"ANATOLIAN THUNDER!" --- FRANCE INTER ---. Grup Simsek: a fresh and modern pop group that combines Anatolian folk music and contemporary grooves, not without injecting a dose of psychedelia sometimes tinged with progressive rock. Led by the hypnotic vocals and majestic baglama (Turkish lute) of Derya Yildirim, Grup Simsek elegantly links the traditional Turkish repertoire and its own songs, with a strong sonic identity and an energy that is as moving as it is danceable. On June 25, 2021, Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek are preparing to release 'Dost', the collective's second album and the first part of a diptych to be released this year. Grup Simsek: a fresh and modern super-quintet that offers an electrified set of Turkish music, both danceable and moving. Combining traditional Anatolian and contemporary grooves, the band readily flirts with 70s psychedelic sounds, Jazz or Funk. Led by the vocals and Saz of Derya Yildirim, a young musician of rare charisma, Grup Simsek brings new and unprecedented life to gems of Turkish popular music (artists such as Selda Bagcan, Baris Manço or Özdemir Erdogan); but also expresses its originality through beautiful compositions and a certain mastery of improvisation. One of the rare current bands to offer such a mix around the Turkish repertoire. "THE POWERFUL VOICE OF DERYA YILDIRIM, BRIMMING WITH EMOTION CARRIED BY THUNDER. GRUP SIMSEK BRINGS A WIND OF MODERNITY TO TURKISH PSYCH-POP MUSIC. GROOVE AND POETRY COMBINED!" --- LIBÉRATION ---. "THE ANATOLIAN PSYCH-POP REVELATION, ENTHRALLING. GROOVE, TRANCES AND THRILLS GUARANTEED." --- LES INROCKS ---.
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