Direct-to-Disc Sessions Cassette

Balearic folktronica meets percussion genius on a unique onetake recording that finds Turkish downtempo specialist Islandman in triple conference with legendary percussion innovator Okay Temiz, and contemporary saz virtuoso Muhlis Berberolu.Recorded in Amsterdam for Night Dreamers groundbreaking DirectToDisc series, the session captures the innovative brilliance of the great Okay Temiz in full flow over Islandmans trademark balearictinged production, alongside the modern Anadolu folk sound of Berberolus saz.Freewheeling dance project Islandman moves in a bold new direction with this essential DirectToDisc session featuring storied Turkish percussionist Okay Temiz and contemporary saz player Muhlis Berberolu. Expanding beyond their electroacoustic DJ formula into a wider sound world of experimental instruments, neotraditional rhythms and folk improvisation, Islandmans vision on this Night Dreamer disc seeks to reconnect cerebral downtempo beatmaking with the folkloric and ritual bedrock that their music has always rested on.Bandleader Tolga Boyuks vision has always been expansive, and the linkup with Night Dreamer was a chance to try out a more spontaneous style of playing and recording. When Night Dreamer told me about their label, for which they only record DirecttoDisc, I wanted to go there with a special project, he says. I thought it would be a nice opportunity to make a more organic, more live and more improvised album. So I came up with the idea to make it with Okay Temiz.