Asia Minor "Points Of Libration"

Country: Turkey/France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Marquee (Japan), AMS (Europe)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 20, 2020 (Japan), January 29, 2021 (Europe)
Tracklist

1.Deadline of a lifetime

2.In the Mist

3.Crossing in Between

4.Oriental.Game

5.The Twiste

6.Melancholia's Kingdom

7.Urban Silk

8.Radyo Hatırası

Line-up
Setrak Bakirel - vocals & guitar

Eril Tekeli - flute & guitar
Evelyne Kandel - bass

Micha Rousseau - keyboards

Julien Tekeyan - drums 

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Teaser

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Cedith "Dawn Of Man"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal, Psychedelic
Format: digital
Release date: March 23, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Anksiyete Blues (7:46)
2. Lost Whale In Black Sea (6:24)
3. GO Unheard (6:26)
4. Kara Orman (5:19)
5. Kor Yilan (4:57)
6. Murder In Sunset (8:13)
7. Finally At Ease (6:57)
8. Take My Sunrise Away (10:37)

Total Time 56:39

Line-up: 
Deniz Ünsal - drums
Nazim Berke Fidan - guitars
Ermis Seichi Özkan - guitars
Mert Dede - bass

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Cloud Theory "Torn"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: March 12, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. My Holy Sacrement (11:45)
2. Through The Darkness (13:38)
3. Beyond Assasination (10:02)

Total Time 35:25

Line-up: 
Taylan Tokmakoğlu - Lead Vocals, Theatral Speech
Mert Kuldemir - Lead Guitars, Backing Vocals
Gökmen Yoldaş - Rhythm Guitars
Onur Özkara - Bass Guitars
Burak Dunal - Drums

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Cloud Theory "Torn"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: March 12, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. My Holy Sacrement (11:45)
2. Through The Darkness (13:38)
3. Beyond Assasination (10:02)

Total Time 35:25

Line-up: 
Taylan Tokmakoğlu - Lead Vocals, Theatral Speech
Mert Kuldemir - Lead Guitars, Backing Vocals
Gökmen Yoldaş - Rhythm Guitars
Onur Özkara - Bass Guitars
Burak Dunal - Drums

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Congulus "Kış Ayının Kabusu"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: July 3, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Marş-ı Congulus (4:17)
2. Son Yarım Saat (3:19)
3. R12 (4:56)
4. Dallas İnegöl (2:53)
5. Coni (4:26)
6. Yıllar Geçecek Benden Birşey Kalmayacak (10:43)
7. Congulus (4:20)
8. Bozlak (5:12)
9. Küreği Salladım Kafana (7:37)

Total Time 47:43

Line-up: 
Cihan Önder - Guitar & Synthesizer
Memet Emre Açıkgöz - Bass Guitar
Tayfun Gür - Drums

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Katre "Encounters"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Instrumental Post Rock
Label:  Fluttery Records (FLTTRY126)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 18, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. (Existence I) – Underwater World (6:52)
2. (Existence II) – Mettle (4:32)
3. (Existence III) – The Breath Part I (4:05)
4. (Existence IV) – The Breath Part II (4:16)
5. (Existing I) – Bond (2:40)
6. (Existing II) – It Is All New (8:18)
7. (Existing III) – Blurry Paths (4:23)
8. (Existing IV) – Heaviest Leaves (5:16)

Total Time 40:22

Line-up: 
Hasan Koç - Guitars, Fretless guitar, Ebow
Hüseyin Koç - Bass guitar
Okaner Ertuğrul - Drums
Aycan Meryumoğlu - Electric guitar
   With
Erkan Oğur (1)

Description/Reviews: 

KATRE is a Turkish band which explores the areas of post-rock / post-metal synthesized with classic eastern tunes and experiments on the sustain of the sound. However, the distinguishing aspect of their musical approach lies in the subtle integration of the eastern tunes in Post-Metal, without being overly an "oriental" band. Encounters is a concept album and focuses on the subject of existence.
By applying the ebow on electric and fretless guitars, KATRE sustains the sound, and in doing so they combine the techniques of the west and the eastern culture, in which they grew up. Inspired by the stages that span conception and birth, to growth and self-awareness, the album explores these ideas through the two chapters, Existing and Existence.

