01Profile
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Mind Shifter
Musicians — Istanbul
03Interview
Name, where are you from?
Mind Shifter, Istanbul, Turkey.
What do you do?
We do a blend of synth-wave/synthpop/electronica.
Describe your style in 3 words?
Dark, Slow Motion, Cinematic.
What is the band doing at the moment?
We are preparing to release our next album. We are in the process of mix and mastering.
How should your music be listened to?
We have a motto about that. “You hear what you would like to hear.”
What do you miss about home when you are on tour?
We don't miss our homes usually. Except for our cats :)
What British music icons inspire your sound today?
Depeche Mode.
Any other music icons that have inspired you?
Tangerine Dream.
Which subcultures have influenced you?
Darkwave, Post-Punk, Retro Wave.
Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
The Cure.
If you could make a record with anyone from history?
Trent Reznor. To make the darkest album possible.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
Nikola Tesla. Because he has a perfect mind and it would be cool to get inside his head.
02Playlist
04Playlist Notes
The first song you played on repeat?
'Pictures of You' by The Cure.
One record you would keep forever?
'OK Computer' by Radiohead.
A song lyric that inspires you?
'This Isn’t The Place' by Nice Inch Nails.
A song from your favourite album?
'A Forest' by The Cure.
The song that would get you straight on the dance floor?
'Born Slippy' by Underworld.
A song you wish you had written?
'Walking in My Shoes' by Depeche Mode.
Best song to turn up loud?
'Orion' by Metallica.
A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?
'Runaway' by Kanye West ft. Pusha T.
Best song to end an all-nighter on?
'Kids' by MGMT.
What was the last piece of music you bought?
'All Melody' by Nils Frahm.
What song do you put on first thing in the morning?
'Dryswch' by Com Truise.
Name a song that makes you smile?
'Enjoy the Silence' by Depeche Mode.
The best love song of all time?
'Come Undone' by Duran Duran.
Best song to bring people together?
'Always on My Mind' by Pet Shop Boys.
Any new bands you are listening to right now?
Polynation, Pyrit, Weval.
4 new songs you can’t stop listening to right now?
'Ultrafiche Of You' by Com Truise.
'Spit It Out' by Pyrit.
'Them Is Us' by Rival Consoles.
'Dawn Chorus' by Thom Yorke.
03Interview
Name, where are you from?
Mind Shifter, Istanbul, Turkey.
What do you do?
We do a blend of synth-wave/synthpop/electronica.
Describe your style in 3 words?
Dark, Slow Motion, Cinematic.
What is the band doing at the moment?
We are preparing to release our next album. We are in the process of mix and mastering.
How should your music be listened to?
We have a motto about that. “You hear what you would like to hear.”
What do you miss about home when you are on tour?
We don't miss our homes usually. Except for our cats :)
What British music icons inspire your sound today?
Depeche Mode.
Any other music icons that have inspired you?
Tangerine Dream.
Which subcultures have influenced you?
Darkwave, Post-Punk, Retro Wave.
Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
The Cure.
If you could make a record with anyone from history?
Trent Reznor. To make the darkest album possible.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
Nikola Tesla. Because he has a perfect mind and it would be cool to get inside his head.
04Playlist Notes
The first song you played on repeat?
'Pictures of You' by The Cure.
One record you would keep forever?
'OK Computer' by Radiohead.
A song lyric that inspires you?
'This Isn’t The Place' by Nice Inch Nails.
A song from your favourite album?
'A Forest' by The Cure.
The song that would get you straight on the dance floor?
'Born Slippy' by Underworld.
A song you wish you had written?
'Walking in My Shoes' by Depeche Mode.
Best song to turn up loud?
'Orion' by Metallica.
A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?
'Runaway' by Kanye West ft. Pusha T.
Best song to end an all-nighter on?
'Kids' by MGMT.
What was the last piece of music you bought?
'All Melody' by Nils Frahm.
What song do you put on first thing in the morning?
'Dryswch' by Com Truise.
Name a song that makes you smile?
'Enjoy the Silence' by Depeche Mode.
The best love song of all time?
'Come Undone' by Duran Duran.
Best song to bring people together?
'Always on My Mind' by Pet Shop Boys.
Any new bands you are listening to right now?
Polynation, Pyrit, Weval.
4 new songs you can’t stop listening to right now?
'Ultrafiche Of You' by Com Truise.
'Spit It Out' by Pyrit.
'Them Is Us' by Rival Consoles.
'Dawn Chorus' by Thom Yorke.
Electronica, synth-pop and synth-wave trio, Mind Shifter who aims to challenge what is popular in music.
Mind Shifter Band Bio
Mind Shifter | E.I.N ft. In Hoodies (2019)
Mind Shifter - Era at Beykoz Kundura (2017)
Mind Shifter | Everything is A Dream ft. La Dee Eda (2015)