Dalga: A Selection of 80’s Pop Oddities from Turkey [LP]

Various Artists - Dalga: A Selection of 80’s Pop Oddities from Turkey [LP]

“DALGA – A Selection of ’80s Pop Oddities from Turkey” is the first compilation to bring together rare Turkish pop oddities from the 1980s, and the first compilation to explore how new studio technologies shaped the sound of 1980s Turkish pop and dance music. Features six tracks that were released only on rare cassette tapes. In the aftermath of Turkey’s 1980 military coup, collective music-making gradually gave way to studio-based production, as drum machines, samplers, and synthesizers took center stage. From the early 1980s onwards, these technologies became increasingly popular among Turkish musicians and producers. While some sought to emulate the global pop sound of the era, like Neriman’s “Sever Gibi” and Füsun Önal’s “Takma Kafana”, others experimented by blending electronic elements with Arabesque, as heard in Mehmet Pekün’s “Anca Gidersin” and Zorbeyler’s “Bir Mumdur”, or with Anatolian pop influences, such as the studio project Tele Tempo’s “Şu Samsunun Evleri” and “Havada Bulut”. Let these waves carry you through the electrified tides of 1980s Turkey. DALGA is compiled by Istanbul-based beat maker and digger extraordinaire Grup Ses. A1. Mehmet Pekūn - Anca Gidersin A2. Fūsun Önal - Takma Kafana A3. Grup Titan - Aman Yavrum Nazlanma A4. Serpil Örümcer - Hasso - Nar Ağaci B1. Zor Beyler - Bir Mumdur - B2. Vedat Biçkin - Darbuka Bongo Kavgasi B3. Tele Tempo - Su Şamsun'un Evleri (Edit) B4. Neriman - Sever Gibi B5. Tele Tempo - Havada Bulut Yok