Djam Karet

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Djam Karet

Origin Claremont, California, US
Years active 1984–present
Genres Progressive rock
Labels Cuneiform Records
Members Gayle Ellett
Chuck Oken, Jr
Aaron Kenyon

Djam Karet is a progressive rock band based in California. The band was founded in 1985 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 '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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