sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message 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 field recordings folk and pop compilations radio collages from specific geographic locales and dvds . the label is headed by alan bishop and hisham mayet . its releases are produced in limited quantities usually 1 000 copies . its mission statement is sublime frequencies is a collective of explorers dedicated to acquiring and exposing obscure sights and sounds from modern and traditional urban and rural frontiers via film and video field recordings radio and short wave transmissions international folk and pop music sound anomalies and other forms of human and natural expression not documented sufficiently through all channels of academic research the modern recording industry media or corporate foundations . sublime frequencies is focused on an aesthetic of extra geography and soulful experience inspired by music and culture world travel research . in 2014 sublime frequencies created a bandcamp page where listeners can listen to and purchase digital copies of some albums or individual tracks including some previously sold out albums . in 2016 e. tammy kim and michael e. veal published punk ethnography artists & scholars listen to sublime frequencies which is a collection of interviews and essays about the label . 1 contents 1 releases 1.1 cds 1.2 dvds 1.3 lps 1.4 eps 1.5 books 2 see also 3 references 4 external links releases edit as of 6 march 2016 cds edit sf 001 folk and pop sounds of sumatra vol .1 sf 002 radio java sf 003 night recordings from bali sf 006 princess nicotine folk and pop music of myanmar burma sf 007 radio morocco sf 008 radio palestine sounds of the eastern mediterranean sf 009 i remember syria 2 cd sf 011 cambodian cassette archives khmer folk & pop music vol . 1 sf 012 bush taxi mali field recordings from mali sf 013 brokenhearted dragonflies insect electronica from southeast asia sf 014 radio india the eternal dream of sound 2 cd anom26 leaf music drunks distant drums sf 016 streets of lhasa sf 017 harmika yab yum folk sounds from nepal sf 018 folk and pop sounds of sumatra vol . 2 sf 019 molam thai country groove from isan sf 020 radio phnom penh sf 021 radio sumatra the indonesian fm experience sf 023 radio pyongyang commie funk and agit pop from the hermit kingdom sf 024 guitars of the golden triangle folk and pop music of myanmar vol . 2 sf 025 choubi choubi folk and pop sounds from iraq sf 027 ethnic minority music of northeast cambodia sf 028 radio thailand transmissions from the tropical kingdom 2 cd sf 029 radio algeria sf 030 group doueh guitar music from the western sahara sf 031 omar souleyman highway to hassake folk and pop sounds of syria sf 032 thai pop spectacular 1960s 1980s sf 033 molam thai country groove from isan vol . 2 sf 034 group inerane guitars from agadez music of niger sf 035 music of nat pwe folk and pop music of myanmar vol . 3 sf 036 ethnic minority music of southern laos sf 037 ethnic minority music of north vietnam sf 038 proibid o c.v forbidden gang funk from rio de janeiro sf 039 latinamericarpet exploring the vinyl warp of latin american psychedelia vol . 1 sf 043 bollywood steel guitar sf 044 radio myanmar burma sf 045 1970 s algerian proto rai underground sf 049 omar souleyman dabke 2020 folk and pop sounds of syria sf 050 siamese soul thai pop spectacular vol . 2 sf 051 singapore a go go sf 052 omar khorshid guitar el chark guitar of the orient sf 053 koes bersaudara 1967 sf 054 dara puspita 1966 1968 sf 055 omar souleyman jazeera nights sf 057 ethnic minority music of northwest xinjiang china sf 058 koes plus volumes 1 & 2 1969 1970 sf 059 my friend rain sf 060 saigon rock & soul vietnamese classic tracks 1968 1974 sf 061 group inerane guitars from agadez vol 3 sf 062 hayvanlar alemi guarana superpower sf 065 staring into the sun dvd cd book sf 066 group doueh zayna jumma sf 067 erkin koray mechul singles and rarities sf 068 omar souleyman haflat gharbia the western concerts sf 079 cd pop yeh yeh psychedelic rock from singapore and malaysia 1964 1970 sf 081 ethnic minority music of southern china sf 086 radio niger sf 088 1970s algerian