doktor Civanim
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/g/gblp_138_ask/10_-_altin_gun_-_doktor_civanim.mp3

Description

With Aşk, the Amsterdam-based sextet turn away from the electronic, synth-drenched sound of their 2021 albums, Âlem and Yol. While those two, created at home during the pandemic, paid homage to the electronic pop of the 80s and early 90s, Aşk, marks an exuberant return to the 70s Anatolian folk-rock sound that characterised Altın Gün’s first two albums, On (2018) and Gece (2019). 

But there’s development here too. Aşk is the closest the band have come so far to capturing the infectious energy of their live performances. “It’s definitely connecting more with a live sound – almost like a live album,” says bassist Jasper Verhulst. “We, as a band, just going into a rehearsal space together and creating music together instead of demoing at home.”
“We didn’t record it like we did the last album,” agrees vocalist Merve Daşdemir. “We basically produced that one at home because of the pandemic. Now we’ve gone back to recording live on tape.”

How many more worlds do Altın Gün visit in this joyful expedition? “Rakiya Su Katamam” is glowering space rock as though Gong had taken a stopover on the Bosphorus. “Canim Oy” is a psychedelic freak-beat stomper from a world where Istanbul’s Kadiköy district was the Carnaby Street of the east. “Güzelliğin On Para Etmez” is a dreamy acid-folk anthem. And the finale, “Doktor Civanim,” is an irresistible slice of sci-fi disco camp with lava-lamp synth squiggles that wouldn’t sound out of place next to Barış Manço’s “Ben Bilirim.”

Fresh yet timeless. Rooted in antiquity yet yearning for heavenly futures. Aşk wants to take you places. All you have to do is strap yourself in.

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