Name: Radio Nepal (RIAFC 035) by RADIO IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY
Duration: 1 h 5 min 24 s
Description: A radio collage from Kathmandu, Nepal, including radio bumpers, radio dramas, commercials, news, folk & pop music, static, sound anomalies, and more. This is an abridged compilation of Aaron Dilloway’s three volumes of radio tapes, originally released on CD as Radio Nepal, Vols. 1-3 (Hanson Records, 2006).

“Just a killer Brazilian late 60s early 70s playlist, some weird cuts and others that are completely sublime and gorgeous yet a bit odd. I can listen to this sh*t forever. Brazil has its own pulse unlike anywhere else” – Alan Bishop

PLAYLIST
1. Celio Balona – Tema Di Batman
2. Egberto Gismonti - Luzes Da Ribalta
3. Rita Lee – Vamos Tratar Da Saude
4. Rogerio Duprat - Flying
5. Gal Costa – Tuareg
6. Os Terriveis – Mar Cruel
7. Milton Nascimento – Tema Dos Deuses
8. Lula Cortes – Bajhan; Oracao Para Shiva
9. Egberto Gismonti – Lendas
10. The Magnetic Sounds – Lost in Space
11. Chico Buarque & Ennio Morricone – Queste E Quelle
12. 14 Bis – God Save The Queen
13. Jorge Ben – Charles, Anjo 45
14. Os Mutantes – Qualquer Bobagem
15. Marconi Notaro – Antropologica
16. Milton Nascimento – Carlos, Lucia, Chico E Tiago
17. Egberto Gismonti – Pendulo

Listening to Brazil ... with Alan Bishop (RIAFC 048)

Thailand is full of colors. And full of sounds. And full of colorful sounds. Included in this hour-long, Thai-oriented (albeit not necessarily Thai-Thai) mix are: Lao-Isan molam; Khmer-Isan kantrum; Lanna folk; Malay dikir; Arabic pop; Chinese pop; Electone instrumentals; hill tribe tunes; a Tai Yai/Shan PSA; a herbal medicine commercial; Islamic adhan; Buddhist prayers; Lao, Khmer and Chinese radio wave snippets; rain and frog ambient; and more. They were discovered through a variety of media, i.e., AM/FM radio, field recording, and cassette tapes, in a variety of cities of Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and Isan, as well as the Deep South, as well as downtown and greater Bangkok, over the last one year plus. Overall, a reminder of how deep and wide a sonic landscape exists in Thailand. 
1. Unknown Artist - โห่/ลาวกระทบไม้***
2. Isan Comedy Skit*
3. Unknown Artist - Khene Instrumental*
4. Unknown Artist - Unknown Track*
5. Tuning Noise*
6. Pattani Central Mosque**
7. Unknown Artist - Unknown Track***
8. Marof - บูแกเน๊าะจูมูรู (Bukae Nok Curumu)***
9. Tuning Noise*
10. Unknown Artist - Unknown Track*
11. Tuning Noise*; Unknown Artist - เลี้ยว***; Songkhla Morning Market**
12. Lisu Man Playing Fulu** 
13. Unknown Artist - อเอ็นบดาย***
14. Unknown Artist - สาวอีสานรอรัก***
15. Unknown Artist - สาวลาวบ่าวจีน (阿里山的姑娘)***
16. Baby Arabia - บานาอิสกัรดารอาชากร (يا بنات اسكندريّة)***
17. Unknown Artist - โห่***
18. 000+1 - The Busy World***
20. Unknown Artist - กาโระ (Karok)***
21. Khmer Afternoon Show*
22. Namphueng Mueangsurin - เมืองสุรินทร์***
23. Commercial: ต้นกำลังเสือโคร่ง*
24. Munirah - บอดอเตาะเละห้อาญา (Bodo Takleh Hajar)***
25. PSA: MAP Foundation on Myanmar-Thailand Child Trafficking***
26. Tuning Noise*
27. Bumper: CM77 (Witthayu Lanna Chiang Mai)*
28. Bumper: CRI (China Radio International)*
29. Tuning Noise*; Rainfall**
30. Wall of Frog Sounds**; Wat Jet Lin**; Wat Arun**; Unknown Artist - Unknown Track*
31. Death Agony of a Longhorn Beetle**
32. Unknown Artist - Unknown Track*
33. Tuning Noise*; Northern Man Singing in Lanna**; Unknown Artist - Unknown Track**; Unknown Artist - ให้เคอรี่มาส่งได้บ่**; School Sports Day*; ZuZu - อับดุลเลาะห์***; Klong Sabadchai Performance**
34. Waipod Phetsuphan - โห่***

*Radio recording **Field recording ***Cassette tape

Thaisferics - Korean Magpie Tapes [RIAFC 055]

Explorations into the unknown, welcomed beauty of the Sun City Girls’ interpretations of otherwise unheard masterpieces from the private collection of Dan McMahon.

