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Music Of The Venerable Dark Cloud - The Javanese Gamelan Khjai Mendung album

Music Of The Venerable Dark Cloud - The Javanese Gamelan Khjai Mendung album

  • Performer: Music Of The Venerable Dark Cloud
  • Genre: Folk music
  • Title: The Javanese Gamelan Khjai Mendung
  • Released: 1967
  • Style: Gamelan
  • Country: US
  • MP3 version size: 1915 mb
  • FLAC version size: 1579 mb
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  • Rating: 4.1
  • Votes: 522

Description

An Evening of Javanese Music and Dance April 26, 2009 Kenan Rehearsal Hall at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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People who played Gamelan Javanese Music - Gending Jawa 02 also played. Langit mendung kuto ngawi.

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Music of the Venerable Dark Cloud: the Javanese gamelan Khjai Mendung. The evolution of Javanese gamelan. The nuclear theme as a determinant of patet in Javanese music.

The Venerable Dark Cloud is the English translation of the name given to the UCLA Javanese gamelan ensemble Kyai Mendung. I felt this title fit the mood of the music I was writing, plus I also had this concept for what the album was about. Indonesia is predominately Islamic, but underneath there are many layers of other beliefs including Animism, the belief that everything has a soul.

The Javanese Gamelan Khjai Mendung. Caution! All audio materials of Music Of The Venerable Dark Cloud are presented solely for information.

The Venerable Dark Cloud Loren Nerell. Listen on Apple Music.

Tracklist

Gangsaran-Bima Kurda-Gangsaran
Gandjang-Gangjing
Bendrong
Sriredjeki
Udan Mas
Ajak-ajak-Srepegan-Sampak-Gara-gara

Versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
IER-7501 Music Of The Venerable Dark Cloud The Javanese Gamelan Khjai Mendung ‎(LP) I. E. Records IER-7501 US 1967
IER-7501 Music Of The Venerable Dark Cloud The Javanese Gamelan Khjai Mendung ‎(LP, RE) I. E. Records IER-7501 US 1973

Comments

Celore Celore
This release claims to contain gamelan music that "has been praised by Indonesian critics for its authenticity", and even with my limited knowledge of the genre I know there is no way that's true. What we have here is the Javanese gamelan interpreted from an American viewpoint, with very Western pop/rock rhythms and touches of the studied weirdness of 1970s avant garde. This melding makes for a record that sounds unlike anything I've heard before, and a compelling and enjoyable listen from front to back. If you're not hung up on authenticity, and aren't immediately put off by a presentation of "ethnic" music as filtered through the lens of a bunch of SoCal academics, give this one a shot. It's quickly becoming one of my favorites.
Risky Strong Dromedary Risky Strong Dromedary
agreed that it's a western take on the art, most apparent in the pacing, vocals and relative lack of soloing. very nice arrangement and pretty decent recording though, and for being a bit slower it's very sampl-able for anyone borrowing from gamelan wax
WUNDERKIND WUNDERKIND
Thank you very much for the info! . . .