・Versi Bahasa Indonesia silakan klik di siniAfter over a year established and already at cult-like status, Morfem have finally released their debut album, Indonesia. It contains seven songs, five of which are in full band format, the rest in acoustic. "Pilih Sidang atau Berdamai" has been picked as the first single.
In this self-produced album, Jimi Multhazam (vocals, band leader), Pandu Fathoni (guitar), Bramasta J. Sasongko (bass), & Freddie Warnerin (drums), also supply two songs with English lyrics, both written before Jimi even founded Morfem, when his songwriting was different from today.
Speaking of genre, they're still loyal to what they've always been doing: a mix-match between punk rock, pop with a folky tendency, with a dash of Pandu Fathoni's fuzzy, roaring guitar.
To raise public awareness, very soon Jimi (supported by Henry, his long time visual art partner) will work on the videoclip of "Pilih Sidang atau Berdamai". So, stick around and stay updated by regularly visiting the Morfem website at http://morfem.tumblr.com.
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 tenth edition I went upclose-and-personal with Marcell Siahaan.
Tonite! Wednesday, 2010; 8-10 PMOld and New: Way Back Before You Were PunkGoodbye 2010.
Hello 2011.
Old school meets nü skool.
Respect the past, affect the future.
Lest we forget.
♪ ♬ ♫ Radio streaming live http://army.wavestreamer.com:6356/listen.pls
Edition: October 13, 2010Rock-n-Roll Exhibition: NASTA SUTARDJO90s Big Bad Boutique:: Playlist, intro, and song descriptions, handpicked and written by Nasta Herself ::
I'm having a total revelation. Who would've thought you missed the 90's so bad? I mean it literally kicks off the word "Phat" and created the hair gel "just got out of bed", wearing tucked-in t-shirt on a bootcut jeans is fine? Those kind of ridiculousness reminds me of my good old days, skipping and got dropped out from college. Yes. I was, in fact a ruthless UI student who got kicked out after 6 month of absentee. Being a "good" apprentice that I am, determined to leave the country to, so to say, discovering British scene. And all I got was a revelation of a self righteousness and blinded me from seeing the fact that no man can ever defeat the female power.
Growing up in the 90's is such an advantage. The decades helped form and shape my independent music taste. Growing out from the heavy metal/glam rock scene, I was a real sucker to alternative rock panorama. Then the girl band/singer scene really kicks in. It further become the gesture of my works. Did attempt to form an all girl band. Twice. Sucked on it. My salutation to all of the absolute wicked female bands/singer that rocked my cradle. The wind is blowing the other way. Channeling kinda lo-fi rock 90's groove all the way, with a twist. From the alternative rock to shoegazing until the era of the forgotten trip hop to disco, nevermind the bollocks, here is the 90's female band! Thanks Mr. Dethu for bring me back there!
by: Trisha SertoriRudolf Dethu loves music. This man who does not play an instrument breathes sound like the rest of us depend for life on oxygen. The sounds people create are what give him life.
"Since I was a kid I've been interested in music," says Dethu in understatement of his passion. He was born 42 years ago, he says with an ear for music, popular culture and new directions that drew him to start a bunch of bands that were not mainstream, breaking fertile ground in the process.
'I started many bands. The first was around 1988. That was a cover band. It was a small start in music, but I felt drawn to music even though I could not play an instrument. I saw I could convince people of which were the good bands and other people started listening too," says Dethu, most widely known as first manager of punk band, Superman is Dead.Read more
・Versi Bahasa Indonesia silakan klik di siniIn the context of international entertainment, last year brought a lot of hope to Jakarta. So many overseas musicians were involved (Java Jazz 2010 itself brought 430 musicians alone). The calibre of the festivals became much bigger (Java Rockin'Land was considered to be the largest rock event in South East Asia). More and more world famous bands came and played (311, Placebo, Smashing Pumpkins, to name a few).
How about 2011? It gets even more huge. The early of this new year N.E.R.D. will play in Istora Senayan. A bit after that Ne-Yo also perform at the same venue. In February there'll be Deftones, Iron Maiden and New Found Glory. In March Stone Temple Pilots. In April Jimmy Eat World & Maroon 5. From this list the general public can be optimistic that the music show in Indonesia will be even more dynamic. We won't be too surprised if Jakarta or Indonesia could reach at least "Asia's Rock Mecca" status in 2011...
