EDITIONS EG · EGM 114

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1. A1 Chor Moiré 2:18
2. A2 Courage 3:28
3. A3 Dream Theory 5:13
4. A4 Datu Bintung At Jelong 7:03
5. B1 Malay 10:10
6. B2 These Times... 2:52
7. B3 Gift Of Fire 5:00

Running order of the main release. Pressings may split it differently.

• Jon Hassell - Dream Theory in Malaya - Fourth World (Volume 2)

Dream theory In Malaya is titled after a paper by visionary anthropologist Kilton Stewart, who in 1935 visited a remarkable highland tribe of Malayan aborigines, the Senoi, whose happiness and well-being were linked to their morning custom of family dream-telling, where a child's fearful dream of falling was praised as a gift to learn to fly the next night and where a dream-song or dance was taught to a neighbouring tribe to create a common bond beyond differences of custom. The Semelai are another tribe not far from the Senoi but who live in the largest swamp area of Malaya, A recorded fragment of their joy-filled watersplash rhythm was re-structured and became the the generating force for the composition Malay, as well as providing a thematic guide for the entire recording. Jon Hassell