Altın Gün is a renowned live act with strings of sold-out shows on three continents, whose recordings have always been marked by muscular grooves and insistent melodies. Yol (Road), the follow-up to their GRAMMY-nominated second album Gece, excitedly continues these trends; while also digging in deep to unveil a new palette of sonic surprises. The album’s first single ‘Ordunun Dereleri’ was a mysterious and atmospheric track that patiently coaxed the listener into a soundworld of down-tempo electro beats, majestic synths, and Erdinç Ecevit’s yearning vocal.“Yüce Dağ Başında” stakes out different but equally engaging territory. Propulsive and funky the song is led by Merve Dasdemir’s enchanting voice and the band’s inspired groove explorations. It is easy to imagine this track echoing out across global dancefloors.
Fronted by two vocalists – Merve Dasdemir and Erdinç Ecevit – 2020’s coronavirus quarantine forced the band to write and record their music in a completely new way, trading demos and ideas over email. Many of the resulting songs gravitate towards a sleeker, synth-driven sound that was aided by their collaboration with the Belgian production team Asa Moto (Oliver Geerts and Gilles Noë) who mixed the record.
With ‘Yol’, Altın Gün has patented their own magical process of reimagining and sonic path-finding. Less of a reworking than a seduction, their recordings transport the listener to a world where the original songs never previously inhabited.