Balkan beats & DJ treats (& new CD!) Full live & many guests!
Merdan Taplak (28 years-old, from Antwerp, Belgium) has established a fine reputation as DJ and producer over past years (see too: international compilations like 'Electro Swing'.) However, the breakthrough only took place in 2010 and the live band with which he turned many a festival stage or venue upside down. The combination of Merdan's DJ skills and an atypical Balkan Beat brassband provided him a fantastic live-reputation, nationally and internationally.
At the start of this year Merdan Taplak dived into his personal musical history to prepare a long-awaited debut album. Merdan focused upon a mix of the electronic sound he grew up with here and the 'typical grooves' of his Turkish roots. He gathered a fine group of guests: Princess Superstar, The Glimmers, Fat Jon, Sanseverino, Kraantje Pappie, Eline Mabilde... and snuck into the studio of Arne Van Petegem (Styrofoam) with his tracks. The result is 'In It For The Honey', interpret it as you will, 100% Merdan Taplak.
On 18 February this album will be exclusively launched by Merdan, his Orkestar and a number of very special guests in de AB Box.