----------------Turkish Progressive Music presents : ------------------------------------------------------IHTYYAC MOLASI---------------------------------------

Personel :

Tolga Cebi:	Violin, Keyboards
Taner Sarf:	Guitar, Vocals
Sinan Gursoy:	Bass Guitar
Murat Gullu:	Drums, Percussions

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BIOGRAPHY : 

Ihtiyaç Molasi came together as a rock band in 1995, in Çanakkale, a seaside 
town on the Straits of Dardanelles, where two continents meet. Since 1993 these 
four young musicians had occasionally played together in a variety of activities 
in this town where the wind never stops blowing.
 
Since 1995, the band took the name "i.m." and began to make their own music 
in Istanbul. Although they played others' music for a while, their 
improvised performance also took great attention and soon they became one of 
the favourite groups of Istanbul. In 1996 and 1997 they attended two rock 
music contests, in which they stepped up to finals. Their participation in 
such contests made their name take place in Turkish rock music anthology. In 
1998, they performed their song "Çengi" (the male dancer) in an album called 
"We raise our voices", a compilation produced by Ada Music.
 
Following this participation they made up their minds that it was time to 
make an album of their own. Thus, they signed an agreement with an 
independent music producer company "Zihni Music". Finally in January 1999, 
the album, "Milad" (The Nativity), was recorded in "Raks-Mansandiz Studios", 
which is one of the best studios of Turkey and it was released in April 
1999. The album was a re-arrangement of the improvised music they performed 
formerly, which the critiques defined as progressive rock.
 
The sound engineer of the production was Okan Dogu, and Cevdet Erek 
joined the group as a guest musician. In October 1999, i.m. was 
able to make a video of their favourite song "Çengi". However they had to 
give a break to making music because of the military obligations of the 
group members. Nowadays, the band is getting prepared for their second 
album. Detailed information will be available on the band's website address:
www.ihtiyacmolasi.com.


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