Hailing from Amsterdam but coming from various backgrounds, Altin Gün has captured the world's imagination with an indelible fusion, for over five years now. The band combines psychedelic rock, deep funk, synthpop, cosmic reggae, and more with the rich and incredibly diverse traditions of Anatolian and Turkish folk music. Debut album On (2018) quickly captured the world's attention and a year later the band earned a prestigious GRAMMY® Award nomination for "Best World Album" with it's sophomore LP Gece (2019).
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Altin Gün (meaning Golden Day in Turkish) is an Anatolian rock band from Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by bassist Jasper Verhulst in 2016 when he posted an ad on Facebook looking for Turkish musicians. Their style has been described as "psychedelic" with a "dirty blend of funk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs". Altin Gün also performs psychedelic rock covers of Turkish folk music. Both the band's vocalists, Merve Dasdemir and Erdinç Ecevit Yildiz, are of Turkish origin, while the other four members are Dutch.
Their debut album was On, released in 2018. In 2019, they released Gece which was nominated for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (2019) in the Best World Music Album category. The band's first American tour commenced in mid 2019.
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On their debut album 'On' (Bongo Joe Records), Altin Gun show what happens when you open doors between Turkish folk songs on the one hand and a dirty blend offunk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs on the other. The Amsterdammers who come from various backgrounds (Turkish but also Indonesian and Dutch) comfortably create their work in the adventurous no-man's land that exists between these two worlds.
Older generations of Turkish musicians have also experimented with opening doors between previously unconnected sonic worlds. During the seventies, artists such as Baris Manço, Selda Ba?can and Erkin Koray practiced a way of songwriting and composing similar to Altin Gün's.
Manço, Ba?can and Koray have all influenced Altin Gün, but their foremost inspiration is Ne?et Erta?, a Turkish folk musician whose musical legacy is invaluable. Comparisons are almost impossible to make but imagine someone with the same impact and status as Bob Dylan or George Gerschwin and you're getting close. Many of the songs he wrote have become standards in Turkey, national treasures which are cherished up until the present day. Altin Gün retain the lyrical and thematic structure of Erta?'s songs, though they often alter their time signatures and add fuzzy bass sounds, sweltering organ sounds and raw saz riffs. Erta? wrote the majority of the songs on the album even if these are hardly recognisable after all the work Altin Gün have done on them.
Let Altin Gün open that door for you and get ready to indulge in their fresh and beautiful sound.
Altin Gün are
Ben Rider (guitar)
Daniel Smienk (drums)
Jasper Verhulst (bass)
Merve Dasdemir (vocals)
Erdinc Yildiz Ecevit (saz, keys, vocals)
Gino Groenveld (percussion)
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Altin Gün (meaning Golden Day in Turkish) is an Anatolian rock band from Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by bassist Jasper Verhulst in 2016 when he posted an ad on Facebook looking for Turkish musicians. Their style has been described as "psychedelic" with a "dirty blend of funk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs". Altin Gün also performs psychedelic rock covers of Turkish folk music. Both the band's vocalists, Merve Dasdemir and Erdinç Ecevit Yildiz, are of Turkish origin, while the other four members are Dutch.
Their debut album was On, released in 2018. In 2019, they released Gece which was nominated for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (2019) in the Best World Music Album category. The band's first American tour commenced in mid 2019.
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On their debut album 'On' (Bongo Joe Records), Altin Gun show what happens when you open doors between Turkish folk songs on the one hand and a dirty blend offunk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs on the other. The Amsterdammers who come from various backgrounds (Turkish but also Indonesian and Dutch) comfortably create their work in the adventurous no-man's land that exists between these two worlds.
Older generations of Turkish musicians have also experimented with opening doors between previously unconnected sonic worlds. During the seventies, artists such as Baris Manço, Selda Ba?can and Erkin Koray practiced a way of songwriting and composing similar to Altin Gün's.
Manço, Ba?can and Koray have all influenced Altin Gün, but their foremost inspiration is Ne?et Erta?, a Turkish folk musician whose musical legacy is invaluable. Comparisons are almost impossible to make but imagine someone with the same impact and status as Bob Dylan or George Gerschwin and you're getting close. Many of the songs he wrote have become standards in Turkey, national treasures which are cherished up until the present day. Altin Gün retain the lyrical and thematic structure of Erta?'s songs, though they often alter their time signatures and add fuzzy bass sounds, sweltering organ sounds and raw saz riffs. Erta? wrote the majority of the songs on the album even if these are hardly recognisable after all the work Altin Gün have done on them.
Let Altin Gün open that door for you and get ready to indulge in their fresh and beautiful sound.
