You have entered the early-fall edition of Eclectic Discoveries (No. 28) here at Goldmine, where we've lured you into a five album exposé of musical Show & Tell. The albums reviewed in this edition of Eclectic Discoveries, are a carefully selected group of musical gems and some of the most impressive releases that have recently shown up on our radar.

Turkish-German singer and bağlama player Derya Yıldırım met French multi-instrumentalist Axel Oliveres (aka Graham Mushnik) at a Hamburg festival in 2014. Little did they know that their shared musical journey was just beginning. Now performing as part of the four-piece Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, they craft a heady brew of psych-soul sounds with lyrics sung exclusively in Turkish.

Since the 1960s, Turkish groups have honed a distinct blend of Anatolian folk and psychedelia. Early pioneers Moğollar and Erkin Koray electrified the lute-like saz, while newer acts such as Baba Zula and Altın Gün have added synths, dub echo and heavy fuzz to the mix.

In the mid-1960s, the sound of Turkey was changing. As Beatlemania dominated global airwaves and Jimi Hendrix’s guitar warped the conventions of rock, young Turkish artists were busy transforming their own traditions for a new era.