Dust and Water Studios

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 08:26:00 +0000

Melodies of a dark drama

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 08:26:00 +0000

Ghostland Observatory - Mama (Synchronicity soundtrack; definitely worth watching!)

and

Björk - Play Dead (The Young Americans soundtrack)

The Shins - New Slang

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:24:00 +0000

The Irrepressibles - Jamie McDermott

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:37:00 +0000

I feel pleased to have discovered an ore of a similar kind as Anohni. Songs of the irrepressibles/JAmie McDermott sound to me like a chilly mist giving me relief after hours of uncomfort. I could describe them generally as each having a combination of an ascending and spectacular melody with a flickering, delicate voice.

Et voilà:

and

Nutbush city limits

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:21:00 +0000

Ike & Tina Turner:

Maura Davis (cf. Denali)

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 10:03:00 +0000

Maura Davis, the singer of Denali with a hysteric voice, is now up to something different:

and:

I believe!

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Thu, 28 May 2015 07:09:00 +0000

Tears for fears - I believe

Tribute to Michael McDonald

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Thu, 07 May 2015 17:49:00 +0000

He has amazing eyes, no:)?

My Brightest Diamond

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 12:41:00 +0000

Tame Impala

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 10:00:00 +0000

My most recent discovery, this time indie flirting with psychedelic:

John McLaughlin & 4th Dimension

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 09:15:00 +0000

Here is one real "guitar hero":

Ghost girl vs Sexy boy

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:46:00 +0000

An encounter of two elegant songs from two French bands:

Dark cabaret vs Freak folk

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 17:36:00 +0000

Billy Joel, aka Piano man

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:17:00 +0000

My favourite piece from Billy Joel, with a live version of the time:

Mondays can be a killer

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:24:00 +0000

But we are blessed with music:

Furthermore:

Matt Pond PA & Binocular

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:40:00 +0000

Moto Boy

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:55:00 +0000

80s sound from a rather fresh artist:

La Roux - Cruel Sexuality

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 05:12:00 +0000

Down by the river

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 20:27:00 +0000

First, there is this song:

Then, an alternate version:

Hana-bi; Takeshi Kitano

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:55:00 +0000

Just today, I was walking in the hall of the HS train station in The Hague, when I heard a melody from the station's speakers. It was the score of the movie Hana-bi, from Takeshi Kitano:

Well, what are the chances that you hear the touching melody of a striking Japanese movie, that you watched only a week ago, in a train station?? :)

Here it is, by the way:

The Bird and the Bee

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:42:00 +0000

Jazz, electronic and pop altogether:

The Bird & Bee by utku lutek on Grooveshark

Time travel has been, in fact, invented!

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:53:00 +0000

Sometimes, all I need is a couple of hours of jazz music, with the bright sun outside and work files in front, to go back to New York in 50s in an office room of a newspaper headquarters probably:), and to enjoy my work back then;).

Thanks, Green Grass Music

Jazz Semai

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:22:00 +0000

In 1978, Erol Pekcan, Tuna Ötenel and Kudret Öztoprak ‎came up with a very dynamic, subtle, and sometimes melancholic set of songs, compiled in an album calld "Jazz Semai".

Semai is a type of folkloric singing associated to Anatolia. It therefore gives a hint of the local Turkish influences in the western standards of the album.

Here is my favourite song from the album:

Eiko Ishibashi

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 13:48:00 +0000

This one is from Japan; thanks to Natalia

John Mayer

noreply@blogger.com (utkuKiyak) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:04:00 +0000

While his music is quite popular, therefore not interesting to discover, he has a blues tone and yet several songs to share:

John_Mayer by utku lutek on Grooveshark