Pelog and Bonang

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	1.	Pelog 02:31		buy track
	2.	Bonang 03:22		buy track

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I'm releasing some old Gamelan music I wrote. I played these compositions with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Javanese Gamelan in 2005. But I produced these versions with virtual sample libraries, and they're totally Westernized-Hollywood injected.. just because

These pieces were actually inspired by the London Suicide Train Bombing on July 7th, 2005. and I used the Gamelan to express my feelings at the time. It reminds me of how sensitive I used to be about those types of things, and how now 13 years later, I really have no sensitivity at all to be honest. I know I'm not the only one. These kinds of tragedies are all too common these days, as if it's just accepted and expected as a part of being an American.. which is just fucking ridiculous.

But perhaps these songs remind me that in the future, I'll work in the only ways I know how, which is to, at the very least, contribute to the healing of others by creating something of remembrance out of it.

Pelog is a song of anxiety, anger, and violence. Bonang is a somber piece that quickly turns into something quite happy actually. I like to think that beauty can grow out of tragedy, and we can be happy in strength and the perseverance to overcome. I'm never sure if these influences truly show in the music itself, but it is the fire that lit the sound.

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released June 27, 2018

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