A collage of tradition collaborating with technology, where old meets new. Gamelan are gong orchestra’s from South East Asia and my journey has been guiding me to Indonesia since 2008. Here I’ve been overwhelmed by the richness of Indonesian culture and the kindness of the people. Though sharing a long history Indonesia is very different from the Netherlands.
In the Netherlands 2008 were the days when Dubstep was roaming the dancefloor and I was heavily influenced by sub heavy music and Sound System culture. It was also the year when I first started going to Indonesia where I went on a mission to make field recordings.
At that time mp3 players contained about 512 MB so I had to choose my music very carefully. With Amon Tobin, Digital Mystikz, Vex’d and similar artist locked in my headphones I made field recordings over the course of a year and in my head this music started fusing with Indonesian culture.
These influences combined inspired the foundation to the music.
A journey into music and technology. Inspired by travelling, culture and sound system music, Taro creates an sonic world where he takes you along on his journey’s around different cultures emphasizing the beauty of collaboration, shaping mystical worlds with hypnotizing atmospheres to immerse into stories based on ancient myths, legends and folklore. This driven by a foundation of rhythms derived from underground bass music. Taro has a background in music technology and finds inspiration in different cultures across the globe. Taro’s work reflects on a journey into sound and culture through sampling. Collecting samples and collaborating with people from different countries and cultures for over a decade Taro has created an unique collection of sounds. Projects like “DigiGam” (Digital Gamelan) emphasizes on a collective knowledge to create sound and an instrument that extend the possibilities for music and technology.
“Exploring musical cultures through technology.”
Samuel Taro Adrien L’Honoré Naber