you do not see me.

an enchantingly beautiful & mesmirizing album.

sink or swim.

the last ujang suryana i'll post, hope you've been enjoying these as much as i have!

blue or red.

more ethereal loveliness from ujang suryana.

i felt a pull between us like gravity.

back to my ultimate love, gamelan music. there is a light heartedness, maybe even i dare say a naive childlike sense of wonder about the music. absolutely delightful to listen to. i have two more ujang suryana albums i will be sharing in the near future, don't miss out on these treats.

Chamber Gamelan

Hey fellas, quite a while huh. I was really looking forward to start posting some private vinyl rips, but as if lacking a decent digital interface wasn't enough, my analogue receiver started making some nasty noises. It's been hard to gather encouragement, but Ryan's posts on Gamelan music reminded of this fairly uncommon release and I thought it would make an interesting counterpoint. Colin Mcphee was a Canadian-born composer / musicologist who took his Gamelan interest into his body of work. Benjamin Britten would follow suit after a trip to Bali some years later. Not nearly as charming as traditional Gamelan, but still good music.

1-3: "Balinese Ceremonial Music" (authentic Balinese music transcribed for two pianos) - McPhee / Britten
4-6: "Tabuh-Tabuhan" - McPhee
7-27: "The Prince of the Pagodas" - Britten

pw: spooked

when we reach the hill.

some of the most beautiful, enchanting & bewitching gamelan work outs i have ever heard.

this one's for you flash.

enchanting gamelan for midnight meditation.

vibraphonation.

beautiful meditative gamelan for sitting in the clouds.