Yoga, go, mysticism, spiritualism, occult, writing (at Yuxexes and various other magazines), reading, music, tango, bass/classical/electric guitar etc.
Music
16 Horsepower,
A Perfect Circle,
Abdullah,
AC/DC,
Alice In Chains,
Amon Tobin,
Anathema,
Antimatter,
Anyone,
Aphex Twin,
Arcade Fire,
Arcturus,
Astor Piazzolla,
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh,
Barry White,
Beduk,
Beyoncé,
Black Sabbath,
Blackfield,
Boards of Canada,
Bonobo,
Brazilian Girls,
Bright Eyes,
Bulent Ortacgil,
Camel,
Caravan,
Chroma Key,
The Cinematic Orchestra,
Clint Mansell,
Cocteau Twins,
Comus,
Craig Armstrong,
Creedence Clearwater Revival,
The Cure,
Danny Elfman,
Death,
The Deftones
DJ Shadow,
DJ Vadim,
Dodheimsgard,
The Doors,
Dredg,
Duke Ellington,
Dusty Springfield,
Elisabeth Fraser,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Emperor,
Ennio Morricone,
Enslaved,
Erkan Ogur,
Fairuz Derin Bulut,
Faith No More,
Fantomâs,
The Flaming Lips,
Frank Zappa,
Fugazi,
Fun Lovin’ Criminals,
Funki Porcini,
George Michael,
Godspeed You! Black Emperor,
Gokhan Kirdar,
Goldfrapp,
Goo Goo Dolls,
Gotan Project,
Guns 'N' Roses,
Hande Yener,
Hooverphonic,
Ilhan Ersahin,
Infected Mushroom,
Ion,
Iron Maiden,
Isis,
Jaga Jazzist,
Jazzanova,
Jeff Buckley,
Jethro Tull,
Jimi Hendrix,
Johnny Cash,
Joni Mitchell,
Joy Division,
Kate Bush,
Kayo Dot,
Kevin Moore,
King Crimson,
Kings of Convenience,
Kraftwerk,
Led Zeppelin,
Leonard Cohen,
Linda Perhacs,
Lou Reed,
The Mars Volta,
Massive Attack,
Mew,
Mike Patton,
Miles Davis,
Monster Magnet,
Morcheeba,
Motörhead,
Mr.Bungle,
Mudvayne,
My Bloody Valentine,
Neil Young,
Nekropsi,
Nick Cave,
Nick Drake,
Oceansize,
Oi Va Voi,
Opeth,
Orange Goblin,
Orbital,
Orhan Gencebay,
Paatos,
Patti Smith,
Paz Lenchantin,
Peter Murphy,
Philip Glass,
Pilli Bebek,
Pink Floyd,
Placebo,
The Pogues,
Porcupine Tree,
Portishead,
Queen,
Radiohead,
REM,
Robert Fripp,
Rush,
Sear,
Shri,
Skunk Anansie,
The Smashing Pumpkins,
Sneaker Pimps,
Sonic Youth,
Soundgarden,
Stuart Staples,
The Tea Party,
Tenhi,
Tiamat,
Tindersticks,
Tony Levin,
Tool,
Tori Amos,
Turgut Berkes,
Type 0 Negative,
Ulver,
UNKLE,
Van Morrison,
Velvet Revolver,
Velvet Underground,
Wobbler,
Yasemin Mori,
Yavuz Cetin,
Zeki Muren,
ZZ Top
Movies
Anything by Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch...As for Turkish movies: "Golge Oyunu," "Gemide" and "Sari Mercedes."
Television
Six Feet Under, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Futurama, Married With Children, Room 401, Samurai Jack, Transformers and Dexter's Laboratory.
Books
Way too many to mention but "The Godfather" by Mario Puzo is still my fave after all these years.
Heroes
Miles Davis - "For me, music and life are all about style."
About me: Baba meslegim olan gemi insaat muhendisligi yapiyorum. Birkac sene once sorsaniz, kimseye tavsiye etmeyecegim bir meslekti ama bu dusunce coktan degisti. Simdi fark ediyorum ki bu eski olumsuz dusuncenin tek nedeni fakultenin zorluguymus. =)
Erenkoy Ilkogretim Okulu, Uskudar Amerikan Lisesi ve Istanbul Teknik Universitesi mezunuyum. "Magdalena" isimli bir grubum var ve arkadasim Umit'le bestelerimiz uzerinde calisiyoruz.
Her ay duzenli olarak Yuxexes dergisine muzik, edebiyat ve sinema hakkinda denemeler, makaleler ve elestiriler yaziyorum.
Varlik, Cumhuriyet Kitap, Radikal Kitap, Cinemascope, Aksam-lik, Gosteri, ve Gerekli Seyler gibi dergi ve gazete eklerinde yazmisligim var.
Yayimlanmis eski makalelerimden bazilarina Mavi Melek Edebiyat'ta ulasabilirsiniz.
Ultimate Metal, The Amen Corner ve Strangelight Records muzik forumlarina da zaman buldukca yazmaktayim.
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I'm a naval architect. My suggestion to everyone would be to not become one, but that opinion has changed for the positive as I have realized the only put-off about it was the difficulty of the major at university. =) I'm a graduate of Erenkoy Ilkogretim Okulu, Uskudar American Academy and Istanbul Technical University. I also have a band called "Magdalena." You might hear something soon if we can move our lazy asses to the studio.
I write essays, reviews and articles on music, literature and cinema for Yuxexes every month. My writings have been published in Cinemascope, Varlik, Cumhuriyet Kitap, Radikal Kitap, Aksam-lik, Gosteri, and Gerekli Seyler.
You can read some of my previously printed essays on Mavi Melek Edebiyat (all in Turkish, sorry) here:
Mavi Melek-Denemeler.
I also hang out at a few music forums including Ultimate Metal, The Amen Corner and Strangelight Records.
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august 08 - bodrum
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august 08 - bodrum (2)
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august 08 - with alp
Who I'd like to meet: All are more than welcome =)
Since we have changed the name of the band our CD is now a collector’s item! If you’re interested, please show your support and Purchase the Sand Timer CD here.
Sonja Perenda has made Angel of turkey – turk melegi a lovesong to you! Your beautiful country and the wonderful, phantastic turkish people. She's an angel and her voice comes from heaven. She's fantastic and her voice can dream all people all over the world. She has the power of love!
Sonja was in turkey (13. February - 20. February to Antalya and in Oktober she goes to Istanbul)