Turkish-born/New York-based guitarist Timuin ahin is one of those artists who defines the avant-garde genre. He'll admit that his music is not for everyone, it is not for the casual listener, but it's the music that he hears and the music that he loves. This is not dance music per se, but there is a pulse that underlines ahin's work, that binds the freely improvised and the structured, producing layers of interest in his pieces that go beyond simply being abstract for the sake of shock value.
AAJ Contributir Matthew Warnock spoke with Sahin about his latest release, Bafa (Challenger Records, 2009), making the move to New York, and remaining true to his muse.
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