Altin Gün announce new album, Garip

Amsterdam-based Turkish psych group Altin Gün have announced a new album. On Feb. 20 they’ll release Garip via ATO Records. A press release states that the album pays tribute to the music of Neşet Ertaş, an artist in Anatolian music who carried the spirit of the ashik folk tradition into the modern era. The first song they’ve shared is “Neredesin Sen.” Hear it below.

“Both of my parents are from Turkey, from the same area he is from,” said vocalist Erdinç Eçevit. “It’s the music that I grew up with. When I was five, six years old, my grandfather always had cassettes by Neşet Ertaş and I used to listen to it all day long. Then I was too young to really understand the lyrics and the meaning, but I really liked the melodies.”

Altin Gün Garip tracklist:

1. Neredsin Sen
2. Gōnūl Daği
3. Öldürme Beni
4. Niğde Bağları
5. Benim Yarim
6. Suçum Nedir
7. Gel Yanima Gel
8. Zülüf Dökülmüs
9. Gel Kaçma Gel
10. Bir Nazar Eyledim

Altin Gün tour dates:

Jan 31 – Muziekgieterij – Maastricht, NL
Feb 14 – Doornroosje – Nijmegen, NL
Feb 26 – 013 – Tilburg, NL
Feb 28 – De Roma – Antwerp, BE
Mar 5 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL
Mar 10 – Trianon – Paris, FR
Mar 13 – Koko – London, UK
Mar 17 – Carlswerk – Cologne, DE
Mar 19 – Huxleys Neue Welt – Berlin, DE
Mar 22 – Grosse Freiheit – Hamburg, DE
Mar 24 – Grev Hall – Copenhagen, DK
Mar 26 – Fallan – Stockholm, SE
Mar 27 – Pustervik – Gothenborg, SE
Mar 28 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, NO
Apr 11 – Le Temps Machine – Joue Le Tours, FR
Apr 12 – Attabal – Biarritz, FR
Apr 14 – Kafe Antzokia – Bilbao, ES
Apr 15 – Son Estrella Galicia – Santiago De Compostella, ES
Apr 16 – Bee Week – Madrid, ES
Apr 18 – Psych Fest – Barcelona, ES
Apr 19 – Le Bikini – Toulouse, FR
May 12 – La Laiterie – Strassbourg, FR
May 13 – Fri Son – Fribourg, CH
May 14 – Sudpol – Luzern, CH
May 15 – Gemini Festival – Bologna, IT