[Gigs Report] Sundaytronik at The Wave, Kuta, Bali

"Andri Menggesekkan Gergaji Pada Senar Gitarnya, What A Noise!"

Andri Manual; in Diana

Title: Sundaytronik
Place: The Wave, Kuta, Bali
Date : 31 Agustus 2008
Entry: 25k include beer
Report by: Tinta the Gig Travelers

Ini gig journey pertama saya ke Bali dan merupakan perjalanan yang paling gila yang pernah saya alami, tepat seperti yang dibilang dua teman kalau saya itu musafir gig dan itu merupakan the great escape! Heran juga anak-anak Kuta bikin indiepop gig, you know Kuta Rock City (Jerinx cs)! gig ini diorganisir Futurica Inc sekaligus promo album terbarunya Oh Nina! EPPI SPACE CREATURE: ZAAPP...!!! yang juga menampilkan band-band dari YK (ARMADA RACUN, DAS MUSTANG, AMNESIAC SYNDROME), Solo (CARMENT), SBY (MANUAL), BALI (GODARD, NINE FOLDS, THREESIXONE ft SUTHA, MOBSCENE) dengan HTM 25k include beer!

Karena sesuatu yang parah terjadi pada saya, saya baru tiba di venue, The Wave, 23.00 wita dan melewatkan banyak band! The Wave berada tepat di depan Pantai Kuta, yeah cozy club in the beautiful spot! Tuhan memberkati saya, Manual belum main dan saya tidak melewatkan bagian-bagian terbaik di gig tersebut! Saat masuk club, saya disambut 2 track terakhir dari Godard, duo 8bit, and they are true chip tuner, mereka memakai game console! What a joy sound! Saya tahu Godard karena mereka ada dalam kompilasi lirisan Shining Records, Chiptown 16:2 bit 14 in 1 compilation! Next performer, Armada Racun. Salah satu band gila yang meracuni rock! Mereka sudah terikat dengan LIL'FISH Records dan akan meliris album perdana mereka di tahun 2009. Armada Racun berformasikan 2 basses, 1 keyboardist, 1 drummer (tanpa gitar sama seperti Zoo), saya melihat Nadya yang juga keyboardist Risky Summerbee and The Honeythief, dan drummer Southern Beach Terror as add player. Vred (bass & vocal) yang saat itu memakai kaos berprint Basquiat, dengan maut membawakan 3 lagu yang seperti anthem.. Saya hanya mengingat lagu berjudul Amerika. Sebuah ironi mengenai kapitalisme dan anak-anak YK pun ber-sing along!

Selanjutnya adalah band yang membuat saya semangat menyeberangi Selat Bali sampai 3 kali, Manual, a noise band yang membuat crowd terdiam dan terpana! Mereka hanya berdua malam itu, tanpa Alibaba. Jeffry pada kata-kata, puisi, mainan anak-anak, mesin tik, radio, serpihan seng, batu-batu kecil, botol berisikan kelereng dan Andri pada guitar & voices! Mereka mempersembahkan 3 komposisi, 2 materi baru dan 1 materi lama yang MP3 nya sudah menyebar. Untuk yang pertama, Your Is Mine, sound masih kurang mantap, jadi noise dari gesekan seng dan batu kurang dapet! Tapi saya tetap terheran dengan materi dan (non) instrument baru mereka. Komposisi kedua, juga materi baru. Keakuan, Jeffri membacakan puisi yang terinspirasi dari tema Masturbasi Ego buah karya sang teman tercintanya! Komposisi terakhir sudah sering saya nikmati..Tanda Seru. Penutup yang manis, terutama saat Andri menggesekkan gergaji pada senar gitarnya, what a noise!

