BaBa Zula - Istanbul Sokaklari

Baba Zula's shapeshifting, mind expanding music has brought them fans from all over the world, as well as visionary collaborators like dub master Mad Professor, drummer Jaki Liebezeit of Can and bassist Alexander Hacke of Einsturzende Neubauten (amongst many others). Their new album ‘Istanbul Sokaklari’ (Streets of Istanbul) is a kaleidoscopic musical homage to the atmospheres and mysteries of their hometown. The record plays like a classic concept album, unfolding through a mixture of short ambient instrumentals, and pulsing, hypnotic long tracks powered by Turkish percussion, glitched electronics, deep bass, electric saz and Murat and Esma Ertel's dual vocals. It is a vivid and compelling album from a band that continues to show us the future.