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Gevende "Kirinardi"

Country: Turkey 
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Baykus Music
Format: digital
Release date: February 17, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Omelas (4:34)
2. Tophane'de Güneşli Günler (5:34)
3. Sessiz Gibi Bir Yer (5:33)
4. Kırınardı (3:43)
5. Saroyan (3:35)
6. Ağlaya Ağlaya (4:33)
7. Ters Okyanus (5:18)
8. Domino (3:02)
9. Vertigo (3:42)

Total Time: 39:34

Line-up: 
Ahmet Kenan Bilgiç - vocals, guitar, effects
Gökçe Gürçay - drums, percussions
Okan Kaya - bass guitar, synth bass, backing vocals
Ömer Öztüyen - viola
Serkan Emre Çiftçi - trumpet, flugelhorn, synthesizers, Rhodes, backing vocals
    With
Barış Ertürk - baritone & tenor saxophone
Erkan Çavdaroğlu, Çağlar Haznedaroğlu - violin
Burak Kayan - viola
Erman İmayhan - cello

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Various Artists "The New Generation of Turkish Psychedelic Volume I"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Post Rock, Psychedelic
Label: Ironhand Records
Format: vinyl
Release date: October 21, 2016
Tracklist/Bands: 
A1 Yarımada - Profesyonel - 2:56
A2 irtifakaybediyoruz! - Lala's Song - 7:01
A3 Help! The Captain Threw Up - Floodgate - 4:20
A4 Balina - Azim - 8:21
B1 milankundura - Ran - 6:40
B2 Lopenstraat - Hike - 15:16


Total Time 44:34

Description/Reviews: 

Anatolian Rock was one of the most authentic and distinctive contributors of the first global psychedelic upheaval in late 60s and early 70s - and it still echoes in the works of Turkish modern rock bands. Indeed, modern Turkish psychedelia is something that is fully connected to the roots of a natively global sense of expression, which can be easily discriminated from other national products such as American Garage Bands, German Krautrock and British Psychedelia. The uniqueness of Turkish psychedelia is hidden in the historical and geographical exposure of its musical psyche.
Comprised of previously unpublished psychedelic songs by modern Turkish bands, “The New Generation of Turkish Psychedelic Volume I” is the first compilation album released by Ironhand Records. In this compilation you will find new and mind blowing sounds of Turkish psychedelia:
The album opens with the aggressive rhythm and raw melodic bass lines of “Profesyonel” by Yarımada, which is the only song with lyrics in the album. The second title, “Lala’s Song” by irtifakaybediyoruz! is a rage of melancholy amidst wisdom and despair. The third title, “Floodgate” by Help! The Captain Threw Up is a moody yet fluent piece that carries influences of psychedelia and post-rock.  “Azim”, the punchy, clear-cut last title on A side, is performed by Balina from Izmir, which -with their own definition- is a hearty band in love with dark riffs and sorrowful psychedelic sounds. The B side opens with “Ran” by milankundura, which takes us to a thought-provoking trip over a cloud of jazzy sounds. And the closing piece, Lopenstraat’s 15-minute epic “Hike”, is a nerve-shredding adventure in a dusky forest of acoustic and electric sounds.

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Maegi "Tales From The King's Court"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Label: Kardanadam Medya
Format: digital
Release date: September 20, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Cold Is The Void (1:50)
2. Hallowed Are The Ori (6:46)
3. Coming Home (4:44)
4. The King Who Sold His Men (5:33)
5. (If You're Gonna Drink) Drink Like A Dwarf (4:01)
6. The Queen And Her Lovers (3:27)
7. Make It Rain (4:35)
8. New Born Prince (4:08)
9. Armored Pride (4:01)
10. Fallen Angels (3:39)
11. Orcs! It's Always Orcs (3:51)
12. Empires Rise, Empires Fall (5:33)

Total time 52:08

Line-up: 
Oganalp Canatan (Dreamtone) - Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards 
   With
Joe Nevolo (Shadow Gallery) - Drums
Mike LePond (Symphony X) - Bass
Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery) - Guitars
Ozan Alparslan - Piano, Backing Vocals
Onur Özkoç - Guitars
Mertcan Özbakır - Guitars
Alper Sarıoğlu - Guitars
Dicle Su Han - Backing Vocals

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Hallowed are the Ori
(If You're Gonna Drink) Drink Like a Dwarf 

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Aqua Talk "Whatever Tickles Your Mind"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: bUMA RecordZ
Format: digital
Release date: July 24, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Dead Man's Dream (11:01)
   I. Search
   II. Dream Itself
   III. Awakening
   IV. Rush
   V. Changes
2. Nowhere To Run (5:01)
3. Where? (2:49)
4. Flow Of Time (And You Know... Space) (3:34)
5. Done Deal (6:43)
6. Tales Of Old (8:04)
7. Fools Rules (5:58)

Total Time 43:10

Line-up: 
Sarp Ogun
Bugay Akyuz
Berkay Koksal

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Nemrud "Nemrud"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Rainbow45 Records
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: May 4, 2016 (Turkey), May 15, 2016 (EU)
Tracklist: 
1. Gods Of The Mountain  (11:22)
2. Lion Of Commagene (12:33)
3. The Euphrates  (11:03)
4. Forsaken Throne (14:50)

