Daytrips

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 Art of Dying: Sounds from the Mountains of Sulawesi. Known for their elaborate funeral ceremonies, mortuary practices, and cliffside burials, the Toraja of Sulawesi (Celebes) also make beautiful music. Here's a brief selection of Torjaja fiddle and flute music, and a song or two, culled from field recordings by the amazing Dana Rappoport, Aural Archipelago and others. You''ll also hear a backing track of lush regional forest soundscapes featuring a wide variety of exotic bird species and more.

The Art of Dying: Sounds from the Mountains of Sulawesi

Yemen Double Tape 1 - Sides A & B

Animist Records is an Amsterdam-based label specializing in outernational music from the southeast Asian diaspora and beyond. Curated by Olivier Schreuder, this mixtape features a collection of label releases and never-before-broadcasted field recordings made over the past 15 years throughout the region, including local ceremonies, festivals, markets, public announcements, masterclasses of legendary musicians etc. from Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.

Check out their website here: http://animist.store/. You can also find their released on their Bandcamp page here: https://animistsound.bandcamp.com/

TRACKLIST
01. Selling buddhist lucky cards at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma
02. Apichat Pakwan – Improvisation (Live at Artistry, Singapore) (ANIMIST009)
03. Isan Folkmusic & Dance Graduation Concert, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
04. Tongmek Tabtanon Drumband – Mahasarakham, Thailand
05. Kantrum drumloops (ANIMIST010)
06. Megaphone-tape-loop in the market of Chiang Dao, Thailand
07. Megaphone-tape-loop in front of a shop in Yangon, Burma
08. Megaphone-tape-loop on a driving car in Mingun, Burma
09. Megaphone-tape-loop with public service announcement at Wat Arun, Bangkok, Thailand
10. Apichat Pakwan – Infinite Dub 1-6 (ANIMIST002)
11. Kantrum Dongman – Ajai Waeng (ANIMIST010)
12. Buddhist ceremony in Luang Prabang, Laos
13. Morkaen Sombat Simla playing Lai Lotfay Tailang – Mahasarakham, Thailand
14. Morphin Boonma Khaowong masterclass – Kalasin, Thailand
15. Phi Ta Khon Festival, Dan Sai, Thailand
16. Songkran song carried by the wind – Ban Non Muang, Thailand
17. Sarun-Ngon & Ven Cherk – Tampuon farming song – Ratanakiri, Cambodia
18. Yeak Lom Arts Group – Tampuon handicraft song - Ratanakiri, Cambodia
19. Khmer weddingmusic – Banteay Srei village, Cambodia

Animist Records: Southeast Asian Soundscapes and Folk Music (RIAFC088)

A condensed sound imprint from a trip to India, featuring raw and remixed field recordings from the Western Ghats, Mapusa, and Mumbai by Italian sound explorer and designer Francesco Fonassi. The result is a patient, poetic, slow radio vibe, like something akin to a homemade mantra machine, where Hindu prayers, chants, and bird songs mingle with electric forests, nocturnal reverb chambers, and buzzing loop-poetry. This is a remixed version originally produced for Radio Arte Mobile’s weekly sound selections curated by Lou Pappagallo and Svet Lana.

Mantra Machine (Western Ghats / Mapusa / Mumbai) (RIAFC092)

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)

Grof Folklore presents a selection of contemporary Albanian folk and synth bangers. This mix originally aired on Radio WORM (Rotterdam, Netherlands). Learn more about Robert Kroos and his projects, including Grof Folklore & Duckfood, here: https://duckfood.nl

Albanian Synth - Grof Folklore (RIAFC096)

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)

"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. 

Check out more from Souma Records here:: https://soumarecords.bandcamp.com/ and here: https://soundcloud.com/soumarecords

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

Radio transmissions and sound recordings from Indonesia, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Syria, Algeria, Niger, Iraq, India, Thailand, and Sumatra. An earlier version of this episode originally broadcast on Resonance 104.4 FM (London, UK) January 3, 2018 nd on  Delgado's Dolphin Radio - WXDR 99.1 FM (New Orleans, Louisiana) September 9, 2018.

RIAFC 001

The End of Dreams is the Dream of the System (RIAFC 001)

RIAFC 002

Asia | Middle East | North Africa (RIAFC 002)

A great selection of Indian filmi songs & instrumentals, Iraqi choubi, and Thai molam. RIAFC 006 originally broadcast on Resonance 104.4 FM (London, UK) October 1, 2018 and on Delgado's Dolphin Radio - WXDR 99.1 FM (New Orleans, Louisiana) October 7, 2018.

India | Iraq | Thailand (RIAFC 006)

A selection of East African pop music (1960s-1990s), including rare Ethiopian electronica and urban azmariwotch on cassette, Somali dhaanto on VHS tapes of television broadcasts, and some great taarab records from Zanzibar/Tanzania and Kenya.

PLAYLIST
ENGENAÑELANE, BETSAT SEYOUM & ABBEBE FEKADE [ETHIOPIA] 
AGEREN AYEHUWAT, YISHAK BANJAW [ETHIOPIA, 1986]
LIBEY MA'ADULEY, YISHAK BANJAW [ETHIOPIA, 1986] 
TEZETA, MUNAYE MENBERRU [ETHIOPIA, MID-1970S] 
AHWAK, SOLOMON MAHMOUD [SUDAN, YEAR UNKNOWN] 
FATUMA GASSIM: WAIMALYMAFUN EFITTUBRA [SOMALIA, YEAR UNKNOWN] 
UNKNOWN, QADIIJO QALANJO [SOMALIA, YEAR UNKNOWN] 
DIRYAAN, QADIIJO QALANJO [SOMALIA, YEAR UNKNOWN]  
WAAYO, FAYNUUS (SOMALIA, YEAR UNKNOWN) 
MA HURDEE, (DUR BAND/SAHRA DAWO & MUKTAR "IDI" RAMADAN [SOMALIA, 1986] 
RAG WAA NACAB IYO NASTEEXO, AAMINA CAMAARI [SOMALIA, 1980S] 
YA ZAMANI, ZUHURA SWALEH [KENYA, 1981]
MPENDE ANAEKUPENDA, URSULLA & BLACK STAR MUSIC CLUB [TANZANIA, 1983]
CHOZI LANITOKA, SHARMILA & BLACK STAR MUSICAL CLUB [TANZANIA, 1983]
NDEGE KAA UFIKIRI, YASEEN MOHAMED [KENYA, 1960S]

RIAFC 008 - EAST AFRICAN MIXTAPE

East African Mixtape (RIAFC 008)

"Imagine yourself trapped into a cheap hostel located somewhere in a far out obscure small town, with only a portable radio in your pocket and you find yourself switching through the radio stations" - Dragoș Rusu, the Attic Magazine
 
This special episode of the Attic Magazine's Into the Archives podcast comprises radio transmissions and vintage records from around the world (China, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Iraq, Lebanon, Algeria, Ethiopia, Somalia and Tanzania), original Balinese gamelan recordings, Ghazal classics, film soundtracks, radio broadcasts from Kashgar, bootleg cassettes, shortwave radio recordings and more.

From the Archives: The Attic Magazine Mixtape (RIAFC 011)

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)

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East African Mixtape (RIAFC 008)

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