VA - Pakistan ~ Folk & Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976 2xLP [Sublime Frequencies, 2010]

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A1 - The Panthers - Malkaus
A2 - The Mods - Spring Dance
A3 - The Bugs - Theme from Do Raha
A4 - The Blue Birds - Hussani Lal Qalander
A5 - Sohail Rana - The Khyber Twist

B1 - Nisar Bazmi - Aesi Chal Main
B2 - The Abstracts - Mahiya
B3 - The Fore Thoughts - The Boat Man's Cry
B4 - The Panthers - Simmi Dance
B5 - The Aay Jays - Lal Qalandar Lal
B6 - The Mods - Bondure

C1 - The Panthers - Bhairvi
C2 - The Abstracts - Sindhi Bhairvin
C3 - The Fore Thoughts - Shahbaz Qalander
C4 - The Aay Jays - Mirza Ki Dhun
C5 - The Mods - Garba Dance
C6 - Nisar Bazmi - Pyar Ki Ik Naee

D1 - The Aay Jays - The Aay Jays Theme
D2 - The Abstracts - Lotus Flower
D3 - The Panthers - Khatak Dance
D4 - The Fore Thoughts - Jungee
D5 - The Blue Birds - Sun We Bilou Akh Waliya



'Spending the greater part of the last decade assembling this masterpiece while tracking down most of the musicians in the process, Stuart Ellis of Radiodiffusion Internasionaal has compiled a mind-blowing set of Pakistani instrumentals spanning the period between 1966 and 1976. It’s all here: rock and roll beat, surf, folk traditional mixed with pop, film tunes, electric guitars, sitar and organ solos, brilliant percussion and arrangements crafted by the grooviest bands of the period: The Panthers, The Mods, The Bugs, The Blue Birds, The Abstracts, The Aay Jays, The Fore Thoughts, Nisar Bazmi, and Sohail Rana.

Situated between Afghanistan, India and Iran, the collision of cultural influences in Pakistan gave birth to music that was, and still is, unlike anything heard anywhere else on the planet. By the late 1960s, previous restrictions on musical expression began to soften and bands that were playing American and British pop covers became popular in Karachi’s burgeoning night club scene and at private dance parties. Long hair came into fashion among young men and hashish became the popular drug of choice on college campuses across Pakistan. Soon, hippies from both North America and Europe began flocking to Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar. Very few of the bands that formed during this time actually got to record. Like their neighbors in India, the Pakistani record industry was more focused on releasing 'filmi' music, which had just started to incorporate the electric guitar and electric sitar.

Pakistan’s musical revolution ended in June 1977 after a coup d’état and the establishment of a pure Islamic state governed by Sharia law. This marked the end of the “Swinging ‘70s” in Pakistan as night clubs and alcohol were banned throughout the country. Television and cinema, as well as popular music, were now subjected to government censorship. After the clamp down, many Pakistani musicians left the country and moved to America, Canada and England. The audio quality here is top notch, sourced straight from the original EMI Pakistan masters' ~ sf

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stellar ish here kids & funny how many of these nuggets i recognize from filmi & more traditional strains. pakistan is a fascinatingly rich kulture & sublime frequencies continue to raise the bar with this superb comp of timeless jams. trippy to hear the fore thoughts 'shabaz qalander' featuring the same melody as dama dam mast qalander. gotta wonder which came first. tafo bros seem like obvious birds of a feather. recommended fer repeated glistening

Hayvanlar Alemi ~ Guarana Superpower [Sublime Frequencies]

SF062

a1 - bahar patlatan
a2 - mega lambada
a3 - welcome to sunny australia
a4 - stamina
a5 - hayalgucu spor kulubu
a6 - mavi sepet

b1 - guarana superpower
b2 - karpuzkafa 777
b3 - snakesurfing
b4 - neptune sunset casino
b5 - akiskan misafirler iki
b6 - ineffable dresscode

'Hailing from the Turkish capital of Ankara, Hayvanlar Alemi is a group of contemporary players steeped in the art of psychedelics, surf, and expansive rock instrumental grandeur. Formed in 1999, the band is led by Ozum Itez [electric guitar] and Isik Sarihan [percussion] and they have released a variety of CDs and mp3 tracks in Turkey and beyond leading up to this, Guarana Superpower, their first ever vinyl LP. The tracks drift from majestic beauty to blazing delirium with Itez etching his manifesto for electric guitar every step of the way backed by Sarihan's wide variety of percussion styles. Although the group is rooted in classical and modern Turkish psych-rock in spirit, they draw on a large range of sounds and influences, and traces of Turkish styles are hard to pin down. Two of the tracks, Mega Lambada and Guarana Superpower, are more reminiscent of late 80s post-punk experimental mind melting, referencing Torch of the Mystics era Sun City Girls in grand fashion. Other cuts expand on a diversity of areas including tripped-out surf, retro Cambodian rock, electrified Thai Mor Lam and Saharan guitar music. To summarize, Hayvanlar Alemi is one of today's great instrumental combos and Guarana Superpower proves it! This limited one-time LP pressing comes in a full color heavy duty tip-on jacket.'

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the axe wielding on this joint sounds exactly like richard bishop in 'mystics' mode. smoldering & destined to sell out like everything else ever wax'd on this superlative imprint. do yr part good peeple. don't let the dr. seuss hat & pieca pizza throw ya

VA - My Friend Rain OST [Sublime Frequencies, 2010]

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'Filmed throughout Southeast Asia by Robert Millis between 2002-2004, My Friend Rain is an abstract homage to the endless monsoon cycles of rebirth and destruction. Dreamy musical segments, fleeting glimpses, odd sounds, temple shrines, tropical backdrops, decay, death, languid afternoon rains, and mysterious celebratory events take the viewer from soaked mornings in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy delta to humid nights on the streets of Isan province. Two tracks originally released on Millis’ Leaf Music, Drunks, Distant Drums CD from 2002 can now be witnessed for the first time in this film: an amazing elephant mahout playing a song on a leaf with his mouth and a Burmese marionette orchestra musician performing expertly on tuned drums. The overall experience is an impressionistic collage of sight and sound captured live and in the moment on location in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. Along with the DVD, package includes a bonus CD with the film’s soundtrack of traditional and popular music culled from live performance, cassette and LP archives. Some of the soundtrack highlights: a gorgeous Thai Luk Thung track by Waiphot Phetsuphan, a classic Khmer performance by Pan Ron, one of the Queens of Cambodian music, and an epic Burmese pop rendition of the Bee Gee’s How Do You Mend a Broken Heart, alongside folk performers, street musicians and a traditional Burmese orchestra'

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don't get too happy. this aint a transfer of the dvd, but merely the accompanying soundtrack cd, which we fancy quite a bit. 320 fanx to grasprelease & his hookups for the hookup. if ya have access to the visual portion of this set, kindly 'hook it up' in the comments or sumfing, okeh? :)