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Kardaslar & Apaslar (CD)

GuerssenAdmin — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:00:00 +0000

Cem Karaca was one of the pioneers (if not THE pioneer) blending Western rock music with traditional Turkish folk, giving birth to the succesful and acclaimed Anatolian Rock. This record is his debut album, actually comprising songs previously released in 45s, backed by the bands Kardaslar and Apaslar between 1969 and 1971. Enjoy Anatolian Rock in its full glory!

Jewelcase CD comes with booklet including extensive liners and photos.

Tracklist: Lümüne – Demedimmi – Kara Sevda – Tatlý Dillim – Niksar – Kalender – Oy Gülüm Oy – Dadaloðlu – Felek Beni – Zeyno – Kara Yýlan – Bu Son Olsun

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Apaslar, Kardaslar, Mogollar (CD)

GuerssenAdmin — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 22:00:00 +0000

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 listeners’ common ground with their elders in Turkey’s history.
This is the second album from Karaca, released in 1974. It leads the listener through Karaca’s own musical history, skipping across various collaborations and bands up to his then-current project Dervisan. Can throbbing Anatolian guitars take on the assassins of the Grey Wolves? Imagine a hairy pied piper with R Kelly’s flair for drama, wailing into a microphone over an electric baglama, and you’re ready to enter the bohemian world of Papa Cem.

Remastered sound (sounding much better than the original pressing), booklet with detailed liner notes.

Tracklist:

Deniz Üstü Köpürür – Bir Of Çeksem – Askoros Deresi – Unut Beni – Hasan Kalesi – Gel Gel – Beyaz Atli – Edali Gelin – Ay Karanlik – El Çek Tabip – Ihtiyar Oldum – Obur Dünya

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Nem kaldi? (CD)

GuerssenAdmin — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:00:00 +0000

Cem Karaca announces his intent to slay all enemies of Istanbul’s leftist counterculture with stompin’ prog keyboards. 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 also his listeners’ common ground with their elders in Turkey’s history.

1975’s ‘Nem Kaldi’ gathers more 60s-70s singles that lead the listener through Karaca’s own musical history, skipping across various collaborations. Sink deeper into the intrigue both musical & otherwise as fractious personnel changes & real-life assassins multiply, yet the double-time drums & badass synthesizer schwings pound on.

Tracklist:

Nem Kald? – Unutamadigim – Oy Babo – Ads?z – Baba – Oy Bana Bana – Namus Belas? – Ihtarname – O Leyli – Muhtar.- Gurbet – Kendim Ettim Kendim Buldum

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