Their music frolics on the dividing line between power rock and progressive jazz and eclectic metal and even textural electronics. Utilizing a jam sensibility, Djam Karet has achieved a stunning blend of these genres, a new sound that trembles with growling power. After three years of gigging the southern California college circuit, the band released their first album in 1987. Of the 65 minutes on this disc, only two songs are studio recordings, with the rest sampling Djam Karet's live performances. Guitar-dominated, the music is also rich with lively percussion and cooking bass.
Keyboards are present too, slickly slithering amid the rabid mix.
But it's the guitars that truly grab your attention, their savage pyrotechnics burning permanent memories into your psyche. The tuneage is awesomely bewitching, an unparalleled fusion of power guitar and electronic trance. In 1988, Djam Karet began to utilize the recording studio as a tool in the process of creating their music. Lots of guitars, crunching and wailing and growling. They're crunching with the intricate drumming.