Various - Exploring Gong Culture In Southeast Asia:Mainland and Archipelago Intro by David Toop [2CD]

Sub Rosa

£16.18

Format: 2 x CD
Catalogue No.: SR509
Barcode: 5411867115090
Release Date: 03 Jun 2022
Genre: International

Gongs have played an integral role in the mythogeography of Asia. This is not music that aligns with national borders or ideas of homogenous populations, let alone racial stereotypes and exotic clichés. What connects all of these tracks is a simultaneous feeling of entrancement and social cohesion. Communal and collaborative, its form is hypnotically repetitious, melodies and rhythms spread out among the players using the technique of hocketing in which a flowing line is distributed among all the musicians. The effect is mesmerising, immediately intoxicating to anybody who loves Chicago footwork, free improvisation, Sun Ra or young hip hop producer Jetsonmade. The music is simple yet mysterious and enveloping, a sound world in which to disappear. A theory exists but this is not explained. David Toop (extracts from the liner notes) This project, Massif and Archipelago, is a field recording project initiated by Japanese sound artist Yasuhiro Morinaga, documenting traditional gong music by different Southeast Asian ethnic groups. The project aimed to examine the impact of the natural and social environment on the gong music culture of Southeast Asia. During the project, he visited over 50 different ethnic groups and made hundreds of recordings. This album presents a selection of the unique gong music from different ethnic minorities. The selected music has been divided into two broad sections: one focussing on the music from the Massif, i.e. mainland Southeast Asia (Central Highland of Vietnam and Northeast Cambodia), the other on music from the Archipelago, maritime Southeast Asia (the Luzon Islands of the Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, and the Flores Islands of Indonesia).

TRACK LISTING 2CD CD1 Massif [Mainland Southeast Asia] 1/Hail by Ede / VIETNAM 2/Celebrating the Festival by Cham Hroi (Sub group of Cham) / VIETNAM 3/Funeral Music by Krung + Punong / CAMBODIA 4/Buffalo Sacrifice by Jarai / CAMBODIA 5/Kids Routine after School by Krung / CAMBODIA 6/Duet Gongs by Coho / VIETNAM 7/Funeral Music by Churu / CAMBODIA 8/Ghet Khil by Ede / VIETNAM 9/ Offering to the Spirits by Punong / CAMBODIA 10/ Sre don by Ma / VIETNAM 11/ Preparation for the Buffalo Sacrifice / VIETNAM 12/ Chasing Birds to Protect the Rice Fields by Bahnar / VIETNAM 13/ Cutting the Bamboo by M'nong Prang (Sub group of M'nong) / VIETNAM 14/ Song for a Dead Man by Ede bih (Sub group of Ede) / VIETNAM 15/ Harvesting by M'nong / VIETNAM 16/ Funeral Music by Se Dang / VIETNAM 17/ Harvesting by Tampuan / CAMBODIA 18/ Buffalo Sacrifice by Jarai / VIETNAM 19/ Melody for Funeral Music by Mouth by Tampuan / CAMBODIA 20/ Threshing by Ede-bih (Sub group of Ede) / VIETNAM 21/ Hail by Ede / VIETNAM CD2 Archipelago [Maritime Southeast Asia] 22/ Rooster Dance by Isneg Grop / LUZON PHILIPPINES 23/ Music for Funeral Ceremony by Sumba / SUMBA ISLAND INDONESIA 24/ Hedung Dance by Lamaholot / SOLOR ISLAND INDONESIA 25/ Gong Music Ensemble by Kenyah (Sub group of Dayak) / BORNEO, INDONESIA 26/ Manang Sirang Ritual by Iban (Sub group of Dayak) / BORNEO, INDONESIA 27/ Tau Todu (Welcome song)by Sumba / SUMBA INDONESIA 28/ Funeral Music by Churu / CAMBODIA 29/ Harvesting (Pagaddot) by Ifugao / LUZON PHILIPPINES 30/ Tadok by Kalinga / LUZON PHILIPPINES 31/ Harvesting Kandingngang) by Sumba / SUMBA INDONESIA 32/ Eagle Dance (Turayan) by Kankanaey / LUZON PHILIPPINES 33/ Cole Oha Ritual (Thanksgiving) by Lamaholot / ADONARA ISLAND INDONESIA 34/ Ritual for Calling Back Spirits (Short Version) by Bissu (androgynous or intergender) Priest / SALUWESI INDONESIA 35/ Ambience: Rambu Solo (Funeral) by Toraja / SALUWESI INDONESIA