A travelogue created while in Jogjakarta and Solo, Java, Indonesia, June 2015, during the time I participated in Yogyakarta Open Studio/ArtJog8 Arts Festival.
Recorded using a Sony TCM459V "Clear Voice" handheld portable mono audio cassette recorder.
No overdubs - some of the recordings I am playing a radio to mix with the sounds occurring.
Radio and field recordings.
I made a few copies for friends and an archival copy on cassette upon returning to USA.
This is one side, not fixed up, raw recordings.

1. Azan Check Check
2. Lemah  Lembut (Gentle)
3. Kraton Pendopo
4. Sleman Drone Angsa (Sleman Drone Goose)
5. Hari Sebelum Ramadan Di Surakarta (Night before Ramadan in Solo)
6. Drone Mobile

Life is Music!

Jesse Paul Miller

https://jessepaulmiller.bandcamp.com/music



Jawa 2015 Hidup Kaset Side A -  Jesse Paul Miller

An evening of abstraction improvisation exuberance on the front porch recorded live at Soni, Ditya, & Danish's house. 

Recorded to a Sony audio cassette tape recorder with a mono microphone. Featuring Soni Irawan (Seek Six Sick), Haninditya Ditya, Danish Permata Unguku, Handoyo Purwowijoyo (Pribumi), Tomo Matsuoka (Yo Yo), Jesse Paul Miller (Factums). Using small sound makers; portable cassette tape player, circuit bent pedal (built by Brent Watanabe), portable shortwave radio, cell phone, small toys, and one of Bambu Wukir (of Senyawa) 's instruments.
The track finishes with an improvised spoken word piece by Handoyo (aka Bagong) - "Anak Mudah Indonesia" - accompanied by Jesse and Tomo (at 34:16)

 Sleman, Jogjakarta, Java. In the eveninng of June 5, 2015.

 "Should we have more coffee? Yes! Let's drink more coffee!!"

apakabar.bandcamp.com
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Malam abstraksi improvisasi kegembiraan di teras depan yang tercatat tinggal di Soni, rumah Ditya, & Denmark itu.

Direkam ke Sony kaset audio tape recorder dengan mikrofon mono. Menampilkan Soni Irawan (Seek Six Sick), Haninditya Ditya, Denmark Permata Unguku, Handoyo Purwowijoyo (Pribumi), Tomo Matsuoka (Yo Yo), Jesse Paul Miller (Factums). Menggunakan pembuat suara kecil; portabel kaset player, rangkaian pedal membungkuk (dibangun oleh Brent Watanabe), radio gelombang pendek portabel, ponsel, mainan kecil, dan salah satu dari Bambu Wukir (dari Senyawa) 's instrumen.
Trek selesai dengan yang diucapkan kata sepotong improvisasi oleh Handoyo (alias Bagong) - "Anak MUDAH Indonesia" - disertai dengan Jesse dan Tomo.

  Sleman, Jogjakarta, Jawa. Dalam eveninng 5 Juni 2015.

  "Haruskah kita memiliki lebih kopi? Ya! Mari kita minum kopi lagi !!"

bandcamp.jessepaulmiller.com

Sugar Crash Orchestra : June 2015 : Sleman, Jogjakarta, Java

Lp records and other sounds found online, and layered, using multiple windows, improvised in real time, without a score.  Recorded to an external device, October 4, 2015.  Produced as a limited CDr to be given away.

FULL MERZOTICA ALBUM : https://jessepaulmiller.bandcamp.com/album/merzotica

Merzotica  - Borrowed Mind

Listen to Full Album - Live Radio and Street Sounds of Central Java - at Jesse Paul Miller Bandcamp - a catalogue of found radio and street and festival sounds from Jogja and Solo, May-July 2017.

Live Radio and Street Sounds of Central Java

Solo Radio - Dapat Budaya Surakarta

A drum line made of young teenagers, rehearsing for Takbiran festival, Prawirotaman, Yogyakarta, Java. July 2017.

Takbiran Drum Line, Yogyakarta, Java

Secret Records were a sculptural sound related project created by Jesse Paul Miller in 1995.

