BAKUNAWA

TRACKLISTING


A1. Pak Yan Lau - Bakunawa Part 1
B1. Pak Yan Lau - Bakunawa Part 2





INFO


More hands. More possibilities. More ethereal drones. More poly shifting rhythms. Mo re fun.

That was the starting point and the idea of 'Bakunawa': the a lbum Pak Yan Lau recorded with her freshly started ensemble, consisting of the m arvellous musicians Vera Cavallin, Giovanni Di Domenico, Jo–o Lobo and Mathieu C alleja.

On 'Bakunawa' Pak Yan and her ensemble are delving and diggin g deep into the sound spectrum of detuned toy piano's, second hand gong rods, pr epared harp, metal tubes and U ring modulators. Instruments were searched, colle cted and bought worldwide: on Japanese street markets, in second hand stores in Brussels, from dedicated American Ebay-sellers and the cellar of the Musica cent re in Neerpelt.

The result is a record split up in two compositions o f 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 st ate of mind. Rich harmonic textures of rather unconventional instruments shaping an immersive piece of spellbinding sonic details. On Part II the quintet craft their own ritual ceremony music with distorted toy piano's and hypnotic percussi on. Echoing the frequencies of a gamelan orchestra. 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.

File u nder: deep listening, neo classical, improv, ambient, minimal and drone music
RIYL: Eliane Radigue, Pauline Oliveros, Moondog, Philip Glass, Harry Partch a nd Daphne Oram