buka
is a music (research) project aiming at merging traditional Javanese gamelan music with western drum’n’bass music based on the common dichotomic subdivision of times encountered in both music styles.
buka
denotes the introduction of a piece of music.
buka
is a solo project started in 1999 from a former member of raksha mancham. Initial project included a female singer but for copyright reasons these tracks cannot be presented here.
all gamelan parts have been played on the Sekar Wangi gamelan of "la Cité de la Musique" in Paris.
buka
tracks are all based on Javanese slendro and pelog tunings.
Electronic parts have been tuned on these tunings.
