Orientation
Location:
Berlin, Berlin, DE
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Soul / Funk / Freestyle
I show you crazy
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ORIENTATION
"I show you crazy"
Bekir Karaoglan and Andreas Advocado, operating the musiclab ORIENTATION (Orient kisses Occident), confirm with "I show you crazy" what their toughest critics are constantly complaining about: ORIENTATION does not fit into any categories or any clichés. Their last album "Orientation Biz" featured Bekir as a singer with straight ahead funky Pop songs, but this time they are presenting 12 purely instrumental milestones proving that ORIENTATION are masters of Art as musicians, Sound Designers, composers and producers. „I show you crazy” presents a wide range from funky dance tracks to plain Electro and desperate ballads.
"I show you crazy" was planned from the very beginning as a concept album. The tracks were not done one after the other but created simultaneous in three different phases in three different seasons of the year 2009. The first scetches of composition were done in late sommer, with temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius and long nights in outdoor bars the hood of Neuköllner (predominantly resided by arabs and turks). In autumn Bekir and Advocado designed the sound of the album and in winter 2009/2010, covered in snow and temperatures around -15 degrees Celsius the final arrangements and mixdowns were made.
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II. ORIENTATION: the band
ORIENTATION blends soulful funky beats together with desperately longing “arabesque” music (the Turkish definition of “the Blues”). ORIENTATION creats melodies with a reminiscence to Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Turkey, interpreting it with new urban spirit. ORIENTATION calls it “Oriental Soul”.
On speciality of ORIENTATION ist he turkish wedding rhythm, a 9/8, which sounds new and maybe even “odd” for the Western ear. But ORIENTATION manages to create reggae and funky vibes in a 9/8 that reinvent those styles and gives them a completely fresh flavour!
ORIENTATION has earned ist reputation and fame in countless concerts all over Europe. They have toured with Tarkan and the new Superstar MUHABBET. They represented Germany and their home town Berlin at the EXPO 2000 and in Hong Kong.
ORIENTATION has contributed their music for various soundtracks and both feature films and documentaries as well as TV-sequels.
ORIENTATION live is fun and a playful happyness. It is new and surprising arrangements. ORIENTATION live is dance and joy. ORIENTATION does not know nationalities and physical borders. They simply play great music. Voilá!
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ORIENTATION are:
-Bekir Karaoglan (Istanbul/Berlin): Bekir is a breathtaking musician, he ist he main vocalist of the band, plays piano and keyboard, electric percussion, violin and ney (arabian flute).
-Andreas Advocado (Berlin): Bassplayer and Mr. Funk himself. Performed with so many artists and bands such as Zsa Zsa Buschkow, Shank, Tanmoy Bose, Richard Howell, Sultana.
-Babak Akhoondi (Teheran/Berlin): guitar player of the Teheran cult-band “Rumi Music”, he himself is an Icon of the iranian Underground-independent scene.
-Enno Kuck (Berlin): drummer, also for Drum Connection, Beat’n Blow and other bands “Made in Berlin“.
-Serdar Dagdelen (Istanbul/Berlin): Virtuoso of the Kanon (türkish zither), connoisseur of the tradtional türkish Wedding and classisal music.
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III. The Media
This is what the media writes about Orientation:
Zitty (Berlin): „ORIENTATION dances between the musical traditions of the occident and orient.“
Tagesspiegel (Berlin): „The first real homogenous mixture of oriental and occidental music „Made in Berlin“.“
Berliner Kurier: „The line-Up of ORIENTATION is as extraordinary as their music: it blends funk with soul, hip-hop with Oriental Sounds.”
Berliner Zeitung: „The band ORIENTATION demonstrates how these turkish-german musicians use the multicultural infrastructure provided by the city of Berlin. With their mixture of Jazz, Arabesk and Clubbeats this band can easily perform at World Music festivals as well as in Jazz clubs, in Turkish bars as well as on the stages of big arenas.“
Tip (Berlin): „indeed these musicians perform the bitter-sweet turkish traditional melodies together with Jazz and Club vibes. A remarkable performance!“
Spiegel-online: „…a grooving Band by the – telling – name of ORIENTATION, who inspired and galvanized the audience.“
Numblog.de: …those who love soulful, funky Grooves and also what people call World Music MUST listen to Orientation and shall not miss one of their rare performances…
Salaazy.org: „Orientation Biz“ offers the kind of music that only can be created in a city like Berlin and only within a true and heartful joint venture of turkish and german musicians.”
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung: .some of their songs used the traditional 9/8 rhythm and turned it into Reggae and Funk. What a unique and new mixture…
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IV. ORIENTATION Links
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www.orientation-music.com:::::::::::::::::::::::
www.myspace.com/orientationmusic::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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V. ORIENTATION BOOKING: Klaus Stracke +49 – 179 267 3776; info@ksmusic-booking.de ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
VI. ORIENTATION Management: SIRIN SAK infoorientation@googlemail.com
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