Creating the "Indian Subsonic Bass Sound" Kit
Back in 2000, I'd been completely blown away upon seeing a rather scintillating, "Trilok Gurtu & the Glimpse" show, at Yoshi's in Oakland. Touring in support of his "Kathak" album, Trilok also featured the incredible bass genius, Kai Eckhardt; their rendition of Trilok's "Seven Brings Return" is still among my very favorites. Somehow, I had the incredible fortune of getting the front table, and to see Trilok's unique, "Indian subsonic bass" kit in action, up-close and personal. Now I'd seen Trilok plenty of times before, but never quite like this. To make things even more interesting, the tabla master, Zakir Hussain was also in the audience that night and actually leaped onto the stage during the set, to join Trilok in an absolutely mesmerizing and unbelievable duet for the ages. Indeed, I'm no stranger to Trilok and his incredible music; from his work with Oregon, ("Ecotopia", "45th Parallel",