Bandcamp / Buy Perhaps there was no timestamped tipping point, but in the past few years, we leaned into the gossamer of 1970s and â80s Europop imports, or off-continent paeans to its bombast and shine. The Mamma Mia! sequel reinvigorated the thirst for ABBA; the Bee Gees got their own HBO documentary. And while Anatolian psych-rockers Altin Gün made their name playing sprawling Turkish rock, their new album Ãlem inches towards disco decadence, a melange of influences that makes a heady argument for joy. Hailing from Turkey, Indonesia, and the Netherlands, the members of Altin Gün build something novel from a barrage of composite parts. Still, the facets bear identifying: In slow burner âÇarşambay Sel Aldı,â you could tease out Marvin Gayeâs âSexual Healing,â pedal steel, and the plaintive wail of a tanbur. The mix is smooth as a drag of Gauloise, syrupy and unselfconsciously cool. Thatâs the general assessment of every track on