Jacques Brunet Recordings of Central Javanese Gamelan: Archaic Styles and Austere Instrumental Performances of the Early 1970s

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	1.	Gamelan Kyahi Kodok Ngorek, Kraton of Jogjakarta - untraced composition 17:21
	2.	Gamelan Kyahi Surak, Kraton of Jogjakarta - Gending Uluk Uluk, slendro sanga 09:12
	3.	Gamelan Kyahi Gunter Sari, Kraton of Jogjakarta - Gending Kangsaram; Gending Roning Tawang, pelog nem 19:00
	4.	Gamelan Kyahi Sirat Madu, Kraton of Jogjakarta - Gending Unduk, pelog nem 16:42
	5.	Gamelan Kyahi Kanyut Mesem, Puro Mangkunegaran - Gending Tirtakentjana, pelog nem 06:54
	6.	Gamelan Kangdjeng Kyahi Kanyut Mesem, Puro Mangkunegaran - Gending Tunkung, pelog barang 17:56
	7.	Gamelan Tjarabalen - untraced composition 01:31

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I have admired the work of the ethnomusicologist and record producer Jacques Brunet since first encountering it 30 years ago.The hundreds of recordings he made in southeast Asia and released on European LPs from the 1960s to '80s are unbelievably beautiful. Many of them have languished out of print for decades.

Nearly 20 years ago, I put together a CDR mixtape of some of my favorite of his recordings from various LPs of central Javanese court gamelan. A decade later, I revised that collection for a cassette release made by friends in an edition of 100 copies. This collection is yet another draft of that same mixtape.

I have inquired over the years with some in-the-know friends in music circles about Brunet; those I have asked do not seem to know his whereabouts or whether he is alive. Given his amazing legacy, it seems hardly credible. I would be grateful to know more. I am such a fan.

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released April 6, 2024

all recordings by Jacques Brunet
cover photo by Jacques Brunet of a gender player of Kangdjeng Kyahi Kanyut Mesem, Puro Mangkunegaran

Track 1 under the direction of K.R.T. Matukusumo
Track 5 under the direction of Soendoro Mintoeno Widyoatmodjo
Track 7 under direction of Hadi Darminto

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