you know what's funny? i discovered this video in october 2007 and became totally entranced by it. i actually remember listening to this over and over again and drawing a detailed diagram of its structure... now two and a half years later i am a gamelan (balinese and javanese) geek playing in my school's ensembles and composing music using elements from both traditions.
@DEADHIPPIESQUADRON
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting read, care to share a link of that diagrammatic representation?
@ハイパーボレア-音楽
Жыл бұрын
I'm 12 years late, may I see that detailed diagram?😊
@pestanah
16 жыл бұрын
When playing gamelan, there is no solo or "I" (self/ego) . Everyone plays as one entity. The whole ensemble is described as one musical instrument. And we have to listen to one another. Often, we play gamelan for own pleasure, like what apriswajaya had mentioned.
@ce3540
8 жыл бұрын
I have this old VHS, this is performed by Sekaa Gong Tirta Sari. This piece is called Tabuh Sekar Jepun!
@UFOsirREAL
4 жыл бұрын
I would appreciate any more info on this vhs, as I am searching for a copy
@justintamoore
10 жыл бұрын
The sweetness and complexity of the gamelan belies the ability for it to suddenly acquire the nearly heavy-metal aggressiveness and passion shown near the end of this performance.
@animalmother1065
16 жыл бұрын
this is the first time i've ever heard anything so beautiful with just percussion... it blows my mind. the melody is awesome, you can hear it all throughout this video! i love it!
@dwimursid7826
Ай бұрын
Wonderfull Indonesia
@てんぱ-h6b
4 жыл бұрын
Black in Whiteの他にスノーブラインドもガムラン使われてるよね。
@DeclanProud
15 жыл бұрын
I've never heard anything like this before. I'm glad I listened to the whole video & searched for more.
@chitrayudhghatak
13 жыл бұрын
How unfortunate it is that there is no provision for improvisation in this BEAUTIFUL tradition of music! And how wonderful it is to see the musicians possess such a superb sense of understanding with one another so as to produce such a perfectly synchronized piece of music! It is even more wonderful to see the Gamelan, even-though being an oral tradition, being preserved till today in its pristine purity, HATS OFF to the youth!
@retroflow44
17 жыл бұрын
I love this stuff. There's something so utterly surreal about the sound of the Gamelan and the music played on it that it becomes spiritual.
@fisharmor
6 жыл бұрын
This is still the best gamelan vid on YT.
@senantiasa
4 жыл бұрын
I think this is the best one: kzitem.info/news/bejne/lp2esH6nbquArH4 (but it's Sundanese, not Balinese) But to each his own.
@dimesfromheaven
14 жыл бұрын
Beleganjur is processional gamelan. Gong kebyar is an "explosive-sounding" 20th century style. They use cymbals in gong kebyar as well (called ceng-ceng) but since everyone is marching during a beleganjur performance, you will see more of the cymbals.
@johncase8534
4 жыл бұрын
My dad was teaching in lndonesia and l witness this first hand truly a humble experience
@WakeUpEverybody54321
10 жыл бұрын
Incredible performance, but I appreciate how well shot this footage is too -- really fosters appreciation for the whole ensemble.
@steveyankou4144
7 жыл бұрын
A 3rd grader of mine just described this as "The ultimate Mario music."
@shiningarmor2838
7 жыл бұрын
The gamelan orchestra was featured in a theme from Super Mario 3D World
@FujiAppul
6 жыл бұрын
XD
@Niffiwan
17 жыл бұрын
Stunning. I think Gamelan music may be the most advanced non-European musical tradition. The complexity and skill of the players is just wonderful.
@patriot4786
6 жыл бұрын
Niffiwan agree
@BrutusMcCrunch
16 жыл бұрын
I gotta say...this is quite brilliant.There is so much music out there besides the corporate garbage we get fed constantly.This here is why youtube is important.
@SiKedek
16 жыл бұрын
But do remember that Gong Kebyar only started to emerge from the 1910's, a time when the Dutch really began to have a colonial presence on the island, as marked by the puputan (ritual suicide) by the royal families of Denpasar in 1906. So, actually, there wasn't that much "peace" then - there was a lot of societal angst and conflict when this style appeared.
@GibsonMarco
9 жыл бұрын
This is so metal.
@withinward
7 жыл бұрын
Marc-Olivier Girard it really is.
