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Minggu, 04 September 2011

Angsa dan Serigala: the Return of Catchy Tunes!

Ini akan jadi rekomendasi pertama saya dalam bahasa Indonesia, dan dengan sukacita saya dedikasikan rekomendasi ini untuk Angsa dan Serigala.

Taken from their Myspace

Kota Bandung seakan tidak pernah lelah mencetak band-band berkualitas. Nama besar seperti The Super Insurgent Group of Intemperament Talents, Bottlesmoker, serta pendahulunya seperti Mocca dan Pure Saturday telah secara lebih luas dikenal oleh penggemar musik independen lokal; dan seolah tanpa batas, Bottlesmoker sedang dalam proses mendunia. Saya berlebihan? Tidak. Tour Asia mungkin menjadi salah satu alasannya. Tetapi tour Asia mungkin harus dihitung biasa saja untuk mereka; bagaimana dengan konser tunggal di Bandung [terima kasih kepada Ma' Icih, industri makanan rumahan yang telah mendukung eksistensi musik independen lokal] yang mampu menarik penonton mancanegara [dari Malaysia, Jepang, dan bahkan Rusia]? Itu yang saya sebut super luar biasa.

Taken from ther Myspace

Saya yakin nama-nama diatas sudah tidak terlalu membutuhkan rekomendasi, apalagi dari saya yang hanya penikmat musik biasa dengan jumlah follower kurang dari 300 orang di Twitter [haha]. Tetapi, sudahkah kalian dengar tentang kawanan Angsa dan Serigala?

Twitter update: #nowplaying | @angsaserigala - Bersamaku.


Biarkan menghentak, dan naikkan volume-nya! Gitar berdistorsi dengan ciri khas sound band-band Inggris bersahut ikut meramaikan suasana, dan "hey" dalam sekejap iringan latar musik orchestraic menyambut, menghantarkan saya ke arena dimana mereka mengangkat tangan bertepuk di udara sembari melantun, "saaaat kiiiitaaaaaa, berpegang erat padaaaaa, kuatnya rasaaaa, tangguhnya jiwa bila, cintaaa yaaaang aaaadaaaa, warnai angkasa, hari peeenuh makna, hati yang bijaksana". Really, beautiful is the least of a remark I could give.


Angsa dan Serigala - Bersamaku | Live Performance

Suara vokalis Hendra Araji memang khas, berteriak lantang tetapi tenang, dewasa dan membuai; dan Araji tidak sendiri, dengarkan suara tinggi vokalis Meyga Sukmana yang datang dari sisi seberang namun berjalan dengan satu tujuan. Desah nafas Meyga adalah musikalitas sensual yang menurut saya sejauh ini tanpa tandingan.

"Dan kulihat semua masa depan di matamu dan berjalanlah bersamaku".

Taken from their Myspace

Hentakan drum yang tidak berhenti, suara trumpet yang menjadi pemeran utama suasana orkestra, dan xylophone [ hear the bells, hear, hear the bells ] yang mengiringi vokal yang semakin mengalun merdu adalah alasan utama untuk kalian mendengarkan Angsa dan Serigala.

Kalian dapat mendengarkan "Bersamaku" pada halaman Myspace mereka, mengunduh "Detik dan Waktu" pada halaman 4shared, dan mengikuti timeline @angsaserigala untuk update berita terbaru.

Hubungi Yulius Iskandar untuk mendatangkan mereka ke acara kalian di +62 812 2385 759.

Jumat, 02 September 2011

TinkerbellDiscollegers: Lady Kicks Teenage Pop-Punk

Funny, I never have liked Pee Wee Gaskins, but I keep on falling in love with your typical teenage pop-punk tunes; especially with this one, TinkerbellDiscollegers. A teenage pop-punk with a kicker of a frontlady? Hot!

I uploaded "Tentukan Pilihan" for you to watch, and it would not be too hard to understand my recommending TinkerbellDiscollegers. It might also be quite in reference to mention that I grew up watching a lot of American teenage movies [yes, I used to love them to bits].


TinkerbellDiscollegers - Tentukan Pilihan

So, would it be wrong to recommend a band because they have a hot vocalist? Well, I could assure you that this band would not be on my recommendation list if they would have gone out with a male vocalist. What am I saying? TinkerbellDiscollegers is a must-recommended band as they have appeared on the video above [watch the clip if you have not]. As a matter of fact, I think Pee Wee Gaskins would be better off with a female vocalist. In fact, all teenage pop-punk bands should have a female vocalist. Female vocalists fit teenage pop-punk so well, and please do not misunderstand the statement for I super-dig teenage pop-punk [ask my mum].

Taken from their Facebook Fanpage

I believe the term "good" does not only refer to a band's original material, but also their appearance in public be it on a live performance or promo material such as video clips. Anyway, I will not stop encouraging you from watching "Tentukan Pilihanmu", and right at this point, I am hoping to be able to invite them to one of my shows.

Meanwhile, join their thousand something followers on twitter @tinkerbell_DCLG and "like" their Facebook fanpage.

Kamis, 01 September 2011

Easy Tiger: Let's Paint This Town!

In all honesty, I fell in love with "Paint This Town" by Easy Tiger the first time I listened to it; and for such cleverness, Easy Tiger will deserve more than just your applause. Furthermore, I will not be surprised at all if the band would appear continuously on gigs and festivals across town. They are succeeding in painting this town after all.

Promo Picture taken from their Facebook Fanpage



Easy Tiger - Paint This Town [Acoustic Version]

Surely, this is not the first motivational song on my playlist, but I am quite convinced that "Paint This Town" actually has that great power to motivate just about anyone, to get out of bed! Yesterday knows you'll be fine today, and that super cute voice flows out dancing on the surface of some easy to digest piano playing. The rest of the song is needless to say too great to be true. Light distortion on the guitar combined with catchy electronic sound coming from the synth, natural male vocals in addition to the previous cute female vocals, pop-semi-dance drum beat, and oh yes god let us paint this town.

Live at JakCloth taken from Hai Online

Another thing, that No Talent [and don't tell me you've never heard of No Talent, one of the coolest local punk rock acts] kid, Armand, knows how to blend in with tunes other than his usual duk tak duk duk tak tune : )

Rabu, 31 Agustus 2011

East Overcast: Super Mood Booster!

Hailing from Pamulang, Tangerang Selatan, my first impression would be "what a super mood booster", and East Overcast reminds me of how music could be much simpler than some trying-to-be-cool composition arranged within such complication. Rewrite your ideas, and start consuming simple music for the modesty these kids offer is somehow genius!

East Overcast | taken from their Myspace Photo Album

Listen to "The Wind" by East Overcast, and you might just agree with my opinion of putting the song super out loud right after waking up on a weekend. On the other hand, I would not deny the suitability of the song to roll on my playlist, on a late Saturday afternoon right as I would be heading out of the house to grab beer with friends.

East Overcast | taken from their Myspace Photo Album

Constant drum beats and single bass line that accompany the continuously distorted guitar sound that creates echoes every once in a while define such simple manner of let-us-have-some-fun attitude. The vocalist clearly sings the lyrics in happiness as he says "to spend my time, thinking of you" : ) Yes, high school punk tunes are the greatest!

Download "The Wind" on oBox here and visit their MySpace page for a full profile. If you happen to be on Kaskus, you could also visit their Kaskus thread and drop your comments to support them.

Call Dita Anggraeni on 0857 1851 4285 to book East Overcast, and let me know for I will most probably be on that show!