In 1998, a full length CDR of the sounds of these objects
was created for listening purposes, in installation environments.

This is the first time of the sounds of Secret Records is made publicly available. This full length document is divided into 6 parts.

Secret records are hand-made sculptural resin castings using found vinyl lp records as a source mould.

Each of these discs contain found objects embedded within the resin.

Each one is unique in appearance and source mould.

Secret Records directly capture the grooves of the source record, giving these objects inverted grooves.

Most of these are playable.

There were 250 of these objects created.

They were displayed in groupings on walls, or on phonograph players.

They have been exhibited in museums, galleries, and record shops in USA, Japan, and Indonesia.

These sounds were made available in a listening station.

The sounds of the grooves were captured by playing multiple
Secret Records, one after another, using a phonograph turntable.

There is no over tracking or editing of these sounds.

They are presented as they are, captured from these objects.

There is also a limited edition CDr available of this release in Merch.

to see more and read about these, visit:

www.jessepaulmiller.com/secretrecords.html

Sounds of Secret Records

Sounds Of Secret Records - track 5

Soundtrack for an unreleased video collage / film, dedicated to the late Matt Shoemaker (Fosil Sangiran) .

Masa (Epoch) -  For Matt Shoemaker

Apa Kabar was an international experimental collaboration between SONI IRAWAN (Indonesia)
TOMO MATSUOKA (Japan)
JESSE PAUL MILLER (USA)

They formed, recorded, and performed in two weeks,
 During the ArtJog8 Arts Festival ,
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, in June 2015

They played two shows during this time, and recorded their first album in two nights at the home of Rully Shabara (Zoo / Senyawa / Setabuhan). 

Their first and only cassette, duplicated at the legendary Lokananta Studios, and live performances, can be heard here on their Bandcamp page

https://apakabar.bandcamp.com/

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Apa Kabar adalah kolaborasi eksperimental internasional antara SONI IRAWAN (Indonesia)
TOMO MATSUOKA (Jepang)
JESSE PAUL MILLER (AS)

Mereka membentuk, merekam, dan tampil dalam dua minggu,
 Selama Festival Seni ArtJog8,
Yogyakarta, Jawa, Indonesia, pada Juni 2015

Mereka memainkan dua pertunjukan selama ini, dan merekam album pertama mereka dalam dua malam di rumah Rully Shabara (Kebun Binatang / Senyawa / Setabuhan).

Kaset pertama dan satu-satunya, diduplikasi di Lokananta Studios yang legendaris, dan pertunjukan langsung, dapat didengar di sini di halaman Bandcamp

https://apakabar.bandcamp.com/

Apa Kabar - Kaguya

Jesse Paul Miller :  Sounds of Secret Records

Secret records are hand-made sculptural resin castings using found vinyl lp records as a source mould, created between 1995 - 2005, by multi media artist Jesse Paul Miller.  Aside from their visual properties these objects are playable;  the casting process results in inverted grooves.  The source records chosen for the mold were of the un-wanted, banal variety;  think of the kind one would find in the cheap bin at record shops.
Each of these discs contain found objects embedded within the resin.

Each Secret Record is unique in appearance and source mould.

There were approximately 250 Secret Records made. 

These objects have been displayed on walls as installation at record shops, galleries, and museums in the United States and Japan.

The record label Fire Breathing Turtle produced a limited edition of 375 7"" vinyl singles of the sounds of the Secret Records in 1997.

For more about these objects, please visit Secret Records on Jesses' website.

(http://www.jessepaulmiller.com/secretrecords.html)

Field recordings made June-July 2008 in Bali, Indonesia; presenting familiar, and rarely heard sounds from this island. This album features actual recordings of the natural soundscapes, daily life, music and ceremonial events as they occurred. All recordings presented as they sounded, without over-dubbing.  A unique document of a moment in time in the history of the legendary island of the gods.  
To hear the FULL ALBUM,  visit : https://jessepaulmiller.bandcamp.com/album/bali-life-and-rebirth-on-the-island-of-the-gods

Bali Edit  - From "Bali - Life and Rebirth on the Island of the Gods"

Field recordings, experimental music, visual art - Seattle

Jesse Paul Miller

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