Barış Manço / Kurtalan Ekspres – Yeni Bir Gün (1979, LP, Turkey)

Tracklist:
A1 Sarı Çizmeli Mehmet Ağa 4:28
A2 Gesi Bağları 4:11
A3 Çoban Yıldızı 4:17
A4 Bir Selam Sana Gönül Dağlarından 4:00
A5 Ne Ola? Yar Ola 5:28
B1 Aynalı Kemer İnce Bele 3:06
B2 2024 5:05
B3 İkinci Yolculuk 3:08
B4 Ham Meyvayı Kopardılar Dalından 4:09
B5 Yeni Bir Gün Doğdu Merhaba 2:03
B6 Anlıyorsun Değil Mi 2:08
B7 Ne Köy Olur Benden Ne Kasaba 1:33
B8 Elveda Ölüm 3:03
B9 Bir Kelebeğin Yaşam Öyküsü 1:43

Musicians:

Barış Manço: Vokal

Kılıç Danışman: Akustik Piyano, Fender Rhodes Elektro Piyano, ARP Solina String Ensemble Synthesizer, Korg 700s Synthesizer, Roland SH-3A Synthesizer, Hammond Org

Ahmet Güvenç: Bas gitar

Bahadır Akkuzu: 23

Celal Güven: Vurmalı çalgılar

Caner Bora: Bateri

The late '70s found Turkey in an economic slump, and there was a huge rise in political violence. Baris, who so often put out collections of singles, rose to the occasion by spending 6 months holed up with his longtime backing band the Kurtalan Ekspres. The result was this studio album of Anatolian bummer psychedelia, often unfairly overlooked because it came out in the rather un-cosmic year of 1979, but also considered his best work by many. Yep, there are still electrified versions of Turkish folk songs, and the spaceshot ARPs and Korgs of '2023' are here too, but dont expect a happy swing around the ceiling of a planetarium. The real star of the album is the keyboard player, whose name translates to Sword Agent. 'Yeni Bir Gun' is viciously funky and brilliantly arranged, with tidbits stolen out of the latest disco hits, and lean, mean synthesizers that emerge from the beats like carbonated bubbles. Melancholy maqams & catastrophic Korgs collide when the Turkish psych master glides unflinchingly into the grim late '70s!!