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Jaarlijks archief 21 december 2021

‘Stretch’ in new form!

Work in progress: ‘Stretch’ was originally part of the improvisation piece ‘Stretch my Timeline’. Here it is ‘stretched’ into a piece of its own.

Cancellation of concert Gong Tirta in January 2022

Due to the recent lockdown regulations we decided to cancel the house concert planned on 29th/30th of January 2022. We currently plan to be part of the Gamelanhuis’ 25th anniversary which will probably consist of a series of events during April-June. We are very eager to share with you all our new repertoire with pieces like Mañana, Kacang Lupa, Devachan, Merdeka Bellz and Stretched. Keep safe, healthy and happy and join us then!

Gong Tirta: Kacang Lupa

Composed by Jessica Polak, ‘Kacang Lupa’ – though very much Westernized – is a reminder of our roots in Balinese gamelan.

Gong Tirta new piece: Mañana

Sounds from the Past#1

A new page to this site has been added. A new page, but the content might be already welknown to some of you.

Aorta and Kieselguhr, two bands from the past, are hereby presented once again. Click here.

” … poetic and crashing… impressive with expression… rich with meaning, relevance and significance.”

” ..Todas tienen ese sello de misterio que guardan las improvisaciones..”

“.. the drums of ‘Kiezelguhr Dance’ were powerful and compelling… inclusive and intrusive..”

“.. Stunning!”

Gong Tirta Rehearsal Time #1

Rehearsing during Corona is restricted, but Gong Tirta keeps working on new material.

Future releases

Future Bandcamp releases:

Re-mastered release of ‘Santoso Sings’, an album with classical Indonesian songs from the pre-, inter- and post Merdeka eras. Sung by the late Adi Santoso. Production has been delayed.

Later in 2021 expected release of re-mastered versions of the albums ‘Contemporary Gamelan’ by aWàs! and ‘Tales of Two Continents’, the first album by Gong Tirta. 

Also in the pipeline: release of the second album by Eté Parfait: ‘De Prinses, der Rebbe & le Renard’.