Djam Karet

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Djam Karet
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Background information
Origin Claremont, California, US
Genre(s) Progressive rock
Years active 1984–present
Label(s) Cuneiform Records
Website http://djamkaret.com
Members
Gayle Ellett, Mike Henderson, Henry J. Osborne, Aaron Kenyon, Chuck Oken, Jr.

Djam Karet is a progressive rock band based in California. The band was founded in 1984 by guitarists Gayle Ellett and Mike Henderson, bassist Henry J. Osborne, and drummer Chuck Oken, Jr.. The band's name is an Indonesian word (pronounced by English speakers as 'jam care-RAY) that translates loosely as "elastic time".

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[edit] Line Up

  • Gayle Ellett: guitar, keyboards, effects, percussion
  • Mike Henderson: guitar, keyboards, effects, percussion
  • Henry J. Osborne: bass, keyboards, percussion
  • Aaron Kenyon: bass
  • Chuck Oken, Jr.: drums, synths

[edit] Additional Musicians

  • Judy Garp — Violin in "Lights Over Roswell" on The Devouring.
  • Loren Nerell — Oberheim Synth in "Demon Train" and "Eulogy" on New Dark Age.
  • Michael Ostrich — Melodic Lead Synth Lines in "Requiem" on Recollection Harvest.
  • Steve Roach — Ending guitar atmospheres in "Ukab Maerd" on A Night for Baku.
  • Dion Sorrell — Cello in "Raising Orpheus" on New Dark Age.

[edit] Discography

  • No Commercial Potential - 1985
  • The Ritual Continues - 1987
  • Kafka's Breakfast - 1988
  • Reflections From The Firepool - 1989
  • Suspension & Displacement - 1991
  • Burning The Hard City - 1991
  • The Ritual Continues - 1993
  • Collaborator - 1994
  • The Devouring - 1997
  • Still No Commercial Potential - 1998
  • Live At Orion - 1998
  • Ascension - 2001
  • New Dark Age - 2001
  • A Night for Baku - 2003
  • Live At NEARfest 2001 - 2004
  • Recollection Harvest - 2005

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