Rudolf Dethu

Rock-n-Roll Exhibition: RANDY SALIM

Edition: August 31, 2011

Rock-n-Roll-Exhibition: RANDY SALIM
Crank

:: Playlist, intro, song descriptions, and (most) photos, handpicked and written by Randy Himself ::

First and foremost, a huge heartfelt thanks to Rudolf for asking me to do this: putting this playlist together really took me back to the days where I’d stay up all night with friends making mix tapes, not wanting to cheapen the experience by just sloppily putting a few songs together, but making sure that the whole tape makes sense from start to finish. A coherence. A cohesion. A willingness to sacrifice songs that you like individually because they don’t fit in to the rest of the collective. That geek John Cusack plays in High Fidelity? I’m that guy in real life. I have a million rules to making a mix tape. I agonize over song selection. I lose sleep over track listings. I feel physical discomfort thinking that I may have removed the wrong song from the track listing. I convince myself that this mix tape is as important as reducing global poverty, and I become consumed in the process. So there—thanks Rudolf for helping me reconnect with my inner-mixtape-making-geek!

So what’s the common thread here? Monstrous riffs, beats that make you want to commit physical assault, vocals that defy medical logic, lyrics written with middle fingers permanently pointing skyward—all the forces that drive you to pump your fist, bang your head, air drum maniacally and air guitar like the biggest fucking retard on the planet. (All of which I did while putting this together!)

None of the stuff here is overly indie or that hard to find. Consider me boring-ass mainstream. Whatever dude. Why bring
politics into music? The point here is just to crank it and lose your shit. Enjoy.

Love, peace and death metal.

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Tanam Saja

Lagu ini bagus banget, segar lagi pintar, klop untuk mengantarkan kita menyambut pagi, menulis atau membaca dan minum kopi, serta kesadaran tentang pentingnya menanam kembali.

Selamat menikmati dan silakan diunduh bebas bea.

Indonesia Mahardika

Edition: August 17, 2011

Indonesia Mahardika

Edisi kali ini adalah sesi khusus memperingati hari kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia yang ke-66. Saya tidak meminta Anda menjadi *uhuk* nasionalis. Saya tidak merajuk agar para sejawat memakai kacamata kuda lalu membabibuta mencintai Nusantara brengsek ini. Atau meleleh berpanas-panas menghormati bendera Merah Putih bak fasis pro-integrasi. Apa yang mau dibanggakan lagi dari negeri kacrut ini? Hampir nihil aspek-aspek yang bisa bikin bangsa ini tegak jumawa. NKRI yang konon gemah ripah loh jinawi ini sejatinya mencret, limbung dan bersimbah darah.

Sudahlah, gunakan saja mata hati lalu akui bahwa Indonesia adalah negara (hampir) gagal. Sekarang yang kita punya tinggal rasa percaya bahwa kita bisa menjadikannya lebih baik, hampir muak tapi menolak tunduk, pula disertai niat kuat merawat demokrasi—menjunjung tinggi kebebasan berpikir, berbicara, berekspresi—dan pantang menyerah turut berperanserta mereparasi republik ini.

Ya, mencintai Indonesia, di antaranya, bisa dilakukan lewat berjuang memelihara aset berkesenian, menghargai sejarah olah senandung negeri ini.

Dirgahayu Indonesiaku!

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Rock-n-Roll Exhibition: COKI SINGGIH

Edition: August 10, 2011

Rock-n-Roll-Exhibition: COKI SINGGIH
Music That Take Me Places

:: Playlist, intro, and song descriptions, handpicked and written by Coki Himself ::

Dari dulu sampai sekarang gue selalu lebih suka playlist orang, karena kalau playlist sendiri, well, gak ada kejutannya aja, jadi waktu almighty Dethu minta playlist, I knew it’s going to be a tough shit…

Gak ada tema khusus buat playlist gua, gua lebih ke particular mood I was in at certain time, or what songs play in my head that I want to hear.

Yang jelas ini lagu-lagu yang selalu gue denger from time to time, and the only theme that fits is “Music That Takes Me Places”. If I still like the places it is taking me, chances are I’m still gonna listen to it.

For me, Great Music takes me places, places I dream to be, feelings I yearn to feel. Good Music takes me places, but not necessarily places I favor. Bad Music do not take me anywhere, just bunch of tunes that doesn’t mean shit.

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Sir Dandy: Satria Bengal Bergitar

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The frontman of loud, noisy, anarchistic band Teenage Death Star, Sir Dandy Harrington, has made another brave move, publishing a solo album called Lesson # 1. What makes this so brave is the fact that Sir Dandy has known to play guitar for only three years.

Sir Dandy has said that the creation of the album, which was released through Organic Records and produced by Widi Puradiredja, was like passing a national exam after three years of study.

Offering “Jakarta Motor City” as his first formal single, on the heels of the free-for-download “Juara Dunia”, all the compositions on Lesson #1 are folk-based. The lyrics are blunt, spontaneous, in-your-face, funny, urban, simple, light, and a bit nihilistic. Sir Dandy is not worried about his singing. He says that even his voice is sometimes discordant, at least he’s brutally honest and original.

For further online info about Sir Dandy go check www.theone-management.com

Domestic Groove: VICKY SHU

DOMESTIC GROOVE ~ Celeb’s Chosen Seven is my biweekly column in The Beat (Jakarta) mag. Basically it’s an interview via e-mail which focuses on small, intimate, domestic stuff; what Indonesia’s public figures are really into, musically speaking.

For the 22nd edition I went upclose-and-personal with Vicky Shu.

Glue-Sniffin’ Groove, Keef Riffs, Rock ‘n’ Roll!

Drugs have played an important role in Rock ‘n’ Roll. Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, among others, employs drug use as a major theme and provides a critique of the drug culture of the 1970s.

Many artists, especially in 20th century and since then, used various drugs and explored their influence on human life in general and particularly on the creative process. Some of them died young, some spend most of their life going back and forth for rehab, some survived and their music career got even bigger.

The playlist on the main page shows the tight connection between drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Live and learn. And legalize—if you’re down with Willie Nelson.