islandman - Kara Toprak (feat. Jacob Gurevitsch) - s0458

Kara Toprak is islandman’s first single off the forthcoming third album. The song recasts the celebrated Asik Veysel folk composition (of the same title) in electronic molds. The sepia melancholy of hallowed notes is rendered through islanmand’s plush surrealism. The gentle curls of Veysel’s baglama is transcribed by way of Jacob Gurevitsch’ sublime guitarwork onto deep bass waves. Kenneth Bager’s Radio Edit also features strings by Reinhard Vanbergen. Asik Veysel (1894-1973) is one of the greatest figures of 20th century Turkish music and folk poetry. A life-long guardian of the ashik tradition, he played the bağlama to perfection and sang songs, forged by his perspective of the world as a blind man, that reverberated deep within the heart of Anatolian culture and identity. ‘Kara Toprak’ (‘Black Earth’ in English) is one of those. It’s about the beauty of life and the absurdity of what we chose to do with it. It’s a paean to mother earth, the one giving life to us all. This rendition is done with the thought of keeping the memory of Asik Veysel and the ashik tradition alive. We hope you enjoy. The single is supported by Koda’s Cultural Funds and Musik Forlæggerne. Connect with Music For Dreams Connect with Kenneth Bager #islandman #jacobgurevitsch #musicfordreams #kennethbager #balearic #chillout #downtempo #ambient #ibiza #newage #eclectic #electronic