Afili Yalnizlik
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Afili Yalnızlık is the first solo album of Turkish
alternative rock
musician
Emre Aydın
, released by Sony Music/GRGDN
. The album has received wide attention and several awardsin Turkey. The entire album is built around the concept of loneliness, concerning both the lyrics and the melancholic music. The first video, having the same title as the album, was shot by renowned director Yon Thomas.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
Emre Aydın
Emre Aydin
Emre Aydın is a Turkish rock singer-songwriter. He has been referred to as emreaydın on his official site to establish a trademark. The singer won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 in the "Europe's Favourite Act" category. He is also the former lead singer for the Turkish rock band 6...
, released by Sony Music/GRGDN
GRGDN
GRGDN is a Turkish music production and artist management company as well as a record label based in Istanbul. The name of the company originates from the Turkish word gergedan which means rhinoceros....
. The album has received wide attention and several awardsin Turkey. The entire album is built around the concept of loneliness, concerning both the lyrics and the melancholic music. The first video, having the same title as the album, was shot by renowned director Yon Thomas.
Track listing
- Afili Yalnızlık (Ostentatious Loneliness)
- Git (Leave)
- Hareket Vakti (Time to move)
- Ve Gülümse Şimdi (Bebeğim) (And smile now (My baby))
- Bu Kez Anladım (This time I understood)
- Kim Dokunduysa Sana (Whoever touched you)
- Belki Bir Gün Özlersin (Maybe one day you'll miss me)
- Kalan Sağlar Senin Olsun (The Living Be Yours)
- Unut Gittiğin Bir Yerde (Forget, wherever you are)
- Dayan Yalnızlığım (Endure, my loneliness)
- Hidden track: Tesadüfen (By Chance)
Audio sample
Personnel
- Management: Hadi ElazziHadi ElazziHadi Nabil Elazzi is one of the founders of Turkish music production - management company and record label GRGDN. He is the manager of several renown Turkish artists like maNga, Gripin, Göksel, emreaydın and Vega....
, Selim Serezli - Producer: Haluk KurosmanHaluk KurosmanHaluk Kurosman is a successful Turkish music producer and co-founder of GRGDN, a music production - management company and record label; producing, mixing and mastering the albums of successful young Turkish artists. Kurosman started to play the guitar at the age of 15 and had his own band,...
- Arrangement:
- Haluk Kurosman (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10),
- Tuğrul Akyüz, Haluk Kurosman (5, 9)
- Studio: GRGDNGRGDNGRGDN is a Turkish music production and artist management company as well as a record label based in Istanbul. The name of the company originates from the Turkish word gergedan which means rhinoceros....
- Recording, Editing, Mixing: Haluk Kurosman
- Mastering Çağlar Türkmen
- Design: Homework, Serdar Beyaz
- Photography: Cemil Ağacıkoğlu
Featuring Musicians
- Emre Aydın:
- Vocal, backing vocal
- acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
(7, 8, 10) - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
(3, 7, 9, 10) - classical guitarClassical guitarThe classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
(4)
- Haluk KurosmanHaluk KurosmanHaluk Kurosman is a successful Turkish music producer and co-founder of GRGDN, a music production - management company and record label; producing, mixing and mastering the albums of successful young Turkish artists. Kurosman started to play the guitar at the age of 15 and had his own band,...
:- Electronic underworks, keyboards
- acoustic guitar (7, 8, 10)
- electric guitar (1, 7, 9, 10)
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) - percussion (1, 3, 9, 10)
- backing vocals (8, 9)
- Tuğrul Akyüz (VegaVega (band)Vega is a Turkish alternative rock band, founded by keyboardist Gökhan Mert Koral , vocalist Deniz Özbey, and guitarist Esat Tuğrul Akyüz in 1996. Gökhan Mert Koral left the group in early 2003. They played in many Turkish festivals like Rock 'n Coke...
):- acoustic guitar (7, 8)
- electric guitar (3, 5, 8, 10)
- Electric underworks (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- Yusuf Torun:
- acoustic guitar (1, 3, 9)
- electric guitar (3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- İlker Baliç (GripinGripinGripin is a rock band based in Istanbul, Turkey. Also Gripin is a medicine name for flu. The members are Birol , Murat , Evren , Ilker and Arda .- The beginning :...
): drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Cem Bahtiyar (maNgaMaNgaManga is a Turkish nu metal band whose music is mainly a fusion of Anatolian melodies with electronic elements. In 2009, they won both the Best Turkish Act award from MTV Turkey and consequently the Best European Act award from MTV Networks Europe in MTV Europe Music Awards 2009...
): bass guitar (1, 9, 10) - Onur Ela: acoustic and electric guitar (2, 5)
- Özgür Salı: keyboards and pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
(4, 10) - Neslihan Engin: keyboards (8)
- Kempa Yaylı Grubu: stringed instruments (1, 3, 4, 8)
Videos
- Afili Yalnızlık (Ostentatious Loneliness) (directed by Yon Thomas)
- Kim Dokunduysa Sana Ona Git (Whoever Touched You) (Emre Can)
- Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım (I Loathe Istanbul Without You) – duet with GripinGripinGripin is a rock band based in Istanbul, Turkey. Also Gripin is a medicine name for flu. The members are Birol , Murat , Evren , Ilker and Arda .- The beginning :...
(directed by Gürcan Keltek) - Git (Go) (Yon Thomas, Mike Norman)
- Belki Bir Gün Özlersin (Maybe One Day You'll Miss) (directed by Gürcan Keltek)
- Bu Kez Anladım (This Time I Understood)
- Dayan Yalnızlığım (Hold On My Loneliness) (directed by Fadıl Dinçer)