[Exploratory Music Service]
[EMSI]

EXPLORATORY MUSIC SERVICE VOL.I
The Khaen and Other Sounds from Isaan
EMSI

The recordings on this cassette were made in Chaiyaphum Province, Isaan, Thailand during January 2009. Side A was recorded in Banokhaotong village and is performed entirely by Mr. Yiboon, a rice farmer who has been playing the khaen for over 40 years. The 2nd side is recorded in Nanongtong village and features performances from 2 players. The first is Mr. Sootjai followed by Mr. Sood, who is a renowned khaen maker and master player. The recordings presented here are all of solo khaen performances.

Side A (MP3)
Side B (MP3)

Full quality cassette cover can be downloaded here.
Full liner notes can be downloaded here.

[EMSII]

EXPLORATORY MUSIC SERVICE VOL.II
Bario: The Kelabit Highlands
EMSII

Bario is located over 3,000 feet above sea level in the interior of Malaysian Borneo close to the Kalimantan border. It is surrounded by the Tamabu mountain range and dense primary jungle. The Kelabit and Penan tribes have lived in the area for generations.

Bario: The Kelabit Highlands
(38 min)
(video stream/download)

Pa Lungan
(7 min)
(video stream/download)

Who, in all of Bario is Stephen Bala?
(20 min)
(video stream/download)

Full quality DVD cover can be downloaded here.
Full quality DVD files available upon request.

[EMSIII]

EXPLORATORY MUSIC SERVICE VOL.III
The Borneo Story
EMSIII

A series of very hard to find films on Borneo produced by Tom Harrisson and Hugh Gibb and first broadcast on the BBC in the late 1950s. The series was filmed in a variety of locations throughout Borneo and contains footage on various tribal groups and their ways of life, Niah cave excavations, birds nest soup, the rainforest, rivers and swamps.

The episodes included are:

Borneo from the Beginning
Birds Nest Soup
Cavemen of Today
Peoples of the Tinjar River
The Dyaks
The Rainforest
Fishermen of the Coast
Highlanders of the Equator
The Swamp

(above links video stream/download)

Sourced and transferred from VHS cassette to MP4 / DVD by The Doozer.

Full quality DVD cover can be downloaded here.
Full quality DVD files upon request.

[EMSIV]

EXPLORATORY MUSIC SERVICE VOL.IV
Adhan Marrakech
EMSIV

This recording represents the morning 'adhan' or call to prayer as recorded at 5.20am on Wednesday 17th December 2008 in the medina of Marrakech.  

The recording is included in its entirety.

SIDE A & B (MP3)

Full quality cassette cover can be downloaded here.

[EMSIV]

EXPLORATORY MUSIC SERVICE VOL.V
Radio On In Isaan
EMSV

The recordings on this cassette were made in Chaiyaphum Province, Isaan, Thailand during January 2009. Recorded in the evenings direct to tape and reassembled in 2011 in the daytime.

Artists & stations are unknown.

SIDE A (MP3)
SIDE B (MP3)

Full quality cassette cover can be downloaded here.