Dancing Wayang Records was a small independent record label which aimed to provide artists with free studio time and access to high quality recording facilities and equipment. The label acted as our platform on which we combined our love for experimental and largely non-commercial music and sound and the process of sound engineering.

Most of our releases have been recorded at Eastcote Studios, an independently run studio in West London which first opened its doors in 1980. Studio 1, where most of the Dancing Wayang sessions have taken place, features a 1971 MCI mixing console at its heart and both digital and analogue recording methods have been used on DWR releases. A great selection of microphones, a grand piano, an array of vintage and modern synthesisers and other instruments were available for the artists’ use.

The Dancing Wayang sessions were released in very limited vinyl-only editions. Each cover screenprinted and numbered by hand, they in themselves became an integral part of the label’s philosophy. The first 100 copies of some of the releases have been accompanied by a bonus 3″ CDR featuring additional exclusive material.