Minor Empire are a Turkish-Canadian progressive music group formed in 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, which has been noted for its mixture of psychedelic rock and Turkish music.[1]
Minor Empire | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Progressive music |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | World Trip Records |
| Members | Ozan Boz Ozgu Ozman Michael Occhipinti Chris Gartner Ben Riley Patrick Graham Rob Joanisse Tamer Pinarbasi Lina Allemano Debashis Sinha |
| Past members | Selim Sesler Ismail Hakki Fencioglu Didem Basar |
| Website | minorempire |
History
editMinor Empire was founded in 2010 by guitarist/composer/producer Ozan Boz and singer Ozgu Ozman.[1] Their debut album Second Nature was released in January 2011.[2] Exclaim! magazine called the album "successfully dreamy",[3] and another reviewer called it "bold, expertly worked and voluptuous".[2] Minor Empire made Alevi Turkish folk song covers. Minor Empire won the award for World Group of the Year at the 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards,[4] and he award for World Artist/Group of the Year at the 2012 Canadian Independent Music Awards.[5]
Their second album Uprooted was released in 2017.[6] The Arts Fuse listed Uprooted as one of its favorite releases of the year.[7] Minor Empire was nominated at the Canadian Folk Music Awards[8] and Independent Music Awards again in 2018.[9]
Discography
edit- Second Nature (2011)
- Uprooted (2017)
References
edit- ^ a b "Concert Review: Minor Empire, a Turkish-Canadian Band Featuring a Mix of Traditional Music and Sound | Fringe Arts". thelinknewspaper.ca. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b Nelson, T. J. (4 February 2012). "Voluptuous Second Nature | World Music Central.org". Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Minor Empire Second Nature". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Results 2011 | Canadian Folk Music Awards". 5 December 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ IndiesAdministrator. "2012 WINNERS | INDIES". Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Minor Empire: Uprooted". www.jazzweekly.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Favorite Music, Popular and Beyond, of 2018". The Arts Fuse. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Results 2018 | Canadian Folk Music Awards". 20 September 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "The 16th Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced". Independent Music Awards. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
External links
edit- Minor Empire Official website