I love this with the chants better. Not kechak but the errie hypnotizing sounds which is find beautiful. How come this one doesn't have a guy chanting?
A merriage of so many cultures - Chinese, Java, India, Western and others, then Bali was born. Love, dedication, and talent can only creates this performance
Really? Look if you love this, I have no problem with that. As I would hope you would have no problem accepting that I can't stand it. I came across it in response to a joke sent to me via email (that's why I am here). But it got me thinking, having read some comments from people that love it. What values does it represent to you? you being you. Your own values. What part of your self, is (and I'm not sure what word to use) lifted, inspired, elevated etc... for you to connect to this. I can only conclude that this music is only possible when each musician gives up their thoughts of cognition and allows their senses to dictate from each moment to moment what to do next (hence the repetitive sequencing within it's construction). So in order to love this sound, one must be able to put their uncontrolled instinctual senses above their mind as a higher value. Meaning to wish for a universe where we don't have to think, and we can all just be, in the moment, each moment and let nature set the path as we drift through it. Setting a standard of how such a person wishes they could live life. Can anyone give me their own insight (without insult) to my evaluation and their own?
i love gamelan but i must say that i've never heard a recording that does it justice, so i'm not surprised that this video doesn't do it for you (although i do think it's pretty cool.) even really lossless recordings that i've heard do a poor job of conveying the space and physical presence of the different instruments in a gamelan ensemble, which is a large part of what makes gamelan so mesmerizing (in my opinion.) you ask what values it represents to me... with a few exceptions, that's not usually how i relate to music. i find it really exciting and pleasurable to follow the different melody's and rhythms, and to weigh their relationships to one another, to observe the way those relationships change over time. gamelan music is great for that kind of thing, because affords so many opportunities for exploration. listening to it is almost like walking through a strange city where streets and alleyways open up in front of you and disappear behind you. i can't really comment on the whole "musician's giving up their thoughts of cognition... uncontrolled instinctual" thing, as i have never played in a gamelan ensemble. i do have a few friends who play in ensembles though, and as far as i know the music is actually not at all "uncontrolled" at all. each player has a number of fairly complex patterns memorized and has to listen intently to all the other players (including some who are supposed to be playing the exact same thing) and also take direction from a leader, who is something like a conductor in western music.
Eamon O'Connor Thank you for your insight and polite reply, which I appreciate. I was interested to learn that there are disciplines attached to Gamelan music and that it's not just mindless activity, noting your comment on the amount of poor recordings that do not represent the wider range that could be heard.
Avidcomp No i havent read all the comments here.. my remark here is just a indpedent statement that stands on its own and it is not meant as in a reply to someone. Its matter of taste. i just happen to like this music.
@riakpornorogol ooo yeeaah,so how many dance you have in malaysia..indonesia has thousands and it's our pure creation , have nothing to do with India..and how many times your government claims our art & culture..what a shame u idiot malingsia..haha
@Mahesh M how could you said the dances are origin india form ??!..of course these dances are our own Balinese/Indonesia creation,maybe India stole that dances from Bali..haha
I've had to do a homework music project on gamelan, and while researching it this video just uplifted me :) thanks for posting, the culture is just amazing.
