Hande Maxi Explained

Hande Maxi
Type:EP
Artist:Hande Yener
Cover:File:HandeYener_Maxi.jpg
Border:yes
Released:8 September 2006
Genre:House electronic
Label:Erol Köse
Producer:Hande Yener
Prev Title:Apayrı
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Nasıl Delirdim?
Next Year:2007

Hande Maxi is the second extended play (EP) by Turkish singer Hande Yener. It was released on 8 September 2006 by Erol Köse Production. It contains elements of house music, and was the singer's first album since the release of Apayrı earlier in 2006, with which she changed her musical style. The album was produced by Hande Yener. Erdem Kınay also served as a producer, and took the task of composing, recording and mixing of a number of the songs. The album contains six songs in total.

Hande Maxi received mixed reviews from music critics. Alongside the songs "Biraz Özgürlük", "Deri Eldiven" and "Heey Çocuk", new versions of "Kelepçe", written by Alper Narman and Fettah Can, and "Kim Bilebilir Aşkı" and "Yola Devam", written by Ertuğ Ergin, were included in the album. The first music video for the EP was made for the new version of "Kim Bilebilir Aşkı", and for this video, scenes from Yener's previous music videos "Acele Etme", "Aşkın Ateşi" and "Kim Bilebilir Aşkı" were mixed together and released as a new video clip. The second music video for the EP was prepared for the song "Biraz Özgürlük". The video was nominated for the Best Music Video of the Year award at the 2007 Kral TV Video Music Awards.

Background and content

With the release of Apayrı in January 2006, Hande Yener changed her musical style, and alongside pop music, she started to use elements of rock, house and R&B in her works.[1] [2] This change was praised by some critics, while others criticized her for it.[3] Yener later stated in an interview that Apayrı was released for the "sake of art", and she insisted that she wanted to make albums that could be "listened to twenty years later" and that she was seeking new material for her upcoming works. In mid 2006, she said that she was no longer a singer only with dance songs useful for "putting hands in the air".[4] [5]

On 8 September 2006, Hande Yener's second EP album and, in her own words, "another sample" of Apayrı, was released by Erol Köse Production under the title Hande Maxi.[6] The EP contains elements of house music and was produced by Yener herself. Alongside the songs "Biraz Özgürlük", "Deri Eldiven" and "Heey Çocuk", new versions of "Kelepçe", written by Alper Narman and Fettah Can, and "Kim Bilebilir Aşkı" and "Yola Devam", written by Ertuğ Ergin, were included in the EP as well. Out of the three new songs, "Biraz Özgürlük" and "Deri Eldiven" were written by Alper Narman. Narman used the nickname Boaz Aldujeli on the latter one. "Heey Çocuk" was written by Hande Yener, while Alpaslan Nas created the poem section of the song. Erdem Kınay, who had worked with Yener on her previous albums, composed the three new songs in the EP, and did the recordings and mixing of the new pieces. The photographs were taken by Kemal Doğulu, who also served as the graphic designer together with Candaş Arın.

Critical reception

Hande Maxi received mixed reviews from music critics. While some praised the work, some harshly criticized it. Radio presenter Michael Kuyucu again criticized Yener for changing her musical style; however, he stated that he had listened to songs from Hande Maxi being played in "different clubs in the European and Turkish societies" and added that Yener's "line change", which had started with "Kelepçe" (Apayrı, 2006), was still being continued. Kuyucu praised Erdem Kınay for his work on the new songs but claimed that none of the new pieces were able to make him excited. He also recommended that Yener turns back to the "style of her first three albums".[7] Hürriyets Tolga Akyıldız wrote a positive review for the EP. He stated that new songs had taken Yener "one step forward in her work", and described the new versions of "Kelepçe", "Kim Bilebilir Aşkı" and "Yola Devam" as "astonishing".[8] Sabahs Oden Burak also published a positive review and stated that Erdem Kınay's work on Hande Maxi was a standout.[9] Music website Gerçek Pop added that a more suitable title could have been chosen for the EP.[10]

Music videos

Hande Maxis first music video was made for the song "Kim Bilebilir Aşkı" (New Version). For the video, different scenes from Yener's previous music videos "Acele Etme" (Aşk Kadın Ruhundan Anlamıyor, 2004), "Aşkın Ateşi" (Apayrı, 2006) and "Kim Bilebilir Aşkı" (Apayrı, 2006) were put and mixed together. The three music videos were all directed by Luca Tommassini.[11] The new music video for "Kim Bilebilir Aşkı" (New Version) was released in September 2006.

