From: "Craig Shipley" <>
Subject: O'Hearn
NP: The Maskit Chamber / Heaven Machine (Gayle Ellett of Djam Karet gets a
MemoryMoog and a Mellotron and freaks out! DK fans act quick; there are less
than 249 copies of each left!...)
From: "Craig Shipley" <>
Heaven Machine is instrumental prog-rock, with the exception of vocal samples
here 'n there (like on "Bill & Monica Shuffle" 'I did not have sex, with that
woman'...heh-heh, less 'n 48 hours of ol' slick Willie; ahem, sorry, did not
mean to make this political...). Melodic and analog synth / keyboard heavy,
but there are some blistering guitar solos here 'n there ("Mosaic 2000",
which is a balls-to-the-wall rocker, with some groovy Moog textures thrown
in! The Moog lead isn't exactly mellow on this track, either.. Favorite
track, so far). There are some very mellow pieces, too, not too far distant
from some Djam Karet's ambient stuff. Haven't had a chance to listen in
depth to "The 4th Wave" yet, but that one is a full 50-minute piece that
seems to be a bit more on the mellow/ambient side. Will let ya know later...
From: "upnsm0ke" <>
I intended (and still intend) to get _4th Wave_ , I just accidentally left
the page after clicking on 'Heaven Machine' and immediately clicked to
process the order. _Heaven Machine_ is sounding like another great DK
release, right now, more late 80s/early 90s DK in feel, and dripping with
atmosphere so thick I'm glad I have an X-acto blade right next to me. "Mosaic
2000" is on now....holy cow! Somewhat like classic Tangerine Dream, progged
up, with an 'L.A.' feel to it, but we haven't heard a great guitar break like
this in TD's music for ages...I'm lovin' this. The Moog is juicy and
prevalent in the mix. I wonder if
Henry will ever do anything outside of DK, the dude is a phenomenal bass
player. I have yet to hear the two Hybrid Vigor releases of Mike Henderson's
(okay, it's a collaboration with Norma Tanega, but, hey...).
From: "Michael Ostrich" <>
Subject: Djam Karet News: New Gayle Ellett Solo Release.
The new solo album by Gayle Ellett, Winds Of War, is a unique piece of
avant-garde cutting edge music, straddling the line between modern music and
field recordings. The sounds of Islamic life are filtered, altered, and
mangled by an American analog synthesizer, creating a strange soundtrack for
our current cultural battle against the "Evil Ones". Recordings of crowded
Mosques, and other examples of the urban and rural Muslim world, are forced
to conform to a new Western vision on this unusual album. There are no
instruments played on this release. DAT recordings were transmitted directly
into the external inputs of an analog synth, replacing its internal tone
oscillators with new sounds.sounds that were recorded during his travels in
the Muslim world last year. Check out this distinctive new album. Its an
excellent illustration of one man's attempt to push the boundaries of modern
music as far as possible.
To hear tracks from the disc (or perhaps to pick up a copy for yourself),
head on over to the Djam Karet Solo Projects website.