a r t i s t : Gamelan Son of Lion
t i t l e : Metal Notes
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Locust (locust 78 CD)
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Mar/2006
t r a c k s : 08
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 93,8 MB
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Metal Notes resuscitates a long-lost, decades-old cassette-
only release by the great New York collective Gamelan Son of
Lion and brings to the fore the incredible metallic drones of
a group whose innovative minimal music has rightfully earned
them a place among the likes of La Monte Young, Tony Conrad,
Steve Reich & Charlemagne Palestine - to name a few.
At almost 80 minutes, this collection of eight songs is
nothing if not totally spellbinding & hypnotic. Features
founding members Barbara Benary (early collab w/ Philip
Glass), Fluxus pioneer Philip Corner, David Demnitz, Daniel
Goode, Peter Griggs, Michael Byron, and half a dozen other
composer/performers.
The Gamelan Son Of Lion was begun in 1976 by a core group of
composers: Barbara Benary, electronics composer Daniel Goode ,
and Fluxus pioneer Philip Corner. Its repertoire centers on
new compositions by these and other American composers, The
repertoire represents a variety of contemporary music styles.
The gamelan has also performed experimental works by
Indonesian composers, a number of pieces involving gamelan
with electronic music, and a theatre work involving opera and
wayang kulit. More than a hundred pieces have been premiered
by the ensemble since its inception.
http://www.locustmusic.com/gamelansonoflion.html
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01-Gamelan NEA [16:02]
02-Either/or-or/either [09:01]
03-Gamelan STEINN [03:46]
04-Keith Rays [05:54]
05-Gamelan IX evening of evennesses [10:44]
06-Through the Looking Glass [05:59]
07-Hear the Sound of Random Numbers [11:19]
08-Random Chords [08:14]
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70:59 min