# Barış Manço — Dönence

Barış Manço’s Dönence (1981) is No. 4 in our Anadolu Rock ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1981
- **On one list:** Anadolu Rock
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Artist:** [Barış Manço](https://waxonia.com/artist/bar-s-manco/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/bar-s-manco--donence/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Anadolu Rock](https://waxonia.com/genre/anadolu-rock/)

Manço became a children's television presenter, which has obscured what a strange composer he was. Nine minutes, and it earns every one of them.

## Analysis

10 sections, the first drop of 2 at 0:08, 2% of the way in.

- **Tempo:** 117.5 BPM — holds throughout
- **Dynamic range:** 7.9 dB — moderate range, typical of a modern master
- **Length:** 6:45

- `0:00` A · **lift**, instrumental — a short rise that does not resolve — a fill or a transition, not a build — playing: bass, other
- `1:31` A · **breakdown** (bar 45), instrumental — energy falling away mid-record, percussion thinning — playing: other
- `1:52` B · **lift** (bar 55), instrumental — a short rise that does not resolve — a fill or a transition, not a build — playing: bass, other
- `2:24` A · **breakdown** (bar 70), instrumental — energy falling away mid-record, percussion thinning
- `2:35` C · **lift** (bar 76), sung — a short rise that does not resolve — a fill or a transition, not a build — playing: drums, vocals, other
- `3:44` A · **breakdown** (bar 110), instrumental — energy falling away mid-record, percussion thinning — playing: drums, bass, other
- `4:32` D · **peak** (bar 133), instrumental — sits at the top of this record's range — playing: bass, other
- `5:06` C · **build** (bar 150), sung — energy and brightness climbing without a break — playing: drums, bass, vocals, other
- `5:32` C · **lift** (bar 163), sung — a short rise that does not resolve — a fill or a transition, not a build — playing: drums, bass, vocals, other
- `6:21` A · **outro** (bar 187), instrumental — the closing fall

**Drops** at 0:08 (bar 4), 1:51 (bar 55). A drop is a moment, not a stretch.

**What is playing.** Separated into parts by a source-separation model, so each lane is the instrument it names.

- **drums:** the drum kit, separated from the mix
- **bass:** the bass part, separated from the mix
- **vocals:** the voice, separated from the mix
- **other:** everything else — synths, guitars, keys, strings

Measured from the YouTube master on 2026-08-29. Section labels describe how the energy
moves, not musical form. Anything we were not confident enough to state is omitted
rather than hedged.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Bar%C4%B1%C5%9F%20Man%C3%A7o%20D%C3%B6nence) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=aRsi3SHma6c)

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