"Lima Puluh Menit Untuk Dua Komposisi Dari Eksperimentalis Noise, Seek Six Sick"

Mungkin rilisan ini akan menjadi sebuah rarities, berarti wajiblah kamu untuk mendownload rilisan ini. Sebuah karya dari Seek Six Sick yang direkam pada saat penampilan mereka pada 26 Juni 2008 di Edwin's Gallery, kemang Jakarta. Ini adalah penampilan untuk membuka sebuah pameran lukisan "Rhyme of Lines" karya Ayu Arista Murti -istri Jimmy Seek Six Sick.

Ini adalah appetizer sebelum album terbaru dari Seek Six Sick pada 2009 nanti (wow!). Dan menurut deskripsi dari Yes No Wave, rekaman ini dijelaskan sebagai: proses encoding dari master rekaman yang berupa kaset membiarkan suara noise yang muncul pada gesekan pita kaset tetap ditampilkan untuk menambah atmosfir yang lo-fi pada pertunjukan tersebut sekaligus memberi kesan romantisme bagi yang sudah tidak pernah memutar pita hitam kaset.

Silahkan download dua komposisi sepanjang 50 menit ini. Nikmati.

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This might be a rarities, so you must download and get this release. A work by Seek Six Sick, recorded at their performance on 26 June 2008, at Edwin's Gallery, kemang Jakarta. This performance was an opening for a paint exhibition "Rhyme of Lines"  by Ayu Arista Murti -Jimmy's wife.

This is supposed to be the appetizer before Seek Six Sick upcoming album on 2009. According the description from Yes No Wave, this recording described as: encoding process from the master record -a cassette tape-allow the noises come from tape scratch still there. Make the lo-fi nuance felt in the performance, show up on the tape, also bring a romance for whom might not experiencing a cassette tape sounds anymore.

Go ahead, download the two composition brought there, with a length up to 50 minutes. Enjoy.

*Written and Translated by: Jay

01. Untitled    // MP3  I OGG 

02. Anti Macho Rock Star    // MP3  I OGG 

Download all tracks on ZIP  here 

Download the artwork  here 

See the page at Yes No Wave here 

Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation 
Author: Olivia Judson
Category: Non-Fiction (Science)
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Language: English
Reviewer: Kat
Collection available at C2O Library














Dengan menggunakan metafor antropomorfis yang kocak, dalam buku ini Olivia Judson menciptakan alter-egonya, Dr. Tatiana, kolumnis problem seks yang menjawab pertanyaan, persoalan dan kepusingan seksual berbagai macam makhluk hidup, termasuk serangga, ulat, dll. (meskipun tumbuhan tidak begitu sering dibahas).

Kolom-kolom dalam buku ini dibagi menjadi 13 bab, dengan tiap bab mengusut tema-tema yang berbeda (”kejalangan” betina, biaya ngegebet, kanibalisme, kekerasan, cara-cara “licik”, homoseksualitas, kelangkaan monogami, inses, “pembengkokan jender” dan variannya, hermaprodit, aseksualitas) yang kemudian dikumpulkan menjadi tiga bagian. Tiap kolom umumnya dimulai dengan pertanyaan polos yang menggelitik:

Dear Dr. Tatiana,

Saya dengar saya memerlukan tiga minggu hanya untuk membuat satu sperma. Katanya ini karena spermanya perlu ekor dengan panjang dua puluh kali lipat panjang badan saya. Kan nggak adil banget tuh?! Saya ini cuma seekor lalat buah, Drosophila bifurca. Apa ngga ada prostesis?

Menunggu Sperma di Ohio

Dan Dr. Tatiana akan menjawab dengan gayanya yang ramah dan asyik:

Sayang sekali, tidak ada market untuk ekor sperma buatan: kamu harus membuatnya sendiri. Benar sekali, memang tidak adil buatmu. Kenapa seekor lalat buah dengan panjang tiga milimeter — lebih pendek daripada strip ini — harus membuat sperma dengan panjang lima puluh delapan milimeter? Manusia jauh lebih besar daripadamu, tapi spermanya seribu kali lebih kecil. Coba, kalau cowok harus membuat sperma dengan skalamu, maka spermanya akan menjadi sepanjang ikan paus biru. Nah, itu sih saya nggak menolak liat.

