Artist: Yedinci Ev
Album: Kuzum
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 10.09.2021
(EN) Kuzum is a kind of song that we can easily tell that it was comped by Yedinci Ev. It is a song about a lover who sees their partner from a very naive point of view.
Artist: Yasak Helva
Album: To Dervisaki
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 20.08.2021
Yasak Helva’s new single To Dervisaki was released on August 20 by Gulbaba Records.
To Dervisaki is a 100 years old song by the composer Evangelos Papazoglou who is a Greek musician from İzmir, TR. They recorded this old composition which reflects the rich culture and diversity of Turkey and approached it with electronic & reggae elements.
Artist: Nusaibin
Album: Zincir
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 13.08.2021
(EN) Nusaibin’s second single Zincir was released on August 13.
The chains of Tarık Aslan’s instrument erbani are the most important element of the atmosphere of this piece. The crowded feeling Zincir entitles, which was developed with percussion partitions, is an indication of how skillfully Tarık uses his instrument. The name of this piece is dedicated to the chains of Tarık, which is our starting point.
Artist: Yedinci Ev
Album: Gezegen
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 07.07.2021
Gezegen holds a special place in the group's discography as it is the first song released after Yedinci Ev came together after a three year hiatus. The song tells the story of someone who wants to emotionally isolate himself from people. The track, which can also be interpreted as the self expression of Yedinci Ev, was released on July 7 by Gulbaba Records.
Artist: Yedinci Ev
Album: Nereye Kadar
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 06.08.2021
Yedinci Ev’s second single "Nereye Kadar", second single after Gezegen was released on August 6.
Nereye Kadar is the song of all who are tired of injustice, overwhelmed by intolerant people, who endure impositions and seek their rights. It is written, played and sung with love and kindness, free from hatred and grudge.
Artist: sub-Rehavi
Album: Samatya
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 02.07.2021
Samatya is a story of a time tunnel that’s placed in one of the ancient neighborhoods of Istanbul called Samatya, based on the neighborly relations from 2500 years ago.
Artist: Nusaibin
Album: Istan
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 18.06.2021
In Turkish language country names often end with 'Istan' and Turkey is surrounded with countries like those (Like Ermenistan, Bulgaristan) but when you look at Istanbul, it's the other way around. It starts with Istan. This song was composed with this in mind and that's where the title comes from. The enchanting sound of didgeridoo is accompanied by ethnic and local instruments such as bendir, erbani, shakers, cymbals and even body percussion to create this dark but moving sound.
Artist: Barış Demirel
Album: Mutluluklar
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 04.06.2021
Barış Demirel's album, Mutluluklar, was released on June 4 by Gulbaba Records.
The lyrics and composition of all the songs in the album are by Barış Demirel himself. Successful Turkish rapper, MC and producer Da Poet (Ozan Erdoğan) took part in the album as a co-producer. There are also 2 reworks from Kadebostany in the 8-track album. The song "Keyfim Senle Yerinde" that Barış Demirel made with the successful singer-songwriter Deniz Tekin also co produced the album Mutluluklar.
Artist: sub-Rehavi
Album: Derya Misal
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 28.05.2021
Derya Misal is an old expression that means "sea-like," like the sea. It is a piece that can be sung aloud against the sea. It can be good for those who relieve their inner troubles by looking at the sea because that's how the piece was composed.
Artist: Deniz Tekin & CanBey
Album: Olmayacak İşler
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 21.05.2021
Olmayacak İşler is the first single of Deniz Tekin and CanBey’s new EP Kuyu. Acoustic guitar and two main vocals were recorded first. Among the songs included in the Kuyu EP, the only song that we hear in a natural and not overly manipulated, unprocessed way is Olmayacak İşler. It contains the naivety of a composer/lyricist unique to the 90s-2000s, both in terms of lyrics and musical sentences.
Artist: Ikaru
Album: Kavim (Mercan Dede & Dexter Crowe Remix)
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 07.05.2021
Kavim, one of the essential tracks of Ikaru’s debut album, is remixed by two producers from Montreal, Mercan Dede and Dexter Crowe. The remix is a mixture of deep-house and electronica. The striking beat with tempting bass lines is combined with paralleled with ethnic melodies and acid synth leads. All together they create an unique experience.
