Altın Gün share "Zülüf Dökülmüş Yüze" // new album out Friday

TURKISH PSYCH REVIVALISTS ALTIN GÜN SHARE "ZÜLÜF DÖKÜLMÜŞ YÜZE" A WARM & SERIOUSLY FUNKY GROOVE FROM NEW ALBUM GARIP OUT THIS FRIDAY FEB 20 VIA ATO RECORDS “TRADITIONAL MUSIC AS LIVING BLUES, STILL ASKING TIMELESS QUESTIONS AND STILL HITTING RIGHT IN THE CHEST” - KCRW + ANNOUNCE LISTENING PARTIES IN LA, NYC, CHICAGO, BERLIN & MORE

Photo by Sanja Marusic PRAISE FOR ALTIN GÜN "Studied or off the cuff, on the dancefloor or in the world at large, the result is the same: adventurous bangers without borders." Pitchfork “Altın Gün’s groovy globalism is infectious." NPR "Verily, Garip is sonic alchemy." SPIN "Simply put, they're an incredible act worthy of true mainstream success." The Line Of Best Fit "A transportive listen, offering portals to environments few could have ever envisaged." The Quietus "Lovely and compelling...you will not be able to sit still while listening." KEXP "They do their thing like nobody else, and they're always getting better at it." Exclaim "Pure psychedelic music that's thrillingly expansive." AllMusic "An unparalleled sound." American Songwriter “An instant party package of Turkish freakbeat, soundtrack funk and psychedelic synth-pop.” Uncut "A welcome dose of traditional rhythms and hypnotic jams in a genre too often reliant on delay pedals and wig outs...one of neo-psych’s most exciting prospects." Clash "The group can walk down many paths and still take us on a fabulous trip." PopMatters

Today, Altın Gün — “Amsterdam’s finest Turkish psych revivalists” (Pitchfork) whose experimental vision of rock and folk music has led them to world tours, opening slots for Tame Impala and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Coachella and Primavera festival stages, and even a GRAMMY nomination — share "Zülüf Dökülmüş Yüze," the last glimpse of Garip, their sixth album out this Friday February 20 on ATO Records. The band also announces free listening parties on February 17 and 18 in cities including NYC, LA, Chicago, Berlin, and many more; find all the info below.  Listen to "Zülüf Dökülmüş Yüze" here and preorder/presave Garip here. On "Zülüf Dökülmüş Yüze,” an opening staccato fanfare commands attention. Suitably alert, the band drops into a seriously funky backbeat: the bass grooves as the sax spells out thorny details. The vocals come in warmly, sensuous and drowsy like drops of honey — but there’s just enough crunch to keep it punching. Watch a live performance of "Zülüf Dökülmüş Yüze" here. Garip — which translates to "strange" in English — is a loving tribute to Neşet Ertaş, a beloved icon of Anatolian music who carried the spirit of the ashik folk tradition into the modern era. Ertas was a gifted singer, lyricist, and bağlama virtuoso who recorded more than 30 albums and wrote hundreds of songs — some of which were famously recorded by the likes of Bariş Manço and Selda Bağcan. Through reimagining ten Ertaş compositions, Altın Gün carry on his trailblazing spirit — weaving in lush Arabesque string arrangements, bursts of saxophone, glimmering synth balladry, and a fresh surge of tightly wound rock ’n’ roll. Throughout they maintain a distinct cinematic scope, equal parts Bollywood and spaghetti western. Garip a fitting way to honor a figure as titanic as Ertaş, a work that traces Altın Gün's sonic roots while simultaneously charting an exhilarating path forward. For Altın Gün's vocalist, keyboardist, and bağlama player Erdinç Eçevit, interpreting a suite of Ertaş’s tunes is a chance to get back to his roots. “Both of my parents are from Turkey, from the same area he is from,” he says. “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." Now, years later, Eçevit has fully immersed himself in Ertaş’s lyrics — messages from the heart that are, he says, “stories about what he’s facing in life. The Turkish traditional music is the blues of the Turkish people.” On Garip, Altın Gün recast these songs of longing, heartache, and resilience with the freewheeling verve that has kept them on the cutting-edge of 21st century psychedelic music. They even collaborated with the Stockholm Studio Orchestra to lend a luxuriant, sophisticated feel to various tracks, with arrangements inspired by Egyptian popular music, Turkish Arabesque, and swooning mid-century French and Italian pop.  Altın Gün have European live dates set through the spring, with more dates to be announced soon. See full dates below. Garip is out February 20, preorder/presave it here. ALTIN GÜN Jasper Verhulst – bass Erdinç Ecevit – vocals, bağlama, keys Daniel Smienk – drums Chris Bruining – percussion Thijs Elzinga – guitars GARIP TRACKLIST 1. Neredesin Sen 2. Gōnūl Daği 3. Öldürme Beni 4. Niğde Bağları 5. Benim Yarim 6. Suçum Nedir 7. Gel Yanima Gel 8. Zülüf Dökülmüs Yüze 9. Gel Kaçma Gel 10. Bir Nazar Eyledim GARIP ALBUM LISTENING PARTIES February 17 Berlin, DE - Pastiche – 8 PM Brooklyn, NY - Mr. Melo – 7 PM Los Angeles, CA – Darling – 7 PM February 18 London, UK - Spiritland – 6 PM Portland, OR – Daydream – 6:30 PM Chicago, IL – Parachute – 5 PM TOUR DATES 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 14 - Islington Assembly Hall - 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 Stay connected with Altın Gün: 23 Profile | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Spotify