It makes a change to be living some where that has real festivals!
Istanbul recently has the Rock'n'Coke festival (music and drink respectively I think not a massive coccaine plug!). This was just ouside Istanbul (hezarfen) which meant that I was able to stay at home and day trip in - thus avoiding the need to camp with 10,000 young turkish women in the sweaty heat ... I really must be getting old :)
The line up was mostly British - which seems to fit with modern Turkeys obsession with the country (EPL, cars i.e. landies, shops etc) - with a few locals and at least one New York / Ukrainian band (Gogol Bordello - one of the main reasons that I went).
Gogol Borello where just amazing - even better live than recorded and so much energy. Unfortunately - I did not think to take my camera when I was atching them .....
Also on Saturday were Kasabian - who were fun in a sort of cliched english rock and bad clothes sort of way but definately bouncable - and Muse who were extrememly cliched in a British art school sort of way and I am afraid I walked out on them. Grumpy old git ..
The main reason for going on Sunday for me was Sisters of Mercy - well Andy Eldritch, the drum machine, distinctly ropey guitarist and some guy who may have used to be in ZZ Top according to someone my grrlfriend spoke to once.
The vocals were variable - could be something to do with the fact that he cannot last a song without a fag - but he still has it occasionally. Also - some idiot put them on before dark - sisters don't do afternoon! - and they got a lot better when the sun went down. Immense fun alround.
There were also some prancers called Placebo - but they sounded dodgy and I was too busy on the other stage with an outfit called Hyper (DJ + Live) who does the most amazing version of Adam Ant - ant music even better than the original. I haven't moved the old bod in that way since I was considerable younger (I am not sure that young istanbuli have ever seen the beez before).
The pictures are from the Sisters set
I also experiemented with my camera recording video - this is the best one
and a few more ..
Dont know why I have tried this before
I couldn't download your MP4's. I'll just have to use my imagination.
Nice piccies.
xx
Posted by: avril harwood | October 18, 2006 at 03:36 AM
Hi,
I am going to create a 2006 - sisters of mercy fan dvd (see url). Can you support me by providing your videoclips unlossy? - that would be awesome! Would be glad to hear from you.
cheers
Jan
Posted by: Jan Sommer | October 22, 2006 at 03:11 AM