2023

Baris Manco

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Crossover Prog

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3.87 | 20 ratings | 3 reviews | 45% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 1975

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Acıh'da Bağa Vir!... (3:51)
2. Kayaların Oğlu (3:10)
3. 2023 (6:59)
4. Yolverin Ağalar Beyler!.. (4:08)
5. Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım!.. (5:15)
6. Yine Yol G�r�nd� Gurbete... (3:25)
7. Baykoca Destanı... (12:07)
- G�lme Ha, G�lme!..
- Gelinlik Kızların Dansı
- Kara Haber~Turnanın �l�m�...
- Vur Ha, Vur
- Durma Ha, Durma!..
8. Tavuklara Kışşşt De!.. (2:17)
9. Kol Bastı!.. (6:45)

Total Time 47:57

Line-up / Musicians

- Barış Man�o / Korg 700s synthesizer, Solina String synthesizer, Watkins Fazer, 18-string guitar, electronic drums, assorted percussion

Kurtalan Ekspres:
- Nur Moray / drums, background vocals
- Caner Bora / drums
- Celal G�ven / congas, percussion, background vocals
- Samim Boztaş / guitar (uncredited)
- Yal�ın G�rb�z / organ (uncredited)
- Ohannes Kemer / guitar, leslie guitar, yaylı tambur, saz, background vocals
- Mithat Danışan / bass (Fender bass, stereo bass), background vocals
- Oktay Aldoğan / flute, soprano & tenor sax, clarinet
- Nurhan �zcan / guitar

Guest musicians:
- Osman Bayşu / bağlama, cura, spoons, claves
- �zkan Uğur / background vocals & sound effects

Releases information

LP Yavuz - LP. 1015 (1975, Turkey)
LP Guerssen - GUESS106 (2012, Spain)

CD Guerssen - GUESSCD038 (2012, Spain)

Recorded between Oct. '74 and Oct. 75 at St�dyo Elektronik
Electronic Programming: Daniel's Music S.A. Belgium & Man�o Prod�ksiyon, Turkey

Tracks 1-5 are the A-side, 6-9 are the B-side on the vinyl editions

A CD release also titled "2023", which included several tracks from this album, a single track, and an instrumental track from "Yeni Bir G�n" was issued in the early 2000's by Emre Plak. It has a different cover, and though many tracks overlap, must not be confused with this original album. (That CD's tracklisting was featured here before the update)

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BARIS MANCO 2023 ratings distribution

3.87
(20 ratings)

Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music (45%)
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection (15%)
Good, but non-essential (40%)
Collectors/fans only (0%)
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Review by Progfan97402
PROG REVIEWER

Baris Manco from Turkey was apparently one of the pioneers of Anatolian rock and apparently a household name. 2023 shows him exploring the world of space rock. Turkish folk influences show up with the occasional use of saz and kanun but mainly rock instruments including a Korg synth and Solina String Ensemble. The singing is in his native Turkish which I can't say what he's singing about although I'm pretty sure it's a concept album, perhaps about the future given the title 2032. I get reminded a bit of Pink Floyd, had they been Turkish. Lots of spacy synths and occasional flute and as mentioned instruments common to the area. The albums does feature a couple of ballads. While the Turkish folk influence is a bit obvious when it surfaces I was surprised to find a bit of Latin American influence in one of the songs but you won't mistake for Santana but retaining that proggy spaciness. The production of the album and the sound quality isn't particularly good the music is wonderful. The Turkish vocals work very well. Well worth getting!

Review by Mellotron Storm
PROG REVIEWER

3.5 stars. Baris Manco was well known in Turkey not only for his hit songs, but he was an actor and TV host as well. He seemed to have that perfect formula of combining traditional Turkish folk music with what was then modern rock music. The people of Turkey ate it up. His one single sold well over 700,000 copies. I'm pretty sure if it wasn't for this his debut studio album from 1975 that he would be on the site here under Prog Related.

Folk actually makes more sense in many ways, but this debut features his foray into prog as we get a concept album about the year 2023. So yesterday. Actually my plan all along had been to review this is 2023, but after a spin of this record last year I decided to put it off. This is the album where he brings out the Korg 700 synth and the solina string synth to create some spacey music for the concept. Some spoken narration too but all the words on this album are in the Turkey language. Gobble gobble.

So Baris has combined that spacey style with songs that are straight up ethnic folk with vocals. And I have to say some of it is hard to take. I also feel that as a singer songwriter Baris is very talented. He's playing his 18 string on this album for the most part, plus we get some ethnic instruments like the saz and more. I have to mention that fifth track because it's a trippy hand percussion led piece with flute that is so Krautrock. I love it.

There's as many misses as hits on this album for my tastes, but I have a respect now for this artist after spending time with "2023".

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5 stars 2023 was Man�o's first proper full-length album. He did release a compilation of earlier singles in 1974, though those were more beat or old-school rock 'n' roll in style. This album opens on "Achı'da Bağa Vir" ("Vineyard in Achi). The melody is immediately recognizable as Eastern Medit ... (read more)

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