From: Pete Fyfe
[petefyfe_at_aol_dot_com]
Sent: 17 June 2012 04:45
Subject: Pete Fyfe: Dogan Mehmet
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DOGAN MEHMET - Outlandish
(Hobgoblin Records HOBCD1013)
Blimey mate?luvvaduck?wotcher
cock, it wouldn't surprise me if these and many other colloquialisms were all
thrown into Dogan Mehmet's melting pot and a good few others to boot. If I was
in Brick Lane I'd possibly have thought I'd just bought a ?fake' CD so
colourful is the International vocabulary but no, this is the genuine article.
This cross cultural musician (Turkish/English) displays the passion of his
roots to exploit traditional songs and instrumental textures with a smattering
of youthful vigour and to help steer you as to where I'm coming from think of
Jim Moray combined with a slice of Jack The Lad for good measure. It will help
if you don't think too much about the ensuing clash but go with the flow and
just enjoy the recording for what it is. As you may have guessed already, being
somewhat an anglophile, for me personally I'm not sure about the Turkish
influence (stereotypically too many late nights spent indulging in greasy
kebabs and not being able to converse with anyone in the queue perhaps?) but
Mehmet's passion for a broadside ballad has to be admired. If I was on a ?folk'
jury I'd give him ten out of ten for the English stuff particularly when he
includes "Lord Bateman", "Roaming Journey Man" and "Young Edwin" in his
repertoire but let's just say that the jury is still out on the Turkish
stuff?well, look what they did to Kevin Costner in Robin Hood. OK, so if you
like your music with bite and don't mind throwing caution to the wind then I'm
pretty sure you'll find something here to crave your indulgence even though, as
the title suggests you may find the whole process a little outlandish. www.doganmehmet.com
PETE FYFE