Listen: “Gilgamis.”

Apaslar was one of the first groups with the “Anatolian” rock style; in the early 1960s, Mehmet Soyarslan and Yalcinkaya Tumer already did Turkish folk melodies on their electric guitars. Later collaborations with singer Cem Karaca put them at the top of the Turkish pop charts. Gilgamis, the b side off this 7″ from 1969 and written by Soyarslan, is instrumental without the voice of Cem Karaca. It starts with a couple bars of solo electric bass from player Seyhan Karabay, followed by Leon Habib – the epitome of a Turkish rock drummer. For me, that’s all I need: heavy drums and bass. Untill Mehmet Soyarslan’s electric guitar layers on, completing the trio. This is my personal favorite Turkish instrumental of all time and it will be one of many tracks featured on the new podcast mix Egon, MRR, and I have in the making.
– ADM

Madlib – MIA. Everyone else – there. Great show at La Bellevilloise, Paris. Photos by Mr. Mass.

Promotional Only. Not For Sale.

01. Hammerhead – D.A.R Band
02. Untitled – MRR-ADM
03. American Express – Galt MacDermot
04. All Praises To Allah (Edit) – Lightmen Plus One
05. Distant Star (Alt. Version) – Heliocentrics
06. Distant Star – Heliocentrics feat. DOOM and Percee P
07. Metropoli Del Ferro – Mr. Chop
08. BL Movement – Blacklites
09. Anubis – Anubis
10. To Be Free – Luther Davis
11. Things Cannot Stop Forever (Remix) – Stanton Davis
12. Heart N’ Soul – Booker T. Averheart
13. Cross Country – Oh No
14. Get Down – Freedom Express
15. Lowdown Stank (Instrumental) – Breakestra
16. Go Ahead On – Dayton Sidewinders
17. Don’t Want Your Kind Of Loving Anymore – Gayle Joya
18. Old Love – Roe O Tation
19. Roller Combat – Koushik
20. Color Me – People In The News
21. Jabore Part 3 – Karl Hector
22. Mario “El Commandante” – Triorganico

NASC002 CD 2008

Compiled by Egon and Nate Nelson
Various artists. For promotional use only. Not for sale.