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 ninth edition I went upclose-and-personal with Dewiq.
Tomorrow nite! Wednesday, Jan 12, 2010; 8-10 PMOld & New: Magnum Opus and Nouveau TraditionalistsGoodbye 2010.
Hello 2011.
Old school meets nü skool.
Respect the past, affect the future.
Lest we forget.
♪♬ Radio streaming live http://army.wavestreamer.com:6356/listen.pls
Tonite! Wednesday, January 05, 2011; 8-10 PMOld & New: Badasser Than ThouGoodbye 2010.
Hello 2011.
Old school meets nü skool.
Respect the past, affect the future.
Lest we forget.
♪♬ Radio streaming live http://army.wavestreamer.com:6356/listen.pls
Edition: June 09, 2010Rock-n-Roll Exhibition: RIDWAN RUDIANTOBeats & Pieces:: Playlist, intro, and song descriptions, written and handpicked by Ridwan Himself ::
Sebagian besar lagu di play list ini saya ambil dari koleksi CD yang banyak dibeli antara tahun 1996-1999.
Tidak banyak memori pribadi yang tersimpan, melainkan hanya rangkaian nada yang disusun baik untuk menciptakan mood yang khusus.
Pengalaman sulitnya merangkai, saya menemukan ada beberapa lagu favorit yang ternyata tidak bisa dilepas dari albumnya untuk dimasukkan ke playlist ini.
Mungkin di sana tangguhnya beberapa musisi menyusun tracklist album hingga kita tidak tega untuk mencomot setiap individual track-nya.
Pemilihan lagu juga mempertimbangkan faktor jam tayang acara di malam hari, karena ternyata tidak semua musik cocok di dengar di kala langit gelap
Demikian sudah, selamat malam, selamat menikmati.
Rilis pers dari album ke-6 Navicula, Salto, Juni 2009.
Rilis pers mengenai album ke-3 Superman Is Dead bersama Sony BMG Indonesia ini sejatinya adalah materi lama (tanggal rilis: April 2006), walau tak juga bisa dibilang sudah usang. Sengaja tetap saya tampilkan di situs pribadi saya ini demi mendokumentasikan perspektif yang pernah saya tuangkan agar menjadi lebih rapi, tak lagi berceceran tak beraturan, bisa menjadi arsip yang sahih lagi sinambung.
Edition: September 15, 2010Rock-n-Roll Exhibition: JIMI MULTHAZAMHanya Aku, Musik dan Lantai:: Introduction and playlist, written and handpicked by Jimi Himself ::?
Semua lagu di list ini, band-nya gue ambil secara asal menurut abjad. Yang gak bikin gue bergoyang gue delete.
Lalu gue setel dengan volume keras. Yoieah!
Semua karya mereka bikin gue jumpalitan, salto, sliding di kamar sendirian.
Ini pesta pribadi, tapi jika elo mau ikut dengan gue.....hayo silakan.
Kalo lagu ini terlalu keras buat kuping elo, tandanya elo udah uzur!
Kalo lo merasa sound mereka busuk, tandanya selera lo bermasalah.
Gak usah mikir susah-susah. Rasakan beat-nya merasuk dalam darah.
Biarkan sound mereka menjalari kulit lo dan biarkan kaki lo zig zag di sela-sela irama yang berhimpitan.
Press release Superman Is Dead ~ The Hangover Decade ini saya telah buat lalu tayangkan pertama kali pada tahun 2004. Barangkali tulisan yang membahas album kedua grup asal Bali bersama Sony Music Indonesia ini sudah terbilang agak usang di masa sekarang. Namun tetap saya tampilkan di situs pribadi saya ini demi mendokumentasikan perspektif yang pernah saya tuangkan agar menjadi lebih rapi, tak lagi berceceran tak beraturan, bisa menjadi arsip yang sahih lagi sinambung.
Edition: May 05, 2010Rock-n-Roll Exhibition: ERIC WIRJANATAAnother Reason to Live:: Playlist, intro, song descriptions, handpicked and written by Eric Himself ::
...Lagu-lagu berikut ini mungkin tidak akan merubah hidup anda, tetapi mereka akan membuat malam hari ini terasa lebih indah...
