"When this interview is popped out, you might be listening to dzeek new album untill you might not so interested to read this interview"
-dzeek-
So, Reno, one of my good friend did this interview with dzeek, supposed to be printed in his own magazine, (was named Oeuvre -sorry if there were misspelling-, but later changed its name, i don't know what it's named now :p). And i asked Reno to post his wonderful interview in this Mellon the Zine, he said yes. So i post this. Haha... So, please feel free to read interview with dzeek who just released its second album on July 1st 2009. Thanks to Reno who done this interview!
1. Perkenalkan diri kalian?
Halo Surabaya! kami dzeek, yg terdiri dari: Aan (drums) Pie (Bass) Amier (Gitar) Isan (Gitar) dan Imam (Vocal, Gitar) piye kabare?
2. Ceritain dong sejarahnya dzeek!
dzeek (sebelumnya dikenal dengan nama d’zeek) adalah sebuah band yang berdiri pada tahun 2003 di Jakarta, atas dasar pertemanan para anggotanya yang tinggal di dalam komplek perumahan yang sama. Pada tahun yang sama dzeek mengeluarkan debut album perdananya yang berjudul “Terang” dibawah Malta Music Indonesia.
Banyak yang menyangka bahwa dzeek sudah bubar karena kekosongan yang ada tanpa album kedua yang menyusul kesuksesan album pertamanya. Pada tahun 2007, dzeek sempat mengeluarkan mini album yang berjudul “The Oslo Report” yang berisi lima materi baru.
Di tahun 2008, Imam bergabung dengan dzeek menggantikan Joe di posisi vokal. Kecocokkan antara Imam dengan keempat personil dzeek membuahkan materi-materi baru untuk album kedua dzeek. Setelah melalui berbagai macam pertimbangan, maka nama d’zeek dirubah menjadi dzeek. Saat ini dzeek yang beranggotakan Aan (drum, perkusi), Pie (bass), Isan (gitar), Amier (gitar) dan Imam (vokal)sedang mempersiapkan dan mematangkan materi untuk album keduanya.
3. Apa itu dzeek?
Nama dzeek itu berasal dari Zeek, sebuah buku Yunani yang artinya adalah semacam jurnal musik, politik dan budaya, kami menambahkan huruf "d" di depannya supaya di toko CD, kami tidak ditaro di paling bawah karena huruf Z adalah huruf terakhir.. Hwehehehe..
4. Ada hubungan dengan Zeke?
Zeke, seorang musisi yg hebat dan sahabat yg baik. Yang pasti, anda akan berbicara dengan orang yang sama ketika menghubungi contact person dzeek dan Zeke and The Popo :)
5. Kalian terdengar sangat2 Radiohead sekali, it's good or not? Tidak takut di anggap another "wannabe" band?
Sangat-sangat Radiohead? Akan mengagumkan sekali apabila benar seperti itu! Thus it's a good thing right? hehe. Untuk "another 'wannabe' band", apabila ada yg bilang seperti itu, sah-sah saja kok, kan mendukung kebebasan beropini, tapi kalo dari kami sendiri:
"wannabe Radiohead" : Not quite
"wannabe successful like Radiohead" : This is more like it!
6. Apa yang membedakan kalian dengan band-band yang lain yang sudah ada? Friday contohnya?
Friday, band yang sangat hebat dengan album yang brilian! Kalau kami tidak sering ketemu dengan Fithor di Jakarta, sudah hampir pasti kami menganggap ini band yang berasal dari luar negeri!dzeek dan Friday jelas sekali berbeda, eksplorasi mereka sangat luas dalam hal soundscape, beat, progresi, dll. Kami mengambil jalur yang berbeda, "lebih pop" mungkin kalimat yg tepat. Atau "jauh lebih pop" mungkin? Tapi apalah artinya sebuah genre...
