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Rileman Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: May 24 2004, 03:59 Does somebody know something about the following rhytmic sounds in The Wind Chimes? What is it that sounds? 05:54 - 06:10 or something - What's this? 18:02 - 18:04 - What's this? (Sounds like someone is shouting) -------------- It's not easy going where no-one goes, and no-one knows... Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: May 24 2004, 08:46 The first one is the Ramayana Monkey Chant, an (I think) religious chant from Bali. I heard it on a CD of Balinese music once. The second I have no idea.   Back to top

Jammer Group: Members Posts: 641 Joined: April 2000 Posted: May 24 2004, 08:53 Really? Would you care to share this sound bite with us Holger? Rileman: Do you mean the sound at 16:20 etc? That might just be a sample of Mike shouting Back to top

Rileman Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: May 24 2004, 09:42 No I mean the sound between 18:02 and 18:04, the "violin"-  and voice-like sound. I think I have heard that sound in films from Arabia or something, but I don't know what it is. -------------- It's not easy going where no-one goes, and no-one knows... Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: May 24 2004, 17:20 Quote (Jammer @ May 24 2004, 08:53) Really? Would you care to share this sound bite with us Holger? I don't have the CD any more, I'm afraid. It was called "Music from the morning of the world", and I remember posting the details about this disc on the Amarok list years ago. I think it was on Elektra / Nonesuch. However, since I've answered the question about the chant numerous times now, I thought I might do a little more research on that one, and maybe on the Balinese influences in TWC in general. I'll let you know if I find anything of interest. (Hope this doesn't end up as an empty promise...) Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: May 24 2004, 17:35 Well, here's something to get you started: http://www.ubu.com/ethno/soundings/ketjack.html Back to top

Jammer Group: Members Posts: 641 Joined: April 2000 Posted: May 24 2004, 18:01 Very interesting! It makes TWC seem less strange than I first thought. The concentric circle of peolple are depicted in the video too Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: June 04 2004, 19:59 Well, I've been digging a little deeper into the "Balinese" thing as I said I would, and in the end decided that it would probably be of interest to no one but myself. So unless anyone is really keen on finding out about Balinese music, I think it will be quite enough to say that I found the Balinese influence on TWC is in fact quite thin and that the second major item that gives Balinese flavour to the piece, besides the Ketjak, is the gamelan. Back to top

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