Altin Gun – Cemalim b/w Vay Dunya

Turkish pysch-funk revivalists Altin Gun continue with their wave of sounds deeply rooted in Turkish psych-funk that combine obscure Occidental fusions of space-rock, psychedelia and black American dance music.  After performing in Istanbul with Jacco Gardner, bassist Jasper Verhulst became fascinated by the Turkish sound of the 70s. At that time, artists like Selda, Barış Manço and Erkin Koray combined traditional music with western rock influences. Along with bandmates Ben Rider (guitar) and Nic Mauskovic (drums), Verhulst searched for Turkish musicians to revive this sound. They found Merve Dasdemir (vocals) and Erdinc Yildiz Ecevit (vocals, saz, keys) through Facebook. Jungle by Night’s energetic percussionist Gino Groeneveld joined the groupand the band was complete.Altın Gün play songs from the aforementioned artists from the 70’s and their lesser-known contemporaries and also make their own arrangements of Turkish traditionals. This way different worlds meet and form a refreshing danceable sound.”

Definitely a 7″ for those who dig just a little deeper and play harder for the dance floor.