Gongland

Forrest Fang | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: May 18, 2000
• Label: Projekt
• Copyright: (c) 2000 Seireenien Music
• Total Length: 1:11:41
• Genres: Alternative Rock/Goth & Industrial
• ASIN: B000QZQQMU
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #274,487 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Superb ethno-ambient, November 8, 2001

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LGwriter "SharpWitGuy" (Astoria, N.Y. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gongland (Audio CD)

Forrest Fang is one of the unsung heroes of world fusion; he's been creating his unique music for well over a decade. He's collaborated on a few occasions with the better known Robert Rich, adding his distinctive eastern sounds on violin to Rich's ambient soundscapes.

On this, Fang's latest work, he continues his forays into ethno-ambient, here with his usual plethora of world music influences, including balalaika, Japanese palm harp, and Indonesian gamelan music, among others. These are all fused with keyboard electronics, which themselves span a wide range of sounds that fully complement the native instruments. Fang is particularly interested in how algorithms can be derived in electronic music--patterns that can be used to generate new patterns.

This is a strong release, and should be heard by anyone interested in where world fusion is going these days.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gongland, August 27, 2005

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TexGuy (TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gongland (Audio CD)

Easily one of the best drone based ambient works ever produced. Gongland is an incredibly layered, complex, hauntingly beautiful album. A must have for every ambient afficianado. Move over, Eno!