Zi Punt, an Elec-Trip Records production, came together in mid-2007 and found its final form in January 2008 with singer Chi K., guitar player O?uz Kaplangõ and Reuben de Lautour, a.k.a. Orange, who is in charge of synths, samplers & keyboards. Zi Puntﾕs mash of electro and rock is teamed up with characteristic vocals in English. The Istanbul-based bandﾕs debut album ﾒNudge Nudgeﾓ boasts fourteen tracks that include two instrumentals. In the remaining twelve, Chi K.ﾕs attitude is at times cool and aloof, at other times she is playful and cheeky. While the synths pulse, drive guitars respond to her changing mood

The bandﾕs first music video was shot for the track called Nudge.

Chi K.: Vocal / Oguz Kaplangi : Guitar & vocal / Orange: Synths & samplers
Producer: Oguz Kaplangõ<br> Album and promo photos: ibrahim Zengin

Press & TV in Turkey:
Zi Punt and their debut album ﾒNudge Nudgeﾓ have received great praise from Turkish music critics. The video for the first single ﾒNudgeﾓ is playing in heavy rotation on TV channels, including MTV Turkey.

"The Best New Music: Debut Albums" (Rolling Stone Turkey, part of an article titled "Best of Turkey-Rock")

One of the 5 top music events to see on ﾒTime Outﾕs Choiceﾓ (Time Out Istanbul)

Number 1 on ﾒHotlist, Editorsﾕ Choiceﾓ (Rolling Stone Turkey)

Turkish electronic music has become more characteristicﾓ (Billboard Turkey)

A Perfectly Crafted Engineering Wonderﾓ (Rolling Stone Turkey)

Good Music: Zi Puntﾓ (Marie Claire)

They need to head for the market abroad.ﾓ (Huriyet, national newspaper)

Nudge Nudge is an album that boasts many hit songs...ﾓ (Huriyet, national newspaper)

A successful album, both for listening and for dancing... Well done guys.ﾓ (Sabah, national newspaper)

"Follow Zi Punt!" (Radikal, national newspaper)

http://www.mtv.com.tr/mplay/detail.aspx?ClipId=4329 (MTV Turkeyﾕs website)

http://www.dreamtv.com.tr/sicak/148 (Dream TVﾕs website, national music tv channel)

Biography:
Oguz Kaplangi the producer of Portecho, Istanbul Calling, Techno Roman Project, Lava and Deja-Vuﾕs albums, is also the head of Elec-Trip music production company. He continues to give concerts as producer/DJ with Istanbul Calling and Techno Roman Project both in Turkey and abroad; at Elec-Trip Jingles he produces jingles for many brands and scores films. Oguz Kaplangi is an ex-member of the band Rebel Moves and he is one of the founders of Middle Eastern Technical Universityﾕs reputable radio, Radyo ODTU.

Chi K., co-partner of Elec-Trip music production company, began singing at Bard College where she was a student of esteemed Arthur Burrows. She is the voice behind many of Elec-Tripﾕs jingles. Her songs appear in Elec-Trip albums as well as international compilation albums.

Orange is the stage name of Istanbul based, New Zealand born musician and video artist Reuben de Lautour. Orange, who also performs a solo dance/electronic project, joined Zi Punt in January 2008. Before locating to Turkey, he studied music at Princeton University and DJed in NewYork and New Jersey. In Istanbul he joined Istanbul Technical Universityﾕs MIAM faculty and he teaches music production and engineering, as well as sound and video art. Orange
is an associate director of the MIAM recording studios and also works as a
freelance music producer.