Şevket Akıncı - Live at Borusan Müzik Evi (Live Album)
February 16 - 2024
For his 30th year in music, guitarist, composer and producer Şevket Akıncı assembled a 21-piece band to give a once-in-a-lifetime concert at Borusan Müzik Evi in Istanbul. This album is a recording of this energetic band, which mixes visceral power with meticulous discipline. Akıncı's postmodern pieces mix pre-written parts with directed improvisations, experimentalism with minimalism – a kind of summary of all the styles that have inspired him throughout his career. In this extraordinary performance you can hear the influences of Charles Mingus, Steve Reich and Ennio Morricone.
Tracklist:
1. Yort Savul (4:23)
2. Metamorfoz II (4:20)
3. Rippled Surface (4:01)
4. Tugtugan (4:33)
5. Hanuman (4:17)
6. Zardoz (6:47)
7. Gökyüzüne İndim (5:54)
8. Atlılar (4:27)
9. Kargabüken (9:20)
10. Encounter (10:01)
Şevket Akıncı: Electric Guitar, Composition, Arrangement, Conductor
Göksu Hazal Subaşı: Flute, Vocals
Tamer Temel: Tenor & Soprano Sax
Barış Ertürk: Tenor Sax
Ulaş İskenderoğlu, Kıvılcım Konca: Trumpet
Furkan Akatay: Trombone
Aslıhan Adlin, Ayşegül Giray: Violin
Amy Salsgiver: Vibraphone, Marimba, Percussion
Müge Hendekli: Piano, Organ
Adem Gülşen: Keys
Mehmet Korkmaz: Electric Guitar
Demirhan Baylan: Electric Bass
Kerem Öktem: Drums
Choir (1): Armita Samadi, Bahar Vuruşkaner, Diana Degener, Duru Özcan, Seraphina Sakızlı
Spoken Word (10): Diana Degener
Recorded at Borusan Müzik Evi, 5 May 2023
Mix & Mastering: Feryin Kaya
Technical Production: Kerem Tüzün
Live Sound: Murat Gülbay
Recording: Can Aykal, Burak Demircan
Cover Design: Güneş Akyürek
Photo: Umut Özge Balkan
Composition & Production: Şevket Akıncı
Recording: Ceylan Akçar, Burak Demircan
Mix & Mastering: Feryin Kaya