TRACKLIST
01 - Farid al-Atrash - Helwa Beshkal 
02 – Ahmed Jabor - Kal El Lazi Kad Ham  
03 - Kjarkas - Llorando Se Fue
04 - Quenas de Oro - Ojos Azule 
05 - Artie Barsamian - Sev Acher 
06 - Rahul Dev Burman - Duniya Mein Logon Ko 
07 - Black Czar - Rookoombey 
08 - Les Freres Megri - Leili Twil 
09 - Noklae -Noom Doi Tao (นกแล - หนุ่มดอยเต่า) 
10 -Marios Group - Borungku Si Derita
11 - Success Band - Trad Burmese Song 
12 - Gapura – Sangkala
13 - Kyaw Hein - အင္းေလးမွာရြာတဲ့မိုး - traditional Burmese folk song 
14 - Los Uros del Titicaca - Ojos Azules with vocals
15 - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Gimme That Wine 
16 - Paul Giovanni & Magnet - Gently Johnny  
17 - Bloodstone - Natural High 
18 - Brian Wilson - Your Summer Dream
19 - Beatrice Witkin & Gerhard Trede - Wild Wild World of Animals End Theme 
20 - SCG - Helwa Shak - Self Titled LP
21 - SCG - Kal El Lazi Kad Ham - Grotto of Miracles
22 - SCG - The Shining Path - Torch of the Mystics
23 - SCG - Amazon 1 - Multiple Hallucinations of an Assassin-Cloaven Cassettes 16
24 - SCG - Sev Acher - Valentines From Matahari
25 - SCG - Apna Desh - 330,003
26 - SCG - Rookoobay - 330,003
27 - SCG - Cruel & Thin - 330,003
28 - SCG -SOI COWBOY 330,003
29 - SCG- Borungku Si Derita 7''
30 - SCG - My Friend RAIN - CFR Vol 6; Sumatran Electric Chair
31 - SCG – Sangkala Suite from CFR 7 Libyan Dream
32 - SCG – My Friend Rain - Sumatran Electric Chair 
33 – SCG - Amazon 1 Live From Planet Boomerang
34 - SCG – Gimme that Wine - CFR 14 - Static From The Outside Set
35 - SCG – Gentle Johnny - CFR 14 - Static From The Outside Set
36 – SCG – Immortal Gods – Pelican ‘92
37 - SCG – Your Summer Dream - CFR 14 - Static From The Outside Set
38 – SCG - Wild World of Animals End Theme - CFR 7 Libyan Dream

The Originals Of The Aboriginals (RIAFC071-072)

chOOn!! is an arts collective that began life as a notoriously wild radio show on Subcity Radio (Glasgow, Scotland), 2012-2019, and is now about to launch as a newly formed reissue label. Radio is a Foreign Country is thrilled to share chOOn!!’s warped take on a bewildering range of retro folk and popular styles spread throughout the Indonesian archipelago. Prepare your earballs for loads of gamelan funk, Javanese electro, discoid degung, queasy quasidah modern, Sumatran devil-synth, hyper footwork jaipong, cosmic calung, plasmic pop-Sunda, and drum-machine dangdut. You can hear the extended version of this mix at https://soundcloud. com/radio-choon.

chOOn!! would like to thank Romain de Ferron for generously sending his wonderfully curated tape of Sumatran gems culled from his journeys throughout Indonesia; VK and his generous gifts from Malaysia; the digging savant Herpi and his expertly curated selections; and to the ever-reliable grotto of Indonesian delights that is Madrotter - thanks Henk!

PLAYLIST
Break Pong Medley, Yayah Ratnasari & Karawang Group
Jalma Dengki, Darso & Detty Kurnia
Wening, Becky Wilson & Nano. S. Kasmaran
Disco Medley Jaipong (Extract), Nus. S.
Tari Pasambahan, Sanggar Syofyani
Pariaman,  Fetty
Asih Can Laas, Detty Kurnia
Kunci 2 Asmara, Ety Yulianty
Tahun 2000, Nasida Ria
Jangan Putus Asa, Orkes Gambus Al Hadid
Imut Nu Ngajalanan, Detty Kurnia
Ginggiapeun, Titin K. Somantri & Odang Sundara
El Sahara, El Sahara Group
Bonus Cinta, Becky Wilson & Nano. S. Kasmaran
Cucu Deui, Darso
Instrumental Jaipong (excerpt), Nus. S.

CALUNGA CHOON (RIAFC 024)

calunga chOOn!! (RIAFC 024)

A brilliant cover of "Not Great Men" (Gang of Four) by a Javanese gong ensemble, haunting folk gong magic from the mountains of Vietnam, hypnotic village party gong orchestra recorded by Kink Gong, a vintage gong record from Borneo, obscure international surf, dreamy vintage radio pop from SE Asia.

