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club debil Sikhara 2004 actually is project-founder Scott Nydegger, born in 1974 in Iowa / USA and Yann Geoffraud, born 1980 in Bordeaux / France. The basic idea of Sikhara is melting together ancient cultures and music forms, like the traditions of the Native Indians, the Maori or the typical singing of the Mongolian people. For that reason the typical in Sikhara's sound can be found in the combination of different music styles from heavy to electronica, resulting from the variety of musical tastes of all the involved people. www.club-debil.com /fanzine/online/sikharaeng.htm   (774 words)

Sikhara information - Search.com The Sikhara of the Raghunath Temple at Jammu, India is built in the "Nagar" style of temple architecture. Sikhara over the sanctum sanctorum where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple of North India. The Sikhara of the Lingaraja temple at Bhubaneshwar, Orissa www.search.com /reference/Shikhar   (293 words)

Gamatron Presents Sikhara Sikhara exists in a constant state of motion claiming no land as home. Sikhara have performed more than 150 times across the US, Europe and Japan, seeking extrodinary locales to serve as an outlet for their devious musical During their stay in Japan, Sikhara collaborated with the Master Monk inside the 1400 year old Zenjouki Temple in which he was born. www.gamatron.net /sikhara.htm   (116 words)

info: Sikhara The Sikhara of the Raghunath Temple at Jammu, India is built in the 'Nagar' style of temple architecture. Sikhara over the sanctum sanctorum where the presiding deity is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple of North India. The Sikhara of the Lingaraja temple at Bhubaneshwar, Orissa www.napoli-pizza.net /Sikhara.html   (456 words)

DOORMOUSE - SPORADIK - MPD - Live Saturday Nov 11th 2006 - Denver, CO In 2003, Sikhara began a self-imposed exile in Europe and fortified the line-up with French drummer Yann Geoffriaud, most know for his work with the famed French power-violence unit George Bitch Jr. Now in the midst of their first US tour in two years, Sikhara is bringing their savage voodoo performances across the country in support of their new CD "Bardos State". Sikhara is also involved with many satellite projects including collaborations with Iggy and the Stooges sax-weilder Steve Mackay, and regular appearances with ex-Can frontman Damo Suzuki. www.threeheadedgoat.com /shows/2006-12-08_sikhara/sikhara_live_dec_8_2006.php   (456 words)

esamskriti--Photographs-Mahabalipuram Temple It is having square base and series of diminishing tiers to a total number of three with octagonal sikhara at the top. The sikhara is of the wagon-vault roof which carries a row of miniature stupis over its central ridge. It is a two storied vimana with octagonal sikhara. www.esamskriti.com /html/new_photo.asp?subcatid=108&z=8   (199 words)

:: Munshigonj District | Heritage | Sonarang Twin Temples :: The outer surface of the sikhara is decorated with a semi-circular arched pattern in plaster, which is repeated on all sides. The sikhara is decorated with reiterated curvilinear panels rising upward vertically. There are four miniature sikharas (ratna) on four corners of the square sanctum around the lofty central sikhara, and another four on the veranda, two of which have now disappeared, thus making it a navaratna. www.munshigonj.com /heritage/SonarangTwinTemples.htm   (555 words)

NOTABLE MONUMENTS OF BURMA / tawsein1.htm The bricks from the lower part of the Sikhara and from the terraces and part of the wall, on the west face, fell down; and they were replaced. All damaged brick-work was renewed; and the sikhara surmounting the whole building as well as the small pagodas at the corners were repaired and made water-tight. Pagoda, consists of a sikhara surmounted by a miniature stupa and resting on a square plinth of solid masonry, and appears to be a hybrid between the www.triplegem.plus.com /tawsein1.htm   (3730 words)

LET'S GO TO WAR On stage, Sikhara manifests itself in a trance induced mayhem, blurring the lines between the music and the audience. At the beginning of 2004, Sikhara relocated to Europe for a period of 2 years, establishing an international line-up as an American, French and Portuguese trio. In 2006, Sikhara returns to the US and depending upon the mercy of immigration and customs officials, will resume its activity on the less desirable side of the Atlantic. www.letsgotowar.com /artists.htm   (2106 words)

BASTARD NOISE with  SIKHARA In December 2003, Sikhara came together with Bastard Noise, one of the most respected bands in American noise for a studio session in CalArts (Valencia, CA) with engineer Bob Bellerue. At this time, Bastard Noise were in the 3 man line-up of Wood/Weise/Nelson, contributing a classic example of their "Caveman Electronics" combined with laptop manipulations. Sikhara leant a sense of identity to the tracks with a series of vocal collages, invoking a story to accompany the harsh sound beds of BN. www.hop-frog.com /URCKDISTRO/RDNBASTARDNOISESIKHARA.html   (188 words)

Z'ev Chicago The Empty Bottle, Chicago Illinois, U.S.A. An evening with Z'ev and Sikhara with Vertonen and Magic is Kuntmaster. Sikhara is the new, young brutes who beat a mean industrial drum. Sikhara was also pretty good with English which helped very much. www.filthforge.net /reports/reports-2007/report-zev-chicago.htm   (2155 words)

