Gamelan is one of the ancient music traditions of the world. In Solo, it’s still a part of everyday life, and an important cultural custom. A complex wonder of human invention, it comes from a timeless world of aural tradition, contemplation, and relaxed living. These films capture the essence of the gamelan tradition, in the context of the changing modern world. Come and experience Java through my eyes and ears. Feel what it’s like to be lost in a world of history
—Matt Dunning

“The Stirring Of A Thousand Bells” screening w/director Matt Dunning
Event will open with a performance by James Strong

“The Stirring of a Thousand Bells” is a pair of experimental art documentaries that explore the fascinating Indonesian gamelan, one of the ancient music traditions of the world. In Solo, it’s still a part of everyday life, and an important cultural custom. A complex wonder of human invention, it comes from a timeless world of aural tradition, contemplation, and relaxed living. Experience Javas most cosmic music festival, Sekaten, where the old world and the new are colliding, creating captivating images and sound. then be enchanted with melodies and meditative dance from Mangkunegaran Palace, with arresting images from throughout Java. The Stirring of a Thousand Bells is the 94th release in the Sublime Frequencies catalog”

SUBLIME FREQUENCIES is a collective of explorers dedicated to acquiring and exposing obscure sights and sounds from modern and traditional urban and rural frontiers via film and video, field recordings, radio and short wave transmissions, international folk and pop music, sound anomalies, and other forms of human and natural expression not documented sufficiently through all channels of academic research, the modern recording industry, media, or corporate foundations.