1. ID/Bumper: Excerpts from A Day in the Sun is Like a Radio to Me [John Thayer/Power Moves Library, 2017] & Asian Radio Environments [Jesse Paul Miller 2014].
2. Not Great Men, Sekar-Melati [Java, 2011].
3. La Danza de Fuego (edit), Los Relampagos [Novola ‎– N-603, Zafiro ‎– N-603, 1966].
4. Blondie In Khmer Camouflage. Radio Phnom Penh [Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies, 2005].
5. ID/Bumper: Exploding Briefcases of Cairo, Radio Palestine (Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies, 2004) & Fade, Air Tapes (Phong Tran/Power Moves Library, 1996/1997). 
6. Original Music From Golden Dragon VHS Cassette (excerpt), Golden Dragon Band [Cambodian Cassette Archives, Sublimes Frequencies, 2016].
7. Noe Euy Srey Noe (Lady Named Noe), Eueng Nary & Pen Ran [Cambodian Cassette Archives, Sublimes Frequencies, 2016].
8. Gongs & Bamboo Tubes, Kavet Ratanakiri Cambodia [Kink Gong, 2014].
9. Indagine, I Marc 4 [Nelson Records – G.L.P. 1008, 1971].
10. Rubber of High Quality (excerpt), Radio Thailand: Transmissions from the Tropical Kingdom [Alan Bishop & Mark Gergis, Sublime Frequencies, 2006].
11. Unknown, Radio Thailand: Transmissions from the Tropical Kingdom [Alan Bishop & Mark Gergis, Sublime Frequencies, 2006].
12. The Theme From the Black Cat, Scotty McKay [Falcon, 1967].
13. Shortwave Radio, Uyghurs/Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China [Fausto Caceres, Shirley & Spinoza Radio].
14. Montagnard Gong Ensemble
15. Hiway Xpress, Lata Ramasar [K.D.R. Records, 1980].
16. Pamanabil [excerpt), Los Nativos [Private Mexican Garage Surf, 1965].
17. Isan Lam Plearn), Angkhanang Khunchai & the Ubon Phatthana Band [EM Records, 2014].
18. Pinakang [Borneo, ca. 1970s]. Recorded by Guy Saint-Clair [Playa Sound], ca. late 1970s/early 1980s].
19. Estroncio 90 (excerpt), Locos del Ritmo [Orfeon, 1961].
20. Classic Rock-Country Oldie, Radio Myanmar (Burma) [Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies, 2008].
21. 20 Pop Music (Tin Tin Oo) Radio Myanmar (Burma) [Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies, 2008].
22. Unknown Burmese pop son. ဘလခငလနမငသ ပလ

RIAFC 027

Folk Magic Radio (RIAFC 027)

Hypnotic (and historic) gong records from the mountains of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Kalimantan, and the Philippines. You'll hear amazing gong orchestras among a number of ethnic minorities, including the Jorai and other Montagnards, Kenyah, Modang, and Badjao recorded in the field by Georges Condominas, Jacques Dournes, Jose Maceda, Patrick Kersale, David Blair Stiffler, and Laurent Jeanneau. Many thanks to Vincenzo Della Ratta, Laurent Jeanneau, Yasuhiro Morinaga, and Cutri Giuseppe.  Cover images is taken from Patrick Kersale’s “Gongs Vietnam-Laos” (CD - Playasound #PS 65256).

PLAYLIST
Ensemble de Gongs Cing Arap, Georges Condominas (1982)
Gongs of Every Power (exceprt), Patrick Kersale (2004)
Montagnard Gong Ensemble (VHS tape posted to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtXVCdA0Kqs
Gongs of Every Power (exceprt), Patrick Kersale (2004)
Jeu de Six Gongs Plats "cing ting" – Village de Hang Kroc, Georges Condominas (1965-1966)
Gongs of Every Power (exceprt), Patrick Kersale (2004)
Ensemble de gongs musique pour le sacrifice aux génies de la maison commune (1-2 #4). Recorded by Patrick Kersale (VDE-Gallo, 2001)
Gongs of Every Power (exceprt), Patrick Kersale (2004)
Ensemble de gongs musique de funérailles (4-7). Recorded by Patrick Kersale (VDE-Gallo, 2001)
Gongs of Every Power (exceprt), Patrick Kersale (2004)
Ensemble de gongs musique de réjouissances. Recorded by Patrick Kersale (VDE-Gallo, 2001)
Gongs of Every Power (exceprt), Patrick Kersale (2004)
Jeu de Gongs, Music of the Kenyah and Modang in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Recorded by Jose Maceda (1977).
GongASide (excerpt), Kink Gong. Recorded by Laurent Jeanneau (Discrepant, 2014)
Brao Kavet 1 Village Party, Gongs Ratanakiri. Laurent Jeanneau (Kink Gong 2004)
Kulintang - Badjao or Yakan Gong. Recorded by David Blair Stiffler (Numerophon, 1988)

