SPACE GAMBUS EXPERIMENT Live Ipoh 10 August 2014.

It was a long time since I watched SGE in action. Longer time since I played with them. Last Sunday, they performed again. This time with Eric Hausmann, an experimentalist from Portland, USA. This was not the first time. I played alongside with Eric in 2012. I even blogged in HERE.

So I came in late with the family after attending the UTP Hari Raya Gathering. It was raining heavily as well. By the time we arrived, the dialog session has already started. Eric and Kamal Sabran (the madman behind SGE) were answering questions for the floor.

20 minutes later, it was time for the performance. All I can say is I was overwhelmed with the wall of sounds. It always like that with SGE. Miniscule preparation. It all starts with the first note and whatever came in after that, is a matter of the butterfly effect.

Looking forward to play again with SGE. Check this OUT.

l to r: Kamal Sabran, Eric Hausmann, Marina Hausmann, Andri, Dr Bentara (photo session only, no play) and Andri.

Space Gambus Experiment. Check these guys out!

KAMAL SABRAN https://www.facebook.com/kamalsabran
ERIC HAUSMANN https://www.facebook.com/hausmann
ANDRI https://www.facebook.com/cityofnosun
AZMIL MOKHTAR https://www.facebook.com/daguberbulu

SPACE GAMBUS EXPERIMENT Live at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS 090412 (with EiG)

It was supposed to be an event to be remembered. We are talking about Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS here!

Unfortunately, we were bombarded with technical difficulties and miscommunications. All this due to the simple fact that, the event management failed to understand what Space Gambus Experiment is all about. As I quote from Kamal Sabran, "SGE are not musicians, they are are noisicians". Noisicians is not even an established word yet.

But at least we can say now, "Been there, done that!"

The photos captured were during the rehearsal. We were not allowed to take any pictures during the actual performance. But I know Kamal Sabran is up to something.

SGE (all black) with EiG (in white)

Backstage with Kamal Sabran.

I love this shot!

The instruments played by SGE that night:

4 electric guitars

1 bass

1 electric gambus

1 acoustic gambus

1 drum machine

1 keyboard

*EiG = Ensemble in G (UTP alumni's gamelan group)

The event that we played:

SPACE GAMBUS EXPERIMENT Live in UTP 060412 (with EiG)

It was nice to be back playing with Space Gambus Experiment again after a long hiatus (me, not the band). The good thing about SGE is that they are an open-source kind of band. There will be a core members of 2-3 people but after that the number will change from one venue to another. Kind of like Transiberian Orchestra. Meaning that, all performances are unique.

I finished the 2nd industrial visit quickly then rushed back to Tronoh just in time to do one final rehearsal.

The venue was nice as it was outdoor located at the free area at the Chancellor Hall, UTP. The lighting was superb as well. Unfortunately I cannot find the right photos from the internet.

EiG during rehearsal (SGE played with them)

Feel like Mustaine + Hetfield kind of pose.

SGE aftermath.

I was "forced" to pose this way.

Listen to the live recording. But the correct way to really experience SGE is to watch them LIVE!

Pyanhabib

Pyanhabib, me, Nik Jidan and Munis Musa.

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Kasi Picah! House of Matahati 30/3/2012

Kasi Picah! House of Matahati 30/3/2012

Playing music is part of my passion as a human. Many others prefer fishing or golfing. There are not much different really. Only music is more fun (haha).

One of the perk of playing music, apart from the doing what you really like, is to get to know new people and personalities. It is one of the natural human being's traits. Perhaps, if anything fails, the last one to look forward to is getting to know new friends and re-connecting to old (or lost) friends. Otherwise, it will be a complete failure.

Space Gambus Experiment (SGE) is an open-source musical collaboration with core member being Kamal Sabran. I got this chance of playing together after missing so much due to other commitments. I'm not only getting so much fun, but also getting to know new friends, reconnecting to old-lost friends and the noise was good as well!

I don't know what's the name of the band but they have 4 didgeridoo players...

and a very charismatic vocalist who screamed, "KAU LALAI!!!"

Who's that...?

Pyanhabib!!!

And Nik Jidan who sings folk music with a guitar AND a harmonica.

Airmas who sometimes went solo and sometimes with his band, Mentol 180 Watt.

The zombie of Kampung Pisang, Mamat Khalid with two English songs which are so old I can't recognize what they were hahaha...

Psychedelic rockers, Keladak.

Moog time bombs and other explosives.

First time live appearance and already blew the hearing apart! The Zooey Deschanel Intergalatic Copulation Machine, please get the CD out, NOW!

Jabatan Audio on acoustic set.

 Multi-electric-contortionist, Eric Hausmann and wife all the way from Portland, Oregon.

Kuning, one man show. I am still figuring what was his message (I am sloooowww...)

The last performance was SGE. We started at 2am! No photos? I am hoping that somebody will post it on facebook since we are busy noising and psychedelic-ing on stage. There will be a part two of this posting if I can source out SGE photos.

venue - HOUSE OF MATAHATI

SPACE GAMBUS EXPERIMENT cover Rozana versi space

Nyaris Dr Ben nak masuk panggung wayang. All the best lads. You are the best!

SPACE GAMBUS EXPERIMENT Live at Jerit Jilid 1 UTP 9-10 April 2011 MALAM KEDUA

Ramai players yang tak dapat join. Only the TRUE remains!

SPACE GAMBUS EXPERIMENT Live at Jerit Jilid 1 UTP 9-10 April 2011

Untuk SGE, walaupun sayer baru jer kenal dengan dunia muzik abstrak, dan baru jer dengar satu album penuh sehari sebelum show (giler kejam kan), terima kasih teramat sangat sebab sudi joint event Tronoh Theater Shop, bagi setiap individu dalam SGE, saya sangat terharu ya amat sangat, datang dari KL , ipoh, berpisah sekejap dengan keluarga tersayang untuk join event secara sukarela tanpa ada pulangan, malah mungkin rugi kalau nak dikira dari segi perbelanjaan wang. ada masa2 lain nanti leh la nak dengar "pulang kekanda bulan" secara live ya? ingatkan nak request masa sound check tadi, ho ho ho...... giler excited biler tengok gadget yang korang pakai, dari BOSS DS-1, time machine, wah - pedal, VOX, pergh, tak tau macamner sound tu semua boleh dihasilkan dengan ada jiwa, buat pertama kali dapat tengok Fender Jaguar dan Gibson Explorer secara live, ha ha ha ha, terjadi geek sekejap disini.



Kami minta maaf kepada mereka yang tak faham dan clueless tentang muzik kami hehehe...

SPACE GAMBUS EXPERIMENT in UTP 9-10 April 2011

I'll be performing with Space Gambus Experiment. Be there!

Laporan: SPACE GAMBUS EXPERIMENT Penang 8/1/2011 Part 1

Detail show DI SINI.

Laporan bermula dengan introduksi dengan alatan perang yang digunakan sempena persembahan.

1. Senjata Pemusnah Abang Ben

 

2. Senjata nuklear ahli yang lain