Albums on Display - October 28, 2025

Before Anatolian pop and rock had even become such a popular appetizer, Flört began sincerely distilling the pop culture of our recent history. They were doing a great job; as one of the bands that best distilled the country's musical past, they've released eight albums and experienced some lineup changes, but with their 10-song ninth album, "Sadness and Banana Peel," they've demonstrated that they haven't and won't back down. Except for some minor changes, of course... Flört is experiencing post-middle age. They're not as rowdy as they used to be; they no longer hang out with Rasta Baba, they're not playing around. They're more melancholic and see life from a more romantic perspective. The new album reveals all of this one by one. The album summarizes Flört's quarter-century journey; the songs, which had undergone a long brewing process, were previously released online, one by one, and "Modern Medium Romantics" has been remastered and included. As a community loyal to the tendencies and values ​​of its generation, Flört's reference to Fuat Güner in the sentence "loneliness is a lifetime, brothers said" is very meaningful.

As a Flirt who's been through the wringer, she's released some songs with unique sounds and lyrics. You might want to dig into the old ones, of course, but don't forget to savor the new ones, too.

Doğan Duru 'Climax' (DD Music)

Doğan Duru, a familiar figure from the REDD band, released his third solo album, "Climax," on his birthday, September 29th. He composed 14 songs and played all the instruments himself, except for Tamer Temel's saxophone on "Vampirler." Except for Sezen Aksu's "Ben de Yoluma Giderim," he composed all the songs himself, and sang in English for the first time, the album's title track. The painting is beautiful and personal...

A vocal-heavy, conceptual album of songs, a work of intellectual resistance. While its stance may seem realistic and radical at times, it's a romantic album steeped in sorrow and melancholy. Doğan doesn't shy away from using philosophical, political, and sociological terms; some of his lines seem like the results of a social analysis. Having left 20 years behind, Doğan also reaps the fruits of his growing interest in opera here; a voice as clear, bright, and pure as his surname...

Compositions that veer towards electronic and Brit-pop emphasize the human decay of modern times, the cruelty of glamorous worlds, and the loneliness of crowded societies. The combination of layered melodies creates an emotional atmosphere throughout the album. Therefore, it makes more sense to listen to all the songs together rather than singly, as a response to the current trend.