The second music video was prepared for the song "Biraz Özgürlük", written by Boaz Aldujeli and composed by Erdem Kınay. The video was directed by Luca Tommassini and recorded at a studio in Italy. Four male dancers accompanied Yener in the video, which featured rain effects.[12] It was released in November 2006.[13] The music video was nominated for the Best Music Video of the Year award at the 2007 Kral TV Video Music Awards, but lost it to Serdar Ortaç's "Gitme".[14] [15]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Hande Maxis CD case.[16]

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Turkey[17] [18] 8 September 2006CD cassetteErol Köse Production
Turkey[19] Digital downloadMÜ-YAP
Worldwide[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HANDE YENER - Yeşillere Büründü. michaelshow.com. 15 July 2012. https://archive.today/20130427032313/http://www.michaelshow.com/roportajlar/hande-yener-yesillere-burundu. 27 April 2013.
  2. News: Ödüllü Cevap. 27 July 2013. 11 March 2007. Hürriyet. https://archive.today/20130418182031/http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/ShowNew.aspx?id=6093222. 18 April 2013.
  3. Reviews on Apayrı:
    • News: Sen de mi Hande Yener! . Ayşe . Özyılmazel . 6 August 2012 . 9 January 2006 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714140258/http://www.sabah.com.tr/Gunaydin/Yazarlar/ozyilmazel/2006/01/09/Sen_de_mi_Hande_Yener . 14 July 2014.
    • News: Can . Sayın . Yılın ilk bombası!.. . . 10 January 2006 . 6 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714113426/http://www.sabah.com.tr/Yazarlar/uluc/2006/01/10/Yilin_ilk_bombasi . 14 July 2014.
    • Web site: HANDE YENER - Apayrı (Erol Köse - 2006). michaelshow.com. 6 August 2012. Michael. Kuyucu. https://archive.today/20120904102238/http://www.michaelshow.com/album-yorumlari/hande-yener-apayri-erol-kose-2006. 4 September 2012.
    • News: Süperstar Hande Yener. Hürriyet. 17 March 2013. 11 February 2006. Tolga. Akyıldız. https://archive.today/20130418173421/http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/ShowNew.aspx?id=3918065. 18 April 2013.
  4. News: Bu albüm öğrendiğim her şeyin üst noktası. Sabah. 27 July 2013. 30 December 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304111058/http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2005/12/30/gny/mag101-20051230-200.html. 4 March 2012.
  5. News: ’Olmak isteyenlere’ model Hande Yener. 11 June 2006. 7 August 2013. Hürriyet. Ayşe. Arman. https://web.archive.org/web/20130807161407/http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/ShowNew.aspx?id=4557432. 7 August 2013.
  6. News: Seksapalitemde doğallık etkili!.. . 15 August 2013 . 21 September 2006 . Esin . Övet Doğan . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140428004256/http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2006/09/21/gny/gny107-20060921-200.html . 28 April 2014.
  7. Web site: HANDE YENER - Hande Maxi (Erol Köse - 2006) . 15 August 2013 . Michael . Kuyucu . https://web.archive.org/web/20130815183330/http://www.michaelshow.com/album-yorumlari/hande-yener-hande-maxi-erol-kose-2006 . 15 August 2013.
  8. News: Single’ların tam zamanı. 15 August 2013. Hürriyet. Tolga. Akyıldız. 21 October 2006. https://archive.today/20130805163605/http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/ShowNew.aspx?id=5295898. 5 August 2013. live.
  9. News: Oden. Burak. Sabah. Kimse yenemezse Hande yener!. 15 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130808122307/http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2006/09/30/cp/yas108-20060930-101.html. 8 August 2013.
  10. Web site: Hipnoz Edemeyen Şarkı. 16 December 2009. 15 August 2013. Gerçek Pop. 26 April 2013. https://archive.today/20130426052804/http://www.gercekpop.com/2009/12/16/hipnoz-edemeyen-sarki/. live.
  11. Music videos for "Acele Etme", "Aşkın Ateşi", "Kim Bilebilir Aşkı" and "Kim Bilebilir Aşkı" (New Version):
  12. Web site: Hande Yener'den İtalyan işi klip. 29 November 2006. 8 December 2012. haber3.com. https://archive.today/20130426124000/http://www.haber3.com/hande-yener8217den-italyan-isi-klip-180740h.htm. 26 April 2013. live.
  13. Web site: HANDE YENER. 8 December 2012. handeyener.com.tr. 7 May 2012. https://archive.today/20121209063601/http://www.handeyener.com.tr/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=10&id=4&Itemid=45. 9 December 2012.
  14. Biraz Özgürlük - En İyi Klip Adayı (Kral TV VMÖ '07). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/8mB7RRvQY4M . 2021-12-15 . live. YouTube. 30 September 2012.
  15. News: Şaibesiz 'kral'lar!. 15 May 2008. 11 May 2007. Bora. Bağcıbaşı. Milliyet. https://archive.today/20120903163143/http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2007/05/11/magazin/mag02.html. 3 September 2012. live.
  16. Hande Maxi (CD case). Hande Yener. Erol Köse Production. 2006. 8698562000365.
  17. Web site: Hande Yener / Hande Maxi. Esenshop. 15 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20100913000200/http://www.esenshop.com/detail.aspx?id=37661. 13 September 2010.
  18. Web site: Hande Yener / Hande Maxi. Esenshop. 15 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20100913000154/http://www.esenshop.com/detail.aspx?id=37660. 13 September 2010.
  19. Web site: iTunes - Müzik - Hande Yener adlı sanatçının Hande Maxi albümü. iTunes Store (Türkiye). 15 August 2013. https://archive.today/20130816073251/https://itunes.apple.com/tr/album/hande-maxi/id323203151?l=tr. 16 August 2013. live.
  20. Web site: iTunes - Music - Hande Maxi by Hande Yener. iTunes Store (United States of America). 13 May 2013. https://archive.today/20130815153721/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hande-maxi/id323203151. 15 August 2013. live.

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