Instrumental
International relevance: ***
Temporarily stepping away from the
Oriental Wind brand, Okay Temiz teamed up with an all-Turkish
line-up for ”Drummer Of Two Worlds”, including the excellent
woodwind blower living in Sweden, Ziya Aytekin (check out his solo
albums!). Sometimes labelled a jazz fusion albums, it's not the typical sexless stuff such a term suggests. It's still basically Turkish
content within a jazzy frame as his previous albums, but more experimental and slightly more modern sounding. It's a particularly percussion heavy release, as proven by the title track, the frantic ”Ocean Roller” and the
surprisingly spaced-out ”Repercussions”. While some tracks are
excellent, I get the feeling that the more pronounced experimentation sometimes gets in the way of the substance of the music. It
remains a good album, but it's more an item to complete your Temiz
collection than one to begin building it with.
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