C.G. - bass on all tracks
Produced by OZAN BOZ
Mixed and Mastered by JONO GRANT & OZAN BOZ
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Divane (excerpt) - featuring SELIM SESLER (clarinet)
Bulbulum (excerpt) - featuring ISMAIL FENCIOGLU (oud)
Zuluf (excerpt) - featuring DIDEM BASAR (Kanun)
Yuksek Yuksek Tepeler
reviews:
“A slinky, dub-y Turkish soup of knotty rhythms, largely unsweetened.
Chris Gartner’s deft bass work nearly melts into the percussion..."
David Dacks, Exclaim!
"Best Of 2013: World Music" list by MAGNET magazine
”This group of talented musicians have a deep understanding of what is takes to create dreamy and cinematic textures that unfold with a seeming simplicity. You hear it in the pure and sinuous vocals of Ozman, and in the percussion that simmers with delicious intensity without ever quite reaching a boil. Nor, it should be pointed out, does it need to. “
Li Robbins, Songlines
“The album is a perfect symbiosis between the Turkish traditional elements and the contemporary jazz and electronic sounds. What I like so much is the authentic atmosphere the music breaths, but it’s modern sound at the same time. It’s tradition from a new generation, perfectly arranged, highest quality and an exciting collaboration between professional musicians... the album is like a concept record, all compositions have their own atmosphere but are connected at the same time, they form a natural completeness. A dream debut!”
Eelco Schilder, Folk World
“Flashing a polished, sophisticated sound, this Toronto-based group coaxes both Western and Turkish music into a delicious dance that is both fresh and stylishly hip. Deeply exotic, Second Nature moves effortlessly through 14 evocative tracks fashioned out of ripe Turkish hues and moody Western atmospheric landscapes. Bold, expertly worked and voluptuous, Second Nature will surely have world music fans clamoring for the next installment from Minor Empire.”
TJ Nelson, World Music Central
“The captivating voice you hear on the CD “Second Nature” belongs to Ozgu Ozman, the lead singer with Minor Empire. I love how their sound blurs the lines between electronic and traditional Turkish music. I like how textured and trippy it is, and I especially like the guitars on this album – ominous and psychedelic.”
Errol Nazareth, CBC Radio One
“Second Nature is a unique record that calms you while suggesting ecstatic possibilities in the blending of blazing muscular electric virtuosity within the echoes of ancient exotic sultanates.”
Paul Corby, Corby’s Orbit
