Echo Sessions
Turkuaz | Echo Sessions
Season 5 Episode 13 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Turkuaz is a high energy, harmony and horn filled grooving dance ensemble.
Balancing harmonies, strutting guitars, wild horn arrangements, and interminable grooves, a spirit takes shape on stage nightly for Turkuaz via larger-than-life performances. The New Yorker claimed, “The Band delivers horn-filled funk incorporating elements of R&B, psychedelic pop, gospel, Afro-pop, New Wave, classic rock, and just about any genre that gets people dancing.”
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Echo Sessions
Turkuaz | Echo Sessions
Season 5 Episode 13 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Balancing harmonies, strutting guitars, wild horn arrangements, and interminable grooves, a spirit takes shape on stage nightly for Turkuaz via larger-than-life performances. The New Yorker claimed, “The Band delivers horn-filled funk incorporating elements of R&B, psychedelic pop, gospel, Afro-pop, New Wave, classic rock, and just about any genre that gets people dancing.”
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They bring their dynamic presence to every performance.
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♪ ♪ On the wheels of love we'll roam ♪ ♪ It's a Subie thing ♪ ♪ - [Male Announcer]: Echo Sessions is made possible by Prestige Subaru.
[upbeat jazzy rock] ♪ - Let's do this.
[upbeat instrumental music] ♪ Operation, get in control ♪ ♪ Man that station, heavy toll ♪ ♪ It's been taking, far too long ♪ ♪ No more waiting, those days are gone ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go, no no ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go, no no ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go, no no ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go ♪ ♪ Mr. Man, Mr. Man, Mr. Man ♪ ♪ What have you got for me ♪ ♪ Mr. Man, Mr. Man, Mr. Man ♪ ♪ Please help, I just can't sleep ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ Mr. Man, Mr. Man, Mr. Man ♪ ♪ No more talking, not a sound ♪ ♪ My mind's walking, round and round ♪ ♪ Never stopping, on and on ♪ ♪ Don't come knocking, there's no one home ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go, no no ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go, no no ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go, no no ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go, no no ♪ ♪ Never gonna let me go ♪ ♪ Gonna let me go ♪ [instrumentals continue] ♪ Mr. Man, Mr. Man, Mr. Man ♪ ♪ What have you got for me ♪ ♪ Mr. Man, Mr. Man, Mr. Man ♪ ♪ Please help, I just can't sleep ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ Mr. Man, Mr. Man, Mr. Man ♪ ♪ Mr. Man ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Mr. Man ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ ♪ I don't want to wait no more ♪ - And we don't have to wait.
'Cause it's now, it's the Echo Sessions.
We are Turkuaz.
That was "Mr.
Man."
This one's called "The One and Lonely."
- [Drummer] One, two, three.
[upbeat groovy music] ♪ Oh my love ♪ ♪ I feel it for the first time ♪ ♪ From above ♪ ♪ Drop fast, I'm falling ♪ ♪ Oh my love ♪ ♪ Dreaming for the last time ♪ ♪ Said to dream of ♪ ♪ The home that I've been calling ♪ ♪ Living inside a place ♪ ♪ Where the emptiness and space ♪ ♪ Make me vanish ♪ ♪ But a trace still left behind ♪ ♪ Stepping inside a world ♪ ♪ Where the loneliness, it swirls ♪ ♪ Around my head and I can't make it through this time ♪ ♪ I turned it up, I burned it up ♪ ♪ I know you feel like I feel ♪ ♪ And you keep burning up ♪ ♪ I've had enough ♪ ♪ You know I know that you were right ♪ ♪ Turn it up, I burned it up ♪ ♪ I know you feel like I feel ♪ ♪ I can't get enough ♪ ♪ I call your bluff ♪ ♪ You know I know it's you ♪ ♪ Oh, my love ♪ ♪ Drink it for the first time ♪ ♪ Said to drink up ♪ ♪ I think that I've been chasing ♪ ♪ Oh, my love ♪ ♪ Leave it for the last time ♪ ♪ Last time ♪ ♪ So while you was wasting away ♪ ♪ Turn it up, oh I burned it up ♪ ♪ I know you feel like I feel ♪ ♪ And I can't get enough ♪ ♪ I've had enough ♪ ♪ You know I know it's you, right ♪ ♪ Turn it up, I burned it up ♪ ♪ I know you feel like I feel ♪ ♪ And I can't get enough ♪ ♪ I call your bluff ♪ ♪ You know I know it's you ♪ ♪ Get enough to breathe ♪ ♪ And I wish that I could leave ♪ ♪ But the door just seems to move farther away ♪ ♪ Ho ho ho ♪ ♪ Faster than I run ♪ ♪ The more I become undone ♪ ♪ But tomorrow's gonna promise, not today ♪ ♪ I've had enough ♪ [music continues] ♪ I won't fall in love with another ♪ ♪ Long as I am alive ♪ ♪ This I swear to you, my love ♪ ♪ I swear it all my life ♪ ♪ I won't play around with another ♪ ♪ Till the day that I die ♪ ♪ Once or twice, I'll stumble ♪ ♪ But then I get back in line ♪ ♪ I'll never dance with another ♪ ♪ Long as the sky is above ♪ ♪ That's my promise to the world ♪ ♪ The one and lonely love ♪ [music continues] ♪ Only lonely love ♪ ♪ Only lonely love ♪ - We're having a great time here at Echo Mountain Studios.
The Echo Sessions, Echo Sessions, Echo Sessions.
Right?
[strumming guitar] Sans pedal, that was sans pedal.
- [Man] Nice.
- Let's see, what do we got here?
Yeah.
Okay yeah, we should put delay on the whole mix.
The whole band.
That's the real Echo Sessions.
