Lotekno

Also, other Sundanese music projects I have been involved in

2015-11-05 — 2023-11-06

Wherein a residency in the Sundanese lands of West Java is undertaken, and live electronic jamming is adapted to non‑Western tunings through collaborations with local ensembles and cassette‑based practices.

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Figure 1: Cassette heaven DU68, Bandung

Miscellaneous notes towards my 2015 Asialink residency in the Sundanese lands of West Java.

1 Lotekno

The biggest project. See the Lotekno website.

2 Hitek Lotek

This project has been spun down and replaced by a newer, shinier one. I have a bunch of sundry songs and remixes made in collaboration with various locals (details of whom below).

3 Working with crazy tunings

A software project for live electronic jamming that doesn’t assume Western tuning. See Pattern Machine.

4 Collaborators

4.1 Ensemble Tikoro

I am working with Ensemble Tikoro, under the direction of Robi Rusdiana. This is complicated enough to deserve its own page.

4.2 Karinding attack

Karinding attack, Sundanese supergroup, including

  • Kimung 666 / ᮊᮤᮙᮥᮀ |᮶᮶᮶|
  • Okid / ᮇᮊᮤᮓ᮪
  • Jimbot / ᮏᮤᮙ᮪ᮘᮧᮒ᮪
  • Man Jasad / ᮙᮔ᮪ ᮏᮞᮓ᮪

4.3 Cipta Gelar

  • Abah Ugi / ᮃᮘᮂ ᮅᮌᮤ
  • Ciung Wulung / ᮎᮤᮅᮀ ᮝᮥᮜᮥᮀ
  • Satia Kulun / ᮞᮒᮤᮃ ᮊᮥᮜᮥᮔ᮪ Lingkung Seni Jipeng Pong Dut Kombinasi Satia Kulun Kasepuhan Cipta Gelar, or Satia Kulun, is a project of Bapak Am Soebali Ba and the village of Cipta Gelar.

4.4 Bulé brigade

  • Kieran Ruffles/ᮊᮤᮈᮛᮔ᮪ ᮛᮥᮖᮨᮜ᮪ᮞ᮪
  • Miriam Lyons/ᮙᮤᮛᮤᮃᮙ᮪ ᮜᮡᮧᮔ᮪ᮞ᮪
  • Sofie Loizou

4.5 Common Room Gang

…and other friends of the Common Room

  • Gustaff H Iskandar

4.6 Interesting locals I haven’t had time to work with

5 Sponsors

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