about the record
More hands. More possibilities. More ethereal drones. More poly shifting rhythms. More fun. That was the starting point and the idea of ‘Bakunawa’: the album Pak Yan Lau recorded with her freshly started ensemble, consisting of the marvellous musicians Vera Cavallin, Giovanni Di Domenico, João Lobo, and Mathieu Calleja.
On ‘Bakunawa’ Pak Yan and her ensemble are delving and digging deep into the sound spectrum of detuned toy pianos, second hand gong rods, prepared harp, metal tubes and ring modulators. Instruments were searched, collected, and bought worldwide: on Japanese street markets, in second hand stores in Brussels, from dedicated American Ebay-sellers and the cellar of the Musica centre in Neerpelt.
The result is a record split up in two compositions of 20 minutes. On Part I the Bakunawa ensemble let the overtones of the gong rods, prepared harp, and metal tubes slowly resonate into a deep listening ambient state of mind.On Part II the quintets craft their own ritual ceremony music with distorted toy pianos and hypnotic percussion, echoing the frequencies of a gamelan orchestra with rhythms shifting in haunted patterns recalling the Philippine mythology where the moon swallowing sea dragon Bakunawa was scared away by drumming loudly on pots and pans.
- Bakunawa Part I 2:20
- Bakunawa Part II 2:33
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- Bakunawa Part I 2:20
- Bakunawa Part II 2:33
about the record
More hands. More possibilities. More ethereal drones. More poly shifting rhythms. More fun. That was the starting point and the idea of ‘Bakunawa’: the album Pak Yan Lau recorded with her freshly started ensemble, consisting of the marvellous musicians Vera Cavallin, Giovanni Di Domenico, João Lobo, and Mathieu Calleja.
On ‘Bakunawa’ Pak Yan and her ensemble are delving and digging deep into the sound spectrum of detuned toy pianos, second hand gong rods, prepared harp, metal tubes and ring modulators. Instruments were searched, collected, and bought worldwide: on Japanese street markets, in second hand stores in Brussels, from dedicated American Ebay-sellers and the cellar of the Musica centre in Neerpelt.
The result is a record split up in two compositions of 20 minutes. On Part I the Bakunawa ensemble let the overtones of the gong rods, prepared harp, and metal tubes slowly resonate into a deep listening ambient state of mind.On Part II the quintets craft their own ritual ceremony music with distorted toy pianos and hypnotic percussion, echoing the frequencies of a gamelan orchestra with rhythms shifting in haunted patterns recalling the Philippine mythology where the moon swallowing sea dragon Bakunawa was scared away by drumming loudly on pots and pans.