[strumming guitars] So let's see here, yeah, this one is off the Afterlife EP Volume 2.
Catchy title.
It's called "Better Get Ready."
You better.
[upbeat music] ♪ Hoping eyes of unusual size ♪ ♪ Blinging oh so bright ♪ ♪ Lay awake, this is gonna take ♪ ♪ Some thinking through the night ♪ ♪ What's ahead, oh the voice is there ♪ ♪ You're seeing it getting old ♪ ♪ Who's to say the coming day ♪ ♪ Went all out to unfold ♪ ♪ Keep my mind steady ♪ ♪ You know I'm ready ♪ ♪ Hold your head steady ♪ ♪ Better get ready, hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Simple son to the wise one ♪ ♪ What are we doing here ♪ ♪ Says right back as a matter of fact ♪ ♪ I have no idea ♪ ♪ The two just smiled, sat back a while ♪ ♪ Not too sure what's next ♪ ♪ And just the same, the two became ♪ ♪ To shift in through the mess ♪ ♪ Keep your mind steady ♪ ♪ You know I'm ready ♪ ♪ Hold your head steady ♪ ♪ Better get ready ♪ ♪ Keep your mind steady ♪ ♪ You know I'm ready ♪ ♪ Hold your head steady ♪ ♪ I better get ready ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ [music continues] ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ [music continues] ♪ Feeling fine, that they know I'm in line ♪ ♪ Enter cruise control ♪ ♪ Spin around and now you found ♪ ♪ Someone who stole your soul ♪ ♪ It's too late, now you're full of hate ♪ ♪ Steaming out your head ♪ ♪ But watch yourself, you're gonna hurt your health ♪ ♪ If you keep on burning red, I said ♪ ♪ Keep your mind steady ♪ ♪ You know I'm ready ♪ ♪ Hold your head steady ♪ ♪ Better get ready ♪ ♪ Keep your mind steady ♪ ♪ You know I'm ready ♪ ♪ Hold your head steady ♪ ♪ Better get ready ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ [strumming guitar] - Thank you.
Alright, another one here off "Life in The City" for you, coming up.
Thank you so much to everybody out there in internet-land and TV-land.
We are Turkuaz.
We got one more for you.
We got one more song.
It's been a pleasure to be here at Echo Mountain Studios.
The Echo Sessions.
And thanks again to IamAvl for having us here.
[clapping] It's been fun.
This will conclude part one of ten.
We're doing ten more of these tonight.
Same length.
Tune back in, same songs.
Exactly the same thing, just doing it again.
Yeah, exactly.
Here we go, last one.
- One, two, three.
[upbeat groovy music] ♪ I'm running circles in my mind ♪ ♪ Getting closer all the time ♪ ♪ And if the faces chase me still ♪ ♪ I'm ♪ ♪ Running out of things to say ♪ ♪ These pills won't make it go away ♪ ♪ The hounds are nipping at my heels ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ If I ever fall asleep ♪ ♪ I pray my soul stays out of reach ♪ ♪ And if I die before I wake ♪ ♪ That's one more soul the devil may take ♪ ♪ I'm shoutin' at my shadow ♪ ♪ I'm shakin' in my skin ♪ ♪ The television's mocking me ♪ ♪ But I won't let him win ♪ ♪ I'm dancin' without moving ♪ ♪ I'm singin' without sound ♪ ♪ I'm naked and I'm hungry ♪ ♪ And there's evil all around ♪ ♪ Gotta keep, gotta keep running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep on running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep, gotta keep running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep on running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep, gotta keep running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep on running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep, gotta keep running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep on running away ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ [music continues] ♪ Why are all the colors turning red ♪ ♪ It's getting crowded in my head ♪ ♪ I'll keep the lights on just in case ♪ ♪ And you, you look deliciously divine ♪ ♪ Your features perfectly aligned ♪ ♪ The gloom sits pretty on your face ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ If I ever fall asleep ♪ ♪ I pray my soul stays out of reach ♪ ♪ And if I die before I wake ♪ ♪ That's one more soul the devil may take ♪ ♪ Oh I'm shoutin' at my shadow ♪ ♪ I'm shakin' in my skin ♪ ♪ The television's mocking me ♪ ♪ But I won't let him win ♪ ♪ I'm dancing without moving ♪ ♪ I'm singing without sound ♪ ♪ I'm naked and I'm hungry ♪ ♪ And there's evil all around ♪ [music continues] ♪ Gotta keep, gotta keep running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep on running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep, gotta keep running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep on running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep, gotta keep running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep on running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep, gotta keep running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep on running away ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ If I ever fall asleep ♪ ♪ I pray my soul stays out of reach ♪ ♪ And if I die before I wake ♪ ♪ That's one more soul the devil may take ♪ ♪ I'm shoutin' at my shadow ♪ ♪ I'm shakin' in my skin ♪ ♪ The television's mocking me ♪ ♪ But I won't let him win ♪ ♪ I'm dancing without moving ♪ ♪ I'm singing without sound ♪ ♪ I'm naked and I'm hungry ♪ ♪ And there's evil all around ♪ ♪ There's Mozart in the madness ♪ ♪ There's sickness in my skin ♪ ♪ I'm thrilled about the sadness ♪ ♪ And I can never win ♪ ♪ There's nothing worth improving ♪ ♪ There's nothing going on ♪ ♪ There's nothing that is soothing ♪ ♪ And silence is a song ♪ ♪ Sing it to me ♪ [music continues] ♪ Gotta keep, gotta keep running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep on running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep, gotta keep running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep on running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep, gotta keep running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep on running away ♪ ♪ Gotta keep, gotta keep running away ♪ ♪ Gotta a keep on running away ♪ - Thank you, everybody.
We're Turkuaz.
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