He has worked to track down the original recording artists in Malaysia to learn more about their lives, their work, and see if it's possible to archive and reissue some of their music. He wants new audiences to discover their supremely groovy vintage mutant jams, and see if there's a way to move some support their way in the process. With all of that in mind, Carl has launched a Kickstarter Project that you can contribute funds to if you are so inclined:
One goal of this project is to release a compilation of some of the most beautiful, soul-stirring music I have ever heard: vintage Malaysian pop from the 60s and 70s. This genre is also often known as Pop Yeh Yeh, a reference to the Beatles lyric "She Loves you (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)." But what I must do first is find a way to license this music, and the only way to do that is to track down the original artists. So, the other main project goal is to interview the artists (several of whom I already have found contacts and addresses for!!) and others who I'll surely find while i'm there, to share their stories and memories with the world— for use on my radio show, as well as a possible future DVD documentary (from video I'd like to shoot while I'm there).
I'm a DJ on the radio, and in clubs here in the US and Ive learned a lot over the years from researching so many obscure artists. I've also become pretty skilled in finding the rare gems in a stack of old vinyl. I know I've got some gems in this stack of old Malaysian '45s.
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