Radio pyongyang was assembled and edited by christaan virant from storebought tapes, short wave recordings from voice of korea, television programs, and. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom sublime frequencies, 2005 molly gebrian and danny holt. As with many sf releases, youre not getting a nonesuchsmithsonian folkwayslike exploration into the roots of music and culture. Radio pyongyang commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom 2005. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was one of the most fascinating trips id ever taken. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from radio pyongyang.
Northern exposure bulletin of the atomic scientists. Schmaltzy synthpop, revolutionary rock, cheeky child rap, and a healthy dose of hagiography for dear leader kim jongil, this is the now now sound of north korea. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom sublime frequencies allow western audiences to see and hear how north korea became what it is and where it may be headed. Boasting a heady mix of stalin opera, tokyo karaoke and brooding impressionism, the sound of presentday pyongyang distills into warped agitpop and lostintime commie funk. Read about commie funk by radio pyongyang and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Radio crash 122905 wprk winter park, fl internet archive.
Radio pyongyang commie funk and agit prop from the hermit kingdom start em young. Gothspel for you not them new hella homeboy 5rc unleash the compassion new glitter pals unleash the compassion lovepump united jet. Field recordings and radio excerpts from peoples democratic republic of korea north korea, by label sublime frequencies. Monty python denis moore song robin hood theme part 4 monty pythons previous record. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom, which dates back to when i was an andy kershaw wannabe and writing a world music column. Support sublime frequencies and buy the records in the following links. As a followup to my previous post, i thought id share this out of print record, called radio pyongyang. Wpkns favorite tracks of the week 060318 wpkn radio. Jane portals concise and brilliant art under control in north korea reaktion books and christiaan virants compilation sonic collage radio pyongyang. Tender buttons warp if a time capsule of quality modern art were vaulted into space, gertrude steins 1914 poetry volume tender buttons is the kind of book only a real jerk would. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom sublime. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom duration.
North korean radio live stream from ypt kcbs pyongyang. I travelled to north korea for 10 days in august 2011 with koryo tours. Korean central broadcasting station live stream via medium wave broadcast from 873 khz, sinuiju. Tel aviv we got the computers 1998 teenbeat sampler 15.
North korea various artists pyongsublime frequencies. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom, a various artists compilation. Pepper and dark side of the moon as one of the top 50 most out there albums of all time. While westerners tend to view places only in terms of their government iraq was saddam, dprk is the kims, zimbabwe is mugabe and dont often look beyond the figureheads, north korea is a real place with a unique culture, art and music, shaped by both regime and. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom on discogs.
If youve ever wondered what goes on in north korean music, this is your vehicle for exploration. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom rawly captures, as they say, a healthy dose of hagiography for dear leader kim jongil, and also bills itself as the now sound of north korea. Schmaltzy synthpop, revolutionary rock, cheeky child rap, and a healthy dose. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom, put out by sublime frequencies in 2005. Pyongyang rock city part 3 this is our third and final look part one, part two into the most impenetrable culture in the world so impenetrable that even these three albums were offering are just what they want. Sublime frequencies is a record label based in seattle, washington that focuses exclusively on. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom sf023. The sublime frequencies of new old media ucsb department of. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom various artists on allmusic 2005 one of the joys of the sublime frequencies series. Wfmu top 30 compiled by music and program director brian turner click on artist name or compilation title to hear a sample tune in real audio various radio pyongyang. Kcbs is north koreas primary domestic radio network. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom sf023 schmaltzy synthpop, revolutionary rock, cheeky child rap, and a healthy dose of hagiography for dear leader kim jongil, this is the now now sound of north korea. Released 27 september 2005 on sublime frequencies catalog no.
As such, this is the definitive reprise album from the meters, not just because the material is stronger which admittedly is true, but because the performances are continually inspired and the production is professional but hits at a gut level, resulting in a firstclass funk album. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. Suddenly the trees are giving way new ulrich schnauss far away trains. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom 1 unknown artist motherland megamix 2 unknown artist new model army 3 unknown artist numbers game 4 unknown artist pride of the nation 5 unknown artist start em young 6 unknown artist arirang 7 unknown artist commie funk 8 unknown artist motherland redux. Playback options listening on switch spotify device.
Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom 1 unknown artist motherland megamix 2 unknown artist new model army 3 unknown artist numbers game 4 unknown artist. When you rate your music, the sites musicsocial recommender can recommend similar music and. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom unknown. Sublime frequencies is a record label based in seattle, washington that focuses exclusively on acquiring and exposing obscure sights and sounds from modern and traditional urban and rural frontiers, mostly from southeast asia, north africa and west africa and the middle east the releases are usually divided into four categories. A readers poll by mojo music magazine, ranks this remarkable album up there with sgt. Sampler radio pyongyang commie funk and agit pop from the. Mp3 download dinner bell for october wfmus beware of. Anyone familiar with that label knows that their releases tend to mystify rather than demystify perhaps appropriately, for our purposes. And streaming live on the internet, with podcasts of selected shows at wpkn community radio. By bruce cumings, march 1, 2006 bruce cumings, march 1, 2006. Given that north korea is so much in the news these days i dug out a copy of the cd radio pyongyang. Commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom 2005 with titles such as motherland megamix and commie funk you cant really go wrong.
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