2014’s most promising EP belongs to Ağaçkakan. Fernweh, being the only hip hop album on this list, looks like only a precursor of a greater LP.
♪♫ Listen: “Teneke Trampet”
Ağaçkakan on Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter, Bandcamp.
2014’s most promising EP belongs to Ağaçkakan. Fernweh, being the only hip hop album on this list, looks like only a precursor of a greater LP.
♪♫ Listen: “Teneke Trampet”
Ağaçkakan on Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter, Bandcamp.
Carrying ethnic Turkish music outside of Turkey’s borders, Baba Zula has added a new chapter to their story with “34 Oto Sanayi”.
♪♫ Listen: “İtaat Etme”
Even though “Uzay Yolları Taşlı”, the very first album of Bubituzak, takes most of its power from lyrics, it won’t disappoint those that do not know any Turkish.
♪♫ Listen: “Bir Gerçek Var”
“Amansız Gücenik”, Ceyl’an Ertem’s third studio album, is maybe the most poetic work of 2014.
♪♫ Listen: “Bile İsteye”
“Develerle Yaşıyorum”, an album that is built on constant references to Turkish classical music, has become subject to much heated debates yet it definitely deserves to be listed.
♪♫ Listen: “Develerle Yaşıyorum”
Gaye Su Akyol on www, Soundcloud, Twitter, Facebook.
Gevende’s third album, first soundtrack. Created for a computer game with the same name, Monochroma offers a rich experience that is dark and sometimes even unsettling.
♪♫ Listen: “Level II” (Spotify)
Gevende on www, Twitter, Facebook, Soundcloud.
One of the few names that carry house music one step further in Turkey, Paradisko is a great example of its genre and a must-have in all party playlists.
♪♫ Listen: “Chewing Gum”
Paradisko on Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
“Ulu” touches your heart with its dark and lazy tunes. The album that chooses “bear” as its focal point calls you out from the depths of dark woods.
♪♫ Listen: “Çamur”
Peygamber Vitesi on Soundcloud, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook.
With a stern and oppositional stance in addition to their loud and energetic sound, The Ringo Jets are true rockstars.
♪♫ Listen: “Spring of War”
Another young and rising band, Yok Öyle Kararlı Şeyler jokingly defines their music as “humble rock or the exact opposite”.
♪♫ Listen: “Nefret Söylemi”
Yok Öyle Kararlı Şeyler on Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube.
Maybe the youngest band in the alternative music scene of Istanbul, Yüzyüzeyken Konuşuruz offers a simple and calm album with catchy melodies.
♪♫ Listen: “Kaş”
Yüzyüzeyken Konuşuruz on Soundcloud, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr.