Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

Fatih Akin took bass player Alexander Hacke, of Einsturzende Neubauten notoriety, to Istanbul, and crafted one of the most lovingly assembled mix tapes in recent history. Crossing the Bridge is nothing short of a revelation, and, like all great mix tapes, creates a whole that’s vastly larger than the sum of its parts. This is not so much a story about music or individual musicians as it is about how music can – and does – serve as a bridge of communication and understanding. By crossing any number of bridges and manmade borders, Akin and Hacke enthusiastically embrace the anarchic nature of music – this flower that only blooms in freedom. sk