Biography
Led by the multi-faceted, multi-instrumentalist and composer Terry Dame, Electric Junkyard Gamelan plays original groove-driven music on musical instruments of Dame’s invention. This quartet creates an odyssey of space-age jams from hom ade instruments crafted out of, well, junk. Originally inspired by the infectious interlocking rhythms of traditional Gamelan from Bali, ELG is a modern day dumpster diver’s spin on the traditional Indonesian orchestra comprised ofemetal xylophones and gongs. The group is a true world fusion project with influences from Southeast Asia, the Middle East, West Africa, American funk, hip hop and a little circus on top. They perform on Dame's unique musical contraptions such as the Rubarp and Big Barp (electric rubbeR&Band harps), the Sitello (an electric cello/sitar combo), the Terraphone (copper pipe horn), the Clayrimba (a three octave tuned clay pot "marimba") and an arsenal of percussion instruments fashioned from old farm equipment, kitchen ware, turntable platters, saw blades, and truck springs. The result is an undeniably original sound with hypnotic melodies and syncopated strings riding over funky bass lines and layers of danceable interlocking rhythms.
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