Hello and Welcome!

     The goal of Javasounds is to provide the most reliable introduction to the revered music of Java Indonesia, and to promote a new model for the collaboration of traditional music and listeners. If you’re looking for new music, curious about what goes on musically in the less known parts of the Islamic world, or simply just want to hear some different music, this is a great place to start. Javasounds operates under the assumption that if you open your ears your mind will follow and we believe the music of Java has just that ability.

     We’re hoping this is a new model for sharing and encouraging music by offering professionally recorded albums at $1 a piece of which all profits go on to fuel similar projects and more importantly the musicians that are making music around the globe. It is an attempt to promote rare music outside of the usual chain of command and put possibility in the hands of musicians and listeners around the globe. In addition to being able to hear the albums themselves you will be able learn about the music by viewing videos and pictures of the performances, downloading examples of how the music is constructed, and read about the styles and songs. Whether you’re an expert or novice in other music around the world, whether you musically lean towards pop, psychadelia, classical or experimental, there is something here for you.

     Indonesia has so much to offer musically it’s hard to know where to start, on one end you have the more scholarly approached recordings, the majority of which are geared towards those already familiar with the regions music. On the other hand there are older recordings (many of them great), of varying quality, locked in tape, cd, or overpriced download format. If you’re just an openminded music lover without tons of cash to spare but you still want to hear and learn about new music where do you begin? We say here, and we say that with complete confidence after being involved with music on a variety of ways as well not having large amounts of extra cash ourselves. I’ll be honest, , we have put an enormous amount of time, money and energy into this and if you can have even one brief moment of interest, excitement, curiosity, or relaxation all of these years of work will be worth it. So HELLO and in a variety of ways, we welcome you and your support.