Active since 2001, Ayyuka was one of the first bands to look back at 70’s Turkish music to find a new voice. Not caught up in the “retromania” but reincarnating Turkish Psychedelic within their own style, the band managed to develop an unmistakeable unique sound. Inspirations of Dick Dale, John Frusciante, and local heroes like Erkin Koray, Orhan Gencebay, make their music more guitar oriented but their fascination with film music and improvisation creates unexpected twists within their songs. Right after their eponymous debut in 2007, the band shared stage with Sonic Youth and Jona… read more
Active since 2001, Ayyuka was one of the first bands to look back at 70’s Turkish music to find a new voice. Not caught up in the “retromania” but re… read more
Active since 2001, Ayyuka was one of the first bands to look back at 70’s Turkish music to find a new voice. Not caught up in the “retromania” but reincarnating Turkish Psychedelic withi… read more
The roots of Ayyuka started in high school when guitarist Ozgur Yilmaz and bass player Altan Sebuktekin came together and started improvising. The next step in the development of Ayyuka occured at Eskisehir university when guitarist Ahmet Kul and drummer Alican Tezer joined. The group played covers(Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Ennio Morricone, PJ Harvey, Blonde Redhead, Erkin Koray, Orhan Gencebay, Neşet Ertaş) and continued improvising, and they started calling themselves Ayyuka. The word ayyuka has two very different meanings: "To the highest part of the sky" and "To tell … read more
The roots of Ayyuka started in high school when guitarist Ozgur Yilmaz and bass player Altan Sebuktekin came together and started improvising. The next step in the development of Ayyuka occ… read more
The roots of Ayyuka started in high school when guitarist Ozgur Yilmaz and bass player Altan Sebuktekin came together and started improvising. The next step in the development of Ayyuka occured at Eskisehir university when guitarist Ah… read more