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Tohpati Ethnomission

Clarinet Tales with Arun Ghosh

by Nick Davies
October 30, 2018

This show features an interview with clarinetist Arun Ghosh from the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. We talk about everything, from music in general to his composing and the recorder. We also discuss his latest album But Where Are You Really From. Plus lots of new music from artists like D.F.A. through to Beledo. Playlist ...

Ian Patterson's Best Releases of 2017

by Ian Patterson
January 2, 2018

I'm always conscious of the fact that no matter how much new music you listen to in a given year it represents but a handful of stars in a teeming galaxy. These are a few of the brightest stars to have illuminated my 2017. The Firebirds Aladdin's Dream ILK Music

Mata Hati

By Tohpati Ethnomission

Label: MoonJune Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Janger; Tanah Emas; Pelog Rock; Mata Hati; Berburu; Rancak; Reog; Pangkur; Amarah.

Tohpati Ethnomission: Mata Hati

by Ian Patterson
July 29, 2017

Although it's been nearly seven years since Tohpati Ethnomission's Save The Planet (2010), Indonesian guitarist Tohpati has hardly been idle in that time, with several notable releases to his credit on Moonjune Records. Thanks to Leonardo Pavkovic's New York label, Riot (2012), Faces (2017)--both under the moniker Tohpati Bertiga--The Sixth Story (2013), the swansong of the ...

Tohpati Ethnomission: Mata Hati

by Dave Wayne
March 10, 2017

Indonesian guitarist and composer Tohpati, like his countrymen Dewa Budjana and Dwiki Dharmawan, is a busy studio musician who somehow manages to keep several of his own distinct musical projects moving in parallel. The most well-known of these is probably simakDialog, best described as an Indonesian jam band whose copious recorded output has been cut short ...

Tohpati Bertiga: Riot

by Dave Wayne
August 23, 2012

Get used to thinking of Southeast Asia as the new hotbed of fascinating and original guitar players. Indigenous guitar- and mandolin-like stringed instruments and improvisation have played a pivotal role in the native music of the region for centuries. Adaptation and mastery of western styles was inevitable, and a cursory search of YouTube will reveal hundreds ...

MoonJune Records: A Decade of Progressive Rock Documentation

by Mark Redlefsen
October 5, 2011

On a moon of this past June, appropriately enough, Leonardo Pavkovic, owner of the progressive jazz label MoonJune Records, gave All About Jazz an interview at the label's office in Union Square, New York City. The name MoonJune Records, which Pavkovic started back in 2001, is taken from the title of a song, “Moon In June," ...

Save The Planet

By Tohpati Ethnomission

Label: MoonJune Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Selamatkan Bumi (Save The Planet); Bedhaya Ketawang (Sacred Dance); Drama; Ethno Funk; Gegunungan (Gateway Of Life); Hutan Hujan (Rain Forest); Biarkan Burung Bernyanyi (Let The Birds Sing); Inspirasi Baru (New Inspiration); Perang Tanding (Battle Between Good & Evil). Pesta Rakyat (Festive People); Amarah (Anger).

Tohpati Ethnomission: Save The Planet

by Mark Redlefsen
December 14, 2010

In the world of guitar-driven jazz fusion, laced with world music, it has typically been a westerner who learns and ensconces themselves in another ethnic culture; processing, packaging, and exporting a digestible product back for listeners to experience. The absorption of jazz, rock, and fusion in Indonesia has produced some exciting results over the years, with ...