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Edip Akbayram's a frail guy who spent his childhood unable to walk, but once he grew up he was on Istanbul TV in a whitey-fro and knee length colored robes. Akbayram's voice is big & open, and it took him all across Turkey at the height of Anatolian psychedelia.This 1st album collects precious...
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As Turkey's political factions turned more and more violent in the late 1970s, Buscemi-eyed Edip Akbayram was nearly beaten up by rioting audiences for daring to sing about rural points of view that were naturally critical of Istanbul's political leaders. This second album of Anatolian psychedelia,...
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Third album by Turkish psychedelic singer Edip Akbayram, originally released in 1982. This later 3rd album really ramps up the silly synthesizers. You'll hear whooshy 80s Rolands, vocals run through a harmonizer, and tons of totally tubular bass popping, and it all makes it darned easy to hear just...
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First ever vinyl reissue of this German private press from 1978. Produced and recorded by the group and only sold at local shops and venues. Excellent and perfectly executed Latin-Funk / Jazz-Fusion with heavy Brazilian vibes. Heavy latin percussion / congas / berimbao, electric guitar, sax,...
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Famous for their matching, colourful suits and always-happy smiles, Beyaz Kelebekler (White Butterflies) were a mixed-gender Turkish band very popular during the '70s. They released one album plus numerous 45s in Turkey and other countries like Holland and Italy. In 1976 during the last day of...
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A great mix of Zouk, Afro-Funk and Boogie from the Ivory Coast, 1983. Cool synths, electric guitar, afro-caribbean rhythms...Four long tracks, including the massive afro-disco-boogie "Africa Mawa" plus two cool afro/Zouk tracks and a deep ballad with psych guitar. Featuring Congolese musician...
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Years before Baris and even before the fame of Erkin Koray, Erol's flamboyant outfits and spontaneous behaviour brought a youthful, pop-oriented world to Turkish audiences. Here's his first proper album from 1976. While not exactly psychedelic, Erol's album shows how far the mix of Anatolian...
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Turkish guitar master CENGIZ COSKUNER with an album full of exotic / oriental belly dance instrumental sounds. Originally released in 1984, here's the first ever vinyl reissue. File next to Omar Khorshid and the like. Tracklist: A1. Anadolu (Enstrümental) - A2. Roman Havasi - A3. Çek Deveci -...
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A wild, esoteric mix of psychedelic funk, afro-latin grooves, jazz and Italian / French styled library sounds courtesy of CUASARES, an enigmatic studio project created by pianist / arranger / visionary Waldo Belloso. Acid fuzz guitar, cosmic synth splashes, distorted organ, flute, vibraphone,...
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Los Dandy's were a Peruvian cumbia band formed in the 70s by the great Héctor Farfán (Los Beta 5, Los Destellos) featuring the superb vocals of the legendary Oswaldo "Guajiro" Ortega (Los Guajiros, Los Destellos) on most of their songs. This is their rare album from 1985, originally released on...
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More demented, brain-damaging Turkish electro-saz & synth drums galore by the mighty Derdiyoklar duo, originally released in 1984! Anadolu Pop doesn't get weirder than this! These two Turkish guys armed with electro-saz, guitar, drums and synthetizers were hitting the Turkish market in Germany...
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Turkish Bar or Bengi folk dancing requires approximately 100 people to do properly, and it helps if a lot of them are eating wedding cake. You put your arms around the shoulders of the people on either side of you, and then stomp around in a circle, facing in and kicking the air, until everybody is...
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His very last name, Dinleten, means 'listen'. So back to Anatolia once more and hear the unhinged guitar and electric baglama behind Turkish psychedelia's charismatic singer Ersen. He was discovered by Cem, spent time in Mogollar, and 3 Hür-El, and even switched backing bands with Cem before...
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Turkish ancient melodies get an 80s electro-funk treatment on this obscure album, originally released on the Diskotür label in 1985. Probably the work of an "ad-hoc" studio band (nothing is known about the musicians), this is a delirious mix of exotic melodies and lots of analog synths, cheap...
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One of the hidden treasures from Venezuela, GRUPO GEYSER were pioneers in fusing psychedelic rock with Latin & Afro Cuban rhythms. Here's their first ever vinyl retrospective, including their four singles originally released between 1970-73. Los Geyser aka Grupo Geyser formed in Caracas,...
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Fifth album by the ANATOLIAN ROCK legend, originally released in 1977. Progressive pop / rock sound including the 11 minute epic, Moog-laden "Sevdan Beni". Original artwork in gatefold sleeve. *Remastered sound *Colour insert with photos Tracklist: SIDE A: A1. Kerem Gibi - A2. Bir Ögretmene...
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PICTURE DISC EDITION. Sophisticated & passionate, with flamboyant taste in sunglasses, Cem Karaca led Istanbul's music fans through a period of violent political turmoil. Karaca reworked traditional folk lyrics with molten electric bass lines that played up both a poet's broiling righteousness and...
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Sophisticated & passionate, with flamboyant taste in sunglasses, Cem Karaca once led Istanbul's music fans through a period of violent political turmoil. Karaca reworked traditional folk lyrics with molten electric bass lines that played up both a poet's broiling righteousness and also his...
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Pharaway Sounds proudly presents a compilation dedicated to Erkin Koray, the father of Anatolian Rock / Turkish Psych. "Halimem" includes rare single & cassette only tracks (mostly from 1970-72 plus three killer ones from 1987!!). You can expect a fabulous mix of Turkish melodies / grooves with...
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Rare single & cassette only tracks (mostly from 1970-72 plus three killer ones from 1987!!) by the father of Anatolian Rock / Turkish Psych. Artwork by Sara Gossett. Now available on a cool Picture Disc. Tracklist:Side A: A1. Sen Yoksun Diye - A2. Goca Dünya - A3. Ilahi Morluk - A4. Kendim Ettim...
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Turkish psychedelic music fused with Anatolian Rock.Makas' debut album is an awesome new approach to Turkish traditional music, contemporary way. Impressive nine track collection of progressive rock blended with Anatolian melodies with obvious strong influence of Baris Manço and, in lesser...
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Second proper studio album - originally released in 1976 - by the king of Turkish psych/Anatolian rock. Recorded in Belgium with help from session musicians related to Placebo, Janko Nilovic and Mad Unity among others, Nick The Chopper features lyrics in English, huge orchestral sections, and...
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The apparition of Spanish female duo Las Grecas with their Gipsy-Rock sound in the 70s created quite a boom in the Spanish market at the time and paved the way for other similar gipsy-rock duos. Morena y Clara were one of them. Launched by bizarre flamenco producer Lauren Postigo, they released a...
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First ever vinyl reissue of this prog/psych masterpiece by cult Arabian band Osiris, their first album originally released in 1982. A killer blend of 70s sounding hard progressive / psychedelic sounds with long ripping Mini-Moog & analog synth attacks smashed into mellow vibes & Arabian folky...
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