Akkor – Queen City Sounds and Art

Akkor_An1_sm — Akkor, photo courtesy the artist

Akkor’s upcoming album Durma came out on 3/13/20 but now you can listen to the atmospherically rich single “An.” Akkor is Üstün Lütfi Yildirim, a Turkish composer who used piano to create the through line to the song but used digital processing and samples to assemble an experience of traveling backwards and forwards through time with reverse delay and a processional rhythm for a feel like some inevitable misfortune ahead. It is not easy or soothing listening but its layers of texture and drones is nevertheless compelling in the way it envelops you and commands your experiencing of the melancholic moments it conveys so well. It’s like a mixture of modern classical music and noise, some of which draws much of its influence from the former. It is a song that might be described as the slow motion, somber, psychedelic, modern classical soundtrack to a looming tragedy and all the more beautiful for that mix of aesthetics. Listen to “An” on Spotify and connect with Akkor at the links provided.