I walked into a record store and asked the owner for something odd. I wanted something funky, textured, and experimental. They recommended Gençlik İle Elele, the quirky debut studio album from Mustafa Özkent. The album cover features a chimpanzee wearing a yellow sweater, tangled in reel-to-reel tape, and, possibly, making an announcement, along with text reading: “Folc” (with a ‘c’), “rhythm ‘n’ soul”, “blues ‘n’ jazz”; and “rock ‘n’ pop!” The only certainty I […]
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