General Features of a Chola Temples - chaeological Survey of India The sikhara of a Dravidian temple is square on plan and pyramidal on elevation unlike that of a Nagara temple which is square on plan and curvilinear on elevation. The sikhara is divided into various tiers or storeys by the arrangement of miniature shrines of three types, namely, the sala (rectangular), kuta (square) and panjara (apsidal). The sikhara of the Brihadisvara temple is the tallest among all the temples of south India. asi.nic.in /asi_monu_whs_cholabt_features.asp   (341 words)

sikhara - Encyclopedia.com The sikhara over the sanctuary of a temple is usually tapered convexly, consisting of piled-up roof slabs of diminishing size. The sikhara developed during the Gupta period (4th–6th century) and steadily grew taller and more elaborate, as in the soaring tower of the 11th-century Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneswar. In a variation of the basic form, half spires are added on either side of the sikhara; excellent examples are the 10th-century Laksmana and 11th-century Kandarya Mahadeva temples at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-378659.html   (241 words)

NOTABLE MONUMENTS OF BURMA / tawsein1.htm The bricks from the lower part of the Sikhara and from the terraces and part of the wall, on the west face, fell down; and they were replaced. All damaged brick-work was renewed; and the sikhara surmounting the whole building as well as the small pagodas at the corners were repaired and made water-tight. Pagoda, consists of a sikhara surmounted by a miniature stupa and resting on a square plinth of solid masonry, and appears to be a hybrid between the web.ukonline.co.uk /buddhism/tawsein1.htm   (3730 words)

review of SIKHARA-BARDOS STYLE at EARLabs Scott Nydegger, also known as Sikhara, has played in 26 countries and lives in France, on a self-imposed exile, where plays with Yann Geoffriaud as George Bitch Jr (you wonder why the self-exile?). And that perhaps points the finger to the problem: with percussion music, even when Sikhara adds a lot of effects and chanting of various kinds, it's lack melody in favor to banging rhythm. Sikhara, partly ethnic, partly industrial inspired, offers some interesting pieces of tribal warning shots, but in the end the variation isn't just too much to be fully, entirely satisfying. www.earlabs.org /text/review.asp?reviewID=751   (589 words)

MODiNS [ Myanmar Online Information ] Stupa motifs or zeidi, were placed at various points on the temple terraces and a stupa finial crested the sikhara. sikhara is, in essence, no more than an evolved adaption of the stupa.anda and chattravali, crowning, like a jatamukuta diadem, the hpaya. The sikhara was, though, not always preferred on temple superstructures and following the Pvu. www.modins.net /myanmarInfo/reference/Bagan/pg10.htm   (1883 words)

[KU] :: KULT Underground n.116 - MUSICA :: Paul Beauchamp (Davide Riccio)   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Sikhara is an open project and consists of always rotating members led by Scott Nydegger and co-founded by you and the drummer Sam Lohman in North Carolina, 1999. Sikhara was and still is for some part active in the squat scene but only by default because they were usually the only places we could find to play. I Sikhara si sono evoluti in un progetto più basato sulla performance dal vivo ed io invece sono sempre più interessato a concentrarmi sulla musica. www.kultunderground.org /karticoli.asp?data=116&I=6949   (3083 words)

Husk - Object 425 ARTchive sheet Above the arch is the sikhara, amalaka, and finial with streamers. Fair condition; lower left rim is broken; the central figure's lower body is disfigured; some chips on the rim; some features are worn; soil adheres to parts of the surface. The sikhara is the upper section of the Hindu temple; the amalaka is its bulbous columnar top. www.husk.com /425data.html   (206 words)

Cold Spring Records: Store In December 2003, Sikhara came together with Bastard Noise (Wood / Wiese / Nelson line-up) for a studio session in Valencia, California. The two groups each created the groundwork for a track, which the other played over the top of, for a sort of duality in the composition. This comp focuses on artists who dabble in Asian / Eastern influenced avant-garde art and offers a glimpse into the fierce beauty and embracing expressionism these artists are conveying. www.coldspring.co.uk /mail_order/Sikhara.php   (224 words)

TrekEarth | Prayer in Ananda Temple Photo It is a symmetrical masterpiece of Mon architectural style and, with some North Indian influence, reflects the transition from the Early to the Middle period of Bagan architecture. Located just to the east of the old city walls, its square-based beehive-like ‘sikhara’ crown and ‘hti’ umbrella, gilded to mark the temple’s 900th anniversary in 1990, and expansive whitewashed temple structure dominate the surrounding countryside. Four smaller stupas mimic the central sikhara crown at each corner of the second main level, and several tiers of windows help illuminate the inner corridors. www.trekearth.com /gallery/Asia/Myanmar/photo557231.htm   (788 words)

Untitled Document The architectural forms of the type of pyramidal or conical tower over the mukhamandapas of most of the ancient temples in Central India, which had been built according to Nagara styles of architecture, have been adopted for the towers over the front and side entrance porticos of this proposed temple. The Sikhara over garbhamandira is the most dominating feature of any Hindu temple that is built according to Nagara architectural idiom. The Sikhara of Belur Math temple was based upon the "Navarathna" Shikara of Bhavatarini (Kali) temple at Dhakshineshwar where Sri Ramakrishna spent most part of his life. rkmathnagpur.org /new_temple/architectural_treatment.htm   (561 words)

