#2538: Downtown Gamelan

Listen to the clangorous sounds of gamelan-inspired music from New York’s "downtown" scene on this New Sounds. Gamelan is a group of instruments meant to be played together, generally struck or hammered, from the Javanese, "gamel," and can include tuned metallophones, various gongs, flutes, drums and other percussion. Hear works from the new music ensemble Gamelan Son of Lion, whose instruments were built by Barbara Benary using hubcaps, PVC pipes, steel keys and cans. There’s also music from composer David Simons, whose instrument textures range from theremin to the chain saw, and from the Slinky® to gamelan. Plus, music by Patrick Grant, and more.

PROGRAM # 2538, “Downtown” Gamelan (First aired on Friday, April 21, 2006)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
David Simons	Prismatic Hearing	The Unraveling [6:00]	Tzadik #9001** www.tzadik.com*
Patrick Grant	Music From The Red Night	Monogram for Gamelan [4:30]	Private CD, www.patrickgrant.net or www.strangemusic.com**
Gamelan Galak Tika	Dangerous Things	D.Schmidt: A Dangerous Thing [5:30]	Gamelan Galak Tika, no # www.galaktika.org
Evan Ziporyn & Nyoman Windha	American Works For Balinese Gamelan	Kekembangan [15:30]	New World #80430 www.newworldrecords.com
Gamelan Son of Lion	Bending The Gending	Pitu Ping Pitu [5:30]	GSOL #3 www.gamelan.org*
Gamelan Pacifica	Trance Gong	Jeff Morris: Rain [11:00]	WhatNext #0016 www.gamelanpacifica.org

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