Artist: Jalan Jalan
Track: Lotus
Album: Bali
Year: 1993
Having trouble falling asleep? Then next time you find yourself lying in bed, staring at the ceiling and not able to go to sleep, turn on this song and drift off (actually I could say the same for the whole album).
Jalan Jalan's music is a wonderful example of elegantly combining electronic sounds with natural, organic instuments. The beautiful ambiance of "Lotus" is created through the use of instruments from Bali: bamboo flutes, wooden chimes, & gongs. The repetitive chimes and the echoing vocals have a lulling effective that I absolutely love.
Simply beautiful.
Also, I discovered this song in an equally beautiful animated movie called "Dragon Hunters." If you haven't seen it, go watch it. Oh, and it's in French.
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VIDEOS:
So about that French movie I was talking about? Here's a music video someone put together with "Lotus" and scenes from "Dragon Hunters."
LINKS:
Jalan Jalan's iTunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jalan-jalan/id98302479
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ReplyDeletei'm so curious about that music artist
may you explain me everything you know about "jalan-jalan"?
like, who is "jalan-jalan"?
where is this artist come from? etc,
thanks before
Sure! Thanks for commenting! :)
DeleteThey're a Japanese ensemble who base their music in the traditional Balinese Gamelan music. It usually includes brass instruments, gongs, bamboo flutes, xylophones, kendang drums, strings, etc. The music has an ambient, spiritual feel that's supposed to resonate with your body and mind.
Also, the words "Jalan Jalan" mean "to walk" in Indonesian apparently.
"Jalan" by itself mean "road" and when you duplicate it, it means "to walk". I thought that was fascinating.
That's about all I know about the group. There's not much out there on them, unfortunately. I hope what little I do know helped. :)