You Need This: If Music Is 20 compiled by Jean-Claude
New compilation album out now, which includes the original
TURKISH SHOWBIZ performed by Atilla Engin Group

Celebrating two decades of IF Music’s scrupulous curation through its record shop, a thriving website, album reissues and compilations in collaboration with BBE Music, parties and radio shows, “IF Music Presents You Need This: 20 years” is a 9 track, double vinyl LP beautifully put together by Jean-Claude.

Coming, as it does, as the 9th release in the “You Need This” series of compilations curated by Jean-Claude, this album features music that ranges from 1980 (Christine Schaller’s spectacular “Fidji”) to exclusive tracks from the likes of Emanative & Liz Elensky (‘Fall Into Me’) and Tenderlonious (‘Dennison Point’) which both bring us up to the present day.

It is Jean-Claude’s remarkable ear for music that, as with all the previous “You Need This” releases, creates a wonderfully coherent journey through the decades across the four sides of this masterpiece of a compilation album.

As mentioned earlier “You Need This: 20 Years” will be released as a double LP pressed on 180 gramme heavy vinyl, cut at 45rpm and on digital. Whether this starts, adds or completes your collection of Jean-Claude’s “You Need This” series of compilations, “20 Years” is a must-have and indeed, you really do need this!

Released 2023

ATILLA ENGIN GROUP
"No Money No Honey"
Limited edition released September 2021 by Arsivplak, London.

A rare unreleased Turkish Jazz album by Atilla Engin from 1986 in limited 500 numbered transparent copies.

Atilla Engin was a Turkish Jazz drummer. He moved to Denmark around middle of the 1970's and recorded many traditional Jazz albums there. This album was his last recording in Denmark but unreleased, until now.

Atilla Engin : Drums, Percussion, Bells
Ole Matthiassen : Piano
Mehmet Ozan : Percussion
Ole Thøger : Saxophone
Jens Jefsen : Double Bass
Featuring...
Ziya Aytekin : Flute, Tulum
Arto Tunçboyacı : Percussion

AVANTGARDE DE LUXE
"Rustne bær skygger for spejlet"
Digitally released June 2021 by KRex, album with 25 songs in Danish language.

Live-optagelser fra 1984, hvor mange af numrene er fra LP'en "Jorden Under Mig". Albummet indeholder direkte beskidte udgaver fra lydprøver, øverum og livesæt, og giver et perfekt billede af gruppen, som den lød live. Der er ikke pyntet på noget, så der er en ret rå lyd på numrene, som blev indspillet til reference brug på cassettebånd.
Avantgarde De Luxe: Ivan Nio – Tobias Weltzer – Yellow Moon – Marianne Nyberg – Burnice B. Wealse.

ATILLA ENGIN GROUP
"NAZAR"
Digitally re-released May 2021 by Arsivplak, London.

Atilla Engin was a Turkish Jazz drummer. He was active in Turkey in 1970's and then moved to Denmark, continued to making music and recorded great Folk/Jazz albums there. Some hard-hitting rhythm section blending into a prime example of the swingin' sound of the cool influences of Jazz, Funk and Folk music, with a Turkish flavor.
An instrumental library of traditional Turkish Jazz session reaching a great climax in drums and percussion sets + electro-bass break Traditional Turkish songs are based on drums and synth bass over moody 5/8 saxophone and drumbash.

MATAO
"Turkish Delight"
Limited re-release of 1000 copies only vinyl edition 1980/2020, by Arsivplak, London UK

An instrumental library of traditional Turkish Jazz session reaching a great climax in drums and percussion sets + electro-bass break with moog and synthesizers from the beginning to the end. Traditional Turkish songs are based on drums and synth bass over moody 5/8 fuzz guitars.
It's a Turkish Jazz-Funk Delight...