@ritalinkidsonritalin
6 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of doing a cover for this.
@FollowerOfClay
5 жыл бұрын
totally agreed!
@FollowerOfClay
5 жыл бұрын
the costumes may need some work tho...metal wise. :)
@humanonearth1
5 жыл бұрын
No chronologically, metal is this.
@OfficialWorldChampion
6 жыл бұрын
this is the best gamelan clip I've found on youtube...........the music is amazing.
@wayankariasa9501
2 жыл бұрын
This is also awesome : kzitem.info/news/bejne/tnuNqXeJrnqkqIY
@davidbutler9323
11 жыл бұрын
I completely agree, the first I heard balinese gamelan, I thought, "someone has to do metal covers of balinese music." It would be awesome.
@logan9093
4 жыл бұрын
Eddie and Alex Van Halen are both half Indonesian, and I think you can hear quite a bit of influence in Eddie's music
@SiKedek
14 жыл бұрын
This is Tirta Sari from Peliatan. They do world tours occasionally - but for most of the time, they play weekly at the Bale Balerung in Peliatan (near Ubud), Bali.
@mbakakou
11 жыл бұрын
ancient Heavy metal!! love it
@hamuan_paaaaan
4 жыл бұрын
平沢進さんから来てしまった...!!!
@ultraaddict909
14 жыл бұрын
ich gerate in Ekstase. ich liebe diese Sounds. Könnte ich den ganzen Tag hören. Es ist große Kunst !
@SiKedek
17 жыл бұрын
This is actually Tirta Sari from Peliatan. The video is referenced in this article: The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance: [Asia] Asian Music, Vol. 24, No. 2. (Spring - Summer, 1993), pp. 111-188.
@pestanah
16 жыл бұрын
I missed watching live Baliness gamelan perfomance. It left a deep impression on me. The atmosphere was surreal and the air was electrically charged..so much so that hairs on my skin stood. I believe HryMuscle would agree with me. Nothing beat watching Balinese gamelan live. There are many different types of gamelan throughout Indo-Malay archipelago. I enjoy playing Javanese gamelan and im fortunate to watch Balinese and Sundanese gamelan being played.
@vichernandezii
2 жыл бұрын
European composers used to listen to this and ask “how is this considered music?” Because the music so sparsely has harmony (when they do it’s normally kempung or telu which is kempung in inversion) and is dominated by metallic instruments, it’s hard for it to be relatable to Europeans and Americans. What is ironic is that gong kebyar was inspired by western orchestras, they just go much slower than the gamelan in Bali. Appreciate this music, it’s dope af.
@elleirvin2717
10 ай бұрын
uhuh sure they did bud
@VinceV
15 жыл бұрын
This still is (one of) my favourite video ever!
@jescarpio1
7 жыл бұрын
thanks for posting, I really love it. Some phrases remaind me King Crimson or Frank Zappa back in 70´s
@shiningarmor2838
7 жыл бұрын
They listened to gamelan for inspiration, you know.
@JLC981
17 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of another piece I like called Sekaha Buddaya. LOVE Balinese Gamelan.
@saxforth
14 жыл бұрын
Smokin'. Amazing musicians. Grooving to the max. Thanks for posting this!!!!
@HryMuscle
16 жыл бұрын
As great as this is, and it's TRULY awesome, it does not compare to hearing it live when the vibrations of the instruments pass through your flesh and you can FEEL the sound vibrating your entire body. It is no wonder that so much importance was given to gamelan instruments and that they were felt to contain spirit. Stories abound of supernatural events that have taken place with these instruments.
@Delayednoise
13 жыл бұрын
their timing is flawless.
@JohnLRice
14 жыл бұрын
This is one of THE best videos on KZitem!!!! I love it!
@lakshwadeep
15 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best gamelan videos on youtube!
@yuiyiuy
14 жыл бұрын
Sekar Jupung means Flower from Japan!! Magnificent!! And so well recorded and filmed! a masterpiece of human most achieved art form: music!!
@anak1
17 жыл бұрын
Bagus sekali!!! Balinese Gamelan (including Lombok), as opposed to Javanese gamelan, really has the fierceness and rhythmic drive of the other more archaic Southeast Asian gong-drum ensembles such as Philippine Kulintang or Sundanese Kolenang, but had reached such a sophisticated level due to the onset of historic peace on the island! Its like Gong Kebyar is what happens when you reach the pinnacle of gong-drum focused music! Proud to studying it!
