#4594, Southeast Asian Percussion in Western Music
Hear some of the gong-chime instruments of Thailand and Cambodia, along with music that uses Javanese gamelan and Balinese gamelan in music by (mostly) Western composers.
There’s music by Irish composer Linda Buckley - her 2016 work, “Ekstasis” which combines medieval harmony, ambient electronic music and the hypnotic atmosphere of Javanese Gamelan. The piece uses vibraphone, Thai gongs and electronics and features percussionist Joby Burgess from his record, Pioneers of Percussion.
Listen to a selection from the score to the series, The Serpent (2021) by Swiss-British composer Dominik Scherrer which uses sounds of gong-chime instruments of Thailand. Then, hear music by Mike Oldfield which uses the metallic percussion of Cambodian music. There's music by Taiwanese pipa player Yufeng Chung that incorporates Indonesian gamelan and western electric guitar, plus music from NYC-based Patrick Grant who serves his post-minimalism with a twist of Rock and Balinese gamelan. And more. - Caryn Havlik
#4594, Southeast Asian Percussion in Western Music
ARTIST: Mike Oldfield
WORK: Evacuation [1:00]
RECORDING: The Killing Fields
SOURCE: Virgin 86009
INFO: Try Discogs.com, Amazon.com or auction sites.
ARTIST: Dominik Scherrer
WORK: Dominique's Passport [2:52]
RECORDING: The Serpent
SOURCE: coolmusicltd.com/composers/dominik-scherrer
INFO: dominikscherrer.com
ARTIST: Mike Oldfield
WORK: Evacuation [4:49]
RECORDING: The Killing Fields
SOURCE: Virgin 86009
INFO: Try Discogs.com, Amazon.com or auction sites.
ARTIST: Patrick Grant
WORK: Fields Amaze [8:32]
RECORDING: FIELDS AMAZE and other sTRANGE music
SOURCE: sTRANGE Music
INFO: https://tiltedaxes.bandcamp.com/album/fields-amaze-and-other-strange-music
ARTIST: Joby Burgess
WORK: Linda Buckley: Ekstasis [8:33]
RECORDING: Pioneers of Percussion Vol. 1
SOURCE: Signum Records
INFO: https://smarturl.it/Popvol1
ARTIST: Yufeng Chung & Sambasunda
WORK: A Dash of Wuxia [10:13]
RECORDING: Pendulum
SOURCE: Chung Yufeng / Tree Music & Art
INFO: Available at AppleMusic, Amazon.com, Spotify
ARTIST: David Lopato
WORK: Jalan Jiwa [4:21]
RECORDING: Gendhing for a Spirit Rising
SOURCE: Global Coolant 02
INFO: davidlopato.com
ARTIST: Susan Jensen, violin; The HMC American Gamelan
WORK: Bill Alves: Mystic Canyon for Violin and Gamelan [5:20]
RECORDING: Mystic Canyon
SOURCE: MicroFest Records
INFO: https://microfestrecords.com/mysticcanyon
ARTIST: Cork Gamelan Ensemble
WORK: Mel Mercier: The Beauty Queen of Affane [1:53]
RECORDING: The Three Forges
SOURCE: Diatribe Records
INFO: shop.diatribe.ie
