Badmixday is the alias of 22 year-old Turkish musician, electronic producer, and DJ Anıl Berk Çetin. The Istanbul native has been experimenting with music since the age of 14, beginning with instrumental hip-hop beats before moving towards an exceptionally lush sound that fuses organic instrumentation with electronic production. Within the last couple years, he's quietly released a pair of EPs, a collaborative album with Turkish rapper t. utku, and been featured on various label compilations, including France’s Moose Records. His evolving exploration of gorgeous, immersive, and emotional compositions now boldly takes a confident step forward on 'A Quiet Mind Awaits,' his debut full-length album due out on March 10th via Seattle's Hush Hush Records.
'A Quiet Mind Awaits' beautifully blurs the lines between ambient, downtempo, trip-hop, jazz, and textured house styles. The album sways towards spacious vocal-laced ballads suited for dimly lit environments, before exploding into exquisitely-detailed kinetic rhythms, and then falling cozily into blissful downtempo zones. Badmixday impressively connects this expansive array of styles with his lusciously rich productions that spotlight his ear for warm atmospherics, intricate sonic details, and... more
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released March 10, 2017
All tracks written and produced by Anıl Berk Çetin:
soundcloud.com/badmixday
www.facebook.com/badmixday
All instruments performed by Anıl Berk Çetin (clarinet, piano, electric piano, clarinet without mouthpiece, harp, tenor sax, trumpet, flute, additional vocals, violin, samplers & synths), except:
Some synth parts in "Lotus Leaves" written by Gökalp K --
soundcloud.com/gokalpkanatsiz
Bass clarinet parts in "Last Traces of Woodsticks" written by Tristan de Liège --
soundcloud.com/tristandeliege
Vocals and lyrics in “Special One” by Gali Nosa -- soundcloud.com/klang-schwester
Vocals and lyrics in “Until Tonight” by Melanie Schafer -- soundcloud.com/tante-meli
Inspiring speech in "A Quiet Mind Awaits" by Jiddu Krishnamurti -- jkrishnamurti.org
Mixed by Anıl Berk Çetin
Mastered by Gökalp Ergeçen
Tape and digital artwork by Argyle Plaids - www.argyleplaids.com
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