Dan itu hanyalah satu dari beberapa kolomnya — Dr. Tatiana memberi pembacanya tur mengenai problem seksual yang similar ataupun berhubungan di spesies lainnya, memberi informasi menarik dan detail mengenai biologi dan seksualitas dengan humor yang bakal mengocok perutmu, tapi juga gak mekso.


Discovery Channel membuat dokumenter musikal untuk buku ini.

Di dalam dokumenter ini, kita melihat Olivia Judson muncul sebagai Dr Tatiana, konsultan sekspert dengan rok mini putih, mengendarai Mustang untuk risetnya, menghibur dan meyakinkan berbagai macam problem seks makhluk-makhluk binal (”from frustrated fruit flies to lovelorn golden pottos”).

Dokumenter ini juga dibagi menjadi tiga bagian, meskipun tidak dalam order yang sama dengan bukunya. Bagian pertama dokumenter memberi “sketsa kasar arena perang”, memberi kamu contoh seksualitas hewan yang sangat beragam: banana slugs hermaprodit yang menggigit putus dan mengunyah penisnya setelah kopulasi (”rokok post-coital”), button beetles yang memakan anaknya setelah dia bercinta dengannya, aseksual bdelloid rotifier yang menyebabkan kekacauan a la Jerry Springer show, dll.

Bagian kedua memfokuskan pada betina, yang menurut Dr. Tatiana, tidak sesusai dengan persespsi umum, sebenarnya lebih suka berselingkuh daripada pihak jantan. Karena itulah pihak jantan menciptakan berbagai macam cara untuk mengekang pihak betina, contohnya “sabuk pengaman” dalam bentuk penis yang meledak dalam genital ratu lebah, pihak betina yang pilih-pilih dengan “hadiah” dan atraksi fisik, agresi dalam betina, sedangkan bagian terakhir menunjukkan berbagai macam alat jantan untuk mencegah betina “nyeleweng”: penis dengan duri-duri dan benjolan, afrodisiak, menawarkan diri sendiri untuk dimakan (kanibalisme), dll.

Tentunya, banyak informasi buku yang dikurangi dari dokumenter ini, dan lagu-lagunya mungkin terlalu banyak dan repetitif, tapi yang jelas sangat menghibur (dan yang jelas akan bikin kamu penasaran dengan bukunya), sementara aspek visual dan kostumnya sendiri pun cukup imajinatif.
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Applying hilariously exaggerated anthropomorphic slants, in this book Olivia Judson creates her own Dr. Tatiana, the sex advice column aunt agony to all sorts of sexually frustrated, confused creatures. With this framework, she present an informative and entertaining tour of the interesting evolutionary biology of sex.

The columns are grouped in thirteen chapters, each focusing on certain themes (female’s promiscuousity, wooing expenses, how to win if you’re a loser, cannibalism, violence, “sneaky” devices, homosexuality, extreme rarity of monogamy, incest, “gender-bending” and its variants, hermaphrodite, asexuality) to then further compiled as three parts. Each column typically begins with a question, for example

Dear Dr. Tatiana,

I’ve heard it’s going to take me three weeks to make just one sperm. Apparently this is because it’s going to need a tail twenty times longer than my body. This seems awfully unfair. I’m just a little fruit fly, Drosophila bifurca. Can’t I get a prosthesis?

Waiting for Sperm in Ohio

And Dr. Tatiana would reply chattily:

There’s no market in artificial sperm tails: you’re going to have to make them yourself. You’re right — it’s not fair. Why should a fruit fly three milimeters long — smaller than this dash — have to make sperm that measure fifty-eight milimeters? A human is far bigger than you, but gets away with sperm one thousand times smaller. Indeed, if a man were to make a sperm on your scale, it would be as long as a blue whale. Now, that I’d like to see.

And that’s just one of the small samples. Dr Tatiana would give you a tour of similar or related problems in other species (”The Giant Sperm Hall of Fame contains a diverse scattering of animals”), exploring detailed information on the biology of sex with entertaining wit that is never pushed at the expense of information nor enjoyment.

The book doesn’t assume a background in biology, and at the end of the book ample, thorough notes are provided for those interested in furthe (more technical) readings. Well-written, as entertaining as it is informative, a must-read if you snored through your high-school biology.

Discovery Channel created a three-part musical documentary as a company to this book.

