Biography

Replikas comprises Gökçe Akçelik, Barkın Engin, Orçun Baştürk, Selçuk Artut and Burak Tamer. Their debut album “Köledoyuran” (2000) and second album “Dadaruhi” (2002) were released by Ada Music label. The band’s third album Avaz was produced by Wharton Tiers who is known for his work with bands such as Sonic Youth, Helmet and Dinosaur Jr. The album was released in May 2005 by Doublemoon. Replikas has also written film scores. The first soundtrack by the band was in 2001 for the movie “Maruf” by Serdar Akar. In 2005, the band composed music for Kutluğ Ataman’s movie “İki Genç Kız” which won the best film music award by SİYAD in 2006. The soundtracks were collected into an album named “Film Müzikleri” which was released by Pozitif in October 2006. Replikas also took part in Fatih Akın’s documentary “Crossing the Bridge”. They recorded their fifth album "Zerre" in a complex that they transformed into a studio environment, formerly a prison located in the Gökçeada Island. Peyote Music released "Zerre" in November 2008. Their sixth album “Biz Burada Yok İken” consists of covers from the 1965-75 Anatolian Pop period and was released by Ada Music in April 2012. "EP No: 1", containing seven new instrumental tracks, was released in May 2013. A box set, including remastered versions of "Köledoyuran" and "Dadaruhi" and also "EP No: 1" was released by Ada Music in May 2013. "Alfred Hitchcock's Blackmail - Live at Istanbul Modern" was released in February 2014.