Luminous Music
Gamelan Naga Mas
LMCD 008
INDONESIAN TSUNAMI 2004
At times of massive upheaval we become witness to forces beyond mankind's
control. How can we speak about this?
Contemporary music performance from Scotland's foremost gamelan music group. New compositions by Jon Keliehor, J Simon van der Walt, Katherine Waumsley, Anna
Himsworth and Doug Haire. Production direction by Jon Keliehor
Looking at questions about ritual and ritualised aspects of living, ADRIFT AND
AFLOAT (aka Float Sound Objects) was created as a performance vessel exploring
diverse and political ideas arising from the aftermath of the Indonesian
tsunami in 2004. This is the music of that performance.
In a multitude of scenes, days and nights seem to pass. In the moonlight, a
woman traces the spiral of life upon the ground. Music is intermittent and the environment is omnipresent. Layers of micro-sounds
are revealed: insects, frogs, birds, rain, and occasional far off thunder, all
which come and go. Unfamiliar sounds, quiet and ominous recede into the
distance. The music gains power.
Uncertainty has become ritual. There is tension in the air as we begin to
apprehend the powers of nature, forces beyond our control. Demons of the sea
claim their victims. We run and run from the shore.
Music titles and select samples.mp3
3 Scintillation of Distant Frogs luminous nature
5 City/Crickets VA doug haire
7 Scintillation of Peepers luminous nature
11 Memory Hammers Sword Pt 2 anna himsworth
13 Evening Trills luminous nature
photo courtesy of Andrew McDermid
cd design: Luminous