The Revival of a Genre - King Gizzard, Global Politics and Anatolian Rock

A story of how 21st century media technology revived an almost dead musical genre.

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In this video, we explore the origins of Anatolian Rock - a unique blend of Western rock and traditional Asian/Ottoman music. Birthed in the 1920s during Turkey's independence from the Ottoman empire, this genre became a symbol of the country's progressive beliefs and cultural identity. After being banned in the 80s, the rise of the internet led to a resurgence of the genre, with bands like King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard incorporating its unique sound into their own music. Join us as we delve into the history and global influences of Anatolian Rock.

Anatolian Rock finally getting the international love and recognition it deserves! Teşekkürler!

[bisket]

As a huge Gizzoid here, I had to google anatolian rock bands - now I have a whole slew of stuff to explore.

[iamtuesday]

King Gizz is actually how I discovered Altin Gün, but I hadn't realized they'd taken inspiration from mid century Turkish Rock music. Really cool video!

[spookysoup]

big KG fan and lover of all kinds of music, fascinating to hear about yet another genre thats heavily influenced areas of their sound. Excellently written and edited video mate

[HereticVoice]

I'm a Turk and I approve this video. You referencing Zürcher's work tells me a lot about you're not talking nonsense. Came here for Anatolian Rock ended up finding out about KG. Great work mate, great work.

[aardvark_]

How on earth do you have such a small amount of subscribers? Really professional video thank you for making it! Also good to have more videos on my favourite band.

[dylanchope]

putting the essay in video essay, very professional and academic!

[Prikazy]

We have a word for art in Turkey
Our founding father (Mustafa Kemal Atatürk) said:

A nation without art means a nation whose lifeblood has been cut off

[lexaleon]

Wow, pal, what a good piece of content! Keep it up!

[MichaelWilliams]

I thought I knew about all the old psych-funk but now I got to check out the Anatolian scene

[chriswright]

Dude, this was excellent. Thank-you, subbed!

[EmmaRosesConcertClips]

Anything and everything Gizz I’ll eat up, especially this video!! Amazing :) I may not agree with 100% of their beliefs, I still love everything about them. Truly a band of the century.

[daphne-blue]

fascinating! KG definitely sparked my interest in microtonality, I love the psych-rock fusion! :)

[aaronrice]

I'm learning something! I'm learning! Finally. Thank you.

[bustalamo]

Awesome video! You earned a new subscriber, keep up the good work. I can't wait to see what you have more in store.

[dragon]

Very good content mate, keen for more King Gizzard and music related material!

[pteridophobia]

you have great video making skills. this channel will def blow up with more videos like this and your others. keep it up!

[ozieldavalos]

As a fan of KLWG and big enthusiastic of social history, had to say it's an excellent video!

[fenomozo]

Also the band Altin Gun is another great example of that blend of cultures.

[edenbourne]

Super interesting! well done making it understandable for someone who knows nothing about every subject in this vid