Plaid + Southbank Gamelan Players

Sublime fusion of electronics and the east 

A mesmerizing show featuring Plaid, the highly acclaimed electronic duo, and the hypnotic textures of a Javanese gamelan orchestra. 

Performing new work they have created together with Indonesian composer Rahayu Supanggah, Plaid weave a subtle soundscape around the Gamelan’s fluid rhythms, thickening the pounding of gongs with echo and delay, looping intricate xylophone patterns, and adding eerie dissonances to ancient harmonies.  Gamelan has influenced so much western electronica, from Aphex Twin to Kode9, but both genres have never before shared the same stage, until now.

“The effect is bewitching.  It’s illuminating to see artists from these two genres working together” Drowned in Sound

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A co-promotion with Oxford Playhouse

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