Highly recommend this Tristan CD it's so darn good.

I really like the new Belle and Sebastian.

Disc 2 of this

Parliament / Funkadelic.

About 90% of all the music I've listened to for a month or so.

Tough Love - Jessie Ware

Art Official Age - Prince

My Christmas catalogue, from Anonymous 4 to Warren XCLence.

Still listening to lots of Pizzicato Five: http://prince.org/msg/8/409836

I am listening to these three a lot lately. Not just pleasurably listening to them, but playing them constantly - like a fiend, or someone who just discovered the concept of music. And I am loving it! Give them a listen some time...


Shakey Graves



Talisco




Gorgon City

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Harts

a bit strange

I'm listening to individual songs more than albums at the moment:

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Faron Young ~ Unmitigated Gall

Molly Bee ~ She Kept On Talking

Herbie Hancock ~ Magic Number

Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely ~ Slipping Around

Johnny Guitar Watson ~ We're No Exception

Thundermother ~ Rock N Roll Disaster

Shiina Ringo ~ Nippon

Johnny Mathis ~ Love Never Felt So Good

Purson ~ Death's Kiss

Sa-Roc ~ Black Dot

Ruby Ibarra feat. Bambu ~ Dance (The Movement)

Roy Clark ~ Tips Of My Fingers

Lady Dahlia ~ Cypher 3

Kiyanne ~ A.D.I.D.A.S

Joanie Sommers ~ Meditation

Crucified Barbara ~ I Sell My Kids For Rock'N'Roll

Linda Martel ~ Bad Case Of The Blues

Ronnie Prophet ~ Phantom Of The Opry

Hall & Oates ~ You're Much Too Soon

La Santa Cecilia ~ Strawberry Fields Forever

Mandrill ~ Peace And Love

Weird Al ~ Handy / Tacky / Isaac Newton vs. Bill Nye / Stop Fowarding That Crap To Me

ZZ Hill ~ That Ain't The Way You Make Love

Idris Muhammad ~ I'm A Believer

Johnny Cash ~ Look At Them Beans

Ace Spectrum ~ I Don't Want To Play Around

Johnnie Taylor ~ Watermelon Man / Never Never / Blues In The Night

Malo ~ Swavecito / Cafe

J. Geils Band ~ Flamethrower

Steve Hackett feat. Phil Collins ~ Star Of Sirius

Little Richard ~ Hot Nuts

Alex Boye' & Changing Lanes ~ Shake It Off

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Old favorite

Still enjoying most of AOA by Prince but still HATE the first song Art Official Cage.

Still enjoying Banks´s debut album, the extended version.

Still listening to D´Angelo´s Black Messiah nonstop.

Still loving Vocal Deep House every day.

Still listening to that Andy Allo song with Miguel Migs (This Feeling).

Still enjoying lots of other Miguel Migs mixes and songs.

Still listening to lots of old school Turkish music.

Peter Murphy's new album - Lion

French singer Camille's album - Le Fil

German singer Cassandra Steen's latest album Spiegelbild

Sensato's latest album Probando (a dominican rapper from my NYC)

KoolEaze said:

Still listening to lots of old school Turkish music.

Anyone you'd recommend?

lezama said:

KoolEaze said:

Still listening to lots of old school Turkish music.

Anyone you'd recommend?

I have no idea what you´d like. Any particular genre you are interested in ?

These days I listen to Baris Manco´s classic songs again, and lots and lots of Zeki Müren. Zeki Müren was a gay icon, he dressed a bit like Liberace after they met in Las Vegas, and he is regarded as one of the best Turkish singers. He passed away in 1996.

This is Baris Manco and his band Kurtalan Ekspres. I think he died of a heart attack while being on Viagra with two hot girls.

This is Baris Manco´s interpretation of an old Turkish folk song....sounds pretty funky to me.

This is one of his songs with very profound lyrics:

Some Zeki Müren classic:

Zeki Müren´s 29-plus minute song Kahir Mektubu (it´s about a letter ). "The Letter Of Pain"

It´s like 4 or 5 songs in one. Great lyrics, great vocal delivery. Greeks love him ,too.

This is a great song about fake friends and how they backstab you when you least expect it.

Dost Bildiklerim (= Those I Thought As Friends Of Mine)

Enjoy!

I also like newer songs but these days I´m in some old school mood.

edit: When I´m stressed out I listen to "Türk Sanat Müzigi", which has very relaxing qualities. Türk Sanat Müzigi is a very old , classical style, and that particular style is very, very soothing. Many Turkish singers have tried to sing in the Türk Sanat Müzigi style, but only a few have been successful. Check out Zeki Müren´s renditions of some Türk Sanat Müzigi classics on Youtube. Very good for your soul.

Also check out the instrumental Turkish music of Mr.Göksel Baktagir. You might like it.

This one is even better:

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KoolEaze said:

I have no idea what you´d like. Any particular genre you are interested in ?

These days I listen to Baris Manco´s classic songs again, and lots and lots of Zeki Müren. Zeki Müren was a gay icon, he dressed a bit like Liberace after they met in Las Vegas, and he is regarded as one of the best Turkish singers. He passed away in 1996.

This is Baris Manco and his band Kurtalan Ekspres. I think he died of a heart attack while being on Viagra with two hot girls.

I literally listen to just about any genre. I grew up going to international schools and now I work in an international organization where my entire department is from different countries, so I've grown up extremely open minded to new sounds. The only turkish singer I'm familiar with is Tarkan, because I went to see him once when I lived in Belgium. I never really got into him though, perhaps because I probably thought his sound was a bit too over-the-top for me at the time. I like the Baris Manco videos you posted, I like the vibe of them. Zeki Muren sounds interesting, but very melodramatic.. It actually reminds me of old school latin baladas romanticas from the 70's where this type of really melodramatic song composition was really popular. The only other turkish guy that I actually used to listen to when I listened to more urban music was Kool Savas from Germany, but he doesnt ever rap in turkish. But thanks for introducing me to Baris, I will see if I can pick up something from him.

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Wow.. the Türk Sanat Müzigi music is right up my ally. I love this type of music to work to. Thanks!

Edit: oops read your post too fast.. I meant the instrumental stuff from Göksel Baktagir

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lezama said:

Wow.. the Türk Sanat Müzigi music is right up my ally. I love this type of music to work to. Thanks!

Edit: oops read your post too fast.. I meant the instrumental stuff from Göksel Baktagir

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Göksel Baktagir´s music is very much related to Turk Sanat Müzigi, he incorporates many elements from it.

Zeki Müren´s Türk Sanat songs are probably more to your liking, less melodramatic than his own hits (TSM is a genre, and sometimes he would give TSM concerts where he sounded much calmer).

Anyway, here´s a TSM mix that you may or may not like. I don´t like all songs in it but some are quite nice.

I´m familiar with Kool Savas. Two of my friends know him and worked with him. He mainly does German rap, and quite well.

Also check out Mercan Dede and his instrumental music. He does classic Sufi meditative music and is also an Electro DJ , I think he often djs in Istanbul and Toronto. You might like Mercan Dede..nice, soothing instrumentals, but can get boring after a few hours of listening. Very relaxing though.

KoolEaze said:

Also check out Mercan Dede and his instrumental music. He does classic Sufi meditative music and is also an Electro DJ , I think he often djs in Istanbul and Toronto. You might like Mercan Dede..nice, soothing instrumentals, but can get boring after a few hours of listening. Very relaxing though.

I found an album of his on itunes called Breath and Ive been listening to it for about an hour.. I love his sound. Great recommendations. Thanks again.

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