Baleganjur: Blahpane Kaja Vol. 1 (Aneka 960)

Another excellent tape from Aneka record... spesial baleganjur by Blahpane Kaja. Some fantastically focused playing, hypnotic waves of reyongan, swirling sulings, and gong pulsations captured on this one. Great stuff.

(Baleganjur: Blahpane Kaja Vol. 1 (Aneka 960).rar - 129MB)

Angklung Balaganjur "Adi Merdangga" (Maharani/Rick's Records)

Here's a slightly manic recording of a Balinese angklung balaganjur hybrid style. I always feel a little wobbly after a few minutes of listening to this one. I think it's the sulings. Your mileage may vary. Nice deluxe fold out cassette packaging from the Maharani/Rick's Records label.

(Angklung Balaganjur "Adi Merdangga" (Maharani/Rick's Records).rar - 90MB)

Kreasi Baru Beleganjur, Kapal - Badung (B.833)

Hard hitting and bruising Beleganjur performance courtesy of Sekehe Gong Puspa Werdi. Heavy in form, but fluid and torrential in execution, these four intense pieces capture a propulsive energy, full of much fervor. Great stuff!

Kreasi Baru Beleganjur, Kapal - Badung (B.833)

Baleganjur Kreasi Baru Vol. 3 "Candra Wisesa" (Aneka 840)

Great tape of marathon Baleganjur workouts. This is heavy, virtuosic, hypnotic music. The waves of interlocking reyong patterns (reyongan) that these guys play sounds wonderful. Total focus. Curious artwork from Aneka - kind of a faux tear theme going on. 

Baleganjur Kreasi Baru Vol. 3 "Candra Wisesa" (Aneka 840)

Kreasi Beleganjur (B 720)

More baleganjur - though with the trendy alternate spelling. Same difference. All throughout this totally great tape Seka Gong Kalingga Jaya play from the heart, with the spoon-bending focus and indefatigable stamina required for the style. Additionally there are several pieces where Balinese Agama Hindu incantations are performed - I'm not sure what the proper name is to describe these - Kidung maybe? It's a profound and heavy sound that brings a quality of strong reverence to the music, and probably not heard much at all outside of the context of a Balinese religious ceremony.

Kreasi Beleganjur (B 720)

Gong Carman Wati - Baleganjur (Bebonangan) Vol. 1 (Aneka 742)

Some very heavy gong cycles and swirling suling captured on this baleganjur tape - or bedondangan, if you're persnickety about such things. Maybe it's the incessant saturation/distortion that makes the ceng ceng sound like mere bursts of white noise or that much of the higher freqs have simply been eroded away - whatever - there's just something about the fidelity of this cassette that compliments the music perfectly.

Gong Carman Wati - Baleganjur (Bebonangan) Vol. 1