The Instruments

  Most of our stuff is from Java. Traditional definitely, though we have found ways to not worry about that. It's a high quality bronze gamelan that takes a pretty hefty beating from us. Given that "gamel" means "to strike or beat", it would appear that we are doing something right here.

  The traditional names of the instruments are things like demung, slentem, saron, bonang, kempul, and, you got it, gong. Everyone's heard of that one. We also have small traditional instruments like kemanak, though we call that one a "woo-woo" because that's what it sounds like to us.

  We have a kitchen sink approach to our instruments since we are willing to add whatever suits our bent of the moment. Our guitar player users an electric lapsteel that is older than any of our members, meaning it is very ancient. We also have some African bells and rattles and, if it pleases us, we use them too.

  As with any musicians we love our instruments and carry pictures of them in our respective wallets. Below, for your entertainment and greater knowledge are thumbnails images. Click on any one of them and a pop up window will appear with a delightful picture and some illuminating text: