Akın Eldes (born 11 November 1962) is a Turkish guitarist.
Career and Life
He was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and played mandolin and flute as a child. Eldes started playing the guitar in high school. He played with the bands E-5, Painted Bird, Asım Can Gündüz, singer-songwriter Bülent Ortaçgil, bassist Gürol Ağırbaş, composer Melih Kibar and Çapkınlar among others prior to joining Bulutsuzluk Özlemi. He is currently playing with the Turkish rock band Pinhani. Eldes uses a variety of special hand-made guitars by Murat Sezen. He generally plays the Yamaha Pacifica PAC1511MS or Steinberger Headless guitar in Pinhani Concerts. His work with Bulutsuzluk Özlemi lasted between 1986–2000.
Albums
Kafi (2002) Türlü (2004) Cango (2007) Ara Taksim (2009) Başka Türlü (2010) Hane-i Akustik (2011) Tek Başına (2018) Denemeler (2021)
Singles
Hep Birlikte (2019) KERRAR feat.Gönül Taner
Hep Birlikte - Rerecording (2020) Kuzgun (2020) Deneme 1-2 (2020) Deneme 3-4 (2020) Deneme 5 (2020) Deneme 6 (2020) Deneme 7 - Kimlederdensin Kimlerlesin (2021) Deneme 8 - Oyun Havası (Karışık Tarz) (2021) Böyle (2021) Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım (2021) Krähe - Kuzgun Pt.2 (2021)
Other album appearances
Bulutsuzluk Özlemi: Uçtu Uçtu, Güneşimden Kaç, Yaşamaya Mecbursun, Yol
Bülent Ortaçgil: Bu Şarkılar Adam Olmaz. Gürol Ağırbaş: Bas Şarkıları II Barış Manço: Mançoloji Melih Kibar: Yadigar Mehmet Güreli Meltem Taşkıran Haluk Levent: Kral Çıplak Pinhani: İnandığın Masallar, Zaman Beklemez Başka Şeyler Tanju Duru: Duru Zamanlar Mustafa Gökdeniz: Yalan Söyle