Total Time: 49:08

Line-up: 
Mert Göçay - guitars, vocals
Levent Candaş - bass
Mert Topel - keyboards
Mert Alkaya - drums

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Çoğunlukla Zararsız "Kum Taneleri"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: February 8, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Kum Taneleri, Pt. 1-2 (6:30)
2. Eksi Bir (4:29)
3. Yeni Bir Şeyler, Pt. 1 (4:28)
4. Yeni Bir Şeyler, Pt. 2 (3:33)
5. Matruşka, Pt. 1  (5:14)
6. Matruşka, Pt. 2 (1:39)
7. Yaz Rüzgârları (4:12)
8. Ama  (5:23)
9. Yılang  (6:37)
10. Kum Taneleri, Pt. 3 (7:08)

Total time 49:13

Line-up: 
Barış Kıran: guitar
Büşra Yalçınöz: bass
Cem Uçan: drums
Fırat Yurday: vocal
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Nilipek (1)
Erhan Yuruk (3)
Yekta Kopan (5)
Emir Erunsal (8)
Mai Neva (9)
Tuna Pase (10)

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Kirkbinsinek "Sis Pus Sus"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Psychedelic
Label: World In Sound
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: May 22, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Hoyrat   (LP 1. Seite) 5:01
2. Nefes 4:19
3. Derdim Dert 5:33
4. Oyun 4:46
5. Kara Iplik 5:13
6. It Dalasi   (LP 2. Seite) 6:35
7. Karanlik Cökünce 5:37
8. Shijin 9:10
9. Sis Pus Sus 3:34

Line-up: 
Alper Antmen - electric guitar, vocals
Baris Güvenenler - acoustic and electric cello
Özgür Devrim Akcay - drums, cymbals and backing vocals
Tolga Öztürk - bass guitar and backing vocals

Description/Reviews: 

World In Sound´s first release from Turkey delivers pure and timeless oriental heavy psychedelic Prog Rock from Istanbul. Besides the usual instruments, they also use a Cello to create a truly unique and deep atmosphere, where the mystical vibe of “One Thousand and One Nights” meets Pink Floyd and King Crimson. Nine long epics reflect a wide and unpredictable, well-balanced spectrum of arrangements, rhythms, melodies, and climax. With no doubt these lads continue the great 1970s Turkish psychedelic rock tradition of Erkin Koray, Mogollar or Baris Manco. Watch out for this mindblowing space prog trip! This is music for the mind and body at highest level of creativity and proficiency.

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Itdalasi

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Ayyuka "Sömestr"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic
Label:  Shalgam Records
Format: digital, vinyl
Release date: March 24, 2015 (digital)
Tracklist: 
1. Sömestr (8:30)
2. Tek Teker (6:38)
3. Geceleri Zor Uyurum (3:00)
4. Gabor (3:19)
5. Gün 1B (7:10)
6. Guaruja (2:30)
7. Ayrton Senna (9:15)
8. Bu Bi Rüya Olmalı (2:52)

Line-up: 
Özgür Yılmaz
Ahmet Kul
Altan Sebüktekin
Alican Tezer
   With
Güney Güvel: Percussion
Orlando Julius: Saxophone (1, 5)

Description/Reviews: 

Sömestr is Ayyuka’s third studio album, the sound  moves between psychedelic rock, afro rhythms  and much else besides. The album was made by the  improvising recording sessions that they recorded at their studio. 

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Kes "Kamlama"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Lin Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: March 9, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Hak - 5:36
2. Kaşık - 5:23
3. 31 - 4:47
4. Dört - 5:36
5. Dilenci - 4:34
6. Kamlama - 4:30
7. Oda - 2:15
8. Nevroz - 4:26
9. V - 4:55

Line-up: 
Mehmet Demirdelen - Drums
Cenk Turanlı - Bass
Emre Kula - Guitar

Description/Reviews: 

Kes is an Istanbul based instumental progressive rock band. But that’s not all...
When listening to Kes, you will immediately feel the hardness, power and energy of bands like Meshuggah, Metallica and Tool. But the music of Kes cannot just limited to these similarities. The exciting part of the album is that it’s fresh new and has also tastes of it’s country of origin, Turkey. From this point of view, Kes is one of the best things happened to the Turkish rock scene in the last years.
The music of Kes can be described as the power and flow arising from the harmony between the talented band members. And their long term musical friendship also becomes audible in the tracks of Kamlama. The musical craftmanship of the album is at highest level and catches you right away. If you are a drummer, bass or guitar player, or just a good listener, Kamlama will get your attention by the first beats and notes. Another reason for the high power and energy of Kamlama is that it was recorded live.(by  Kaan Sezyum)

