Poised midway between Europe and the Middle East, Turkey is a natural meeting point and melting pot for multicultural sounds and, as this incendiary collection of 18 psych-funk tracks from the '70s shows, the results are often wildly creative and dancefloor-ready. Bouzouki Joe brings you a grand survey of soaring, slammin' styles, from the masterful crooning of legends like Ersen and Erkin Koray to Apsalar's soul-shakin' "Gilgamis" and plenty of funky females as well, like Ajda Pekkan. In any language their passion shines through and the wall of percussion makes it hard to sit still. This will save you a plane trip and months of digging in Istanbul shops -- just fire up this perfect platter on the turntable and let the freakout begin!