Pamungkas adalah Oh, Nina! Khrisna (gitar&synth) Auf (voc & synth) mengalami 2 kali gangguan sound di awal penampilan, dan itu sedikit menyebalkan. Selain membawakan track di album EPPI Space Creature:ZAPP...!!! mereka mengcover lagu kebangsaan, Tanah Air Ku (sebenernya saya nggak tau judul pastinya) dan Bitter Sweet Simphony dari The Verve! Oh, Nina! menutup gig dengan kedamaian harmoninya, dan rombongan YK yang menggunakan 1 bus isi 25 kursi, bersiap pulang dan beristirahat sejenak di rumah makan fastfood Amerika kebanggaan Indonesia. Seperti kata Armada Racun, kita berbangsa satu bangsa Amerika!

Terbacalah bahwa klimaks gig ada di Manual dan Sundaytronik adalah gig pertama Manual setelah 1 tahun lebih mereka vakum!
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Armada Racun; in Diana

This is my first gig journey to Bali, and the craziest journey I ever had. My friend was right told me that I’m a gig-goers and that is a great escape! I quite wondering, Kuta kids bring up an indiepop gigs, you know the words, Kuta Rock City (Jerinx –the drummer of Superman Is Dead an influencing punk band in Bali- and friends)! This gig organized by Futurica Inc also for promoting newest Oh Nina! album, EPPI SPACE CREATURE: ZAAPP...!!! And also performing another bands from YK (ARMADA RACUN, DAS MUSTANG, AMNESIAC SYNDROME), Solo (CARMENT), SBY (MANUAL), BALI (GODARD, NINE FOLDS, THREESIXONE ft SUTHA, MOBSCENE) with entry ticketing at 25k include beer!

Because something terrible happen to me, I came to the venue, The Wave, at 23.00 and had passed many bands! The Wave placed right in front of Kuta Beach, yeah cozy club in the beautiful spot! God blessed me, Manual had not played yet, and I’m not passing the best part of the gig! When I stepped inside, I got two tracks form Godard, a 8-bit duo, and they are a true chip-tuner, they use a game console! What a joy sound! I knew Godard, because they were appeared in a compilation released by Shining Records, Chiptown 16:2 bit 14 in 1 compilation! Next performer is Armada Racun. One crazy band that poisoned rock music! They are in a contract with Lil’Fish Records and shall release their first album at 2009. Armada Racun lined up with 2 basses, 1 keyboard, 1 drum (without guitar, just like Zoo), I saw Nadya who is also keyboardist of Risky Summerbee and The Honeythief and the Southern Beach Terror drummer as additional player. Vred (bass and voc) who wear a shirt printed Basquiat, deathly bring three songs. I only could remember the one titled Amerika.. An irony about capitalism and the YK kids did sing-a-long!

The next is the band that made me bold to cross Bali strait three times in a night. Manual, the noise band, that could made the audience in silence and stunned! They only appear two-headed that night, without Alibaba. Jeffry in words, poetry, kids toy, typewriter, radio, pieces of zinc, gravels, bottle filled with marbles and Andri on guitar and voices! They showed three composition, two new songs, and one old song that the MP3 files already distributed. The first is, Your Is Mine, I think the sound still not kicking yet, so, noises from scratched zinc and gravels not really in-tune. But I still amazed with their new materials and (non) instruments. The second, is also a new one, Keakuan, Jeffry read a poetry inspired by his friend artwork titled Masturbasi Ego! The last, Tanda Seru, is a composition that is quite friendly for me. A sweet closing. Mostly when Andri scratch his guitar with a saw. What a noise!

The last performer was Oh Nina! Khrisna (gitar&synth) and Auf (voc&synth) experienced some problem in their sound, twice in their starting. And it is quite annoying. Beside brought songs from their newest album, they also covered a national anthem, Tanah Airku (I’m not really sure about the title) and Bitter Sweet Symphony from The Verve! Oh Nina! ends the show with its peaceful harmony. And the a peer group from YK that brought a bus with 25 seats, get ready to get home, and take a bit rest in an American fast food restaurant, Indonesian pride! Like Armada Racun said, we are one nation, American!

We could see, the climax is on Manual, and Sundaytronik is their first gig after a year in vacuum. 


*Tinta, the Gig Traveler :D often catch local gigs, even outside her town she lived in. So, say thanks to Tinta! :D
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