The unexpected can lead to beautiful things. How would you define psychedelia? It emerged in the 1960s in the UK and USA and is characterized by modal melodies and drones that create a surreal soundscape. It involves heavy use of studio effects and psychedelic drugs like LSD and mescaline.
In contrast, Turkish music has its roots in Anatolia and Persia and features traditional instruments such as the ney and kanun, as well as microtuning techniques that differ from the equally tempered scale used in Western cultures.
What happens when these two styles are combined? Gaslamp Killer’s Nissim provides an answer. With live instrumentation by Amir Yaghmai and warmly saturated psychedelic break beats, the track brings together Turkish folk music and the innovative grooves of Low End Theory nights.
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