Altın Gün

Biography

Altın Gün (meaning Golden Day in Turkish also a pun to Altın Günü (Gold day) a traditional social gathering day) is a Dutch-Turkish psychedelic rock, also known as Anatolian rock, band from Amsterdam. It was founded by bassist Jasper Verhulst in 2016 when he posted an ad on Facebook looking for Turkish musicians. Their style has been described as "psychedelic" with a "dirty blend of funk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs". Altın Gün also performs psychedelic rock covers of Turkish folk music. The band's vocalist Erdinç Ecevit Yıldız is of Turkish origin while the other four members are Dutch.
Their debut album was On, released in 2018. In 2019, they released Gece which was nominated for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (2019) in the Best World Music Album category. The band's first American tour commenced in mid 2019. In 2021, they released Yol which introduced synth-pop elements in combination with their traditional sound. The same year, they released Âlem, which continued to "push deeper into electronic pop". The album was released exclusively on Bandcamp with proceeds benefiting environmental non-profit Earth Today. Their following album Aşk released on 31 March 2023.
The band was also featured in the soundtrack of the video game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023). They released three tracks under the name of "Altin Lazer Blaster".
In June 2023, they released the soundtrack for the Apple TV ad Büyük Kaçış (The Great Escape) filmed around the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
In February 2024, the band announced on their social media pages that the female vocalist Merve Daşdemir has decided to quit the band and start a new musical chapter after her 8-year-long career as one of the two vocalists.
In 2026, the reformed group without Merve Daşdemir released their latest album, Garip×Garip20 February 2026 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks1Neredesin Sen4:302Gönül Dağı4:063Öldürme Beni4:584Niğde Bağları4:285Benim Yarim3:196Suçum Nedir5:567Gel Yanıma Gel3:448Zülüf Dökülmüş Yüze3:459Gel Kaçma Gel3:4810Bir Nazar Eyledim6:08, which consisted of exclusively covers of songs by the Turkish folk musician Neşet Ertaş, although with wildly different arrangements to the original songs.

Current

Source:

Jasper Verhulst – bass
Erdinç Ecevit Yıldız – vocals, bağlama, keys
Daniel Smienk – drums
Chris Bruining – percussion
Thijs Elzinga – guitar

Former

Merve Daşdemir – vocals, keys, small percussion (2016-2024)
Gino Groeneveld – percussion
Ben Rider – guitar
Nic Mauskoviç – drums

Albums

On (2018)
Gece (2019)
Yol (2021)
Âlem (2021)
Aşk (2023)
Garip (2026)

Singles

"Goca Dünya×Goca Dünya12 May 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Goca Dünya3:562Kırşehir'in Gülleri3:20" / "Kırşehirin Gülleri" (2017)
"Tatlı Dile Güler Yüze×Tatlı Dile Güler Yüze22 December 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Tatlı Dile Güler Yüze2:45" (2018)
"Hababam" (2018)
"Vay Dünya" (2018)
"Süpürgesi Yoncadan×Süpürgesi Yoncadan22 March 2019 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Süpürgesi Yoncadan (single version)4:412Vay Vay3:28" / "Vay Vay" (2019)
"Gelin Halayı" / "Dıv Dıv" (2019)
"Ordunun Dereleri×Ordunun Dereleri18 November 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Ordunun Dereleri4:452Bir Of Çeksem3:03" / "Bir Of Çeksem" (2020)
"Yüce Dağ Başında" (2021)
"Kara Toprak" (2021)
"Kısasa Kısas" / "Erkilet Güzeli" (2021)
"Badi Sabah Olmadan" / "Cips Kola Kilit" (2022)
"Leylim Ley×Leylim Ley27 October 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Leylim Ley4:15" (2022)
"Rakıya Su Katamam×Rakıya Su Katamam11 January 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Rakıya Su Katamam3:402Leylim Ley4:15" (2023)
"Güzelliğin On Para Etmez" (2023)
"Su Sızıyor" (2023)
"Doktor Civanım" (2023)
"Kalk Gidelim (Remix) / Su Sızıyor (Remix)" (2023)
"Vallahi Yok / Kırık Cam×Vallahi Yok / Kırık Cam9 April 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Vallahi Yok4:382Kırık Cam4:12" (2024)
"Neredesin Sen×Neredesin Sen8 December 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Neredesin Sen4:30" (2026)