Okay Temiz 'Denizalti Ruzgarlan'

Okay Temiz 'Denizalti Ruzgarlan'

More heady Turkish rock, this track lifted from the excellent 'Bosporos Bridges' compilation from 2005.

Esin Afsar 'Zuhtu'

Esin Afsar 'Zuhtu'

After a much-needed hiatus in Anatolia on a kebab and Turkish rock music pilgrimage, the blog reawakens to this saz-laden excursion into the swirling waters of the Bosphorous courtesy of Esin Afsar.

The Aliens 'Sunlamp Show' (Disco Bloodbath remix)

The Aliens 'Sunlamp Show' (Disco Bloodbath remix)

Psychedelic, housed-up, dubbed-out, discofied rock beats for the sun lounger. It's all about the nagging piano riffs that come in half way through this cosmic chugger.

Disco Blaze 'Plastic Feelings'

Disco Blaze 'Plastic Feelings'

Kicking Nigerian psych-funk from the mid-seventies. There's nothing very disco about this or any of the other tracks on 'Jump Back' - a collection of percussive stompers intermittently peppered with pidgen English lyrical efforts. The album was recently discovered by some geezer on a trip to Lagos and got a subsequent re-release on African Sun Records last year. Presumably the album title refers to the evasive action one might need to take when encountering the sheer hotness of the Disco Blaze talent?

Sly Dunbar 'Inner City Blues'

Sly Dunbar 'Inner City Blues'

Going to start branching out from the rock-based fare on here a bit in future. Here's a portion of rrrrrreggae-rock from rhythm titan Sly Dunbar off his 1982 solo album 'Sly-Go-Ville'. Kind of the suits the general tensions and unrest being felt around London at the moment.