Djam Karet
The Devouring
The Story
Returning to their instrumental progressive rock rooks, Djam Karet released "The Devouring" in 1997, the band's first release for Cuneiform Records and their current home. Full of odd time signatures, wailing guitars, a hard driving rhythm section, sound effects, and everything from Hammond organ and Mellotron to 12 string guitar, koto and bottled bass, "The Devouring" received worldwide acclaim and many positive reviews hailing it as a "return to form" and "a prog rock masterpiece". Three musicians lended their guitar talents to the album, spearheaded by guitarist Gayle Ellett, and augmented by Henry J. Osborne (who primarily plays bass for the group) and Mike Henderson (who adds electric and 12 string guitars to tracks 1, 2, 3 and 5).
The Music
| 07:04 | Night Of The Mexican Goat Sucker | Instrumental |
| 05:53 | Forbidden By Rule | Instrumental |
| 07:43 | Lost, But Not Forgotten | Instrumental |
| 06:44 | Lights Over Roswell | Instrumental |
| 04:19 | Myth Of A White Jesus | Instrumental |
| 08:47 | The River Of No Return | Instrumental |
| 08:36 | Room 40 | Instrumental |
| 05:30 | The Indian Problem | Instrumental |
| 04:48 | The Pinzler Method | Instrumental |
| 11:04 | Old Soldiers' Disease | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Gayle Ellett | Electric 7 & 6 String Guitars, Acoustic 12 String Guitar, 24 String Steel Guitar, Guitar Synth, E Bow, Organ, Analog, Digital & Sampling Keyboards, Mellotrons, Theremin, Wind Talker, Koto, Birds, Percussion, Production, Engineering, Mixing |
| Henry J. Osborne | Electric Bass, Bottled Bass, Rhythm , Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion, Production, Engineering, Mixing |
| Chuck Oken, Jr. | Drums, Keyboard Sequencing, Production, Engineering, Mixing |
| Mike Henderson | Electric 12 & 6 String Guitars On Tracks 1, 2, 3 & 5 |
| Judy Garf | Rhythm Violin on Track 4 |
| Dave Druse | Cover |
| This album was recorded and mixed in Hell from 3/96 through 3/97, comsuming it's creators during good times and bad. | |