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Exclusive Images of Gamelan Galak Tika's Electronic Instruments

  • Amy Marcott
  • slice.mit.edu

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Last fall members of MIT's Gamelan Galak Tika undertook a project that deftly combined music and engineering--they built electronic versions of traditional Balinese gamelan instruments. They wrapped up the project in just five months, with generous help from furniture maker Quentin Kelley and Alex Rigopolous ’92, SM ‘94, a founding member of Galak Tika and current CEO of Rock Band maker, Harmonix. In August 2010 they debuted the instruments. At New York's Lincoln Center. With Kronos Quartet.

Read the full story in Technology Review, and scroll down to see exclusive images of several instruments. Photos courtesy of Christian Phillips Photography.

Gongs. ©christianphillipsphoto.com

Reong. ©christianphillipsphoto.com

Jegogan. ©christianphillipsphoto.com

Jublog. ©christianphillipsphoto.com

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