2016. Angela Sawyer assembled this album from hundreds of hours of experimental recordings (featuring ducky singing, lip pops and electronic buzzing) and the results are both startling and revelatory.

2014. As Turkey's political factions turned more and more violent in the late 1970s, Buscemi-eyed Edip Akbayram was nearly beaten up by rioting audiences for daring to sing about rural points of view that were natur..

2014. Edip Akbayram's a frail guy who spent his childhood unable to walk, but once he grew up he was on Istanbul TV in a whitey-fro and knee length colored robes. Akbayram's voice is big & open, and it took him ..

2014. Where does a band of Indian guys in East South Africa even play, and how on earth would they end up with fuzzy guitar riffs, wah-wah and funky drums? Riddles abound when you discover a platter like this one. D..

2013. In Turkey, psychedelia wasn't just some fleeting fad. Fuzzed-out guitar shredding genuinely intersected with some of the goals of traditional folk and classical music. As a result, even former twist singers..

2017. Makam madness gives way to instrumental prog on Mogollar's burned-out last album, released in 1976 by Turkey's Anadolu Pop heroes and now reissued. Mogollar was the band that never kept a singer for long, and ..

2017. Makam madness gives way to instrumental prog on Mogollar's burned-out last album, released in 1976 by Turkey's Anadolu Pop heroes and now reissued. Mogollar was the band that never kept a singer for long, a..

2017. Years before Baris and even before the fame of Erkin Koray, Erol's flamboyant outfits and spontaneous behaviour brought a youthful, pop-oriented world to Turkish audiences. Here's a reissue of his first pro..

2017. Years before Baris and even before the fame of Erkin Koray, Erol's flamboyant outfits and spontaneous behaviour brought a youthful, pop-oriented world to Turkish audiences. Here's a reissue of his first proper..

2012. We proudly introduce you to PHARAWAY SOUNDS, the ultimate reissue label diggin deep in the occidental influenced sounds from the East in the 60s & 70s. First release shows some of the best to come out of I..

2014. As Turkey's political factions turned more and more violent in the late 1970s, Buscemi-eyed Edip Akbayram was nearly beaten up by rioting audiences for daring to sing about rural points of view that were natur..

2014. Where does a band of Indian guys in East South Africa even play, and how on earth would they end up with fuzzy guitar riffs, wah-wah and funky drums? Riddles abound when you discover a platter like this one. D..

2014. Edip Akbayram's a frail guy who spent his childhood unable to walk, but once he grew up he was on Istanbul TV in a whitey-fro and knee length colored robes. Akbayram's voice is big & open, and it took him ..

2013. Groovy Tehran '70s pop singles swirl like the skirt of a dancing dervish!! With 5 volumes, this series is now the most complete investigation into Iranian singles ever issued. By now, you've probably developed..

2013. Groovy Tehran '70s pop singles swirl like the skirt of a dancing dervish!! With 5 volumes, this series is now the most complete investigation into Iranian singles ever issued. By now, you've probably developed..

2013. In Turkey, psychedelia wasn't just some fleeting fad. Fuzzed-out guitar shredding genuinely intersected with some of the goals of traditional folk and classical music. As a result, even former twist singers an..

1993. Turkish band Bunalim (Turkish for "Depression") is a true legend: they were the absolute wildest and crudest band from the Anatolian Rock scene. Under the wing of Cem Karaca, who was their manager an..