A tabla playing woman is depicted in stone sculpture carvings from the second century in Bhaja/India. The two drums are a major element in Indian classical music. Since the sixties, however, musicians from other backgrounds are using the drums for their purposes as well.
54-minute program with works by Geir Jenssen, Jon Hassell, Robert Ashley, Yoko Ono, and more, produced between 1967 and 2001.
Featured cover art: Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain (OST)
Geir Jenssen – Zhangmu: Crossing A Landslide Area
field-recording from the Nepalese/Tibetan border (rec. 2001, Ash International)
Alejandro Jodorowsky – Rainbow Room
composed by Don Cherry, this is from the phantasmagoric cult movie The Holy Mountain (1973, ABKCO)
Yoko Ono – O’Wind (Body is The Scar of Your Mind)
exploring new song styles (1971, Apple Records)
Robert Ashley – The Backyard
trance inducing monologue (1977, Lovely Music, Inc.)
Jon Hassell – Cobra Moon
conceptual blend of traditional music with Western forms and electronics (1978, Tomato)
Psycho Baba – Tablovedubla Tablovedubla Tablovedubla Pt.4
paying homage to traditional Indian music from Japan (1999,Japan Overseas)
Dr. Timothy Leary – Epilogue (Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out)
soundtrack for guiding a young man through an acid trip (1967, Mercury)
