Well well well… Are you ready for Islamic melody with squeaking voices? Naaah this is absolutely not what I am going to propose, when taking into consideration music from Turkey.
I would like to present modern music, which is more pleasant for ear, than traditional instruments (which doesn’t mean I am going to play Tarkan). Please note, that what I recommend is truly alternative stage, accordingly it is nothing of what you hear on Turkish street or popular radio.
AND THE WINNER IS:
DUMAN!
Duman means in Turkish “smoke” – the name came from the first song inspired by Pearl Jam and Nirvana – Halimiz Duman – song below. AMAZING! Briefly, it is a rock band, which is considered as the rock legend and in consequence became inspiration for many new coming groups in Turkey. The reason for that? Modern rock sound going farther from Anatolian rock (type combining rock and traditional Turkish folk) creating its own unique grunge style.
Band was found in Istanbul in 1999 including charismatic singer Kaan Tangoze, Batuhan Mutlugil on lead guitar and backing vocals and Ari Barokas on bass guitar and backing vocals as well. Later, Cengiz Baysal joined the group as their drummer. Group is strongly influenced by singer/guitarist Kaan, which lived in Seattle and mentioned that time spent in US gave him new point of view on his country heritage as well as music. He often changes dramatically from slow part of the song to energetic chorus. I find his voice little bit spooky, like he is always stoned. Who knows, maybe this is how the name of the band was really created…
Truly deserves discovery by rock fans! There is some inexplicable magic in their creativity which is totally mesmerizing. Songs are mostly slow and melancholic, although enjoyable not only if you know Turkish. I prefer the ones which are more dynamic though. For instance song “Bu aksam” (tonight) with repetitive text saying: “I am gonna drink tonight!” is well-known by all young Turks! By the way it’s the only one I know by heart. Duman has over 10 albums on the account so far. Moreover, they composed a song “Eyvallah” supporting May 2013 Taksim Gezi Park protests, which was very significant and became quickly popular.
5 Best Songs by Duman:
1. Bu aksam (Tonight)
2. Seni Kendime Akladim (I Keep You For Myself)
3. Kirmis Kalbini (He Broke Her Heart)
4. Aman Aman (Help Me)
5. Senden Daha Guzel (More Beautiful Than You)
Hope you enjoyed!
The Bee is a nature lover and tea addict. Loves the idea of slow life and responsible traveling, constantly trying to improve to bee more eco-friendly. Appreciates old cultures and traditions, loves to immerse with locals, listen to ethnic music as well as taste regional food and drinks. Her favorite spots while traveling are family houses and street markets.
Nie słyszałam o nich, ale całkiem ciekawe. W końcu inspiracja Nirvaną nie może być zła 🙂
Są na prawdę warci przesłuchania! 😉
On złamał jej serce bardzo mi się spodobał. Dziękuję.
Pozdrawiam
Potrafię słuchać tej piosenki w kółko, godzinami. Tak, przyznaję, że moim celem było zarażenie tym “wirusem” 😉
Może cię zaskoczę, ale znam Duman, dzięki mojemu byłemu chłopakowi, on lubi takie rockowe, nieco egzotyczne brzrmienia 🙂 Wielką fanką nie jestem, ale czasem posłuchać mogę 🙂
Rzeczywiście zaskoczyłaś mnie. Nigdy wcześniej się nie spotkałam, żeby ktoś z Polski znał Duman.
Nie miałam wcześniej styczności z tym zespołem. Zaintrygowałaś mnie swoim wpisem, zatem nie pozostaje mi nic innego jak tylko przesłuchać kilka utworów 🙂
Bardzo się cieszę! Mój cel osiągnięty! 😉
Inspirująca porcja muzyki na miłe rozpoczęcie dnia, z przyjemnością wysłuchałam. 🙂
Często z podróży zbierałam muzykę danych regionów, coś innego niż to, czym nas raczą w radiowych stacjach. 🙂
Jasne, podróże to nieustanne nowości muzyczne!
Lubię blogosferę za to, że ciągle dowiaduję się czegoś nowego:-) Nie miałam pojęcia o takim zespole:-)
Ha! Bardzo się cieszę! Teraz tylko obejrzyj i wysłuchaj a miłość do zespołu gwarantowana! 😉
Ja z racji moich blogowoserialowych poczynań stale oglądam coś tureckiego i ostatnio przy okazji oglądania trafiłam na piosenkę, która ukradła mi myśli – podsyłam link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGPToiVQkjI – to taka moja propozycja w ramach wymiany 🙂
A co do zespołu Duman, to brzmi to naprawdę nieźle, naprawdę wyjątkowo.
Super! Podoba mi sie! Dzieki za linka!
I’ve never heard of these guys before! They definitely seem like something worth checking out.
So interesting. How did you come across music selections like this?
I am collecting music from the countries I visit.
bir türk olarak dediklerinize katılıyorum. benim de en sevdiğim gruplardan birisidir duman grubu. size önereceğim diğer türk rock grupları da şunlardır (do not translate (1 x 2 b) etc these are the music groups’ names’ sorry for bad englis 🙁 ) :1 dolu kadehi ters tut 2 maNga 3 mor ve ötesi 4 bulutsuzluk özlemi 5 athena
I like Athena too, maybe I will write abother post about other turkish bands 🙂
imo, duman sounds more like rhcp and pearl jam because batuhan mutlugil’s guitar tones and riffs are similar to that bands also he plays solid hendrix oriented solos (which is obviously same as rhcp’s and pearl jam’s solos). and especially “halimiz duman”s guitar riffs are kinda sound like arabesque frusciante, also it’s really similar to rhcp’s otherside. it’s really cool that you introduce our beautiful band tysm :)).