Three CD bundle of the following titles:
Radio Java-
Java is the center of Indonesian culture. Three out of every four Indonesians live on Java. It is the home of some of the most elegant musical styles to be found anywhere. To the veteran international sound collector, Javanese music is no secret. For the uninitiated, rather than going through an introductory outline of Javanese music history, I will wish you away to the internet, a library, or bookstore where you can find plenty of information on the subject. The selections on this CD are a combination of random radio excerpts sequenced in collage form and assembled in the summer of 1989. This disc is a highly unique document featuring many angles of Javanese sound finally slipping through the cracks. Among many other oddities, you'll hear several examples of Javanese pop (from Dangdut and Keroncong to Hard Rock and Disco), news snippets, folk music, radio commercials, Jakarta DJ's, The west Java Sundanese sound, spooky theatre extracts, and high-octane Jaipongan variations that are completely over the top.
Radio Sumatra-
The music and production encountered here represents a cross-section of Sumatran FM radio and to a greater extent, what’s happening now in Indonesian culture. From the signature sounds of Sumatra (Melayu, Minang Pop, the Batak ballad) to the widespread Indonesian phenomenon of Dangdut, this exclusive “FM only” Radio Collage will leave your skull shattered, wondering why it’s taken so long to be turned-on to the modern pulse of the world’s fourth largest country. Some of these selections come from Java and other parts of Indonesia via the FM airwaves of Sumatra’s major cities. Islamic Folk, Gambus Rock, and gorgeous anomalies are also placed in the mix amidst brief news reports, advertisements, prayers, and karaoke call-in shows. Many of the station ID’s could be mistaken for American or European networks and much of the music is highly influenced by western pop/rock/punk/metal/rap/etc. But beyond these obvious comparisons is an explosive musical kaleidoscope; still fresh, somewhat sincere and naive, and a bit resistant to the grasp of the world’s cultural export Moguls. This is an essential listening experience. There is undeniable evidence here of how Indonesians have crafted some of the world’s most thrilling popular music….yet the rest of this world somehow refuses to recognize it… that is, until now
Radio Myanmar
The Union Solidarity & Development Association (USDA) has grown to become one of the most pervasive organizations in Burma, claiming over 22 million members (nearly half the country's population). Very little is known of the USDA to the outside world, but it has become imbedded throughout the social infrastructure of the state. It's widely published statutes expressing the importance of state sovereignty and public solidarity can be found in all mediums throughout the country: newspapers, television, billboards and radio broadcasts. Known as the "Three Main National Causes", "Four-Point People's Desire", "Seven Point Road to Democracy" and "Twelve Political, Economic and Social Objectives", each broadcast day begins with their recitation.
Most of the recordings featured in this radio collection were captured in Yangon during March and April of 2007. With the authorities attempting to control all information coming into or leaving the state, rarely does the world catch a glimpse inside Burma. This is a special opportunity for listeners to delve behind the headlines and into the airwaves; to hear for themselves the sounds, rhythms, and voices of urban Burma's radio experience, unfiltered by the international press or state-spokesmen. Myanmar's Voice broadcasts nearly twenty-four hours a day across much of the country, playing an assortment of Burmese classics; USDA pledges; and recitations of articles published by the state-run The New Light of Myanmar Times. Due in part to the near blackout of all foreign music on state airwaves, the few FM stations that do exist in Yangon and Bago divisions, transmit a rather bizarre assortment of music from 7am to 9pm: synth ballads, hip-hop jingles, and internationally popular songs re-recorded in Burmese. This release also features assorted tracks recorded between 1994-2002 highlighting many wonderfully strange and beautiful pop, folk, and classical music styles. There are vast resources easily available to anyone interested in learning more about Burma or the USDA; this recording is simply intended to showcase the extraordinary sounds rarely heard beyond its borders.
