Name: Balkan Express Mixtape (RIAFC097) by RADIO IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY
Duration: 1 h

Yksiminuuttinen

Ak’chamel continue their sonic assault on the false gods of neoliberalism with a stunning collection of unreleased tapes and miscellaneous recordings from their archives 2008-2012 buried under a mountain of tape hiss and dirt. Murky lo-fi soundscapes of deep psychedelic folk, Ak’chamel conjure a fourth world of radical exotica, a place populated by old ghosts, forgotten magic, and discarded fetishes. 

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Lo-Fi Shadow-Folk Sounds Buried Under a Mountain of Tape Hiss and Dirt  (RIAFC066)

The audio presented here was lifted from a VHS tape posted online, then broadcast during our weekly show on a local LPFM, and recorded from home using a GRUNDIG AM/FM/shortwave radio on the night of SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2022. It features the legendary RAFIG "REMISH" HUSEYNOV, the GODFATHER OF AZERBAIJANI ELECTRIC GUITAR, and one of the great GUITAR GODS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, performing a blistering set at a wedding in the town of AGHDAM in 1991. The entire performance, as Ben Wheeler and Anna Harbaugh note on the CAUCASCAPADES BLOG, is an orgy of insane electric guitar ornamentation using trills and bends, as well as some heavy analog delay and overdrive. There are also unpredictable tempo changes and shifts between major and minor 3rds, impromptu exchanges with a clarinetist and accordionist, and some slide guitar using a glass bottle. Remish smokes cigarettes throughout and, at one point, plays with one hand while drinking vodka with the other.

AGHDAM WEDDING – RƏMİŞ (RIAFC094)

Madrotter presents a selection of rare Sundanese records & cassettes. 

TRACKLIST
01 Darso & Euis Kuraesin Sriwenda - Si Ka'i (calung)
02 Iyar Wiarsih & Jugala Group - Oray Welang (jaipong)
03 Nyai Sumiati & Jugala Group - Dermayon (jaipong)
04 Ciung - Mojang Priangan (Pergosi Odong Odong)
05 Imal Kurnia & Hare Hare Group - Satyam Shiuam (jaipong India)
06 Wahyuni & Ujang Suryana Group - Kecik Kecik (jaipong)
07 Herlin Radjiman & Ujang Suryana Group - Jembatan Merah (jaipong krontjong)
08 Ipah Gebot, Tati Herawati & Darsita Group - Arjuna Rayungan (jaipong)
09 Yoyoh Komsiah Dadi - Entog Mulang (pencak kawih)

Sundanese Mixtape (RIAFC095)

A mesmerizing mixtape from Greek musician Tasos Stamou. Bouncing back and forth between his recent retro Balkan folk-wave album for the Akuphone label and some of the styles and sounds that inspired it. Vintage combo keyboards, a folk instrument used in a contemporary context, long sustained krautrock and beyond.

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Balkan Express Mixtape (RIAFC097)

An immersive and head-spinning collage of radio broadcasts and field recordings made on location in Syria in 2007 by Jahmorinz. You’ll hear street and market sounds, muezzins, local radio transmissions, local dabke bangers, cats and frogs, a killer Omar Souleyman recording, the eerie groans of a noria or hydropowered wheel, and more.

Suonds from Sourya (RIAFC099)

"Son Sistem Tsiftetelli Vol.1 (1933-1969)” by Souma Records is the first part of a selection of Greek and Turkish tsiftetéli – or çiftetelli – songs and instrumentals, some in Greek Rebetiko and Laikó style, others in the oriental folk tradition of Greece and Asia Minor led by Roma musicians.

For Greeks dancing tsiftetéli is a social thing, sometimes performed by couples. During the 60s and 70s in Greece and the US, live Laikó bands and oriental ensembles were often accompanied by a belly dancer, although this was not the case when the style first crept into the Greek repertoire when the repatriated musicians from Asia Minor expressed their pain and loss through this music. Mainly during the 60s the gloomy lyrics disappeared from the tsiftetéli and it morphed into a beguiling dance. Modern belly dancers hardly ever dance to tsiftetéli anymore but prefer instead the typical dance routines (raks sharqi) from the Middle East. The magic of tsiftetéli lies within its hypnotic grooves, intoxicating melodic scales and the extreme musicianship of the performers.
 
