EDIP AKBAYRAM

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 all across Turkey at the height of?Anatolian psychedelia. This first album collects precious singles from 1972-1974,?with dark melodies that descend in loose spirals, seemingly forever. Tunes taken?from mystic Sufi poets who played the ba'lama, but retro-fitted with hard-plowing?electric bass lines, funky drums, fuzz-wah guitars and keyboards. Remastered?sound, insert/booklet with photos and liner notes by Angela Sawyer (Weirdo?Records).?TRACKLISTING?01. 'nce 'nce Bir Kar Ya'ar?02. De'men Benim Gaml' Yasl' G'nl'me?03. Dumanl' Dumanl' Oy Bizim Eller?04. Anam A'lar Ba'ucumda Oturur?05. Bo'u Bo'una?06. Da'lar Da'lad' Beni?07. Yakar 'nceden 'nceden?08. Deniz 'st' K'p'r'r?09. Sev Beni Beni?10. K'kredi 'imenler