With the desire to express yet another facet of his musical persona, one that would explore with density the boundaries between jazz, rock, pop and world music, it was decided to record with guitarist/arranger Thor Madsen, drummer Jochen Rueckert, bassist Jesse Murphy and songstress Marla Turner . These, with Ilhan Ersahin on tenor and keyboard would be the latest incarnation of a continuing project known as Wax Poetic .
The pun intended, Wax Poetic was both to go vinyl and to be an armature on which to drape the anemosonic and dreamy cinematic soundscapes that ilhan sought. Think Dance of the Penguins. Earlier incarnations of the project including a then–unknown Norah Jones, N'dea Davennport and Saul Williams.
Skating on glass, dancing on twigs, exploring crisp edges of dub and electronica, this version of the band continues in a tradition begun some 6 years ago. Characteristic of Wax Poetic's web of voice and the effusive persuasion of Thor's and Ilhan's electronic meanderings through levels of the band's id are the pulsating bass of Murphy and the chugging, rock steady backbeats of Rueckert.
Says singer Marla Turner, "I don't want to sound like anybody else. I just want to do what I'm doing. That's why I'm with Wax Poetic." In response to comparisons to bands like Thievery Corporation or tenor riffs that conjure those of John Coltraine on electronics, Ilhan has said "There are always going to be influences. You hear them, you reconfigure them and you arrive at something new.
"That is what I want to do with all my bands, and particularly with Wax Poetic. I wanted a vocally–led situation - you know, songs - and a little improvisation with the emphasis on sound rather than on solos."
In fact there is actually not that much saxophone except as obligato behind the band and Marla. It's mostly keyboards with Thor's guitar and beats added to Jochen's, with Jesse's bass. "If we happen to sound like somebody or remind you of somebody, maybe we meant that to happen and maybe we didn't. I guess that is the price of being contemporary, you hear things and you accept them or reject them in accordance with what you intend to project."
Sometimes it's not what you intended, but I think - insofar as I even do think about it - that that is what makes it art."
23 Subat Cumartesi Gecesi SATTAS Live Reggae Band @ Nayah Music clup!!!!
Reggae evine donuyor. Babylon daki muhtesem performansindan sonra SATTAS Live Reggae Band evinde sahne alacaktir. Saat 22.15 de (kesinlikle daha gec degil) sahne alacak grup icin tum reggae severleri ve canli muzik dinleyenleri bekliyoruz!!!!!
Giris: Sadece 10 Ytl
Zaman: 23 Subat Cumartesi saat:22.15 de
Yer: Kurabiye Sok No:19 (Istiklal Cad ustunde Benetton un yanindan girilen sokakta asagi inerken)
B-Day of Bob Marley @Babylon!! SATTAS Istanbul Reggae Band live at BABYLON!!!!
Iyi ki domussun Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley), tum dunyaya Reggae muzigi sevdirmis muzik ve dusunce adami Bob Marley in dogum gununu kutlamaya tum muzik severleri bekliyoruz. Yasasaydi bugun 63 yasinda olacak olan muzik ve dusunce adami,Jamaikali toplum lideri yada Berhain Sellasie; Bob Marley’in dogum gunu partisinde grubumuz SATTAS Istanbul Reggae Band de calacaktir. Bunun yaninda Dj’ler Ras Memo,Mahi,Selekta Firuzaga,King Seroman ve Osman Osman’in calacagi geceye tum muzik severleri 9 subat Ctesi gecesi Istanbul un en iyi muzik kluplerinden biri olan Babylon’ a bekliyoruz.....
Gece Programi: 22.00: King Seroman 23.00: Ras Memo 00.00: Sattas Istanbul Reggae Band 01.00: Mahi 02.00: Selekta Firuzaga
Zaman: 9 Subat Ctesi Gecesi 22.00 de baslayacak...
Giris: Ayakta 25 ytl, Ogrenci 15 Ytl.....
Adres: Seyhbender Sok. No:3 Tunel,Asmalimescit,Beyoglu (Otomobilinizi Tepebaşı TUYAP kapalı otoparkı veya Minare Sokak üzerinde Atıl Otoparkına park edebilirsiniz.)
...the saturday night was fantastic...ali's basslines were great...kenny and izzet's rhythms almost killed me...otto was so lively...nil and dilara were the beautiful colours added to the scene...bora's voice and style was extremely nice...ilhan...you are a great composer and you have such talent to blend various styles of music congenially and exuberantly...and wax poetic reflects the soul of the big city with all its streets and corners...cool music... thanks for such a beautiful night...see you again in istanbul...:))
