Member Since: 10/21/2006
Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/worldorchestra
Band Members: Mickey White
Influences: "Semuta" is inspired by Frank Herbert's Dune novels. It is also my name for this musical style. The World Orchestra consists of: a reggae quartet of organ, bass, guitar, and drums; a gamelan section with gong, timpani, and two xylophone sections; a North Indian quartet with tabla, tambura, sitar, and a Western flute; two female choruses; and two violin sections.The music is based on a fusion of Western and South Indian music theories, in particular, the melakarta system. I might describe it as Bob Marley meets Phillip Glass meets Steve Winwood meets Ravi Shankar. It is intended to be both danceable and enviromental. It also incorporates brain wave frequencies and the emotional waveforms described by Manfred Clynes. It has hocketting patterns at three diferent time scales: usually eighth notes in the xylophones, quarter notes in the violins, and half notes in the choruses. The organ solo is basically Dorian mode, (mela 22); other than the chromatic passage, it is improvised.The others are neoclassical orchestra."The Burning of the Brain" is inspired by Cordwainer Smith's short story of the same name. Athough this is written for a Westen classical orchestra, the scale is mela 33."The Dream Chamber" is inspired by a scene in Norman Spinrad's novel, ''The Void Captain's Tale'', which was inspired by the Cordwainer Smith story. Wheels within wheels. The scale is mela 9, or Neapolitan Minor.
Sounds Like: Nothing you've ever heard before.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie