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Umut Adan Takes on Social Issues with Pitch-perfect Vintage Turkish Psychedelic Sounds on ‘Bahar’

Umut Adan Takes on Social Issues with Pitch-perfect Vintage Turkish Psychedelic Sounds on ‘Bahar’

On Bahar, Umut Adan wields the classic sounds and political spirit of Turkish psychedelic rock with an ease and skill that makes each track sound like it could have been pulled from a hall of fame featuring the likes of Erkin Koray and 3 Hür-El.

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