Jakuzi is a Turkish

synthpop 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 a ...

band, formed in

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in 2015. The band consists of Kutay Soyocak, Can Kalyoncu, Meriç Erseçgen and Ahmetcan Gökçeer. Kutay Soyocak and Taner Yücel formed the project to move away from their previous

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-oriented music projects. The duo rose to prominence in Istanbul's

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scene after the release of their debut album ''Fantezi Müzik''. Originally released in 2016 through Domuz Records,Jakuzi
'' Time Out İstanbul'' it was reissued by

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on 24 March 2017. The band's sound has been described as synthpop,

dark wave Dark wave (also typeset as darkwave) is a music genre that emerged from the new wave and post-punk movement of the late 1970s. Dark wave compositions are largely based on minor key tonality and introspective lyrics and have been perceived as be ...

and new wave. Jakuzi is influenced by

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, as well as genres ranging from

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and

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Band members

*Kutay Soyocak - vocals (2015–present) *Can Kalyoncu - drums (2016–present) *Meriç Erseçgen - bass guitar (2017–present) *Ahmetcan Gökçeer - guitar, synths (2018–present)

Former members

*Taner Yücel - bass guitar, synths, sampler (2015–2017)

Discography

* ''Fantezi Müzik'' (2016) * ''Hata Payı'' (2019)

References

External links

* Musical groups established in 2015 Turkish pop music groups Turkish rock music groups Turkish synthpop groups New wave groups Dark wave musical groups Musical groups from Istanbul City Slang artists 2015 establishments in Turkey {{Turkey-band-stub