MANY FACES Album Release @ Digital Platforms

MANY FACES is Selen Gülün’s new duo album recorded live in Japan and Italy featuring Hakuei Kim (p), Issei Igarashi (tpt), Keisuke Ohta (vln), and Marcello Allulli (ts). It is comprised of four of Selen’s original compositions and four free improvisations. MANY FACES was born from Selen’s performances with Issei, Keisuke, Hakuei, and Marcello that took place from 2016 through 2018 in Japan, Italy, and Turkey.

TRACKS

A1. Many Faces (4:52) – Keisuke Ohta (vln), Selen Gülün (p)

A2. Duality (4:52) – Issei Igarashi (tpt), Selen Gülün (p)

A3. King of the Wind (6:11) – Marcello Allulli (ts), Selen Gülün (p)

A4. Yakuei no Haiku夜警の俳句 (5:25) – Hakuei Kim (p, Rhodes, synth), Selen Gülün (p, Rhodes, synth)

B1. Shiun 紫雲 (6:56) – Keisuke Ohta (vln), Selen Gülün (p)

B2. Yuuyake夕焼け(6:33)– Issei Igarashi (tpt), Selen Gülün (p)

B3. Ouhen黄変 (4:48) – Marcello Allulli (ts), Selen Gülün (p)

B4. Meimei 冥冥 (6:08)– Hakuei Kim (p, Rhodes, synth), Selen Gülün (p, Rhodes, synth)

RECORDING: In Italy (2017) and Japan (2018) at the following locations:

Keisuke Ohta & Selen Gülün: ZIMAGINE, Tokyo – 15 August 2018

Issei Igarashi & Selen Gülün: ZIMAGINE, Tokyo – 12 September 2018

Marcello Allulli & Selen Gülün: Nuccia Studio, Rome – 31 October 2017

Hakuei Kim & Selen Gülün: Studio Sound DALI, Tokyo – 20 August 2018

CREDITS

Recording Engineers: Taishi Taruoka (Genonsha), Kenta Funayama (DALI), Giuseppe Nuccia (Nuccia)

Mixing: Emre Malikler (Istanbul)

Mastering for Vinyl and Digital: Scott Hull at Masterdisk (New York)

Cover Photo: Seyhan Camgoz (Melbourne)

Cover Design: Simon de Boer (Melbourne)

Produced and Released by iKi Muzik