Pop-Kultur Festival

Nalan released her second solo album this past spring. It was created in her two worlds—Istanbul and Berlin—and especially in the space in between, the ambiguous realm where the two places blend and blur. You can hear that in “2009”—that’s exactly what makes this music so compelling. “2009” isn’t meant to be a chronicle, but rather describes a fictional year, drawn from the artist’s digital camera archive—yet completely reimagined. The music that accompanies Nalan is multi-layered; it’s never about finding a single sound and incorporating all ideas into it, but rather about seeking out and discovering ever-new approaches. Narrative passages set to beats reminiscent of the Sleaford Mods come to the fore just as much as dark pop or indie singer-songwriter moments. Nalan Şeyma Karacagil is also active as a DJ under the alias Slimgirl fat and has performed as part of the hip-hop trio Gaddafi Gals.