aaamusic | On 03, Jul 2011

Björk – ‘Gameleste’

Björk commissioned several custom instruments for the shows surrounding the release of ‘Biophilia’ – one is a hybrid gamelan celeste; the original steel bars of a vintage orchestral celeste were replaced with bronze tonebars hand-made by UK cymbalsmith Matt Nolan, and the instrument was rebuilt and MIDIfied by Iceland’s top organ-maker, Björgvin Tòmasson.

This is a 2-minute brief montage of the making of the ‘Gameleste’.

The Gameleste – a custom instrument for Björk from Andy McCreeth on Vimeo.