GONGS OF EVERY POWER (MIXTAPE) (RIAFC 032)

Gongs of Every Power (Mixtape) (RIAFC 032)

An intense psychotronic journey through the South American backlands with Los Siquicos Litoralenos. You can expect lots of turbulence so tighten your seatbelts. And don't let your dopamine thirsty digital anxiety win you over because this one builds little by little – marching bands, cows, unforgettable Andean wonders, experiments in radio disruption, psychophasic Bolivianity, tunes from the Argentine Littoral and other great mysteries of the Southern Cone, subliminal messages and psycho-paranormal revelations. 

Many thanks to Rogelio Kukumente. Germen de Trigo, DJ Surubi, Capitán Pixel, Dr Multiversal, Coco Xixi, and Don Pifostio. Produced by Nicola Kokote. Photo & cover design by Elizabeta de los Montes.

RADIO SIQUICA EP80 (RIAFC 033)

Radio Síquica EP80 (RIAFC 033)

A radio collage from Kathmandu, Nepal, including radio bumpers, radio dramas, commercials, news, folk & pop music, static, sound anomalies, and more. This is an abridged compilation of Aaron Dilloway’s three volumes of radio tapes, originally released on CD as Radio Nepal, Vols. 1-3 (Hanson Records, 2006).

RADIO KATHMANDU (RIAFC 035)

Radio Nepal (RIAFC 035)

Obscure cassette of garage rock from Shan State (Burma/Myanmar). The information available to me lists the artist as Sai Ngao Luen (ၸႆၢးငဝ်းလိူၼ်). But some say this sounds like Saing Saing Maw.

SHAN STATE GARAGE ROCK (RIAFC 036)

Shan State Garage Rock (Myanmar/Burma) (RIAFC 036)

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)

Recorded and assembled by Italian ethnomusicologist Vincenzo Della Ratta, this mixtape features a selection of field recordings made throughout southeast Asia, including a Dayak Benuaq gong ensemble, recorded over the phone one night in Borneo, playing a genre of funerary music called titi mati. And after you’ve listened to this, check out his Sublime Frequencies release Kwangkay: Funerary Music of the Dayak Benuaq of Borneo (SF106LP) and another great collection out on Akuphone called The Gamelan of the Walking Warriors: Gamelan Beleganjur andthe Music of the Ngaben Funerary Ritual in Bali (Akuphone).

Tracklist
1 Semut Megarang, from The Gamelan of the Walking Warriors (Akuphone, AKU1007).
2 Soundscape of Pleiku City (Vietnam, 2007).
3 Pak Viktor plays the gambus lute and sings (Kutai Barat, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia, 2011).
4 A Jarai gong ensemble playing in a funerary ritual (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2013).
5 A busker playing the saw duang fiddle (Luang Prabang, Laos, 2009).
6 A Black H’Mong woman singing a song (Sa Pa, Vietnam, 2007).
7 A funeral march played by a brass band (St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2007).
8 Titi mati, from Kwangkay: Funerary Music of the Dayak Benuaq of Borneo (Sublime Frequencies, SF106LP).
9 A gerantang bamboo xylophone player by the seaside (Pasir Putih, Bali, Indonesia, 2010).
10 An Ede gong ensemble playing in a communal ritual (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2013).
11 The Juar melody played by a Bahnar man on the ting ning tube zither (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2018).
12 The Juar melody played by a Jarai gong ensemble in a communal ritual (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2012).
13 A Dayak Benuaq gong ensemble playing during a healing ritual (Kutai Barat, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia, 2011).
14 A Black H’Mong man playing the jaw’s harp (Sa Pa, Vietnam, 2007).
15 A Rongao man playing the trung bamboo xylophone (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2020).
16 A Laotian man playing the khen mouth organ (Southern Laos, 2009).
17 A Dayak Benuaq gong ensemble playing in a healing ritual (Kutai Barat, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia, 2011).
18 Siu Khoi (ting ning tube zither) and Rochom Tih (koni spike fiddle with a mouth resonator) playing a well-known Jarai lullaby (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2016). 
19 A Bahnar gong ensemble playing in a communal ritual (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2019).
20 Kokuh porotok, a well-known Bahnar song, sung by Ksor H’Hoanh and Ksor Thuc, and accompanied by the ting ning tube zither, played by Siu Khoi (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2009).
21 A Jarai gong ensemble playing in a funerary ritual (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2012).
22 An old Bahnar man singing the classic French song Boire un petit coup (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2019).

RIAFC 045

Sounds From Southeast Asia (RIAFC 045)

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