Çilekeş ( ', lit. 'Sufferer') was a
Turkish rock band
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formed in 2002. The band has been on an indefinite hiatus since 2014.
Band history
Çilekeş was founded in 2002 in
Ankara
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. The band received greater fame after winning the music contest "Genç Yetenekler Aramızda" (Young Talents Among Us), sponsored by the
Fanta
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drinks company, in 2003, juried by such famous Turkish artists like
Teoman and
Levent Yüksel
Levent Uğur Yüksel (born October 21, 1964) is a Turkish pop singer and multi instrumentalist. He has been active in live music industry since 1993.
Life
Yüksel's interest in arts and music started in an early age. He started to play violin at ...
. After the contest, still as an amateur band, they were invited to a tour, comprising 17 cities, during which they performed to an approximate total of 350,000 audience.
The band members are Görkem Karabudak (vocals,
rhythm guitar
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), Ali Güçlü Şimşek (
lead guitar
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), Gökhan Şahinkaya (
bass guitar
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), Cumhur Avcil (
drum
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s).
The band's first album, entitled ''Y.O.K.'' was released by On-air in 2005. They released their second work entitled ''Katil Dans'' in 2008. At 2010, they released their third album ''Histeri Çalışmaları'' which is available for download at their official web page.
After a months-long silence on Facebook, the band's official page posted on January 21, 2014 that
ranslated into English from the original Turkish"Bubituzak appeared when Çilekeş was about to rest for a while,"
[https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcilekesofficial%2Fposts%2F10203197768844553&show_text=true&width=500] insinuating that Karabudak and ÅžimÅŸek were now instead focused on their next project, Bubituzak.
Discography
''Y.O.K.'' (Onair Müzik) (2005)
# ''Kendimden geriye'' - 3:56
# ''Y.O.K.'' - 4:41
# ''Çilekeş'' (''Ardıma hiç bakmadan'') - 3:41
# ''Gözaltı'' - 3:51
# ''Kurar'' - 4:35
# ''Yetmiyor'' - 4:36
# ''Körpe'' - 4:33
# ''Sorma'' - 4:39
# ''Siyah'' - 4:45
# ''Yeniden'' - 3:50
# ''Kendimden geriye II'' - 18:26
''Katil Dans'' (P.i. Müzik) (2008)
# ''Akrep'' - 5:50
# ''Diril'' - 5:08
# ''Katil Dans'' - 6:44
# ''Her Deniz'' - 4:05
# ''Kulağakaçan'' (Instrumental) - 1:44
# ''Hıt Dalasi'' - 3:02
# ''Sinir'' - 5:11
# ''Bir Ses Yap'' - 4:22
#''Pervazda Tatil'' (feat.
Åžebnem Ferah
Åžebnem Ferah (born 12 April 1972) is a Turkish singer, songwriter, composer, and guitarist. She was the lead vocalist of the all-female hard rock band Volvox until 1994, after which she went on to pursue an illustrious solo career. Her music s ...
) - 7:09
''Histeri Çalışmaları'' (Lin Records) (2010)
# ''Tanı'' - 0:51
# ''Takla'' - 5:50
# ''Hezarfen'' - 3:21
# ''Havale'' - 4:42
# ''Kafakafesi'' - 5:20
# ''Kara Mizah'' - 4:17
# ''Röntgen'' - 2:04
# ''Askı'' - 6:24
# ''Sine'' - 2:10
# ''Taç'' - 4:51
# ''Neva'' - 8:25
# ''Sır'' - 3:20
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cilekes
Turkish alternative rock groups
Turkish musical quartets
Turkish progressive rock groups
Musical groups from Ankara
Musical groups established in 2002
2002 establishments in Turkey