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2/5 BZ
Since 1986, Serhat Köksal aka 2/5 BZ has been performing
with , samplers, saz, tapes, electronics ,darbouka and spoken
word. The style varies between traditional music via experimental
electronic sounds to improvisation with elements that stem from
Turkish cinema. He also makes audiotapes, photocopy zines, stickers,
CDR, flyers, DVD-R, posters, and video cut-up works as collages
of 70s and 80s Turkish melodrama and action films, political
propaganda and media imageries of social phenomena. 2/5 BZ performed
'No Turistik No Egzotik Improvise/Electro Folk Cut' in 28 cities
in different geographies such as in Switzerland, France, Holland,
Belgium, Germany, Austria, Russia, and Poland. With '2/5BZ union
in eurOPUA Tour' he recently participated to some international
festivals like Berlin Clubtransmediale, 03 Festival, Istanbul
Phonem Festival, St Petersburg SKIF 7 Festival, Amsterdam WorldWideVideo/RGB
Festival and also Rotterdam Music Bienal and have been aired
on countless radio stations around the world (WMFU, BBC, RCV,VPRO)
. 2/5BZ aka Serhat Köksal composed musics some international
experimental films from Germany,Iran,Switzerland and living/working
in Istanbul . 2/5BZ web site for more info ; http://2-5bz.com
some web sites about 2/5 BZ
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This
live performance in Radio VPRO 's audio archive '' No Touristic
No Exotic Turkish Sound Terrorist ''
2/5BZ aka Serhat
Koksal in John ' Peel Session ' BBC Radio 1 in 6 may 2003 .
2/5BZ in free form radio WFMU's
Heavy Pleayed Recordings -New World List - 2 May and 18 May 2001
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one track for compilation CD
Fight
War not Wars in august 2002 issue #2448 Culture and Resistance
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