Blazed Runner is an improvised music trio, formed in 2023 in Basel, Switzerland, by Mehmet Ali Şimayli on turntable, no-input mixing board, and percussion, Paul Pattusch on double bass, and Eren O’Neil Şimşek on electric guitar and cümbüş.

The self-titled debut album of the trio explores a variety of temporal settings created via vinyl discs from different periods and musical instruments with a non-traditional use, exploring different roles in a trio format with a wide range of influences from DIY, noise, jazz, hip-hop, and traditional music.

The context-bending reality of performative spontaneity decontextualizes the identity of old records of religious, eclectic, and early music in an absurd attitude.

Mehmet Ali Şimayli - turntable, no-input mixing board, percussion

Paul Pattusch - double bass

Eren O’Neil Şimşek - electric guitar, cümbüş

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2025, January

mehmet ali simayli