Madhuvanti Pal - The Holy Mother (Plays The Rudra Veena) –
SF122 - Limited Edition 2LP gatefold
Madhuvanti Pal
$29 USD
Meçhul: Singles & Rarities –
Erkin Koray LP Mechul: Singles and Rarities
Erkin Koray
$26 USD
The Handover –
PRE-ORDER VINYL SF124 The Handover LP limited edition.
The Handover
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SF098 Adnan Othman 2LP original archive copies LIMITED
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SF079 2LP original archive copies Pop Yeh Yeh: Psychedelic Rock from Singapore and Malaysia 1964-1970
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LIMITED COPIES SF065 CD/DVD/Book Ethiopia -Staring into the Sun
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Baba Commandant And The Mandingo Band CD bundle 3xCD
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DVD bundle 5 x Sublime Frequencies Documentaries
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Hani Polyphonic Singing in Yunnan China –
SF123 Limited edition LP- Hani Polyphonic Singing in Yunnan China
Hani from Yunnan China
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Sublime Frequencies logo T-shirt light blue
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Sublime Frequencies logo T-shirt Black
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Sublime Frequencies logo T-shirt navy blue
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Princess Nicotine - Folk and Pop Music from Myanmar vol.1 – Sealed original label archive copies. LIMITED copies.
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Molam: Thai Country Groove From Isan – Limited edition label archive copies of SF019 2xLP
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Sublime Frequencies 7" bundle OOP label archive copies
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Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band - Sonbonbela –
Limited Edition Vinyl LP of Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band latest LP
Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band
$25 USD
Hassānīya Music From The Western Sahara And Mauritania –
SF083 sealed original pressing - label archive copies ltd. copies
Group Doueh, Group Marwani, Sadoum Group, Sadoum Ouled Aida
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Omar Khorshid – Guitar El Chark Vol.1 –
sealed original 2xLP. 1st and only pressing label archive copies LIMITED
Omar Khorshid
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Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk & Pop music Vol. 1 –
SF011 Cambodian Cassette Archive 2xLP sealed original pressing
Various Artists
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Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk & Pop music Vol. 1 –
Limited Edition Compact Disc
Various Artists
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Paris to Calcutta -Deben Bhattacharya 160 page book w 4 CDs
$48 USD
Ishq Ke Maare: Sufi Songs from Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan –
LAST vinyl copies of SF108 LP Ishq Ke Maare
Various Artists- Pakistan Folk and Sufi Music
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Bollywood Steel Guitar –
Original SEALED copies of ltd. ed. Bollywood Steel Guitar 2xLP out of print
Various Artists
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Adnan Othman - Bershukor: A Retrospective of Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend –
Limited Edition Compact Disc.
Adnan Othman
$15 USD
PAKISTAN: Instrumental Folk & Pop Sounds, 1966-1976 –
Limited Edition Compact Disc
V/A Pakistan Surf and Pop 1968-1978
$15 USD
Folk and Pop Sounds of Sumatra Vol. 2 –
Limited Edition Double LP gate fold tip on jacket.
V/A
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Folk and Pop Sounds of Sumatra Vol.1 –
Limited edition Vinyl
V/A
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The Photographs of Charles Duvelle- 300 page photo book
$55 USD
Magical Nights - Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966) –
limited edition Compact Disc
Phương Tâm
$17 USD
Magical Nights - Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966) –
Limited Edition Double LP Saigon Surf, Twist and Shout 1960s
Phương Tâm
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Instrumental Modal Pop of 1970's Egypt –
Limited Edition Compact Disc
Baligh Hamdi
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Instrumental Modal Pop of 1970's Egypt –
Limited Edition Gate-Fold Double LP
Baligh Hamdi
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Sublime Frequencies Seattle, Washington
SUBLIME FREQUENCIES is a collective of explorers dedicated to exposing obscure sights and sounds from modern and traditional urban and rural frontiers via film and video, field recordings, radio and short wave transmissions, international folk and pop music, sound anomalies, other forms of human and natural natural expression not documented sufficiently enough by various communication channels. ... more
