Dalmak

by Esmerine

Type: Album
Released: 3 September 2013
Label: Constellation Records
Country: Canada
Length: 42:15
Community rating: 3.88/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Rebecca Foon, Jamie Thompson, Bruce Cawdron, Hakan Vreskala, James Hakan Dedeoğlu, Sarah Neufeld, Brian Sanderson, Aaron Lumley

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Winner of the Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year, 'Dalmak' was conceived and recorded primarily in Istanbul, Turkey. The album represents a deep collaboration between the core Esmerine duo and several Turkish musicians, integrating traditional Turkish instruments and musical forms into their modern chamber rock framework. The result is a rich, evocative, and rhythmically complex work that bridges musical traditions and geographical boundaries.

Genres

Descriptors: Instrumental, Atmospheric, Rhythmic, cross-cultural, Folk, experimental, acoustic, minimal, traditional, long-form, chamber, instrumental, strings, atmospheric

Tracklist

Credits

Esmerine - primary artist, mixed by
Rebecca Foon - cello
Jamie Thompson - drums, marimba, glockenspiel
Hakan Vreskala - guest, bendir, goblet drum [darbuka], bendir [erbane], voice
Aaron Lumley - guest, contrabass
Baran Asık - guest, duduk [meh]
James Hakan Dedeoğlu - guest, electric guitar
Ali Kazım Akdağ - guest, instruments [barama], baglama [saz]
Sarah Neufeld - guest, violin
Bruce Cawdron - marimba, glockenspiel, musical box [music box], bones
Ryan Morey - mastered by
Ian Ilavsky - mixed by
Jace Lasek - mixed by, recorded by [breakglass]
Aylin Gungor - photography by [front/back cover photos by]
James Benjamin - recorded by [breakglass]
Barkın Engin - recorded by [tercüman çıkmazı]
Metin Bozkurt - recorded by [tercüman çıkmazı]
Brian Sanderson - tenor banjo, cornet, violin, bass