Tune in on Thursday, September 10th at 11am to hear Ears of Maize speak with Erdinç Ecevit and Daniel Smienk of Amsterdam based band Altin Gün ahead of their show at The Regency Ballroom on September 11th.
Since bursting onto the scene in 2018 with their debut album, On, Altin Gun have been at the vanguard of the 21st century revival of Turkish-influenced psychedelic grooves.
Now the psychedelic quintet return with their sixth album, Garip – their most accomplished and eclectic release to date, and a heartfelt tribute to legendary Turkish folk-bard, Neşet Ertaş.
Coming straight out of the gate with a wah-wah and organ heavy sound that effortlessly captured the spirit of Anatolian 70s psych-funk masters like Bariş Manço and Erkin Koray, they deepened and expanded their palette with 2021’s Yol, which brought synths and drum machines into the mix for a more 80s-influenced dream-pop vibe.
But no matter how far out they’ve gone, they’ve always maintained a strong link to the same Anatolian folk traditions that inspired those early pioneers. Founder and bassist, Jasper Verhuist says: “We’re doing the same thing a lot of those artists were doing, which is playing Turkish traditionals and songs written by folk artists.”
With Garip, they’ve brought that connection to the folk source front and center. It is the sound of a band that’s constantly evolving. A mature musical unit with nothing to prove. A band that’s having a whole lot of fun.
Altin Gün is: Erdinç Ecevit (saz), Jasper Verhulst (bass), Thijs Elzinga (guitar), Chris Bruining (percussion), Daniel Smienk (drums).
Photo: Sanja Marusic
