Etnik Sentetik has been played on NTS shows including Elena Colombi, with Sensizim (303 Version) first played on 22 April 2018.

The story of the group stretches back to 1995 when Sami Baruh and Mahmut Akyalcin first joined forces and began producing their singularly unique electronic noise. In 1998 together with assisting artists they gave their first performance as Etnik Sentetik at Kemanci Rock Bar, then, Istanbul's leading live music venue. This lead to an ongoing adventure of weekly performances at aforementioned venue, gathering a growing number of fanatic listeners, groupies and dancers, who followed them to concerts, throughout the city / country. The group spread a fame of ever evolving performances, never repetitious, never easily digestible, but always exciting. With Sami Baruh on synthesizer + sampler + vocals and Mahmut Akyalcin on vocals + synthesizer and changing assisting artists on drums and percussion they continued creating their signature clear, detailed and intensely woven, yet dynamically unsettling and vibrant sound. The source of this sound was the fusion between Sami's inclination for clean production of miniscule details and magical melodies and Mahmut's contrary love of rough, unpolished, barsh sounds. In summer 2002 they were joined by Hakan Çaglar, a long time follower of the group, who quit his own band in favour of working together. Fuelled with Hakan's unique drum performances, group maintained a strong and dynamic live performance. The group spiced and evolved their music with diversity from night to night, and occupied a special borderline position in Istanbul's electro-nightlife. Mahmut left the group at the end of 2007 autumm ,Sami and Hakan decided to continue the group as a duo.