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An Orchestra of Bicycles

From: Rene Gutel
Length: 02:59

Bicycles as gamelan music. Read the full description.

Em-rercordsb_small Sound Artist Richard Lerman reflects on Travelon Gamelon, a piece he wrote in 1970 for amplified bicycles.

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Piece Description

Sound Artist Richard Lerman reflects on Travelon Gamelon, a piece he wrote in 1970 for amplified bicycles.

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travel on gamelan!

Oh my goodness, see the reason I love public radio is because I can hear about people doing the weird excellent stuff that I think about. It makes me feel less alone ^.^

Broadcast History

This was produced in 2007 for the Third Coast International Audio Festival Shortdocs challenge. To the best of my knowledge, it has not been broadcast on the radio.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Travelon Gamelon Richard Lerman EM Records 03:00

Related Website

http://www.west.asu.edu/rlerman/