Bells & Whistles for August 21, 2014

Bells & Whistles 
A survey of world music and its derivatives

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August 21, 2014
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SET ONE
Sheila Chandra: Quiet (2-4)
Quiet
Indipop Records/1996 (orig. LP/1984)
composers: Martin Smith, Steve Coe, Sheila Chandra; vocals, spoken bols and jathis, sargam, bells, water wok: Sheila Chandra; sitar, tamboura, dilruba: dharambir sing; gamelan, whispered hi-hat, water wok, bells, santoor, cabassa, shaker, wind chimes, cymbal gong: Preston Heyman; madhal: Dinesh; bass guitar, synthesizer, suramandel, sitar, bells, santoor, tamboura: Martin Smith; piano, eqtara, synthesizer, bells: Steve Coe; recorded at Indipop Studios, May 1984; total excerpts time: 14:00

Amarnath Mishra: Dhun in Dadra Tal
from Holi Duhn in Raga Mishra Khama 
Raga Vachaspati
India Archive Music/2001
sitar: Amarnath Mishra; tabla: J. Massey; recorded at Matridham Ashram, Varanasi, India, February 9, 1994; time: 8:49

SET TWO
Pandit Kamalesh Maitra: Raag Bilaskhani Todi
Tabla Tarang -- Melody on Drums
Smithsonian Folkways/1996
tabla tarang: Pandit Kamalesh Maitra; tabla: Trilok Gurtu; tanpura: Laura Patchen; recorded at CMP Studio, Zerkall, Germany, February 1994; time: 12:13

Thao Vong and Thao Som: 
a. Melodies for two khenes 1 (1:23)
b. Melodies for two khenes 2 (1:35)
c. Melodies for two khenes 3 (3:03)
The Music of Laos (various artists)
Rounder Anthology of World Music
Rounder Records/1999
khene pipes: Thao Vong, Thao Som; recorded in Ban Sikhai, Vientiane, Laos; time: 6:01

The Petch Phin Thong Band: Bump Lan Plearn
The Sound of Siam Volume 2 (various artists)
Molum & Luk Thung from Northeast Thailand 1970-1982
Soundway Records/2014
no credits specified; time: 3:00

SET THREE
The Piphat Mai Khaeng Ensemble: Sounds of the Surf Overture
(Pleng Homrong Kleun Kratob Fang)
Royal Court Music of Thailand
Smithsonian Folkways/1994
composer: His Majesty King Prajadhipok, Rama VII; the Piphat Mai Khaeng percussion ensemble [pi (oboe): Jakrayut Laisakul; ronad ek (treble xylophone): Dussadee Meerpom; khang wong yai (treble gongs): Songyot Kaewdee; khong wong lek (soprano gongs): Lumyong Sovat; klong (drums): Sahawat Pluempreecha, Tirapol Nointh; ching (cymbals): Surapong Bualuang; chab (large cymbals): Weerachat Sangkhaman; krab (clappers): Rattanprakorn Yanavaree]; recorded in Bangkok, 1994; time: 11:41

Gamelan Sangburni: The Way of Life
Smoking Cloves -- The Bamboo Gamelan of Sangburni
Interra Records/1996
Gamelan Sanburni recorded in Banjar Sanburni, Bali, Indonesia, August 1994; time: 10:15

SINGLE PLAY
Harry Partch: Even Wild Horses
Dance Music for Absent Drama
ACT I (9:02)
a. Scene 1 (A Decent and Honorable Mistake) [Samba] 3:06
b. Scene 2 (Rhythm of the Womb, Melody of the Grave) [Heartbeat Rhythm] 3:02
c. Scene 3 (Happy Birthday To You!) [Afro-Chinese Minuet] 2:53
ACT II (9:26)
a. Scene 1 (Nor These Lips Upon Your Eyes) [Rumba] 3:25
b. Scene 2 (Hunger, Thirst, Shout Dance!) [Naniga] (2:26)
c. Scene 3 (Land of Darkness and of Whirlwinds) [Slow, Fast, Wild!] 3:36
ACT III (5:31)
a. Scene 1 (Had I Not Once a Lovely Youth?) [Conga] 3:00
b. Scene 2 (Let Us Contemplate Undazed the Endless Reaches of My Innocence) [Tahitian Dance] 2:30
Plectra and Percussion Dances
Bridge Records/2014
PARTCH ensemble (ingredients may include -- diamond marimba, Eroica, cymbal: Erin Barnes; voice: Paul Berkoids; kithara: Alison Bjorkedahl; canon, surrogate kiethara, Eroica: Matt Cook; cloud chamber bowls, chromelodeon: David Johnson; saxophone: Ulrich Krieger; percussion: Yumi Lee; canon: Tom Peters; guitars, canons: John Schneider; adapted viola: Derek Stein; bowls, bass marimba, Eroica, fight bell: Nick Terry; bass marimba, voice: T.J. Roy; guitar, canons: Alex Wand); recorded at Disney Hall/Redcat Theatre, Los Angeles, June 9, 2013; composition year: 1952; total time: 24:03

SET FOUR
Gong Ensemble of Desa Aur Sampuh: 
Kanayatn
a. Kamang Siado (excerpt) [gong ensemble] 1:15
b. Tingkakok (demonstration) [gong row] 2:28
c. Baramutn (demonstration) [gong row] 1:20
Music of Indonesia Volume 17
Kalimantan -- Dayak Ritual and Festival Music
Smithsonian Folkways/1998
musicians of Senggar Amboo Bukit Talaga, directed by Manimas Miden; recorded in Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, 1995-1996 in collaborations with the Indonesian Society for the Performing Arts (MSPI); total excerpts time: 5:03

Abilum Lum: The Way of the Annual Fruits (The Longsat Tree)
Dream Songs and Healing Sounds in the Rainforests of Malaysia
Smithsonian Folkways/1995
recorded at the Kelantan River, Malaysia, September 9, 1982; time: 4:37

Jack Body: Musik Anak Anak (Children's Music)
Opus 30 Ans Musiques Compositeurs Vol. 1 (1970 - 1983) (various artists)
Mnémosyne Musique Media/2002
(electroacoustic music, sourced from the sounds of Indonesian children singing, toys, found objects, and discarded materials); realized at GMEB (IMEB), Bourges, France, 1978; time: 13:15

Annea Lockwood: In Full Bloom (Part 1)
Thousand Year Dreaming/Floating World
Pogus Productions/2007
conch shell, trombone, didjeridu: Art Baron; oboe, English horn: Libby Van Cleve; didjeridu: Jon Gibson; voice: Annea Lockwood; clarinet, contrabass clarinet: J.D. Parran; tam-tam, clapping sticks: Michael Pugliese; conch shell, frame drums, pod rattle, tam-tam: N. Scott Robinson; didjeridu, waterphone: John Snyder; tam-tam, stones: Charles Wood; trombone, didjeridu: Peter Zummo; composition year: 1990; time: 10:10

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