Kara Delik

Founded in 2020, the Anatolian post-punk, Kraut-Welle, psych-dub, sounds of Kara Delik can be likened to that of Lee Scratch Perry, Jaki Liebezeit, and Barış Manço forming a supergroup in modern day Kreuzberg. Exploding onto the Berlin scene with their debut EP Tamam, the band took their sounds across the continent, later rewarding fans with a tetralogy of EPs, entitled Singularities.

The international trio of Barış Öner [Istanbul Ghetto Club] on saz, Andi Sommer [Henry Fonda, Yacht Communism] on bass and synths, and drummer Eilis Frawley [Anika, Laura Lee & The Jettes] interweave energetic, complex rhythms, soundscapes, and effects, creating an industrious post-punk melee of Anatolian heat. Across their comprehensive catalog of work, the band have already expressed a strong tonal diversity. Through the dynamic drum work and multi-phasal use of effects, the band merge modern raucous intensity, with classic psych spirituality, that incorporates elements of shoegaze and post-punk similar to that of King Gizzard, Beak>, and Black Midi, while comparisons can also be made to new-wave Anatloian acts such as Atlin Gun, and Derya Yildirim.

Live, the band’s sharp dynamics, tight instrumentation, and spirited performances have won them a diverse following of those who love post-punk, dance music, and Turkish melodics.  To date, they have appeared on festival line-ups across the continent, including c/o Pop, Ment, Fusion, Entropie, Garbicz, Grauzone, amongst others, while playing support to the like of Minami Deutsch, Tropical Fuck Storm, Squid, Derya Yidirim, Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek and 10000 Russos.

With a lot more shows lined up, more music on the way, and an album in the works, the future looks bright for Kara Delik, which is something you wouldn’t normally say about something so heavily associated with black holes or singularities.