Altın Gün (meaning ''Golden Day'' in
Turkish
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) is a Dutch-Turkish psychedelic rock, also known as
Anatolian rock, band from
Amsterdam. It was founded by bassist Jasper Verhulst in 2016 when he posted an ad on Facebook looking for Turkish musicians.
Their style has been described as "psychedelic" with a "dirty blend of funk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs". Altın Gün also performs psychedelic rock covers of
Turkish folk music.
The band's vocalist
Erdinç Ecevit Yıldız, is of Turkish origin, while the other four members are Dutch.
Their debut album was ''On'', released in 2018. In 2019, they released ''Gece'' which was nominated for the
62nd Annual Grammy Awards (2019) in the
Best World Music Album
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category. The band's first American tour commenced in mid 2019. In 2021, they released ''Yol'' which introduced
synth-pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s ...
elements in combination with their traditional sound.
The same year, they released ''Âlem,'' which continued to "push deeper into electronic pop".
The album was released exclusively on
Bandcamp with proceeds benefiting environmental non-profit Earth Today. Their latest album ''Aşk'' released on March 31, 2023.
The band was also featured in the soundtrack of the video game ''
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor'' (2023). They released three tracks under the name of "
Altin Lazer Blaster".
In June 2023, they released the soundtrack for the
Apple TV ad ''Büyük Kaçış'' ''(The Great Escape)'' filmed around the
Grand Bazaar in
Istanbul.
In February 2024, the band announced on their social media pages that the female vocalist Merve Daşdemir has decided to quit the band and start a new musical chapter after her 8 year long career as one of the two vocalists.
Members
Altın Gün are
Source:
* Jasper Verhulst – bass
* Erdinç Ecevit Yıldız – vocals,
bağlama
The ''bağlama'' or ''saz'' is a family of plucked string instruments, long-necked lutes used in Ottoman classical music, Turkish folk music, Turkish Arabesque music, Azerbaijani music, Kurdish music, Armenian music and in parts of Syria, Iraq ...
, keys
* Daniel Smienk – drums
* Chris Bruining – percussion
* Thijs Elzinga – guitar
Former members
* Merve Daşdemir – vocals, keys, small percussion
(2016-2024)
* Gino Groeneveld – percussion
* Ben Rider – guitar
* Nic Mauskoviç – drums
Discography
Albums
* ''On'' (2018)
* ''Gece'' (2019)
* ''Yol'' (2021)
* ''Âlem'' (2021)
* ''Aşk'' (2023)
Singles
* "Goca Dünya" / "Kırşehirin Gülleri" (2017)
* "Tatlı Dile Güler Yüze" (2018)
* "Hababam" (2018)
* "Vay Dünya" (2018)
* "Süpürgesi Yoncadan" / "Vay Vay" (2019)
* "Gelin Halayı" / "Dıv Dıv" (2019)
* "Ordunun Dereleri" / "Bir Of Çeksem" (2020)
* "Yüce Dağ Başında" (2021)
* "Kara Toprak" (2021)
* "Kısasa Kısas" / "Erkilet Güzeli" (2021)
* "Badi Sabah Olmadan" / "Cips Kola Kilit" (2022)
* "Leylim Ley" (2022)
* "Rakıya Su Katamam" (2023)
* "Güzelliğin On Para Etmez" (2023)
* "Su Sızıyor" (2023)
* "Doktor Civanım" (2023)
* "Kalk Gidelim (Remix) / Su Sızıyor (Remix)" (2023)
* "Vallahi Yok / Kırık Cam" (2024)
References
External links
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Dutch rock music groups
Turkish rock music groups
ATO Records artists
Musical groups from Amsterdam
Musical groups established in 2016
2016 establishments in the Netherlands
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