After two trips to Indonesia doing solo recording i was hooked and Knew I’d return to make proper records. So In the later 2000’s, Suny Lyons and I made multiple trips to the island of Java, to record the music that I (and many before me) had loved for years. We captured everything from children’s songs and solo string players to full 30-member gamelan orchestras found all over the island. We recorded everywhere from darkly-lit nightclubs in bustling cities to bamboo huts way, way off the grid. Our love of soundwaves (and a little luck) had us tracking everyone, from the country’s beloved stars to virtually unknown street musicians and everyone in between. Those trips were wild and beautifully noisy rides! ~ Kai Riedl
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