Gaye Su Akyol - Yort Savul: Ä°SYAN MANÄ°FESTOSU! '2020

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 “The new sound of Istanbul.” – The Guardian

“Gaye Su Akyol has revived a style of music and she uses it to comment
poetically on her country.”
– New York Times

“A Turkish firecracker on the edge of a lot of things there right now. Her
album is bitchin” – Iggy Pop (BBC 6 Music)

Growing up in cosmopolitan Istanbul and listening to Anatolian music icon Selda
BaÄŸcan and Kurt Cobain in equal measure, singer/songwriter/producer Gaye Su
Akyol’s thrilling combination of Turkish psych and universal rock and
roll has in a short span of time made her a force to reckon with on the global
music scene.

Two years after the release of her wildly acclaimed third album
“İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir,” Gaye returns with a powerful EP
and focus single (both out on October 30th). Gaye’s last few years have
been a whirlwind of activity filled with high profile festival appearances
(Roskilde, WOMAD, Le Guess Who?), critical raves from global taste-makers like
Pitchfork and The Wire, feature profiles in The Guardian and The New York Times,
and the coveted BEST ARTIST Award from Songlines in 2019. She’s also
received strong support from major radio broadcasters (BBC, FIP, WDR Cosmo, KEXP
etc.).

“Yort Savul: İSYAN MANİFESTOSU! (Get Out of the Way: REBELLION
MANIFESTO!)” contains three trailblazing and stylistically diverse new
songs. The composition, lyrics and production on the album all belong to
“GSA” herself and in that sense, it is a first for her. Gaye has
been the co-producer of her past albums, but this EP is her first shot as a
full-time producer and thus marks a new threshold in her musical career. It is
also a bearer of good news and promise for her upcoming album due out in the
spring of 2021.

The hooky, amped-up single “İSYAN MANİFESTOSU (REBELLION MANIFESTO)
is possibly her most rock and roll moment yet. It is a song that defends and
celebrates the liberating nature of rebellious acts, at a time, when the
political climate in the world disregards individualization and views the bulk
of society as detrimental masses that need to be controlled. This is a timeless
musical journey that melds the firm and sporadically melting infrastructure of
70’s psychedelia, acid rock and progressive music with Anatolian music,
classical Turkish music scales and vocal techniques and beats that bear a
futuristic touch. In other words: forward-looking and uncompromised Gaye Su
Akyol. 

Tracklisting:
01. Gaye Su Akyol - Ä°syan Manifestosu (4:46)
02. Gaye Su Akyol - Bittim Ama Tamamlanmadım (5:19)
03. Gaye Su Akyol - Åžerefe (5:14)

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