folk & pop sf 095 radio vietnam sf 099 indian talking machine 78rpm and gramophone collecting on the sub continent book 2cd dvds edit sf 004 nat pwe burma s carnival of spirit soul sf 005 jemaa el fna morocco s rendezvous of the dead sf 010 folk music of the sahara among the tuareg of libya sf 015 isan folk and pop music of northeast thailand sf 022 niger magic and ecstasy in the sahel sf 026 phi ta khon ghosts of isan sf 040 sumatran folk cinema sf 041 musical brotherhoods from the trans saharan highway sf 047 palace of the winds sf 059 my friend rain sf 065 staring into the sun dvd cd book sf 073 this world is unreal like a snake in a rope sf 075 the divine river ceremonial pageantry in the sahel sf 080 the pierced heart and the machete sf 082 small path music with laurent jeanneau sf 089 vodoun gods on the slave coast sf 094 the stirring of a thousand bells lps edit sf 001 folk and pop sounds of sumatra vol 1 lp sf 006 princess nicotine folk and pop sounds of myanmar burma vol 1 lp sf 019 molam thai country groove from isan sf 025 choubi choubi folk and pop sounds from iraq 2lp sf 030 group doueh guitar music from the western sahara sf 031 omar souleyman highway to hassake folk and pop sounds of syria 2 lp sf 034 group inerane guitars from agadez music of niger sf 042 shadow music of thailand sf 043 bollywood steel guitar sf 045 1970 s algerian proto rai underground sf 046 group bombino guitars from agadez vol . 2 sf 048 group doueh treeg salaam sf 052 omar khorshid guitar el chark guitar of the orient sf 056 ecstatic music of the jemaa el fna sf 060 saigon rock & soul vietnamese classic tracks 1968 1974 sf 061 group inerane guitars from agadez vol 3 sf 062 hayvanlar alemi guarana superpower sf 063 group doueh beatte harab sf 064 pakistan folk & pop instrumentals 1966 1976 sf 066 group doueh zayna jumma sf 067 erkin koray mechul singles and rarities sf 068 omar souleyman haflat gharbia the western concerts sf 071 eat the dream gnawa music from essaouira sf 074 staring into the sun ethiopian tribal music sf 077 scattered melodies korean kayagum sanjo sf 078 the crying princess 78 rpm records from burma sf 083 hass n ya music from the western sahara and mauritania sf 084 koudede guitars from agadez vol . 7 sf 085 choubi choubi folk and pop sounds from iraq vol . 2 sf 087 rajasthan street music sf 088 1970s algerian folk & pop sf 090 folk music of the sahel vol .1 niger 2 lp sf 091 omar khorshid and his group live in australia 1981 sf 092 the traveling archive folk music from bengal sf 093 a distant invitation ceremonial street recordings from burma cambodia india indonesia malaysia and thailand sf 096 music of tanzania 2 lp sf 097 baba commandant and the mandingo band juguya sf 098 adnan othman bersyukor a retrospective of hits by a malaysian pop yeh yeh legend sf 101 music of xinjiang uyghur and kazakh music from northwest xinjiang china sf 102 outlier recordings from madagascar eps edit sf 069 group inerane guitars from agadez volume . 4 sf 070 hayvanlar alemi yekermo sew sf 072 koudede guitars from agadez vol . 5 sf 076 koudede guitars from agadez vol . 6 books edit sf 099 indian talking machine 78rpm and gramophone collecting on the sub continent book 2cd see also edit list of record labels references edit veal michael ; kim e. tammy eds . . punk ethnography artists & scholars listen to sublime frequencies . wesleyan press . p. 376 . isbn 978 0 8195 7653 8 . retrieved 2 october 2016 . external links edit sublime frequencies homepage sublime frequencies facebook page sublime frequencies bandcamp page dusted magazine s early profile of the label and review of its first batch of releases conversation with mark gergis sublime frequencies collaborator on his sound collection 2011 interview with mark gergis sublime frequencies collaborator on his sound collection 2011 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sublime frequencies & oldid 742347251 categories ethnomusicologyamerican record labelsexperimental music record labelshidden categories articles lacking sources from october 2010all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction 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