7. Ceritakan tentang lagu-lagu di album kalian?
Lagu-lagu di album terbaru kami terdiri dari 1 lagu dalam Bahasa Indonesia dan 12 lagu dalam bahasa Inggris,
mungkin sedikit berbeda dengan apa yg pernah band ini lakukan, bagaimana menurut kalian?
8. Kapan rencana keluarnya?
Di saat anda membaca tulisan ini, anda mungkin sedang mendengarkan album terbaru kami sampai anda mungkin tidak terlalu tertarik dengan wawancara ini :)
9. Siapa orang-orang yang membantu kalaian dalam pembuatan album ini? and how does it feels working with those fellas?
Dua nama utama: Yonathan Vanco Nugrahadi (Lull) & Venendar 'Komenk' (sekarang anda mengerti bagaimana kami bisa mencegat Fithor). Mereka berdua adalah orang-orang yang nyaman untuk bekerja sama, banyak masukan dari mereka yang berpengaruh besar dalam pembuatan album ini, dan kami sangat bersyukur telah bertemu dan dapat bekerja sama dengan mereka. Jujur saja, setelah bertemu mereka kami merasa jadi jauh lebih banyak tahu dibandingkan sebelum bertemu mereka. Jauh lebih banyak.
10. Artikan band kalian secara warna? Kalian menganggap band kalian ini mewakili warna apa? Dan kenapa?
Hitam (seketika dapat terdengar tawa dari teman-teman kami yg memainkan musik keras). Ya, hitam. Karena kami cukup bermasalah dengan ke'silau'an. Dan kami melihat lebih jelas dalam kegelapan. Setidaknya mata kami berkata demikian. Atau bisa juga warna pastel, karena dibalik suara distorsi dan hentakan drum yang keras, terdapat jiwa yang "lembut" yang mewakili perasaan dzeek dalam bermusik.
11. Saya melihat perform kalian di youtube yang mengcover "Fake Plastic Tree" and i have to admit it you guy's are fawkin awesome!! haha
We are! Hahahaha! Glad you liked it Sir!
12. Apa yang kalian harapkan dari orang2 yang mendengarkan lagu kalian?
Terinspirasi. Senang. Sedih. Jatuh Cinta. Sekarat. Bersemangat. Marah. Gembira. Gila. Apapun yang terbaik buat mereka sehingga dapat membuat lagu-lagu dzeek menjadi soundtrack sehari-hari di kehidupan mereka.
13. Dan dalam perkembangannya,,apakah kalian juga akan mengalami metamorfosis sound seperti halnya Radiohead dengan "Ok Computer" yang legendaris itu?
Maunya lebih hebat lagi tentunya, semoga kiamat tidak datang terlalu cepat karena setiap band pasti akan mengalami perubahan seiring dengan berjalannya waktu, yang mungkin terjadi karena faktor selera yang cepat berubah, ataupun eksplorasi yang beragam dari masing-masing personilnya.
14. Shout out buat pembaca kita?? Dan orang-orang Surabaya..?
Halo pembaca OEUVRE! Selamat menikmati seluruh isi dari majalah ini, terima kasih atas dukungannya!
Temani kita di Surabaya yah!Ajak jalan-jalan, cari makan, wuenak tenan! Ojo lali yo!
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1. Introduce yourself please?
Halo Surabaya! We are dzeek, Aan (drums), Pie (Bass), Amier (Guitar), and Imam (Vocal, Guitar) how do you do?
2. Could you tell me the history of Dzeek?
dzeek (previously known as d'zeek) is a band formed on 2003 in Jakarta, based on friendship of its member who lived in a same housing complex. At the same year dzeek released a debut album entitled "Terang" under Malta Music Indonesia.
Most peoples guessed that dzeek is gone because its emptyness without any second album following the succession of their first album. On 2007, dzeek had released their mini album titled "The Oslo Report" contains 5 new songs.
On 2008, Imam joined the party replacing Joe on vocal. Fortunately, Imam fit nicely with the other dzeek members, and been produced new things for dzeek second album. After some consideration, the name d'zeek changed to dzeek. Now, dzeek consist of Aan (drum, percussion), Pie (bass), Isan (guitar), Amier (guitar) and Imam (vocal) on its way to prepared and cooking the cakes for its second album.
