the 1972 debut album by turkish ethno psych-rockers 3 hur-el. the three hür-el brothers, onur (bass), haldun (drums, percussion) and feridun (saz-guitar + vocals), were one of the very few turkish groups at the time not playing covers, but only self-penned compositions. having played together for their whole life (other projects included trio istanbul, biraderler, alizeler, and oguzlar, and all three brothers were members of the selçuk alagoz orchestra), they formed 3 hur-el in the late 1960’s, releasing two wonderful albums as their all-too-brief recording legacy. feridun created the double-neck saz-guitar (a combination of electric saz and electric guitar in the same body), and haldun’s drum set was an assemblage of darbukas (a turkish percussive instrument also used in north africa and the arabian peninsula) in different sizes, made by the copper masters of the beyazit bazaar in istanbul! the hür-el debut is a brilliant set of turkish ethno-influenced folk-rock with a psychedelic progressive feel, some great electric guitar and fantastic eastern percussion. this very rare album is now available again on vinyl (the cd version on world psychedelia also in stock), with remastered sound from the original mastertapes. includes an insert with detailed liner notes and photos.
3 HÜR-EL ~ S/T ~ lp (guerssen records, spain)
3 HÜR-EL ~ S/T ~ lp (guerssen records, spain)
the 1972 debut album by turkish ethno psych-rockers 3 hur-el. the three hür-el brothers, onur (bass), haldun (drums, percussion) and feridun (saz-guitar + vocals), were one of the very few turkish groups at the time not playing covers, but only self-penned compositions. having played together for their whole life (other projects included trio istanbul, biraderler, alizeler, and oguzlar, and all three brothers were members of the selçuk alagoz orchestra), they formed 3 hur-el in the late 1960’s, releasing two wonderful albums as their all-too-brief recording legacy. feridun created the double-neck saz-guitar (a combination of electric saz and electric guitar in the same body), and haldun’s drum set was an assemblage of darbukas (a turkish percussive instrument also used in north africa and the arabian peninsula) in different sizes, made by the copper masters of the beyazit bazaar in istanbul! the hür-el debut is a brilliant set of turkish ethno-influenced folk-rock with a psychedelic progressive feel, some great electric guitar and fantastic eastern percussion. this very rare album is now available again on vinyl (the cd version on world psychedelia also in stock), with remastered sound from the original mastertapes. includes an insert with detailed liner notes and photos.