At last! Peyk, the group that has breathed a breath of fresh air into the alternative music scene, have finished cutting their first album. This album (whose name is as yet undecided) was recorded at Studio Flat, İstanbul, in autumn of 2006.

We say 'at last' because in fact, Peyk have been playing together for along time - since 1991, to be precise. The nucleus of the group was formed when İrfan Alış (vocals) and Serdar Ersoy (guitar) met on campus of İstanbul University. The duo soon began to build up a repertoire of words and music, but it was only when they were joined in 1995 by Ertan Çalışkan (drums) and Özgür Ulusoy (violin and keyboards) that their songs began to see the light of day. The line-up was completed when the fifth member, Barış Tokgöz (bass), joined the group in 2006.

Peyk's music contains elements of rock, blues, reggae and even 'arabesque' (the Turkish term for oriental style of music, noted for its melodramatic posture, that is popular with the masses all over the Middle East). To this mixture the group adds a subtle flavouring of laid-back violin and piano solos, giving their music its distinctive style and earning it the right to call itself genuinely ' alternative'.

The group's first video clip was made for their song Sulushaka (Turkish for 'A Harmless Practical Joke' by Deniz Ensari and Betül Akzambaklar, and the same team is currently working on a second clip (this time for a song called Gidin - 'Go!').

Peyk produced their first album entirely on their own, and we think all who have ears to hear will agree that their paintaking efforts have been crowned with a great deal of success.