BUZZ’ AYAZ - BUZZ’ AYAZ [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: GBCD151
Barcode: 4030433615126
Release Date: 30 Aug 2024
Genre: World Music, Psychedelic Rock  

Hailing from Cyprus’s divided capital Nicosia, and led by Antonis Antoniou, the founder of Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke, Buzz’ Ayaz creates a transfixing Eastern Mediterranean psychedelia. Their self-titled debut album is a fuzzed-out urban soundscape of dubby electronics, 70s-psych organ, growling bass clarinet, amplified folk instruments, ritual beats and Greek and Anatolian melodicism.

Like a refreshing breeze, Buzz Ayaz’s vibrant Eastern Mediterranean psychedelia and
dark funk flow from the stage to the audience, who have quickly fallen for the Cypriot
quartet. Buzz’ Ayaz is a brand-new project with Antonis Antoniou at the helm. Antoniou,
known for award-winning bands such as Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke, has met
the world’s expectations for Buzz Ayaz’s synergy, sound, and quality immediately. The
band’s four musicians—all activists in their own right—hail from the divided capital of
Cyprus, Nicosia, and their sound reflects a mosaic of cultures, traditions, and the
island’s turbulent political reality.
 
Buzz’ Ayaz primarily draws clear inspiration from 70s psychedelia, generously spiced
with dynamic offbeat drum grooves, dirty bass clarinet riffs, organ, synths, and Anatolian
melodic phrases. The result is a simultaneously menacing and sparkling trance-like
dream state of a sound that you can’t help but surrender to and trip out on. Buzz’ Ayaz
will release their debut album in the fall of 2024 on the iconic Glitterbeat Records label
Promo update:
 
Radio:
 
Music Planet on BBC Radio 3
17 February 2024 (with Lopa Kothari): Zali, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001w8pw
- Lopa introduces it at 37:20 mins, she also back announces it.
+ will do a pre-recorded session on Weds 25 Sept, 11:30-15:30, Broadcasting
House - broadcast date TBC
 
BBC Radio 6 Music Playlist
“Efdji” will be on the C Playlist from Monday 12 August 2024 onwards
 
Craig Charles on BBC Radio 6 Music
10 June 2024: Buzzi Ayazi, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zwbg
- Craig introduces it at 53:09 (Craig Charles: “… loving this!”)
15 July 2024: Efdji, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0020ydn
- Craig introduces the song at 1:54:54, he also back announces the song.
+ want to interview Antonis (interview to be broadcast ahead of UK tour)
 
New Music Fix on BBC Radio 6 Music
29 July 2024: Buzzi Ayazi, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021bnc
- Deb Grant introduces it at 21:19 mins
31 July 2024: Efdji, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021bxq
- Deb Grant introduces it at 41:39 mins. She also talks about it some more afterwards.
5 August 2024: Efdji, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021jwx
- The song starts at 1:33:11. Tom Ravenscroft back announces at 1:39:12.
 
Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 6 Music
3 August 2024: Mers, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021jn9
- The song starts at 49:00 mins. Gilles Peterson talks about it at 55:34 mins.
 
Morning Glory on Soho Radio
Has probably played all the singles
+ the band have provided a guest mix (to be broadcast on 30 August 2024)

Tracks:
1. Buzzi Ayazi
2. Efdji
3. Fysa
4. Zali
5. Arkos
6. Ate Pale
7. Meres
8. Alu