BABA ZULA - Kizil G?zl?m (Rsd 2019) (Sealed) (12")

BaBa ZuLa, legendary ensemble from Istanbul, present a follow-up to their career-spanning retrospective, XX (GB 042CD/LP). The three-track EP features exploratory versions of songs from their upcoming Glitterbeat album Derin Derin. "K?z?l G?zl?m (My Scarlet Eyed)" is psychedelic urban folk rock where the Turkish Huseini maqam is synched with synth drums. Two radical re-interpretations of "Kervan Yolda" are on the B side. Schneider TM (aka Dirk Dresselhaus) treats this road song in his own dark but playful manner, while resident engineer of BaBa ZuLa, Arastaman, pulls you deep into the wide-open space between the beats and the notes.