2023

Baris Manco from Turkey was apparently one of the pioneers of Anatolian rock and apparently a household name. 2023 shows him exploring the world of space rock. Turkish folk influences show up with the occasional use of saz and kanun but mainly rock instruments including a Korg synth and Solina String Ensemble. The singing is in his native Turkish which I can't say what he's singing about although I'm pretty sure it's a concept album, perhaps about the future given the title 2032. I get reminded a bit of Pink Floyd, had they been Turkish. Lots of spacy synths and occasional flute and as mentioned instruments common to the area. The albums does feature a couple of ballads. While the Turkish folk influence is a bit obvious when it surfaces I was surprised to find a bit of Latin American influence in one of the songs but you won't mistake for Santana but retaining that proggy spaciness. The production of the album and the sound quality isn't particularly good the music is wonderful. The Turkish vocals work very well. Well worth getting!