about
Dancing Wayang Records is a small record label operating out of London-based recording studio Eastcote Studios.
We aim to provide artists with free studio time and access to high quality recording facilities and equipment.
The label is our platform on which we combine our love for experimental and largely non-commercial music and sound
and the process of sound engineering.
The sessions recorded at Eastcote Studios are released in very limited vinyl-only editions.
The hand screenprinted and hand numbered covers have become an integral part of the label's philosophy.
The first 100 copies of each release are traditionally accompanied by a bonus 3" CDR featuring additional
exclusive material.
Eastcote Studios is an independently run studio in West London which first opened its doors in 1980. Studio 1,
where most of the Dancing Wayang sessions take place, features a 1971 MCI mixing console at its heart
and both digital and analogue recording methods have been used on DWR releases. There's a great selection of microphones,
a grand piano, an array of vintage and modern synthesisers and other instruments for the artists' use. Check out our home base
here.
Below are a few shots of the studio gear and equipment. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger version of each photo.
Wayang, by the way, means 'puppet' in Indonesian. Puppets have a long tradition in Javanese and Balinese theatre, initially spreading Hinduist religious beliefs. When Islam arrived, it became forbidden to depict God in human form so the traditional puppet plays changed into shadow puppet plays. The wayang kulit are the shadow puppets, which inspired our name and logo.