Stainless Gamelan Theatre of Eternal Music. Stainless Gamelan John Cale: Inside the Dream Syndicate Volume 3, Stainless Gamelan or simply Stainless Gamelan (and sometimes incorrectly "Stainless "Steel" Gamelan", after the first track on the album) is an album by John Cale, better known for his work as the violist and founding member of the Velvet Underground. It is the fourth and final album in a loose anthology released by the independent label Table of the Elements. It follows "Sun Blindness Music", "Day Of Niagara" and "Dream Interpretation". "Stainless Gamelan", along with the other albums in the trilogy, involves Cale during his tenure
Gamelan semar pegulingan the royal family to sleep when it played in the late evenings in the inner sanctum of the palace. There are very few of these gamelan left in Bali. This orchestra is used primarily for instrumental pieces, as the dance repertoire is long since forgotten. The orchestra includes saron jongkok, a gentorag bell-tree, gumanak tube chimes and a kempyung–all features of court gamelan. Mekar Bhuana about Gamelan Semar Pagulingan by Vaughan Hatch Gamelan semar pegulingan Gamelan semar pegulingan is an old variety of the Balinese gamelan. Dating back from around the 17th century, the style is sweeter and more reserved