Altin Gün are
Ben Rider (guitar)
Daniel Smienk (drums)
Jasper Verhulst (bass)
Merve Dasdemir (vocals)
Erdinc Yildiz Ecevit (saz, keys, vocals)
Gino Groenveld (percussion)
Hailing from Amsterdam but coming from various backgrounds, Altin Gün has captured the world's imagination with an indelible fusion, for over five years now. The band combines psychedelic rock, deep funk, synthpop, cosmic reggae, and more with the rich and incredibly diverse traditions of Anatolian and Turkish folk music. Debut album On (2018) quickly captured the world's attention and a year later the band earned a prestigious GRAMMY® Award nomination for "Best World Album" with it's sophomore LP Gece (2019).
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Altin Gün (meaning Golden Day in Turkish) is an Anatolian rock band from Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by bassist Jasper Verhulst in 2016 when he posted an ad on Facebook looking for Turkish musicians. Their style has been described as "psychedelic" with a "dirty blend of funk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs". Altin Gün also performs psychedelic rock covers of Turkish folk music. Both the band's vocalists, Merve Dasdemir and Erdinç Ecevit Yildiz, are of Turkish origin, while the other four members are Dutch.
Their debut album was On, released in 2018. In 2019, they released Gece which was nominated for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (2019) in the Best World Music Album category. The band's first American tour commenced in mid 2019.
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On their debut album 'On' (Bongo Joe Records), Altin Gun show what happens when you open doors between Turkish folk songs on the one hand and a dirty blend offunk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs on the other. The Amsterdammers who come from various backgrounds (Turkish but also Indonesian and Dutch) comfortably create their work in the adventurous no-man's land that exists between these two worlds.
Older generations of Turkish musicians have also experimented with opening doors between previously unconnected sonic worlds. During the seventies, artists such as Baris Manço, Selda Ba?can and Erkin Koray practiced a way of songwriting and composing similar to Altin Gün's.
Manço, Ba?can and Koray have all influenced Altin Gün, but their foremost inspiration is Ne?et Erta?, a Turkish folk musician whose musical legacy is invaluable. Comparisons are almost impossible to make but imagine someone with the same impact and status as Bob Dylan or George Gerschwin and you're getting close. Many of the songs he wrote have become standards in Turkey, national treasures which are cherished up until the present day. Altin Gün retain the lyrical and thematic structure of Erta?'s songs, though they often alter their time signatures and add fuzzy bass sounds, sweltering organ sounds and raw saz riffs. Erta? wrote the majority of the songs on the album even if these are hardly recognisable after all the work Altin Gün have done on them.
Let Altin Gün open that door for you and get ready to indulge in their fresh and beautiful sound.
Altin Gün are
Ben Rider (guitar)
Daniel Smienk (drums)
Jasper Verhulst (bass)
Merve Dasdemir (vocals)
Erdinc Yildiz Ecevit (saz, keys, vocals)
Gino Groenveld (percussion)
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Altin Gün (meaning Golden Day in Turkish) is an Anatolian rock band from Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by bassist Jasper Verhulst in 2016 when he posted an ad on Facebook looking for Turkish musicians. Their style has been described as "psychedelic" with a "dirty blend of funk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs". Altin Gün also performs psychedelic rock covers of Turkish folk music. Both the band's vocalists, Merve Dasdemir and Erdinç Ecevit Yildiz, are of Turkish origin, while the other four members are Dutch.
Their debut album was On, released in 2018. In 2019, they released Gece which was nominated for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (2019) in the Best World Music Album category. The band's first American tour commenced in mid 2019.
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On their debut album 'On' (Bongo Joe Records), Altin Gun show what happens when you open doors between Turkish folk songs on the one hand and a dirty blend offunk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs on the other. The Amsterdammers who come from various backgrounds (Turkish but also Indonesian and Dutch) comfortably create their work in the adventurous no-man's land that exists between these two worlds.
Older generations of Turkish musicians have also experimented with opening doors between previously unconnected sonic worlds. During the seventies, artists such as Baris Manço, Selda Ba?can and Erkin Koray practiced a way of songwriting and composing similar to Altin Gün's.
Manço, Ba?can and Koray have all influenced Altin Gün, but their foremost inspiration is Ne?et Erta?, a Turkish folk musician whose musical legacy is invaluable. Comparisons are almost impossible to make but imagine someone with the same impact and status as Bob Dylan or George Gerschwin and you're getting close. Many of the songs he wrote have become standards in Turkey, national treasures which are cherished up until the present day. Altin Gün retain the lyrical and thematic structure of Erta?'s songs, though they often alter their time signatures and add fuzzy bass sounds, sweltering organ sounds and raw saz riffs. Erta? wrote the majority of the songs on the album even if these are hardly recognisable after all the work Altin Gün have done on them.
Let Altin Gün open that door for you and get ready to indulge in their fresh and beautiful sound.
Altin Gün are
Ben Rider (guitar)
Daniel Smienk (drums)
Jasper Verhulst (bass)
Merve Dasdemir (vocals)
Erdinc Yildiz Ecevit (saz, keys, vocals)
Gino Groenveld (percussion)
show less
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