Artist: sub-Rehavi
Album: Mezzo Asitane
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 23.04.2021
"Mezzo Asitane", the first single released by drum and piano duo sub-Rehavi, from their new album VELVELE, was composed in the 26-beat Evsat style. With its catchy melody embedded in this broad style, piano improvisations circulating in both jazz and maqam music lines, a 26/8 drum solo, and the duo's extraordinary harmony, the first single titled "Mezzo Asitane" opens a new window to both modern and traditional music.
Artist: Khubelig
Album: Astral Dub
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 23.04.2021
Sezer Özdem, Khubelig's project’s first single, Astral Dub, was released on April 23 by Gulbaba Records.
In the song Astral Dub, which is the first single released by Khubelig, Fırat Tişkaya plays the synthesizer and Gürhan Öğütücü plays the electric guitar. The song is a storytelling with electronically produced dub reggae elements, synthesizer and electric guitar parts.
Artist: Geeva Flava
Album: Hadal Zone
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 16.04.2021
Hadal Zone is a concept album which tells the story of an imaginary journey through the depths of the ocean. The album consists of 10 tracks and collaborations with Aga B, Ethnique Punch and Bidar. Five music videos were released and a comic book which tells the story of the album (or the journey) was physically published and distributed.
Artist: Ikaru
Album: Monolith
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 09.04.2021
Produced around a certain concept with a storytelling approach, Ikaru's Monolith album was released on April 9 by Gulbaba Records.
Melodic structure of the tracks draws influence from ambient music, psychedelic music & art, Anatolian & North African folk music. The rhythmic structures are a fusion of tribal rhythms and modern dub beats. We composed the rhythmic structures with drum machines, household objects, percussion and acoustic drums.
Artist: Melike Şahin
Album: Merhem
Format: Digital
Label: Diva Bebe Records & Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 26.02.2021
Melike Şahin's long-awaited first solo album Merhem, was released on February 26 under the label of Diva Bebe Records & Gülbaba Records. The artist worked with successful musicians such as Mabel Matiz, Sabi Saltiel, Uri Brauner Kinrot, Can Güngör, Emre Maliks, Elif Dikeç and Dijf Sanders on her 10-song album. Melike Şahin's signature is in the lyrics of all the songs in the album, which invites us to a journey with mysterious stops and carries traces of both the 70s and the 90s spirit that we miss.
Artist: Ikaru
Album: Dawn (Anatolian Sessions Remix)
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 22.01.2021
Anatolian Sessions' remix of Dawn, the first single from Ikaru's Monolith album, was released on January 22. The song has dark electronic elements with strong guitar riffs and a catchy melody. This remix to Dawn by Anatolian Sessions, known for its eclectic sound, is almost like a ritual.
Artist: Mogollar
Album: Anatolian Sun
Format: 2 x LP , Digital
Label: Night Dreamer Records & Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 10.12.2020
Legendary Turkish psych innovators Moğollar grace the Artone Studios in Haarlem for a masterclass in the original Anadolu psych roots, cutting a compendium of their rawest hits and most-wanted psychedelic rock classics – including the J.Dilla-sampled ‘Haliç’te Güneşin Batışı’ – for the latest edition of Night Dreamer’s essential Direct-to-Disc series. It was released in vinyl format and digitally on 11 December 2020 by Gülbaba Records & Night Dreamer Records.
Artist: Melike Şahin & Ah Kosmos!
Album: Ukde
Format: Digital
Label: Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 23.10.2020
Two successful musicians from two different disciplines Melike Şahin and Ah! Kosmos released their new song Ukde on 23rd of October 2020,, which they recorded by working from two different countries, by Gülbaba Records.
Ukde's music and production was undertaken by Başak Günak, who we know under the pseudonym Ah! Kosmos. The vocals and lyrics of the song are by Melike Şahin, composed and produced by Ah! Kosmos.
Artist: BABA ZULA
Album: Hayvan Gibi
Format: 2LP, Digital
Label: Night Dreamer Records & Gulbaba Records
Release Date: 01.10.2020
BaBa ZuLa, one of the pioneers of Turkish psychedelic music, has released its 11th LP Hayvan Gibi in its 25th year.
Having produced countless soundtracks and collaborating with world-renowned artists such as Mad Professor, Bugge Wesseltoft and CAN's Jaki Liebezeit, the band brings an experimental and contemporary twist by adding dub and electronic approaches to 1960s psychedelic music and Anatolian rock tones. The band's first live studio recording, Hayvan Gibi, was recorded with a direct-to-disc method at Artone Studios.