Re-configuring the past, drifting into the future, connecting different worlds, and shaping the profile of a fictitious ethnic group.
43 minutes with music by Bill Drummond, Dadang Dwi Septiyan, Jon Hassell, Malayeen and others – recorded between 1971 and 2020.
Featured cover art: Dadang Dwi Septiyan – Compilation ‘Anthology Of Contemporary Music From Indonesia‘
Playlist
Makoto Inoue (feat. Jun Togawa) – Holy Fountain ~ Departure Of Mothra
Synthesised reworking of the theme for the 1964 science fiction production Mothra vs. Godzilla. (1983, Starchild)
Ursula K. Le Guin & Todd Barton – Heron Dance
Music for the fictional ethnic group The Kesh, which accompanies Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel Always Coming Home. (1985, Freedom To Spend)
Dadang Dwi Septiyan – Pambuka
Traditional Indonesian music as influence for experiments. (2020, Unexplained Sounds Group)
Malayeen – Omar
Re-configuring Egyptian guitarist Omar Khorshid’s take on Arabic music. (2014, Annihaya Records)
Bröselmaschine – Gitarrenstück
Inspired by folk tunes and life in a commune in Duisburg. (1971, Pilz)
Jon Hassell – Blues Nile
Minimalism meets non-Western folk music and electronics. (1977, Lovely Music, Ltd.)
Hiroshi Yoshimura – Feel
Pioneering ambient music in Japan. (1986, AIR Records Inc.)
Woo – The Frog’s Fandango
Two brothers and a simple melody with improvised guitar. (1990, Cloud Nine Music)
Ghédalia Tazartès / Paweł Romańczuk / Andrzej Załęski – The End Of Western World
Drifting away from the traditions of chamber music in a Polish studio. (2016, Monotype Records)
Bill Drummond – Queen Of The South
A premonition of where The KLF would soon shine. (1986, Creation Records)
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