Edition: May 19, 2010; 8-10 PMRock-n-Roll Exhibition: MARCEL THEEIt's Fascist-lite, I Know, But Yeah...:: Playlist & notes, handpicked & written by Marcel Himself ::
These are songs I grew up and down with. Songs I took my first and last hit with. Songs I played various livid games to. Some of them are current, most are old, but all are part of my 29-odd years in the world.
Tentu aja ada terlalu banyak yang juga dapat merepresentasikan hidup gue dengan sempurna sampai sekarang; tapi gue memilih spesifik lagu-lagu ini karena kontrasnya mereka yang mencerminkan kontrasnya public persona gue dan band gue sehubungan dengan pertanyaan: "Kok Sajama Cut berubah-rubah terus sih musiknya?"
Don't limit your love, that's what I say.
Lastly, I hope this song will let people know how to approach your love for music to as opposed to listening to what the white jeans-ed guy next to them - or SPIN (Yuhhccc) or maximumrocknroll or RS or whatever is telling them to. It's fascist-lite, I know, but yeah...
Tonite! Wednesday, June 30, 2010; 8 - 10 PMUpcoming Rock-n-Roll Exhibition: BIN HARLANButuh Beli Kaset C Berapa?:: Playlist & notes, handpicked and written by Bin Himself ::
Saat masih kuliah, cukup sering saya melihat eksekutif muda memborong CD progressive rock di Aquarius Pondok Indah. Waktu itu saya hanya terus membatin,â€Nanti kalau gue udah kerja, giliran gue yang kayak begitu. Gue borong CD-CD kesukaan gueâ€. Kenyataannya, sampai sekarang saya tak kunjung mapan. Hingga di era penampakan dan perdagangan vinyl di Facebook, saya hanya mampu membeli sedikit demi sedikit CD band luar negeri di toko-toko tenar yang kian sepi.
Menggeluti permusikan menggiring pada dua hal: rasa penasaran dan jiwa koleksi.
Penasaran ketika bertemu visual, membaca resensi album, atau mendapat informasi tentang sebuah band dari teman-teman. Jiwa kolekasi membuat suasana toko rekaman musik seperti sekuntum dongeng hangat. Tapi, rasa penasaran dan jiwa koleksi senantiasa dihadang hambatan: akses mendapatkan barang yang diinginkan dan kondisi keuangan. Sulit. Solusinya: teman-teman dan kaset (belakangan CD) kosong
Merekam dan direkamin adalah petualangan. Berlama-lama di kamar teman untuk membuat kompilasi. Menulis judul-judul lagu. Menyalin sampul CD impor menjadi sampul kaset fotokopian. Pertanyaan penutup saat ingin direkamin sebuah album rekaman bisanya masalah durasi, “Butuh beli kaset C berapa?â€
Kadang-kadang saya membuat rekaman Single atau EP. Saat meminjam sebuah album, saya malah membeli kaset kosong C 15, memilih lagu-lagu tertentu di CD pinjaman itu untuk dijadikan rekaman mini versi sendiri. Atau kebalikannya, membeli kaset C90 untuk bisa membikin split album versi suka-suka.
Pernah juga seorang teman mengirim surat dari luar negeri disertai kaset kosong yang telah diisi oleh lagu-lagu James Iha.
Tapi sayangnya, sesungguhnya tak banyak teman-teman saya yang menyukai musik-musik yang “sealiran†dengan saya. Atau dengan kata lain: saya kurang bergaul dengan “anak undergroundâ€. Akibatnya, sumber untuk membuat kaset-kaset rekaman tidaklah banyak. Sangat sering saya penasaran dengan sebuah band tapi tak kunjung bisa mendengarkan dan memiliki albumnya karena keterbatasan sumber tersebut.
Cara membuat playlist saya ini adalah dengan metode “Rekamin gue, dong†yang klasik itu. Saya ke kamar kerja seorang teman, mengecek lagu-lagu di komputernya, dan membuat kompilasi dari stock lagu yang tersedia di sana. Lebih spesifik lagi, lagu-lagu yang saya pilih dari komputer itu adalah lagu-lagu yang pernah saya rekam atau pernah direkamin oleh teman untuk saya.
Kaset dan CD kosong membantu dahaga musik dengan lika-likunya. Termasuk lupa memencet tombol “recordâ€â€¦
About
Music journalist, writer, radio DJ, socio-political activist, creative industry leader, and a qualified librarian, Rudolf Dethu is heavily under the influence of the punk rock philosophy.
