Various

ULTRA RARE / OUT OF PRINT

CGPFW 008 Vinyl LP, comes with Bonus 12″ in lined red inner sleeves + 8-Page Graphic Art Booklet
Strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide
Orders with bandcamp will get an A1 "Saz Beat" poster (limited to 100 copies)

This third and last volume offers another fresh choice of tracks exploring the sounds of Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s. As previous volumes have shown, these sounds cannot be confined stylistically or geographically, as their blending of Western and Turkish elements and the variety of styles thrown into the mix reach beyond the borders of the Turkish republic. Here we have a Turkish-Armenian cut by Yorgantz, as well as a Greek-Turkish track by Giannis Floriniotis, offering prime examples of Turkish pop-rock music, itself a hybrid of local and global sounds, interwoven with other musical styles.

The compilation presents a wide selection of music for dancing and listening purposes, ranging from folk to funk and from oriental rock ’n’ roll to deep psychedelic. Among other treats, it boasts flow-oriented pop by Neşe Karaböcek and Esmeray, jazzy harmonies by Figen Han, experimental rock by Önder Bali 4, fluffy folk by Modern Folk Üçlüsü, brass loaded funk by Ali Kocatepe, and Anatolian rock by Beyaz Kelebekler, Fikret Hakan, and Mehmet Pekün.

The bonus 12” has an urban disco boogie side with Saadet Gürses and a rural folk music side with Dönüşüm and Kerem Güney.

More information, complete tracklist and all sound samples: corvorecords.de/saz-beatIII