(Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock) Edip Akbayram - Edip Akbayram (2CD) (1972-74) {Turkey} {Shadoks Music 067, Germany} - 2006, APE (image+.cue) lossless

EDIP AKBAYRAM - same, Turkey 1972-74 (SHADOKS MUSIC 067)
2 CD: in jewelbox.

Edip Akbayram is the top of the BIG 3 of turkish delights (Erkin Koray, Baris Mancho & Edip). The best Psych tracks from his first 2 albums and many singles (like in the other Shadoks release of Erkin Koray), 22 tracks, 90 minutes of music. His band DOSTLAR formed the songs into something which takes you on an eastern trip, full of fuzz guitar, electric sas and great percussions. Edip's dark voice make you shiver and you feel like dancing right away. This is as good as Erkin Koray with a deap spirit and very political words. One of the best albums we have released the past 3 or 4 years.
The song Kukredi Cimenler was also used by US rapper ASHER ROTH in his song Blunt Cruisin of his new album Asleep In The Bread Aisle (Universal Records): http://www.asherrothmusic.com

Tracklist ▼

1-01 Ince Ince Bir Kar Yagar (Little Snowflakes Falling) 3:30
1-02 Deniz Üstü Kopürür (Spraying Ocean) 3:16
1-03 Gam Üstüne Gam Yapilir (Sorrow And More Sorrow) 4:24
1-04 Degmen Benim Gamli Yasli Gönlüme (Don't Touch My Sad Soul) 4:52
1-05 Anam Aglar Bas Ucumda Oturur (Mother Cries About Me At The Head Of My Bed) 3:52
1-06 Bosu Bosuna (In Vain)
1-07 Garip (Miserable)
1-08 Yakar Inceden Inceden (It Burns)
1-09 Daglar Dagladi Beni (The Mountains Made Me Sad)
1-10 Dumanli Dumanli Oy Bizim Eller (Our Village Is Full Of Smoke)
1-11 Sev Beni Beni (Love Me)
1-12 Kükredi Cimenler (Roaring Grasses)

2-01 Kolum Nerden Aldin Zinciri (My Arm, Where Do You Got The Bracelet From)
2-02 Aldirma Gönül (Don't Bother My Soul)
2-03 Kaslarin Karasina (Your Black Eyebrows)
2-04 Arabam Kaldi Yolda (My Car Broke Down)
2-05 Affetmen Seni (I Will Not Forgive You)
2-06 Adam Olmak Dile Kolay (To Be A Man Is Easy To Speak)
2-07 Dar Agaci (Gallows Pole)
2-08 Mehmet Emmi (Uncle Mehmet)
2-09 Haberin Varmi (Do You Know?)
2-10 Zalim (Tyrant)
2-11 Ayrilik (Separation)
2-12 Birak Beno (Let Go Of Me)

Notes▼

Compilation of tracks from Edip Akbayram's first two albums and singles released in the early 1970s.

"Edip Akbayram is one of the most underrated Turkish musicians of all time. With his ever smiling face, he tried to spread peace and unity messages around the country but was banned by TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, which was the only television channel in Turkey until the 1990s), beaten by fanatics, and threatened with murder many times. Apart from his message, he was also a true leader in his own league. Especially with his first two albums, he sang traditional Turkish songs in traditional vocal styles while combining them with complex psychedelic tunes and his pain-filled vocals. He was later celebrated as having created a distinctive combination of East and West.
Akbayram was born in Gaziantep (one of the biggest cities of Eastern Turkey) in 1950. He lost his ability to walk when he was only nine months old because of 'infantile paralysis,' or polio. He had to be carried to school by his family and teacher. His family couldn't afford a prosthesis until after primary school as they were very poor.
He formed his first band, Siyah Orumcekler ('Black Spiders') in Gaziantep and recorded his first bunch of singles in his lycee years, but was first introduced to the music business in Istanbul. He won the Golden Mic Competition with a song he wrote, set to lyrics from Asik Veysel (a well-known Turkish poet) in 1972. Having garnered the attention of the public, his singles 'Aldirma Gonul' and 'Eskiya Dunyaya Hukumdar Olmaz' went gold, and he won numerous prices. In 1974 he formed his most famous band, Dostlar Orkestrasi (meaning 'Orchestra of Friends'). His debut album, Nedir Ne Degildir, was released in 1977, after which he was silenced as a result of the political turmoil at the time. He has always been an active leftist and revolutionary, so he was one of the targets of political fights. By was the early '80s, his songs were banned by TRT and he couldn't find any arenas to play live. Yet he managed to record four albums in '80s. It was not until mid-'90s, however, that he was rediscovered with his Turkuler Yanmaz album. With this album he continued his tradition as he used lyrics of valued Turkish poets.
Akbayram continued to release albums every year or two after his rediscovery. His latest two releases, in 2004 and 2005, are parts of a compilation series called Dun ve Bugun. He has mainly been criticised for making the same kind of music for so long, but as the 21st century began, he had moved rather far away from the success and musicality of his first two efforts. He lives in Istanbul with his wife and two kids and he's an active figure in the political arena."