V/A - Anthology Of Turkish Experimental Music 1961-2014 (2CD)

SR390
2CD digipack + 20 page booklet

An Overview of Experimental and Electronic Music in Turkey: this anthology features 29 turkish artists: from the electronic music of the '60s to all forms of experimental music of the '10s. This is the second volume of an exploration by zone or sphere of influence. 

The constellation built between 2000 and 2012 with the seven-part series An Anthology of Noise and Electronic Music continues to expand through the Early Electronic collection (consisting mostly of tracks composed between the 50's and the 80's) and these 'area anthologies' (we prefer the phrase 'area of influence' to 'country'), this one having been preceded by An Anthology of Chinese Experimental Music 1992-2008.
You probably noticed how larger is the time frame for this collection. The reason is that, in Turkey, two exceptional composers emerged very early on to show the way to future generations that followed in a piecemeal fashion. Indeed, Arel and Mimaroglu did not have immediate followers. The explosion happened later, through the 'serious music' of conservatories and universities (Cenk Ergün, Koray Tahiro?lu, Mehmet Can Özer...) and the electronic/noise music avant-garde ((Mete Sezgin, Nilüfer Ormanlı, Utku Tavil...) - the great wave of the 2000s and 2010s. The beauty of this album is found in its multifaceted nature; it features purely formal music, hijacked electronica, remnants of Turkish harmonies, and pieces that are more conceptual or even political (vaguely or strongly) in design. Batur Sönmez and Erdem Helvacıoglu have managed to capture this diversity and energy. And it so happens that this profusion of music related to an urgency to live and think freely is blooming within an increasingly-stifling space. Call it the spectacular beauty of an explosion.

TRACK LISTING 2CD / 29 TRACKS

tracklisting CD1 / Electronic Music
01 Bülent Arel Postlude from Music for Sacred Service (1961) 3'57
02 Batuhan Bozkurt Kun (2012) 6'30
03 Alper Maral Sho (2001) 2'04
04 Batur Sönmez Flash Mental Experiment No.23 (2012) 5'54
05 Cenk Ergün Forge (2008) 2'57         
06 Erdem Helvacıoglu Resonating Universes Part 1 (2010) 7'27 
07 Korhan Erel Con-structure 2 (2006) 4'09
08 Sair Sinan Kestelli Earthworks (2007) 2'01     
09 Koray Tahiroglu Eki El (2012) 5'48
10 Mehmet Can Özer Plug-Out: Balıklar II (2007) 6'01 
11 Tolga Tüzün Uncomfortable Possibilities (2012) 8'04
12 Basar Ünder Diving (2012) 6'09
13 Nilüfer Ormanlı Life in the Mist of Finer Thoughts (2012) 5'25
14 Ilhan Mimaroglu Prelude No.17 (Istanbul Fog) (1996) 4'01

tracklisting CD2 / Politic, Samplers,Ambient Music
01 Utku Tavil SUTT (2012) 2'01
02 Asaf Zeki Yüksel Democracy Lessons (2013) 5'59
03 Osman Kaytazoglu The Monopoly of Victim Status (2012) 5'59
04 SIFIR (Z.Aracagök) I Want to be a Suicide Bomber (2011) 8'48
05 Cem Güney Procession A.D. (2012) 3'19
06 Volkan Ergen Sublimation F (2012) 5'28
07 Mete Sezgin Subconscious Memories (1994) 5'59
08 Mors PerfYAy (2008) 5'38
09 Tuna Pase Nefes (2007) 7'41
10 D2GG 3 Çakıl Ta? (2012) 7'42
11 2/5BZ Anadolog (1997) 3'20   
12 Cevdet Erek Strob (2005) 3'52
13 Reverie Falls On All Eta Carinae (2012) 4'25
14 Burçin Elmas So Far (2003) 3'32
15 Meczup Sworn Mother (2012) 5'21