Gamelan Bike Bike Gamelan Bike Bike found its musical inspiration from Bali, Indonesia and its raw materials from the scrap metal bins of Vancouver. Members of the ensemble collected over 100 discarded bicycle frame to build their instruments, tuned to the musical scale known as ‘pelog’. The result is a colorful array of metallophone instruments that are brought alive by the ensemble’s ten musicians. Influenced by the fierce rhythmic energy of a gamelan gong kebyar, Gamelan Bike Bike is composing new and original works for gamelan music on the West Coast, presenting one-of-a-kind performances, workshops, and installations at events across BC. Gamelan Bike Bike’s tracks Kembang Kumbang (Excerpt) by Gamelan Bike Bike published on 2018/01/10 02:25:46 +0000 Tailwind (excerpt) by Gamelan Bike Bike published on 2017/02/06 06:20:10 +0000 Gamelan Bike Bike - Axle Grease by Gamelan Bike Bike published on 2014/11/28 06:19:10 +0000 beleganjur (excerpt) by Gamelan Bike Bike published on 2014/06/24 04:37:14 +0000