@ondinehd6889
6 жыл бұрын
The precision, and range of dynamics is staggering! I realize this video was posted several years ago, but could you tell us the name of this group of musicians? Is it "Peliatan Dance Troupe?" I saw that they made a recording of several songs, but are there other live performances, such as this one, by this same group? I think they are fantastic, and I would love to see more videos of them performing live. Of the many I have seen, they are one of the best!
@高機能びすこ
4 жыл бұрын
3:30 part of "Black in white" kzitem.info/news/bejne/u4Jsk2ilnZiDqKA
@operamad
15 жыл бұрын
Magnificent ensemble work! I love the tempo changes throughout the piece -- such beautiful coherent transitions. A stately, virtuoso performance! Riveting!
@SiKedek
13 жыл бұрын
@DaZeuhlUndazir It's called "Sekar Jepun" (Plumeria Blossom).
@liquidcola
15 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.
@SiKedek
16 жыл бұрын
I got this answer from Vaughan Hatch, an ex-pat gamelan musician from NZ who now lives in Sanur, Bali. He even has a channel here - look for "MekarBhuwana": "this is tirta sari because it is seven keyed and it has blue garuda carvings (gunung jati has red); the keys of the teges instruments look a lot older; the teges ceng2 has a long nose; the teges tuning is also slightly lower on a few notes and it doesn't have the extra low ndang that this orchestra has. salam karawitan, vaughan"
@gecosgaya
17 жыл бұрын
Toda una aventura! qué divertido el gamelán.Gracias por compartirlo. Un saludo
@mintzmia
13 жыл бұрын
Blows my mind everytime.
@gneissisnice100
12 жыл бұрын
I also have to analyze it for class (everybody here in MUS 309? hehe), and I like it. It's different, but it's interesting, and I love how they do so much with just percussion.
@larsox
16 жыл бұрын
great, haunting melodies throughout. i am reminded of the gamelan pieces in the akira soundtrack. are all gamelan groups this good? or are these guys masters of the gamelan? just curious what the average caliber of orchestras like this is.
@getreal5895
5 жыл бұрын
3:30 sounds so nice.
@esterhammerfic
4 жыл бұрын
When the kempli drops it just hits different.
@emiliobello2538
3 жыл бұрын
long time since this was uploaded
@rehanfauzan4623
3 жыл бұрын
i bet it's one of those early youtube videos
@bandguyz24
14 жыл бұрын
the bridge in this piece is haunting
@maron8515
15 жыл бұрын
Tool's drummer is in Indonesia exploring Gamelan percussion right now... Maybe we'll see it make an appearance in their next album or tour.
@bramanaka
15 жыл бұрын
Yeah it sounds like death metal or speed metal. I think combining metal music and these gamelans in the right way could be something epic.
@enkibumbu
14 жыл бұрын
Spectacular. Am moving to Thailand. Will check out Bali on a visa run. Fun!
@byersandrew3
4 жыл бұрын
this is legit the sound my brain makes when i try to remember what defenestration means
@boflynn78
14 жыл бұрын
This blows me away. It reminds me of "the box" by orbital. Its also a bit like those fast snare rushes that Aphex Twin does.
@stevie8271
5 жыл бұрын
this would be so good as a DnB/breakcore song
@anaigus626
4 жыл бұрын
Development of high civilization
@brian21m33
10 жыл бұрын
This song is called Sekar Jupun fron Indonisia.
@Wul-Lop
13 жыл бұрын
Great performance & interesting video. Gamelan is very unique, original & may be something spiritual, orientally Jazz. Thank & many thanks.
@DaZeuhlUndazir
15 жыл бұрын
this has to be one of the greatest videos on this website
@berbaiartikel123
12 жыл бұрын
i like..!! so beautiful..!! maju terus budaya bali..!!
@theharakiriboyturnedout3470
4 жыл бұрын
Great music! Pop and atonal at the same time.
@Attakijing
16 жыл бұрын
ya i think so too...thats why i only listen to indie bands...bands like arcade fire and mars volta and fiery furnaces...youve probably never heard of them theyre pretty underground...
@igeordie
17 жыл бұрын
Balinese gamelan is awesome. I love hearing nightly rehearsals in Seminak.
