ESCAPE MUSIC ANNOUNCE RELEASE DATE FOR ‘TURKISH DELIGHT – VOLUME 1’
Escape Music are delighted to announce the release date of the highly anticipated and long awaited ‘Turkish Delight – Volume 1’. Featuring an ‘A list’ collection of musicians, this compilation album celebrates the absolute joy that Escape Music co-owner Khalil Turk has for the kind of music he loves so much and has spent the last thirty and then some years championing.
With material from the pens of the likes of Steve Overland (FM), Chris Ousey (Heartland), and Mick Devine (Seven), there’s also a list of musicians culled from Khalil’s contact book that, quite frankly, is VERY impressive. Just a few names appearing on ‘Turkish Delights’ to throw at you include Gary Pihl (Sammy Hagar/Boston/Alliance), Mark Mangold (American Tears/Touch), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake), Steve Mann (Lionheart/Sweet/MSG) and the album has been Mixed and Mastered by Stephen DeAcutis at Sound Spa Studio, New Jersey, USA
This is a cast of thousands. Well, it at least appears that way!
Watch the lyric video for Harder They Fall featuring Jeff Scott Soto below:
Escape Music’s Khalil Turk had first entered the music business in the early ‘90’s, effectively as a talent scout for the German owned Long Island label. However, after the company folded, Khalil felt that, rather than look at opportunities with other labels, he had the enthusiasm and now had rather more knowledge of the inner workings of the music business to put something together himself alongside the equally enthusiastic and astute Kirtley.
We’ve seen hundreds of solid album releases from a huge variety of acts (including AXE, Steve Walsh (Kansas), John Elefante (Kansas), Lonerider, Shadowman, Alliance, Pinnacle Point, Mass, Heartland, Grand Illusion, Overland, Last Autumn’s Dream, Punky Meadows, ColdSpell, Chris Ousey, Ozone and Touch, to name just a few) as well as reissues (from Aviator, Sugarcreek, Jon Butcher Axis, Franke And The Knockouts, FM, Tantrum and Surrender, Zon, Hanover Fist etc) ever since.
So here we are, over twenty five years since that first Escape Music album appeared hot off the presses (Heartland’s ‘III’ album in November 1995, if you’re asking) and this collection of songs, personally chosen by Khalil, reiterates that pure joy he still possesses for the music he is utterly immersed by.
It’s a very interesting package and, as Khalil would surely say, you’ll love it!
