Release date: October 22nd, 2007
Title: Kasmir
Label: Vakant 16
Tracklist:
1 Eclipse
2 Innervoice
3 Terpsichorean Echoes
4 Sahara
5 Traumbone
6 Astronomy Glance
7 Seraglio
8 Aida
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the currents of influence that have shaped istanbul for thousands of years continue to flow today in the only city in the world situated on two continents. at this crossroad the ´queen of cities´ has sat while arabic, persian, and european waves of influence surged and receded. in these tides onur özer was born and raised and in his coming lp ´kasmir´, they all come radiating through.
the debut album for both, onur and vakant, ´kasmir´ presents the musical world onur was surrounded by, from the mystical arabesque and turkish art music, to the deep synthetic pulses that come through the drivers of some of the world’s biggest sound systems on which he plays. together they melt drifting ideas left and right, east and west, moody to motivated, onur expresses the music which unexplainably comes out of him sans musical training with textures widely varied. orchestral instruments in an array of treatments express the tracks’ melodic voice while modern rhythms and underpinnings drive the ideas home to the dance floor in a style expressly his.
onur and vakant come together again each uniquely expressing the style they have become known for as staples of expanding and far reaching club sounds. ´kas,mir´ is a vivid mind melt of intersecting thoughts and movements in synergy, venting from a sweltering ancient yet modern melting pot. with this album, onur has funneled the currents that have shaped his hometown together into one truly exceptional torrent.