@SIXPOINTPROS
12 жыл бұрын
damn these guys are good
@Raccooooooooooon
11 жыл бұрын
I don't usually comment on videos but this was amazing, y'all.
@ekosandra7125
5 жыл бұрын
merinding aku dengar nya tinggi sekali budaya indonesia
@migueliglesias4890
5 жыл бұрын
This sounds so surreal. Beautifully progressive.
@Hardleysm
13 жыл бұрын
It's almost like that song is natural, like it came directly from the earth. Amazing. This is when humans amaze me.
@danlbug
12 жыл бұрын
This is incredibly awesome! I wish the sound and video was a little higher quality though. I have seen a higher quality version of it, and some of the intricacies are lost in this on because of the sound quality.
@humanonearth1
7 жыл бұрын
Transcendental
@USER1046
14 жыл бұрын
I love KZitem, I get to hear sounds from all over the world.
@skate3replayz
14 жыл бұрын
wooo tea pots FTW!
@ctshiner
16 жыл бұрын
i like how they have to mute notes with their left hands to keep things from getting dissonant. I can't think of any other instrument works quite the same way, it really makes for some interesting things technique-wise!
@ruidourbano
15 жыл бұрын
nada se compara. lo mejor
@jorntepornt
15 жыл бұрын
Hi, I really love this "song" and I was wondering if this video is part of a whole movie. If it is I'd like to see more of it. All the best Jornt
@kinsalelou
15 жыл бұрын
Amazing - even better when you're in Bali itself!!
@kungfujohnny82
13 жыл бұрын
@Delayednoise The other thing that is amazing is that most gamelan players in Bali are not "professional" musicians. Many accomplished musicians who play at night are rice farmers by day!
@shitcreekpolka
8 жыл бұрын
I wish I could join a group or class or something and get to play this music and these instruments.
@SiKedek
8 жыл бұрын
+shitcreekpolka Where are you located now? If you're in the US, there might be a Balinese gamelan near you. Just look at the gamelan directory over at the American Gamelan Institute website: gamelan.org/directories/index.html
@shitcreekpolka
8 жыл бұрын
+SiKedek thats really nice of you to comment! Thanks! Im going to look into that.
6 жыл бұрын
I've been looking for this video for a while
@chucklin9629
5 жыл бұрын
Grown men banging pots and pans is my jam baby.
@Digicult666
16 жыл бұрын
oh yeah suling usually plays melody or some deviation that makes consonance. it is sometimes exempt from the male/female gamelan instrument roles in smaller ensembles
@xicotam
16 жыл бұрын
awesome instrument with a very unique and original sound. SuperB!
@patriot4786
3 ай бұрын
Video legend nih😅
@rl876
12 жыл бұрын
ai-ya, just choked on my nasi goreng estimewa.
@afkhajiit
16 жыл бұрын
i think the stop and go feel does it well, however untraditional it is (apparently)
@apriswajaya
17 жыл бұрын
once that metronome type of instrument kicks in, everything starts to make sense...
@pascal62
14 жыл бұрын
this is way more interesting, groovy and hip than the dopest electronic music track
@aaeiou90
5 жыл бұрын
So basically Gong Kebyar is gamelan's analog of djent
@cakdjati
14 жыл бұрын
Very exotic kind of music
@jarblewarble
11 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the "drum and bass" genre of electronic music.
@moseycreativeproduction
2 жыл бұрын
one of the most impressive things ive ever seen
@foreverzeroattack
14 жыл бұрын
Never fail to astound me, this intricate and melodious assault on the senses...
@Stealthanugrah
14 жыл бұрын
@CaitlinsComics Yeah it's Indonesian, but not influenced by Asian neighbors, it's it's own type of music it's different.
@AliciaKonHealth
14 жыл бұрын
Así...qué se arme nomás! =0)
@vkorchnoifan
15 жыл бұрын
Best video of Indonesia's Gamelon.
@TheRiobard
13 жыл бұрын
that was the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life
@traveler313
14 жыл бұрын
The gamelan it self is Semar Pegulingan (pentatonic 5 scales similar to Gong Kebyar) but the piece is Kebyar. We can play GK piece on 5 scale SP ( and vice versa but not from 7 scale SP) although not in ideal condition. SP have sweetness, GK have power.
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