Islandman was born from the musical dreams of Istanbul producer Tolga Böyük, a fictional character composing stories of a place that does not exist. As an electro-acoustic live trio, they blend electronic beats with spacey guitars and shamanic rhythms. Their albums Rest in Space and Kaybola came out on Music for Dreams. Islandman have played four times with jazzhane.
With jazzhane
- 04.11.2022 Psychedelic Music Explosion, Moods Zurich
- 27.10.2023 Psychedelic Music Explosion, Moods Zurich
- 18.10.2025 Moods Zurich
- 25.07.2026 jazzhane Festival 2026, Rote Fabrik Zurich
About
Islandman was born from the musical dreams of Istanbul-based musician/producer Tolga Böyuk. Islandman represents a fictional character, a music persona, a dreamer composing the stories of a non-existing place…
Islandman performs as an electro-acoustic live trio. Their music forms a unique blend of smooth electronic structures and dance beats with spacey live guitars backed by shamanic rhythms. The band's power comes from the perfect balance between electronic structures and acoustic harmonies: Turkish psychedelia merges with African roots music and creates a feeling of the electric universe.
Their first single ‘ Agit ‘ (Requiem) was also the piece that connected the band with the Danish label Music for Dreams . After the successful liftoff, the band released their first long play Rest in Space from the same label in 2017. The album hit the first place by the number of downloads in the following weeks in their respected genre.
In 2018 Islandman mostly focused on touring and had a successful tour including performances in Cappadox, Sunbeat Festival, Apple Flower Festival, Istanbul Jazz Festival, Monteux Jazz festival, and Boom Festival. The musical diversity of those festivals yet the selection including Islandman in their programme was a positive sign towards Tolga Boyuk’s dream of composing universal sounds.
Islandman is now setting off on a cross-cultural sound journey with their new album KAYBOLA . Shamanic rhythms were introduced to nomadic guitars, combined with compact electronic structures, and finally transformed into dance movements of a tribe that no one knew and emerged as KAYBOLA .