Name: Kaybola
Brand: Islandman

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ZZZV19002W

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Colour

white

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-06-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

616576256224

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2 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / white

Artist

Islandman

Genre GB

Psychedelic

Label GB

Music For Dreams

Turkish trio Islandman set off on a cross cultural sound journey with their second album Kaybola (which means to get lost to find a new way in Turkish). The record is chock full of ethno-cultural material from Japan to Bulgaria, including field recordings of Tuva, Central Asia throat singers. Shamanic rhythms were introduced to nomadic guitars, combining with compact electronic structures, finally transforming jazz elements into dance movements of a tribe that no one knew and emerged as Kaybola. The album has been 2 years in the making and the result will no doubt gain a whole new fanbase. An intoxicating mix of experimental electronics punctuated by distinctly Turkish instrumentation. The album features the single Lamani a hypnotically psychedelic hip-swiveler of a track. It also features their latest single Dimitro which is their superb re-work of a traditional Bulgarian wedding song using 808 drum machine and bass to work it into a slow-mo dance track whilst retaining the raw vocals and ritualistic feeling. Tolga found the original record whilst digging in a world music record store in Istanbul and immediately fell in love with the vocals.

Other highlights on the record include sunset, chill fave Khepre, the dancefloor chugger Shu and the superbly catchy trumpet banger Sahara Pink Floyd vibes on the hippie synth based Hold Your Breath. Altogether a wonderful new album by islandman who has taken another musical leap forward from his critically acclaimed debut album Rest in Space.

2LP - This special edition double vinyl release includes 5 extra tracks each with their own unique style and includes collaborations with Ibiza legend DJ Pippi on Sem Voce and the jazz journey of Lumiere, produced in Denmark with label mates The Swan and The Lake and Langkilde. 

Kaybola

Music GB