{"id":43149,"date":"2026-09-04T09:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/43149\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:12:07","slug":"altin-gun-is-a-turkish-influenced-psychedelic-rock-band-from-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/43149\/","title":{"rendered":"Alt\u0131n G\u00fcn is a Turkish-influenced psychedelic rock band from Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t \"Alt\u0131n<\/a>Photo: Sanja Marusic\t\t\t \t\t\t <\/p>\n

Since bursting onto the scene in 2018 with their debut album, On, Amsterdam-based Altin Gun have been at the vanguard of the 21st century revival of Turkish-influenced psychedelic grooves. Now the Dutch psychedelic quintet Altin Gun return with their fifth album, Garip \u2013 their most accomplished and eclectic release to date, and a heartfelt tribute to legendary Turkish folk-bard, Ne\u015fet Erta\u015f.<\/p>\n

\"Alt\u0131nComing straight out of the gate with a wah-wah and organ heavy sound that effortlessly captured the spirit of Anatolian 70s psych-funk masters like Bari\u015f Man\u00e7o and Erkin Koray, they deepened and expanded their palette with 2021\u2019s Yol, which brought synths and drum machines into the mix for a more 80s-influenced dream-pop vibe.<\/p>\n

But no matter how far out they\u2019ve gone, they\u2019ve always maintained a strong link to the same Anatolian folk traditions that inspired those early pioneers. Founder and bassist, Jasper Verhuist says: \u201cWe\u2019re doing the same thing a lot of those artists were doing, which is playing Turkish traditionals and songs written by folk artists.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, with their fifth album, Garip, they\u2019ve brought that connection to the folk source front and centre, showcasing a collection of songs all originally written by Turkish folk legend Ne\u015fet Erta\u015f.<\/p>\n

\"Alt\u0131nErta\u015f (1938-2012) was a revered and much-loved Turkish singer, lyricist and ba\u011flama player, and a modern-day embodiment of the ancient ashik tradition of the folk-bard-troubadour. Throughout his long career, he recorded more than 30 albums and wrote hundreds of songs \u2013 some of which were famously recorded by the likes of Bari\u015f Man\u00e7o and Selda Ba\u011fcan.<\/p>\n

First single , \u2018Neredesin Sen,\u2019 is a throbbing, bass-led vamp with a strong early-80s Indie flavour. Closing track, \u2018Bir Nazar Eyeldim,\u2019 is a breathtaking ballad with E\u00e7evit\u2019s pleading vocals playing out over lush synth arpeggios and a sparse electronic rhythm. Along the way, the band also touches on Proggy vibes, with E\u00e7evit getting down and dirty on the synth\u2019s pitch-bend, and a laid-back Californian hippie-rock vibe. Check out Thijs Elzinga\u2019s gorgeous slide guitar on the smouldering \u2018Gel Ka\u00e7ma Gel\u2019 to dig just how relaxed they can sound.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s our most eclectic album,\u201d says Verhuist. \u201cThere\u2019s a little bit of everything. The songs are harder to label. We wanted to do something different than what we\u2019ve done before. Less in your face, less poppy, less obviously psych-rock. More just vibing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 8:00pm
Theatre Beanfield<\/p>\n

To purchase your tickets, visit:\u00a0www.evenko.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo: Sanja Marusic Since bursting onto the scene in 2018 with their debut album, On, Amsterdam-based Altin Gun…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43150,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[23,27504,27505,27506,3045,27507],"class_list":["post-43149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-amsterdam","tag-amsterdam","tag-beanfield-theatre","tag-live-events","tag-montreal","tag-music","tag-psychedelic-rock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}