Istanbul’s Lalalar reminds me of my avorite 80’s cult show theme, and simultaneously sound like a delightful dumpster dive of spaghetti western-psychedelics, Anatolian funk, sampling and hazy electronics.
The one constant: Lalalar is the type of band you want to move to with abandon. The title of scorching debut single "Isyanlar" translates to ‘rebellions’, and that’s more or less the gist of how this bunch operates on stage.
The band, led by the young singer and multi-instrumentalist Derya Yıldırım, drives the performance with a beautiful voice, melancholy and desire that blend together into a powerful amalgam.
She’s aided by the fantastic drummer Greta Eacott and three quarters of the world tripping band Orchestre du Montplaisant.
They don’t just deliver their own interpretations of Turkish jewels by artists like Selda Bağcan (thé Selda indeed!), Barış Manço, Moğollar and Nazım Hikmet, but they also draw their originality from their own beautiful compositions and the fantastic ability to improvise.
The warm, sensuous voice of Derya, the fantastic psychedelic saz-melodies, the groovy organ lines and the tight rhythm section all together result in a hypnotising sound. Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek take the righteous and rich Turkish poetry to the future whilst not losing awareness of the past.
Anatolian invasion on its way!
“I’m hyped about having reached some place through music,” she begins to tell. “I’ve never been to New York before. I didn’t have the financial means when I was studying or working. But music enables me to do this. In New York, there were people who loved our music and sang our songs even though Turkish was not their mother tongue. I’m very thrilled about that. It’s as if I made my mother proud… As if some of the things that happened to me during my childhood finally did some good… As if even people who entered my life and hurt me have some meaning… As if life isn’t only about good and evil, or black and white…
Thanks to music, I have a lot of pink and grey areas in my life. I started to see more delightful and carefree things among those black and whites.”
Kirac: Ali Tufan Kirac, shpesh shkurtuar thjesht ne Kirac eshte nje artist/muzikant mjaft popullor turk lindur ne 1972.
Paraqet nje nga pionieret e muzikes te ashtuquajtur "Anatolian Rock" me ane te se ciles perzien me aq hijeshi folklorin turk me zhanrin rock klasik.
Per mua thjesht kjo gjurme ("Sari Gelin" - "Nusja floke-verdhe") perfaqeson nje dedikim plot ndjenje me shume nostlagji per sojin e Tim Buckely...
Nje perle tjeter e ketij artisti, nese duam te perhumbin ne tingullin e "mallkuar" semi-oriental turkish pothuajse-rock, eshte gjurma "Çayır Çimen Geze Geze".
Tani zbrisni pedanen prej druri (mbi koke!) dhe kerceni mbi bar, zbathur!
