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01. Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Üç Kız Bir Ana
02. Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Kürk
03. Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Kar Yağar
04. Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Nefes
05. Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Dom Dom Kurşunu
06. Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Çocuklar
07. Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Seni Hala
08. Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Bir Kardeşim
09. Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Çocuklar 2
10. Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Hekimoğlu
11. Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Ey Şahin Bakışlım
12. Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek - Oy Oy Emine
ARTIST
TITLE
Kar Yagar
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
BJR 028CD BJR 028CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
7/29/2022

2019 release. Two years after the success of Nem Kaldı (2017), outernational psych-pop sensation Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek deliver their debut album, Kar Yağar. Over the course of its 12 tracks, the powerful sound of the Bağlama (Turkish lute) and Derya Yıldırım's stunning vocals, builds and unravels stories together with the guitars, organs, drums, flute, and bass. Kar Yağar (which translates as "Snow Falls") has the dynamics of an epic journey through the Anatolian highlands; where deep-rooted folk effortlessly switches to sparkly improvisation or dance-y pop tracks. The album was self-produced at their studio in the French Alps, and the band's tour de force resides in their ability to develop their personal sound and approach whilst keeping their heart tuned to Derya Yıldırım's Anatolian roots. Original songs and instrumentals -- all composed and arranged by the band -- are scattered throughout the album. Notably "Seni Hala", a tear-drawing ballad with stripped-down acoustic arrangement and haunting choir... And Graham Mushnik's dreamy instrumental "Çocuklar", in which the band chose to feature a poem by one of Turkey's most renowned 20th century poet Nâzım Hikmet Ran whose title translates as "give the world to our children". The poem is meaningfully read by Derya's father Mustafa Yıldırım. The LP also contains a string of Turkish folk songs, that the band entirely re-arranged whilst preserving their original spirit and soul. In "Ey Şahin Bakışlım" Grup Şimşek pay tribute to the Alevi culture, a minority community in Turkey for which music -- and particularly the Bağlama instrument -- has a sacred value. A powerful and majestic version of Mahzuni Şerif's "Dom Dom Kurşunu" -- one of Grup Şimşek fans' favorites at live shows -- is also featured.