duble oryantal

Intrepid buccaneers and experimentalists Baba Zula continue to explore uncharted waters with this, their third "Duble Oryantal (Belly Double)" album on Doublemoon. Mixed and mastered in the heart of mega-city Istanbul by legendary British dub producer Mad Professor, who also worked on their last outing "Psychebelly Dance Music", "Duble Oryantal" is the culmination of years of fearless musical adventuring, and as usual there's a talented and eclectic supporting cast on board for a share of the bounty.

Guest musicians include reggae legends Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, Alexander Hacke - bassist with seminal German noise artists Einsturzende Neubauten and Crime and the City Solution, Canadian vocalist and regular collaborator Brenna MacCrimmon and three acclaimed artists who span the spectrum from traditional Turkish music (celebrated clarinettist Hüsnü Þenlendirici from Laço Tayfa) to Turkish rock and pop (Özkan Uður from MFÖ), and writer-painter-musician Mehmet Güreli.

The very natural cross-breeding of reggae and oriental music takes well in Baba Zula's electronic treatments of traditional Turkish instruments, and with "Duble Oryantal (Belly Double)" they have further developed the new genre they have named oriental dub.

Band

murat ertel: ‘saz’ and other string instruments, theremin, vocals;
levent akman: spoon, frame drum, ‘def’, conga and machines;

alexander hacke: bass (4,5,8,9,10,12,13,16); hüseyin ceylan: ‘darbuka’ (2,4, 6,7,10,12,13,14), cajon (13), finger cymbals (4,7), ‘davul‘ and ‘def’ (14); sly dunbar: drums (2,6); robbie shakespeare: bass (2,6); hüsnü þenlendirici: clarinet (3,4,6,13); okan yýlmaz: keyboard (17), percussions (16); özkan uður: vocal (2,4); mehmet güreli: vocal (6); brenna maccrimmon: vocal (17); emre onel: ‘darbuka’ (5,9,16), sampler (15), finger cymbals (12,17), darbuka (1,11,17); oya erkaya: bass (11,15,17); tuba önal: vocal (15); black steel: rhythm guitar (2,6,14); sky juice: pecussion (2,6); mad professor: percussion (14); preacher: bass (14); pepper & cleveland nunie: keys (14); leroy mafia: keys (2,6); görkem yeltan: vocal (2, 6, 8,10); çaðla köseoðullarý: vocal (6,7,11); nermin er: car brakes and creaking door (11), bird sounds (8) -only natural whistle used! 

Doublemoon Records 2005

Songs

1. gün aydın (good morning) / 2. gerekli şeyler (essential things) / 3. baba hastanede (father in hospital) / 4. sıpa (foal) / 5. yavaş orman (slow forest) / 6. özgür ruh (free spirit) / 7. zaniye oyun havası (zaniye belly dance mood) / 8. galiba hamileyim (i think i’m pregnant) / 9. hızlı orman (fast forest) / 10. pırasa (leek) / 11. eyvah dayım geldi (oh no my uncle came) / 12. çiçekli ipek sabahlık (flowery silk nightgown) / 13. ıslak sevdalılar (wet lovers) / 14. istanbul çocukları (children of istanbul) / 15. zerzevat adam (the vegetable man) / 16. belvü (belle vue) / 17. bir sana bir de bana (one for you and one for me) / 18. gerekli şeyler (dub) / 19. özgür ruh (dub) / 20. istanbul çocukları (dub) / 21. sıpa (dub)