gang of four, istanbul
November 10th, 2007 by moose
My first visit to Istanbul, Turkey and I can’t describe how fascinating this city is. Out last night until 5AM with the streets still packed and bustling well after I hit the sack. Slept all day then went to see the Blue Mosque, completely awesome - “The Sultan Ahmed Mosque- Istanbul Turkey– Topped by an ascending system
of domes & semi-domes, the mosque is lined with more than 20,000 handmade ceramic tiles.” Just finished an interview for Turkish TV and had an amazing meal accompanied by incredible Turkish musicians….pics and clips to follow, along with (hopefully) MP3s from tonight’s concert.
November 10th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
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November 10th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
It’s like I’m psychic! Now you need to go to the Topkapi Palace and inspect the sprinkler system. Don’t ask questions. Just do it.
November 11th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
I went but couldn’t find it…!
November 13th, 2007 at 12:03 am
[...] Almost a year ago I shot some footage of Sonic Youth working out one of their songs backstage before their performance at an All Tomorrows Parties show in the UK. Now it’s Gang of Four’s turn. I was not involved in the writing or recording of I Love A Man In A Uniform as by then I’d formed Shriekback, and consequently whenever we’ve tried to play it live it sounded to me as if it was too stilted and never ‘in the pocket’ rhythmically-speaking. Here we are backstage in Istanbul giving it the semi-unplugged version - we didn’t play it on stage that night anyway…. More on Istanbul trip here and also here witha Flickr link. No Comments, Comment or Ping [...]