{"id":4654,"date":"2022-11-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=4654"},"modified":"2022-11-20T00:12:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T08:12:31","slug":"soundwave-137-bulut-nesim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-137-bulut-nesim\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE : 137 : BULUT NESIM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is DJ Bulut<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

I met Bulut well over a decade ago while producing Solipsistic Nation<\/a>, my electronic music podcast. I was a fan of his New Turkish Beat podcast, and we started an acquaintanceship on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n

I\u2019ve been reflecting on that time for the last few days. It was during Solipsistic Nation that I enjoyed Twitter the most. The network was becoming large enough that I could strike up great conversations and meet interesting people but still small enough that things didn\u2019t get lost in the noise. I still love Twitter, but I admit that the number of genuine interactions I\u2019ve had in the last few years has dwindled.<\/p>\n\n

As I write this, Twitter seems like it might crash and burn. Something will emerge out of the wreckage, but it might not be anything we recognize as Twitter. But maybe that\u2019s okay. Perhaps Twitter has served its purpose. I\u2019m glad I met people like Bulut while it was still vibrant.<\/p>\n\n

Bulut has some words about his mix below.<\/p>\n\n

Join us next weekend when out guest deejay will be Glyn Bush<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

See you then.<\/p>\n\n

My idea while recording this podcast\u00a0was that the listener would pay some attention to the\u00a0music at the beginning of the podcast. Then they would gradually let the sound disappear\u00a0into the background after the second half. I call this mix \u201cRelax\u201d because I selected some tracks that I believe are relaxing from the\u00a0beginning. The podcast gets dreamier toward the second half. The second half is super easy to ignore. I recommend starting with a volume that you consider medium or even louder. The\u00a0podcast intentionally gets very quiet toward the end, so\u00a0you may barely hear it. I thought this\u00a0podcast could provide an hour-long atmosphere where you can ignore the sound towards the end by focusing on reading, studying, or falling asleep.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cFunky Zena\u201d by Mickey Hart<\/h2>\n\n

Mickey Heart is the legendary drummer of Grateful\u00a0Dead. There is definitely magic on this entire album. This is a surprisingly relaxing percussion album that\u00a0is also good for\u00a0dancing. I play the hand drums\u00a0myself and I enjoy the\u00a0meditational aspect of repetitive\u00a0beats. There is magic in this track for sure.\u00a0
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\u201cBig Man Cry\u201d by Banco de Gaia<\/h2>\n\n

An English electronic musician named TobyMarks. This is one of my favorite\u00a0tracks by Banco de Gaia.This sound sends your\u00a0soul to a faraway\u00a0place.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cSelig Sind, Die Da HierWeinen\u201d by Popol Vuh<\/h2>\n\n

Popol Vuh\u00a0was aGerman musical collective founded by Florian Fricke and FrankFiedler. Some say that Popol Vuh is a Krautrock band. I enjoy their relaxing psychedelic tracks and the good news is that they have a lot of good ones. This is what I call \"comfortably\u00a0numb \":)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

\u201cLetting Go of This Radiant Hive\u201d by Vir Unis <\/h2>\n\n

Vir Unis is an American New Age Musician. The New Age music radiates positive energy. This track is exactly what we needed in this spot.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cAncient Anatolia\u201d by DJ.Bulut<\/h2>\n\n

The only instrument\u00a0on this track is my electric guitar. I processed the sound to give this a slow\u00a0and ambient\u00a0vibe. There is repetition\u00a0in this which should help us lose track of time very quickly. I believe that my track sounds relaxing at low volumes. It is a long track. In fact, it turned the volume down on the podcast recording so that the listeners\u00a0can enjoy it quietly. Too quiet for you at\u00a0this point? Feel free to turn it up \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n