3. What is dzeek?
The name dzeek was from the word Zeek, a greek book that means as well as music, polotic and cultural journal. We've added the letter "d" on the front in purpose of alphabetical order on music store. So, we will not placed at the last row in the rack because the name started with "Z" instead of "D". Hahaha..
4. Any correlation with Zeke? (Zeke is a gifted musician from Jakarta, formed a band named Zeke and the Popo)
Zeke, a great musician and a great friend. You'll certainly face the same guy when you contacted the contact person for dzeek and Zeke and The Popo :)
5. You sounds so Radiohead, is it good for you? Not afraid whether deemed as wannabe?
So Radiohead? That would be so wonderful if it's so! Thus it's a good thing right? hehe
For the deemed as wannabe, if someone said us like that, that's not a problem, anyone free to say what on its mind, but we think we are:
"wannabe Radiohead" : Not quite
"wannabe successful like Radiohead" : This is more like it!
6. What would separate you guys from the other existing band alike? Friday for example?
Friday, is a wonderful band with a brilliant album! If we're not oftenly met Fithor (Friday's drummer) at Jakarta, we'll most likely guessed that this band is come from abroad, instead of Indonesia! dzeek and Friday absolutely different, Friday widely exploring on soundscape, beat, progression etc. We pick the different track, much likely as "pop" may be. Or dzeek might be "much more pop". But, what's a genre anyway...
7. Tell me about dzeek songs in the new album?
Songs in our upcoming new album contain of 1 song in Bahasa Indonesia and the others 12 songs are in English. It might be a bit different from what we did previously, what do you think guys?
8. When will you guys released it?
When this interview is popped out, you might be listening to dzeek new album untill you might not so interested to read this interview :)
9. Any peoples to be noted, who helped you in the making of this album? And how does it feels working with those fellas?
Two main names: Yonathan Vanco Nugrahadi (Lull) & Venendar 'Komenk' (now you might be understand, why we could met Fithor). Those guys are a very nice to works with. They give us many advices and gives much influences in the making of this album, and we really appreciated to met and work with them. Honestly, we felt more knowledgeable after we met them. Much more knowledgeable.
10. Please tell, what would be dzeek in color! What color is represent dzeek, and why?
Black (suddenly we could hear laughing from our friends who playing a more hard-core music). Yes, it's black. Because we are in trouble enough with dazzling color. And we have clearer view in the dark. At least our eyes-vision proved so. Or it could be pastel colors, because behind the distortion and firm drum beat, there is a soft soul represent dzeek feels on playing music.
11. I saw your appearance on Youtube, that covering "Fake Plastic Tree" from Radiohead, and i have to admit it you guy's are fawkin awesome!! haha
We are! Hahahaha! Glad you liked it Sir!
12. What do you expects from the peoples who listened to dzeek's songs?
Inspired. Happy. Sad. Fall in love. Dying. Enthusiastic. Angry. Cheerful. Crazy. Anything best for them so that could make dzeek songs as their daily soundtrack of their life.
13. And as it grows, would you progressing on your sounds as just Radiohead with its legendary "Ok Computer"?
We eager to do more than that of course, we hope the dooms day wouldn't come early, because any band would changing as the time goes. It might be happen because of change in musical taste, or many kind of exploration from each members of the bands.
14. Shout out for our readers? And Surabaya peers..
Halo Oeuvre readers! Enjoy the magazine contents, thanks for your support! Accompany us in Surabaya will you? Hang out and walk with us, get some food, that'll be great! Don't you forget!
*Interview by: Reno
*Translated by: Jay
*Photo taken from: dzeek MySpace
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dzeek had just released its second album (self-titled) on 1st of July 2009. Get it at your finest local music store!
Find dzeek at:www.youtube.com/dzeektube
www.myspace.com/dzeekmusic
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