Friday, May 1, 2009

Zen - Tanbul




Howdy ya'll. In honor and celebration of May Day, as well as the conception of The Tender Playground, I have decided to share with you one of the first albums that hooked me on psychedelia and Eastern fusion. Italian prog band Zen's third album, Tanbul, Is perhaps their finest. Combining heavy influences of Turkish psychedelia, eastern folk, and rock, this record truly must be heard to be believed. Utilizing traditional Turkish instruments along with samplers, electric guitars and alien sounding vocals, Tanbul stands out as an exemplary achievement of psych-rock that is entirely original.

The Band:
Merih Oztaylan - Vocals, sampler
Levent Akman - Rhythm machines, hand cymbals, percussion
Bill Macbeath - Double bass, bass guitar
Murat Ertel - Saz (not sax), guitar, vocals
Emre Onel - Darbuka, sampler, percussions
Cevdet Erek - Drums

Track Listing:
1. Ariza Oyun Havasi - 2:12
2. Derdimi Anla - 4:53
3. Duz Gel - 6:26
4. Tanbul - 5:28
5. Asir Hasta - 2:01
6. Yalan - 2:39
7. Iki Teker - 1:49
8. Ben De Yalnizim - 7:10
9. Baaartma Beni - 3:00
10. Yavastan Gel - 1:26
11. Uzun Dus - 14:20

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7 comments:

  1. http://www.mediafire.com/?twmm4ykemmt

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  2. This is pathetic. We need other people to start posting replies.

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  3. Zen is a Turkish band, one of the best music that came out of Turkey. Later, they evolved into Baba Zula, with a more commercialized & orientalized, nevertheless good sound.

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    These are the other albums of Zen. Just enjoy. A friend from Turkey.

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