Selected English-language interviews, reviews and features exploring music, identity and the connections between Berlin and Istanbul.
Review
Anatolian folk meets electronic production
Daniel Bax reviews Karmatürji’s debut album and traces the collaboration behind it. The review explores how Anatolian musical traditions meet electronic production and considers the stories that inform the recordings.
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Review
A folk song finds a new sound
This short review explores Karmatürji’s interpretation of Evlerinin Önü Yonca. Anil Özdemir considers how İpek’s electronic production, Petra Nachtmanova’s vocals and Ceyhun Kaya’s clarinet reshape a folk song with a history across regions and languages.
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Video interview
Languages and stories on the dancefloor
In this video conversation, İpek discusses the cities and experiences that shape her work. She reflects on bringing different languages, lyrics and cultural perspectives into electronic music and club spaces.
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Interview with Olfa Arfaoui · DJ education
How a DJ workshop opened new possibilities
In this interview, La Fabrique Art Studio co-founder Olfa Arfaoui recalls training with İpek in Tunis. Continued practice and contact helped inspire her to establish a DJ school for women. The article focuses on Arfaoui’s work and highlights İpek’s role in sharing skills.
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Profile · event preview
Eklektik Berlinistan heads to London
Ahead of her appearance at London’s The Yard, T-VINE introduces İpek’s musical range. The feature describes the connections between regional musical traditions and disco, techno, electro and deep house.
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Profile · programme preview
Music and queer encounters in Japan
Letibee Life introduces İpek ahead of her visit for Tokyo Rainbow Pride. The feature connects her genre-crossing DJ work with questions of identity and points to TransIdentPolitix and the accompanying programme of events.
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