Online Darshan   (Site not responding. Last check: ) This enormous stone is said to have been moved up an incline that started 6 km from the temple. The sikhara, a spherical dome, is octagonal and rests on top of this granite block. The shadow of the sikhara never falls on the ground. www.onlinedarshan.com /city.asp?city=Thanjavur   (698 words)

Khajuraho : Exclusive Unlike other developed temples, its sanctum is only pancha-ratha (with five projections) on plan and its Sikhara is clustered with fewer minor sikharas. The chaitya-arches forming the lattice-ornament on its sikhara are bolder and more distinct and it facades are decorated with long pediments of chaitya-arches which are characteristic of early medieval temples. The roofs of its entrance porch, mandapa and maha-mandapa each show a simple pyramidal superstructure of a straight contour crowned by a prominent bell-memner, which is shared only by the Brahma temple, belonging to the earlier group. indiansaga.com /khajuraho/temples3.html   (334 words)

heritage1 The former, constructed on a square base, has a soaring curvilinear tower (sikhara) and is known as rekha deula. The Kalinga style reached its perfection during the Ganea period when two more structures were added the front of the two-part temple in order to meet the needs of the elaborate rituals; these are the natamandira (dancing hall) and the bhogamandapa (hall of offerings). The rekha sikhara and rhythmic in treatment, is unrivalled in beauty. orissa.gov.in /heritage1.htm   (1272 words)

Sikhara The project has always existed in a constant state of motion, touring and living in a nomadic way that has come to define it. Sikhara also has many sattelite projects, including backing Iggy and the Stooges sax-wielder Steve Mackay and regularly appearing with ex-Can front man Damo Suzuki. Bardos State is Sikhara’s 2nd release recorded on three continents and released by Radon, Soopa and Urck Records. www.hop-frog.com /sikharabardosstate.htm   (130 words)

Myanmar Architecture: Ananda Phaya, Bagan It is a symmetrical masterpiece of Mon architectural style and, with some North Indian influence, reflects the transition from the Early to the Middle period of Bagan architecture. Located just to the east of the old city walls, its square-based beehive-like ‘sikhara’ crown and ‘hti’ umbrella, gilded to mark the temple’s 900th anniversary in 1990, and expansive whitewashed temple structure dominate the surrounding countryside. Four smaller stupas mimic the central sikhara crown at each corner of the second main level, and several tiers of windows help illuminate the inner corridors. www.orientalarchitecture.com /bagan/ANANDA.htm   (660 words)

[No title] The face or head, called Mukha in Sanskrit, corresponds to the Sikhara (cupola). The Sikhara is built taking into account the Jaathi (the orignal), Sandas (similarity), Vikalpa (viewed/perceived with imagination) and Aapasa (that which is illuminated). They are largely grouped under the Dravidian (round shape) Naagaram (square) and Vesaram (eight pleats and other shapes). www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005070800650300.htm&date=2005/07/08/&prd=fr&   (245 words)

Patan Durbar Square: World Heritage Sites: Traditional Nepalese Arts: Spiny Babbler Museum Facing at this palace are the temples and sikharas of various sizes and styles. The other temple is dedicated to Narasimha, the mythical incarnation of Visnu in half lion and half human form, made in sikhara style in 1589. One is the marvelous stone sikhara temple of Krishna Mandir made in 1637. www.spinybabbler.org /art_complex/patan.htm   (1325 words)

Nagarjuna Institute : Buddhist Sites of Nepal - Maha Bauddha The Mahabauddha temple is an Indian style sikhara temple of brick built during the reign of King Mahendra Malla, before 1585 according to Perceval Landon. The sikhara towers, the horizontal ledges and cornices, and above all the sculptad bricks lead upward upon themselves in an almost musical rhythm to the pointed pinnacle high above all the surrounding rooftops. At the base of the main sikhara, rearing beasts are again seen, these having male riders. www.nagarjunainstitute.com /bs_mahabauddha.htm   (775 words)

城市 Spa ：曼谷----SIKHARA SPA，泰国Spa胜地 ... Sikhara, which means mountains in a Sanskrit word, is a source of life that provides a wide variety of natural remedies that mankind has used to treat sickness and ailments throughout history. At Sikhara Spa offers the varieties of aromatherapy treatments, which are one of the gentlest versatile natural healing arts. Our age-old healing treatment combines the technique both Thai traditional and Eastern by using the natural of Thai original fresh herbs and fruits. www.formyhotel.com /fengmai/spa/spa03.htm   (265 words)

Post Comment Sikhara exists in a constant state of motion, claiming no land as home. Sikhara have gone on to perform over 300 concerts in The US, Europe and Japan. Utilizing both machinery and acoustic elements, Sikhara creates a disturbed environment of ritualistic sound. community.livejournal.com /abq_underground/382881.html?mode=reply   (486 words)

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