The term tsiftetéli derives from the turkish word çifte-telli, which means ‘double-stringed’ (diplóchordo in Greek) and refers to an authentic violin technique (cfr tracks 4,11,16 & 17) of running two strings through the same nut slot of the instrument creating tautophony (two strings playing at the same pitch) or tuning them an octave apart. This spaced-out effect generates a more oriental and sensual feel.

All tracks are recorded from Fred Kramer's (Souma Records, BE) collection of shellac and vinyl records he excavated over the last 10 years in Greece, Egypt and the US.

Tracklist in the comments below. 

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Son Sistem Tsiftetelli Vol.1 (1933-1969) - Fred Kramer (Souma Records) (RIAFC100)

We made it to the half-century mark, and our 50th mixtape of the series is super special, this time we're delighted to welcome Japanese artist Sugai Ken. Hot off the release of his LP release with RVNG. International, Ken has chosen to dedicate his mixtape to the Amsterdam based label who released his third full length, @Lullabiesforinsomniacs. All eight selections on 'Sound Gems from LFI' are taken from the labels wonderful back catalogue. Tuck into some beautiful experimental & ambient sounds!

Click on the Métron button to see the full feature including tracklist and an interview with Sugai. Or just head to metronrecords.com for more of our mixes and features.

Soundcloud: @lullabiesforinsomniacs
Facebook: /SUGAIKEN
Artwork: Jack Hardwicke

www.metronrecords.com/mm050-sugai-ken/

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In Absentia Mix #19

Balkan/Romani psych from the former Yugoslavia (1980s-1990s), including the phenomenal Sasa Petrovic, Veseli Romi, Sasa Mutic, and Dehran Raimovic.

TRACKLIST
Medicinka, Sasa Petrovic 
Japanka, Veseli Romi 
Robot, Veseli Romi 
Grcka Ciganska Noc, Veseli Romi
Zov Gitare, Veseli Romi
Brankov Cocek, Veseli Romi
Zoranov Cocek, Veseli Romi
Romska Gajda, Veseli Romi
Miletove Gajde, Veseli Romi
Razijin Cocek, Veseli Romi
Nazin Cocek, Veseli Romi
Moj Mihone, Veseli Romi
Mercedes 500 S Cocek, Veseli Romi
Zoranov Cocek, Veseli Romi
Cocek Tri Puta Tri, Veseli Romi
Ninetov Cocek, Sasa Mutic
Medicinka, Dehran Raimovic 
Imas Malo Para, Veseli Romi & Dzemail

BALKAN PSYCH

Balkan Psych (RIAFC 038)

A mixed bag of old favourites (1925-1998) & new tracks (2019-2020), including (by order of appearance) Nihiloxica - Sankayi (Kinshasa 1978) - Archie Shepp - Tek 9 feat. Véronique Vincent  - Circadian Rhythms (Charles Bullen)- George Antheil - Raymond Scott - Aksak Maboul - Hybrid Kids - François de Roubaix - New York Art Quartet - Aksak work-in-progress - The Tony WIlliams Lifetime - Aksak WIP - Family Fodder - Aksak Maboul - Nana, Nelson Angelo, Novelli - Jeanne Lee - Yasmine Hamdan - Donovan - Slapp Happy/Henry Cow - Fred Frith - Doctor Fluorescent - Pink Floyd - Eric Dolphy - Sun Ra - Aksak WIP - Octave One - Acid Arab - Olivier Messiaen - Stubbleman - Chikha Fatoma bent Kaddour   - Nova Materia - Steve Reich - Kasai Allstars - Aksak Maboul

Roots of Aksak Maboul (Marc Hollander mix for Dublab)

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