So we’re in Turkey on holiday, so there is no Monday Mix this week. But fear not; we have a special guest mix for you all.

With their self-titled debut album on the way, MLDVA & Çınar Timur have gifted us with a lovely selection of Turkish inspirations to coincide with the release of the LP.

The band is from Poland, but the music on their upcoming album is a collection of re-interpretations of compositions by Turkish masters such as Baris Manco and Erkin Koray and many more. Deep grooves, hard-hitting drums, wandering Saz solos and more abound on the album, which arrives on 30th June via the ever-excellent Shapes of Rhythm.

Although we only recognised a few of the tracks here, we hope you enjoy this journey of discovery as much as we did. Press play and enjoy!

Tracklist:

01. Hüseyni selam – Barış Manço

02. Yaz Dostum – Gülcan Opel

03. Acik da baga vir – Barış Manço

04. Kalk Gidelim – Ferdi Özbeğen

05. Sigarası Yaldızlı – Gülcan Opel

06. Hadi Canım Sende – Melike Demirağ

07. Çığrık – Moğollar

08. Gitti Ademoğlu Devretti Devran – Aşık Emrah

09. Madimak – Gökçen Kaynatan

10. Sarıca Kızı – Erkan Ocaklı

11. Zeybek – İstanbul Şarkıcıları

12. Mahizer – Dersimli Ayşe Eren İkilisi

13. Yanıyorum – Gülden Karaböcek

14. Cirit Havası – Çetin Akdeniz

15. Fesuphanallah – Şençalar Kardeşler

16. Gurbet – Ozdemir Erdogan

17. Misget – Ozdemir Erdogan

18. Şu Samsun’un Evleri – Arif Sağ

19. İnce İnce Kar Yağar – Nuri Sesigüzel

20. Arap Saçı – Erkin Koray

21. Azerbeycan, Tamzara – Arif Sağ

22. Uzun ince bir yoldayim – Barış Manço

Is this mix to your liking? Here’s another one to try!