Portecho performs at Babylon

ISTANBUL

New York and Istanbul-based electronic music duo Portecho will perform at Babylon. In 2005, Istanbul’s club scene was turned on its head overnight by the emergence of Portecho, an electronica act whose riveting live presence, driving beats and skinny ties defined a new, unprecedented performance paradigm as they played to packed venues across Turkey, Europe, and the U.S. Their 2006 debut “Undertone,” (released on Elec-Trip Records), captured the club vibe of their stage shows perfectly. Over the years, Portecho’s musical palette expanded and “Studio Plastico,” which was released in 2009, proved that the band was not afraid to push the boundaries of the sound they pioneered. In their new release “Motherboy” on Babajim Records, Portecho takes a quantum leap forward, taking all their idiosyncratic elements into deeper, more organic reaches. All the synthesizers used are analog, and played live. This time around, the grooves have a much funkier and more retro quality. Address: Şehbender Str. No. 3, Tünel ASMALIMESCİT