TJ Porter is a Canadian who has lived in Istanbul since 1996. He works as an English teacher at Yeditepe University, but has been creating music for almost 40 years. In Istanbul, he has played guitar and bass in several punk/alternative bands: #13, Karatahta, and The Blairs. In 2010, he turned his attention to electronic music, and has been regularly releasing albums on Bandcamp (tjporter/bandcamp.com). He primary influence is 1970s Krautrock bands such as Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze, and Cluster. 

 

His new album, Odyssey was released by Shalgam Records on November 2018. 

 

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