a r t i s t : VA
t i t l e : Love, Peace & Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music
d a t e : 2005
l a b e l : Normal
g e n r e : Psychedelic Rock
r l s. d a t e : May/2006
t r a c k s : 16
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 82,5 MB
_______________________________________________________________________
Love, Peace, & Poetry is a series of compilations
following psychedelic music across the world. Previous
installments of the series have travelled to Mexico, Brazil,
Britain, Japan and the continents of Africa and Asia to
unearth music from the past fifty years or so that most likely
would have never been heard by a wide audience (especially a
worldwide one). The ninth installment of the series pulls
together sixteen tracks from the late 60s through the 70s and
listening to the tracks, it seems that psych pop was a
worldwide phenomenon that definitely wasn't confined to one
locale.
Of course, that can be said of about every musical style,
although the modern age has only accelerated the dissemination
of styles while in the past I'm sure it took a bit longer for
things to filter down. With recording qualities that vary a
great deal, the compilation definitely isn't for those looking
for a clean and lean collection, but with all the hiss and
sometimes lousy production, the compilation actually seems to
capture better the period and sound. One could easily talk
about each track individually (and the liner notes do a great
job of expanding upon the different tracks), but there are
several standouts, including the eastern-influenced opener of
"Bundan Sonra" by Selda which seems to perfectly blend exotic
vocals with trippy instrumentation and swirling production.
Elsewhere, ▄τ Hⁿrel drops the rocking "Aglarsa Anam
Aglar," which features a slew of homemade percussion and
guitars. Proabably the most famous artist on the entire
compilation is Bⁿlent Ortaτgil, who contributes the track "Sen
Varsin," a western-influenced orchestral-pop track that moves
with playful piano and horns. Some of the strangest tracks on
the release are the most enjoyable, though, like "Gitmek Dⁿs
Tⁿ Bana," a bizarre creation that swerves between lounge pop
and fuzzy funk that sounds like it was lifted from a
blaxploitation soundtrack. As a whole, the compilation suffers
a bit from the production quality (which is downright poor at
times) and the wide variety of overall songwriting (some is
great, some is pretty forgettable). It works more as a
document of a hookah-laced time period where psych music
seemed to infect just about every continent on the earth, with
just about everyone throwing their contribution into the ring.
Because of this, it's more a release that will appeal to the
hardcore fan (looking to round out their obscuro collection
from this time period), but there are some treats for the
casual listener as well.
_______________________________________________________________________
01-Selda - Bundan Sonra [04:10]
02-Oezdemir Erdogan Ve Orkestrasi - Uzun Ince Bir Yoldam [03:14]
03-Alpay - Kirpiklerin Ok Ok Eyle [01:58]
04-Mazhar Ve Fuat - Suer Efem Atini [02:23]
05-Erkin Koray - Yagmur [03:34]
06-Ersen - Kara Yazi [03:29]
07-Edip Akbayram - Yakar Inceden Inceden [03:49]
08-Hardal - Bir Yagmur Masali [06:12]
09-Selda - Ince Ince Bir Kar Yagar [03:41]
10-Erol Bueyuekburτ - Hop Dedik [03:29]
11-Cem Karaca - Tatli Dillim [04:14]
12-Ueτ Huerel - Aglarsa Anam Aglar [03:22]
13-Baris Manτo - Kirpiklerin Ok Ok Eyle [04:12]
14-Mogollar - Haliτte Guenesin Batisi [04:11]
15-Buelent Ortaτgil - Sen Varsin [02:11]
16-Erkut Taτkin - Gitmek Duestue Bana [02:49]
-------
56:58 min