NikNak is an Olam Award-winning and history-making storyteller in her own right who has dedicated herself to developing her unique practice as a DJ and Turntablist, sound artist/songwriter, producer, mentor, sound engineer, and radio host.

In her work, Bashi is the album I prefer. the word Bashi means peace in Turkish, so this set of sounds was also all recorded in Turkey. The album contains 10 tracks of immersive ambient music telling her story in Turkey.

There’s something about the album that allows me to be in the environment where it was recorded, with NikNak’s use of delays and echoes, some complex turntable techniques and some field recordings. I was able to feel the grandeur of nature through her work. In the work Kid, I can also hear some children’s voices. I think this part probably reflects peace and reminds us that we should be as naive as we were as children.

In the work Compass, I can hear a lot of abstract sounds. There is just a feeling of transmitting information, like a transmission between the natural world and the digital world. The work also has the sound of birds calling, which represents the natural world. But I also hear the sound of rain and drums, and maybe these represent the digital world. The two began to exchange information with each other.