The Dogherder Tapes Vol. 1
RELEASE DATE: Sept 1, 2008
An entirely different world than Eau, and influenced much more by French artists such as Luc Ferrari, Denis Dufour and Bernard Parmegiani, The Dogherder Tapes Vol. 1 is crafted from a combination of these field recordings, found-sounds on old cassettes, short-wave radio interceptions and new studio recordings which accompany and play along-side the performances. It functions similar to collage albums, but feels entirely different, influenced more by the desire to find a personal and emotional context for the ‘field recording’ genre. The Dogherder project attempts to examine the process of pseudo-acculturation- a normalization of exotic and challenging stimuli from exposure to other cultures and lifestyles, while remaining at all times an ‘outsider’ with distinct, albeit challenged perceptual predispositions. In an effort to accomplish this, all field recordings and radio broadcasts are placed within shifting sonic contexts, particularly inspired by Luc Ferrari’s Les Anecdotiques. Showcasing an epic segment capturing the unforgettable child-healing evangelists of the Guatemalan highlands, I hope it makes for an exciting and unique listening experience.
Each song now available for download individually by clicking on the song title, or available in one .ZIP file HERE
tracklist:
Homesick Sumatran Rhino Hunter
Monastery Muay Thai
Phnom Penh Monsoon
The Boys of Lake Toba
Small Country from Chinese
Trans-Javan Flood
They All Take Place in San Francisco
Oh The Hospitals You’ll End Up In…
Tongam
KL Nights
Minangkabau Inventions
Barong Heat Stroke
Shan Jazz
Feliz Navidad de Quetzaltenango
Guatemalan Evangelist Child Healing
Hati Hati
(running time: 68 minutes)
And these .txt liner notes provide detailed performance and source notes for each track
Featuring field recordings, radio excerpts and found-sounds from Guatemala, Honduras, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand.
Performed by:
Vi An (guzheng)
Tasha Young (piano)
Tongam Sirait (guitar and vocals)
Charles Hutapea (guitar and vocals)
Pong (Sarunai, Saluang)
Geoff Hawryluk (guitars, pianos, vocals, electronics)
Written and recorded by Geoff Hawryluk, 2004-2008
Eau
Over four years in the making, Eau is finally complete and available for purchase.
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Featuring performances by:
Paul Gonzenbach (Jim Yoshii Pile-Up) on vocals
Ashraf el-Assaly on oud and vocals
Vi An on guzheng
Tasha Young on piano
Nathan Marshall on drums
Joseph Lubinsky-Mast on double bass (Our Mercury)
Catherine Hiltz - cello (Blind Tiger, Tiger)
John McCormack on saxophone
Heather Bourne on violin
Ryan Findlay on trumpet
Stephanie Wichuk on french horn
Megan Brige on flute
Geoff Hawryluk on guitars, sarangi, yueqin, bells and vocals
With field recordings captured in Mandalay, Parapat, Phnom Penh and Pekanbaru
Recorded in 2005, 2008 by Real Cardinal.
Guitars recorded in 2006 by Braden Sustrik
Mastered at Joao Carvalho Mastering, Toronto.
Radio Myanmar (Burma) [SF044]
Rare field recordings, including contributions from Geoff, compiled and released by Sublime Frequencies.
Find out more information or purchase through SublimeFrequencies.com
The Union Solidarity & Development Association (USDA) has grown to become one of the most pervasive organizations in Burma, claiming over 22 million members (nearly half the country’s population). Very little is known of the USDA to the outside world, but it has become imbedded throughout the social infrastructure of the state. It’s widely published statutes expressing the importance of state sovereignty and public solidarity can be found in all mediums throughout the country: newspapers, television, billboards and radio broadcasts. Known as the “Three Main National Causes”, “Four-Point People’s Desire”, “Seven Point Road to Democracy” and “Twelve Political, Economic and Social Objectives”, each broadcast day begins with their recitation.
Most of the recordings featured in this radio collection were captured in Yangon during March and April of 2007. With the authorities attempting to control all information coming into or leaving the state, rarely does the world catch a glimpse inside Burma. This is a special opportunity for listeners to delve behind the headlines and into the airwaves; to hear for themselves the sounds, rhythms, and voices of urban Burma’s radio experience, unfiltered by the international press or state-spokesmen. Myanmar’s Voice broadcasts nearly twenty-four hours a day across much of the country, playing an assortment of Burmese classics; USDA pledges; and recitations of articles published by the state-run The New Light of Myanmar Times. Due in part to the near blackout of all foreign music on state airwaves, the few FM stations that do exist in Yangon and Bago divisions, transmit a rather bizarre assortment of music from 7am to 9pm: synth ballads, hip-hop jingles, and internationally popular songs re-recorded in Burmese. This release also features assorted tracks recorded between 1994-2002 highlighting many wonderfully strange and beautiful pop, folk, and classical music styles. There are vast resources easily available to anyone interested in learning more about Burma or the USDA; this recording is simply intended to showcase the extraordinary sounds rarely heard beyond its borders.
Reviews of Radio Myanmar (Burma):
…Just Call it Guitar (tour EP)
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Real Cardinal one afternoon back in July, 2004, This 8-song disc of instrumental acoustic guitar performances was released to sell on tour and at a number of acoustic performances. It is now available for free download (click on the album cover). The album features Edmonton musician Doug Hoyer on accordian, 6 instrumental acoustic songs spanning flamenco, folk and classical styles, as well as field recordings and a cover of John Cage’s ‘in a landscape’ I recorded back in 1999. There are a few hundred packaged CDRs in circulation, but this album is no longer available for purchase.
Night Music
Recorded in February 2004, during a yearly spell of -40 degree weather in the Canadian prairies, Night Music is a 45-minute ambient composition originally written for a film which never saw the light of day. Inspired by “Break of Day” by Jorge Luis Borges, the composition meditates on the quiet winter nights in the prairies. Performed, written and recorded by Geoff Hawryluk, it features over a dozen musical segments which follow a motif from an old piano recording from 1998 to the bursting distorted climax. Originally packaged as a CDR release featuring a number of photos and a copy of the Borges poem, it is now available for download by clicking the link beneath the album cover. Of interest to anyone interested in Loscil, The Album Leaf, Sigur Ros, Kiln, Akira Rabelais, The Dead Texan and other similar artists.
