ECHOES OF BECOMING

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A dark background with a man holding a wooden recorder, eyes closed, with overlay text mentioning a music event featuring Canberk Ulaş and other artists.

© & ℗ 2024 Jazzland Recordings and Canberk Ulaş

Music produced, arranged and mixed by Canberk Ulaş
Mastered by Murat Çolak at GERYON in New York
Cover photograph and cover design by Canberk Ulaş
Inside photograph by Anders Magnus

All the compositions by Canberk Ulaş except Track 6 is by Ulaş, Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang
Lyrics in Track 5 by Canberk Ulaş
Spoken words in Track 4 are from the book “The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge” by Rainer Maria Rilke; translated from Turkish to English by Canberk Ulaş
Spoken words in Track 7 are from the Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Kurtlarla Koşan Kadınlar, translated by Hakan Atalay, Ayrıntı Yayınları

Duduk, electronics, sansula, sampling, upright piano, keyboard: Canberk Ulaş
Trumpet: Arve Henriksen (Track 4)
Electric guitar: Eivind Aarset (Track 6)
Live sampling: Jan Bang (Track 6)
Vocals: Benedikte Kløw Askedalen (Track 5)
Grand piano: Bugge Wesseltoft (Track 8)
Spoken words: Kieron Concannon (Track 4)
Sampled spoken words: Deniz Ulkat (Track 7)

Duduk, sansula, upright piano recordings are done by Canberk Ulaş in Gothenburg and Hindås, Sweden
Track 6 is recorded by Jan Bang at Punkt Studio in Kristiansand, Norway
Trumpet in Track 4 is recorded by Arve Henriksen in Mölnlycke, Sweden
Spoken words in Track 4 is recorded by Kieron Concannon in Ballyloughnane, Ireland
Piano in Track 8 is recorded by Bugge Wesseltoft in Oslo, Norway
Vocals in Track 5 is recorded by Benedikte Kløw Askedalen in Oslo, Norway

  • “The soulful Armenian instrument, the duduk, transforms into new sounds and new emotions in the hands of Canberk Ulaş.”

    —Cazkolik – TR

  • “The strong, yearning sound of Ulaş’ duduk leads poignantly in this ethereal soundscape.”

    —Songlines - UK

  • “When the playing of Canberk Ulaş meets your ear, the duduk appears as one of the only things that manages to reach deep inside.”

    —Ballade Music Magazine – NO

  • “An artistic skill that both intellectually stimulates and emotionally engages us as listeners.”

    —Der Kultur Blog – DE

  • Melancholy of endless winters, a balance that this captivating record embodies to perfection."

    Indie Rock Mag - FR

  • "A beguiling musical mixture that is deeply touching simply through the haunting sounds of the woodwind instrument duduk."

    Virgin Jazz Face - DE