Band neo-punk asal Bandung Fuzzy, I kembali dengan tiga single baru mereka setelah mengalami perubahan gaya musik yang cukup signifikan dan rilisnya EP mereka “Transit” di tahun 2019 lalu. Minggu lalu editor Claudia Siregar mendapatkan kesempatan untuk mewawancarai Fuzzy, I tentang proses kreatif, single baru mereka, evolusi musik, near death experience, dan banyak hal seru lainnya.
Tag: indonesian
War Flashbacks with The Broto
Tidak hanya dari segi sound dan lirik, The Broto juga nostalgik dalam artian mereka melakukan sesuatu yang dilakukan band-band metal lama lewat Rape The Traitor.
Sound Check, vol. 12: Denisa
Denisa is an eclectic voice in the Indonesian independent music scene. This could be easily proven by her recent EP release, Crowning—even by the start of her first song, you can already feel the all-encompassing power of her music. Her work is hard to pin down, if you’re still holding to the age-old assumption that music is something that has to be categorized. Denisa has had an eventful 2019, and is a musician to look out for in the next year.
Sound Check, vol. 11: Christabel Annora
Christabel Annora and her work are refusing to conform to a single artistic discipline. She is a singer, songwriter, and illustrator that hails from Malang, East Java, and is using her art to convey the versatility of her experience. Her go-to musical instrument is the piano, and as exhibited in her sophomore album, Dari Jauh, released last October, she can make such a simple instrument shine in her own way.
“Kawanan Serigala”: Persembahan Perdana dari Supernaut
Geliat musik rock Indonesia belakangan memang sedang banyak diwarnai oleh musisi musisi yang mengusung tema Heavy Rock dengan sentuhan khas old skool yang kental sebagai komposisi utama dalam musiknya, kali ini unit Heavy Rock asal Surabaya “Supernaut” merilis single perdananya yang berjudul “Kawanan Serigala”.
Sebuah Ulasan Kronologis dari “Nyala”
Saya pertama kali mendengar lagu “Nyala” pada konser Sal Priadi di sebuah mal di Jakarta pada bulan Juli, namun saya belum begitu memperhatikan lagu pembuka ini; sampai satu bulan kemudian, dimana naratif hidup saya mengikuti secara persis naratif yang Sal bawa. Enam bulan setelah itu, Sal Priadi akhirnya merilis versi studio dari “Nyala,” dan saya kembali mengingat-ingat kenapa lagu ini sangat mempengaruhi hidup saya enam bulan yang lalu.
Sound Check, vol. 10: Hindia
2019 has been a big year for Baskara Putra. After years of getting his hands dirty in rock music as the main vocalist for .Feast, he kickstarted his solo project with the moniker Hindia. After releasing a string of singles, Baskara released his first album under Hindia, Menari Dengan Bayangan, last November, and since then it rose to numerous critical acclaim, charting at numerous year-end lists by multiple sources I talked to Baskara about fame, community, technology, and the role of music as evangelism.
Sound Check, vol. 8: Aya Anjani
There’s no denying the effect of citypop to music fans of the internet. Citypop is growing in Indonesia, but no one does it like Aya Anjani. In her most recent EP, “Tak Ada Yang Hilang,” Aya Anjani takes citypop into new heights—transforming its Japanese roots with lyrics in Indonesian, while writing deeply personal lyrics that speaks to her listeners.
LEXICON and the Reinvention of Isyana Sarasvati
Isyana Sarasvati is back with her third album, LEXICON. After her first two releases flirting with Indonesian pop music charts and radio hit-style pop, she unleashes her new sound in this album—or, rather than her new sound, she’s coming back to her roots. Her classical music prowess finally holds center stage in LEXICON, while at the same time, exploring and deconstructing genres and other elements we might not see Sarasvati play with through the public eye.
Dancing With Your Sorrows in “Menari Dengan Bayangan”
Hindia’s long-awaited debut album is finally here. After a string of pre-released singles, Baskara Putra explores his own mind with his latest release. Menari Dengan Bayangan is definitely a close look of Hindia as an artist—an indie pop/rock music album version of the self-portrait painting—conveyed artistically, musically, and lyrically. Baskara Putra mixes the personal and the public in this debut record.
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