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Thrown to the Sun "Out of Themselves Things Will Come"

Country: Turkey
Genre(s): Progressive Death Metal
Format: digital
Release date: December 20, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Gnomon 04:50
2. Fatigue 04:52
3. In Signs, In Patterns 07:09
4. The Concrete Bodies 05:18
5. Havens Echo 06:47
6. Amartia 04:14
7. Maladies to Be Cured 04:32
8. Recurrence 06:21
9. All Truth Is Crooked 05:01
10. The Tail Eater 04:58
11. Jocasta 03:14
12. Out of Themselves 05:22

Line-up: 
Ahmet Saraçoğlu: Guitars
Bahadır Sarp: Guitars
Batuhan Bekmen: Drums
Onur Altınay: Bass
   With
Başer Çelebi: Vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Sophomore effort from Turkey's leading progressive death metal band. Tons of riffs, melodies and complex song structures. Band's debut was regarded as the best metal album from Turkey for the last 10 years and the new album certainly surpasses the debut.

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Hope to Find "Our Story About You"

Country: Turkey
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: Mireille Music
Release date: April 25, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Exile (3:00)
2. Suddenly (5:20)
3. Yesterday,Today,Tomorrow (3:56)
4. Gently Broken (6:14)
5. Through The Window (1:00)
6. Instructional Inspirations (5:15)
7. Kaleidoscope (4:32)
8. Worth To Remember (5:46)
9. Memories (1:39)
10. Alienation (9:50)
   i. Is That You?
   ii. or me?
   iii. None Of Us

Line-up: 
Mert Erdem - Vocals
Alper Dagalp - Keyboards, accordion, back vocals
Zafer Yuksel - Guitars, back vocals
Koray Ergunay - Bass
Yavuz Sozkan - Drums, back vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Telling you an ordinary story from an unordinary point of view with their genuine musical style elaborated with fierce technicality and sensuous musicality they have distilled through their musical journey.

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Nemrud "Ritual"

Country: Turkey
Sub Genre: Psychedelic, Retro Prog
Label: Musea
Release date: May, 2013
Tracklist: 

1. In my mind (10:20)
2. Sorrow by oneself (7:45)
3. Light (2:16)
4. Ritual (18:25)

Line-up: 
Mert Göçay - guitars and vocals
Aycan Sarı - bass
Mert Topel - keyboards
Mert Alkaya - drums

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Light

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Fairuz Derin Bulut "Patlantis"

Country: Turkey
Sub Genre: Psychedelic
Label: 3K1A Records
Release date: March 8, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Tabana Kuvvet (2:39)
2. Zalim (4:39)
3. Bağlar (3:38)
4. Patlantis (2:58)
5. Kirli Kirpi (4:14)
6. Zerk-i Ziyan (4:50)
7. Bensiz Aşk (3:10)
8. Set Me Free (3:12)
9. Babana Anlatma (6:00)
10. Guşabel (1:08)

Line-up: 
Demir Kerem Atay - electric guitar, electric baglama, vocals
Okan Yilmaz - synthesizer, vocals
Taha Rıza Özmen - bass, vocals
Onur Öztürk - drums, vocals
   With
İsmail Darıcı - percussion

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Ceylan Ertem "Utopyalar Guzeldir"

Country: Turkey
Sub Genre: Experimental, Jazz Rock/Fusion, Folk
Label: Ada Müzik
Release date: September 20, 2012
Tracklist: 
1.Hayal'et (İntro)
2.Ne Olursan Ol Gelme
3.Oğlan Acı Çekiyor
4.Kış Suçlu Çok
5.Cennetin Irmakları (Mabel'in Şarkısı)
6.Orman
7.İstisna
8.Ertesi Gece
9.Kaçıncı Yarın
10.Ne Güzel Gün
11.Annem Duysa Üzülür
12.Ütopyalar Güzeldir

Line-up: 
Ceylan Ertem: Vocals
Cenk Erdoğan: Guitars, Sazbüş, Guitalele, Electronics & Back Vocals
Gökhan Sürer: Piano & synthesizers
Alp Ersönmez: Bass
Amy Salsgıver: Percussion, Glockenspiel & Toys
Ediz Hafızoğlu: Drums
Aslıhan Güngör: Harp (1,2)
Tuncay Korkmaz: Harmonica (1,5)
Ertan Şahin: Suzafon (4)
Murat Çopur: Bass (2,5)
Adam Matta: Beatbox (10)

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