Gamelan music, Harry Partch, old Tangerine Dream, Steve Roach, Jon Hassell, Robert Rich, Peter Gabriel.
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At times reminiscent of Jon Hassell and the darker soundscapes of Steve Roach, Nerell's music shows a delicate touch of great beauty, and his understanding and love of gamelan never leave you feeling even the hint of appropriation.
A cross between Vidna Obmana, Alain Kremski, and a somnabulistic Steve Reich, . . . . and displays a debt to Harry Partch that only the initiated will understand.
Loren has written music for film, theater, dance, and interactive multi-media. He has performed with the Kronos Quartet, has recorded seven albums of original work, has appeared on several compilations such as Dali: The Endless Enigma, Soundscape Galery 3, and Weightless, Effortless and has made guest appearances on recordings such as Steve Roach's Artifacts, Paul Haslinger's World Without Rules, Djam Karet's Collaborator, and L. Subramaniam's Global Fusion. He spent several months in Java and Bali studying native styles of gamelan music, some of which he has performed in the greater Los Angeles area with the gamelan dance/music group called Burat Wangi.
Loren received a Bachelor of Science degree in Anthropology and Geography from Cal Poly Pomona and a Master of Arts degree in Ethnomusicology from UCLA. His thesis is on the ceremonial gamelan music of Bali called lelambatan.
Thank you for adding me to your friends list.The music you did with Barry for the film is beautiful. Is there a CD in the works? It would be great. Since Analogue Haven has moved, are you part of Noise Bug? So far, I have seen only Antonio. Lucette
Loren - great talking with you today, hope you start to feel better soon. Looking forward to all your upcoming projects. I will send you some tunes so keep an eye out for a package next week. Take care. ~ Jesse
Hello Loren Nerell! Hope you have a great holidays, wishing you all the best for new 2009, I heard the new one will be great! ;) Also i want to tell you, that my debut album «Symbiosis of Сontradictions» is out now, more information you can find on my myspace page. Greets from the snowy Moscow / Russia /Ivan
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