Mogollar - Anatolian Sun '2020

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 Legendary Turkish psych innovators MoÄŸollar grace the Artone Studios in
Haarlem for a masterclass in the original Anadolu psych roots, cutting a
compendium of their rawest hits and most-wanted psychedelic rock classics
– including the J.Dilla-sampled ‘Haliç’te Güneşin
Batışı’ – for the latest edition of Night
Dreamer’s essential Direct-to-Disc series.

In the beginning, there was MoÄŸollar.

Formed at the end of 1967 with five young musicians, MoÄŸollar were the
original Anadolu psych originators. They were the first Turkish pop band who
tried to blend the microtonal folklore and traditional instruments of rural
Anatolia with Western pop and rock; they were the first Turkish psychedelic band
to achieve overseas recognition, winning the prestigious French Grand Prix Du
Disque in 1971 after a period in Paris; and they coined the very phrase
‘Anadolu Pop’ with their first album release. They were radical,
innovative, and hugely popular, and when the great artists of the Turkish rock
revolution appeared on the scene, Moğollar were already there – stars
including Barış Manço, Selda, Cem Karaca and Ersen all recorded with
them or briefly joined the line-up. MoÄŸollar were and are the undisputed
pioneers of the style.

More than fifty years after first forming, MoÄŸollar materialised in the
Artone Studios to give a masterclass in fuzzed-out folklore and Turkish
psychedelic roots for Night Dreamer’s Direct-to-Disc series – a
fitting follow-up to Night Dreamer’s BaBa ZuLa set, coming straight from
the group who laid the foundations of the genre.

In 1971, having already released numerous singles, they secured an album deal
with French label Guild International du Disques. Travelling to Paris that year,
they recorded their first major statement, Danses Et Rythmes de la Turquie
d’Hier à Aujourd’hui, a set later released in Turkey as Anadolu
Pop. The album won a prestigious French award – the Grand Prix du Disque
from the L’Académie Charles Cros, an honour that had been won in the
past by Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and Soft Machine. MoÄŸollar, and Anadolu
psychedelic pop, had arrived on the international scene.

In 1976, after many more releases and line-up changes, and pressured by an
increasingly difficult political situation in Turkey, the group dissolved for
seventeen years, and various members dispersing to exile in Paris and Berlin.
However, after a petition from their fanbase asked them to reform, they agreed
to play a comeback concert in 1993. It was a huge success, and reunited, they
went on to record some of their greatest work. Led today by original member
Cahit Berkay alongside original bass player Taner Öngür, and joined by
Cem Karaca’s son Emrah, Moğollar continue to push their uniquely
original brand of fuzz-scorched folk-rock and crackling Anadolu psychedelia
forward into a new millennium.

For this Night Dreamer session, MoÄŸollar spent two days in the Artone
studios, recording sides A and B on the first day, and C and D on day two. With
BaBa ZuLa’s Murat Ertel adding contemporary sonic punch behind the
boards, the band revisited their most renowned hits to lay down energised new
versions, and dusted off some of the most sought-after cuts from their enormous
catalogue. The result is a showcase set by a band that are one of true pioneers
in global psychedelic rock, and a masterclass in the true roots of the Anadolu
psych sound: fuzzed-out, committed, and straight from the source.

Highlights of the set include:
-‘Haliç’te Güneşin Batışı’, an Anadolu
psych classic which was first issued as the b-side to the ‘Ternek’
single in 1970, before being recorded again for the Danses Et Rythmes de la
Turquie d’Hier à Aujourd’hui LP in 1971. A tense slab of
roughneck psychedelia, the final breakdown of the original recording was sampled
by none other than J. Dilla for the ‘Intro’ cut on Welcome To
Detroit.
-‘Gel Gel’, a 1974 song with head-nodding tempo change, originally
featuring Cem Karaca. It is here voiced by his son Emrah Karaca, now a permanent
member of MoÄŸollar.
-‘Çığrık’, a 1972 cut which originally appeared on one
of Moğollar’s most coveted singles, is a funky psych-rock workout with
an unforgettably riff, a ringing guitar motif, and twist of Led Zeppelin.
-‘Düm Tek’, the title track of the bands second full LP (Düm
Tek, 1975), a raw psych screamer, laced with hardcore davul drum patterns.
-‘Bi’Sey Yapmali’, first recorded for the 1996 Dört Renk
album, became the anthem of huge street protests that took place in Turkey that
year after an investigation uncovered a huge network of state, police and mafia
corruption.
-‘Dinleyiverin Gari’, a hit from the 1994 come-back album
MoÄŸollar 94, addresses a notorious corruption scandal of the era.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Mogollar - Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım D2D Session (4:56)
1.02 - Mogollar - 7-8 9-8 D2D Session (4:36)
1.03 - Mogollar - Gel Gel D2D Session (4:12)
1.04 - Mogollar - Gam Yükü / Nilüfer D2D Session (3:31)
1.05 - Mogollar - Dinleyiverin Gari D2D Session (4:47)
1.06 - Mogollar - Çığrık D2D Session (3:34)
1.07 - Mogollar - Düm Tek D2D Session (4:08)
1.08 - Mogollar - Haliç’te Güneşin Batışı D2D
Session (5:13)
1.09 - Mogollar - Keşişleme D2D Session (3:13)
1.10 - Mogollar - Bi’ Şey Yapmalı D2D Session (3:14)
1.11 - Mogollar - Buzlar Çözülmeden D2D Session (5:34)
1.12 - Mogollar - Toprak Ana D2D Session (6:08)
1.13 - Mogollar - Iklığ D2D Session (2:50)
1.14 - Mogollar - Berkay Oyun Havası D2D Session (2:04)
1.15 - Mogollar - Ölüler Altın Takar Mı? D2D Session (4:14)
1.16 - Mogollar - Alageyik Destanı D2D Session (7:45)

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