Instead of the book’s sassy sex advice columnist (who’d put whatsername of that Sex and the City to shame), Olivia Judson appears in the doco as a leggy, white-leather-clad Dr Tatiana the sexpert consultant, riding along in her Mustang for her research, consoling all-dancing, all-singing, hanky-panky creatures (”from frustrated fruit flies to lovelorn golden pottos”).

While the show is also divided into three parts, it does not proceed in the same order as the book. The first part of the documentary gives “a sketch of the battlefield”, glimpses through the weird, troubled wild world of animal sex: hermaphrodite banana slugs that chew their penises after copulation (”post-coital cigarettes”), button beetles eating her son after she has sex with him, an asexual bdelloid rotifier causing a riot a la Jerry-Springer show, and a whole array of very colourful shenanigans.

The second part focuses on females, more strumpets than saints, e.g. a chastity belt in the form of exploding penis left inside queen bee’s genital, girls being picky, lured with gifts and physical attractions, aggression in females, while the last part shows the length boys would go to stop the females from sleeping around (penis with thistles, nobbles and spikes (some girls are just so lucky!), aphrodisiacs, offering of oneself as a snack), what to do if you’re a “poor, ugly wimp” (be a sneak or join a gang).

Not as information-packed as the book of course, but very entertaining nevertheless, and the visuals and costumes are actually quite imaginative. The songs, like most musicals out there, can get a bit too much and draggy (some songs I wish weren’t as long), but hey, I can just imagine just for once the full, undivided attention from high school students on this doco.


*Review and translate by: Kat
*You can find this book at C2O Library
*C2O Library, Jl. Dr. Cipto 20 Surabaya

Blackboards 
Original Title: Takhté siah
Genre: War/Drama
Director: Samira Makhmalbaf
Country Origin: Iran
Color: Color
Length: 85 Minutes
Year: 2000
Company: Makhmalbaf Productions
Reviewer: Kat
Collection available at C2O Library











Di daerah Kurdistan, perbatasan Iran dan Irak, segerombolan guru melangkah gontai tanpa tujuan. Di tiap punggung mereka menggantung satu papan tulis yang digunakan untuk “mendidik” sekaligus untuk melindungi diri dari bom. Seolah-olah sepasang sayap lumpuh yang tidak berguna, bahkan memberatkan dan kikuk. Meskipun atmosfirnya cenderung pesimis, ada banyak adegan (black,) deadpanned humour mewarnai film ini.

Di tengah-tengah gurun yang rawan dan kejam, dengan “murid-murid” penyelundup dan pelarian yang tidak punya waktu untuk “pendidikan” maupun “budaya”, tujuan “mulia” mereka tampak begitu menggelikan dan futil. “Pendidikan” — terutama non-oral (membaca & menulis) — direduksi menjadi komoditas yang tidak berguna ketika semua orang berjuang mempertahankan hidup. Seruan-seruan klise untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan melalui pendidikan menjadi tidak berbeda dari rayuan-rayuan gombal penjaja barang.

Saïd kemudian bertemu dengan grup nomaden yang bertujuan kembali ke tanah kelahiran mereka melewati perbatasan, ia menawarkan diri menjadi penunjuk jalan, sementara papan tulisnya ditawarkan sebagai mas kawin sekaligus alat pengangkut mertuanya. Penonton disodori absurditas dan satir yang mengejek dalam adegan pernikahan: di tengah-tengah peresmian pernikahan yang dibuat dadakan, sang istri dengan acuhnya memipiskan anaknya (sementara ayahnya sendiri mengalami kesulitan pipis akut). Usaha-usaha Saïd untuk mengajari istri dan anaknya membaca dan menulis tidak dianggap (apalagi menidurinya). Adegan akhir film ini — di mana mereka bercerai dan sang istri berjalan menjauh membawa papan tulisnya — menyentuh dalam kesia-siaannya.

Seperti kebanyakan film Iranian New Wave, film ini dibuat dengan menggunakan aktor non-professional, kamera tangan dan budget minim, menghasilkan suatu film yang mengaburkan batas fiksi dan dokumenter, tapi juga sarat imaji puitis. Di usianya yang ke-18 Samira menjadi sutradara termuda yang pernah berpartisipasi dalam kompetisi internasional Cannes dengan film debutnya The Apple. Sukses memenangkan gelar Jury Prize di Cannes 2000 dengan Blackboards, di tahun 2003, putri dari Mohsen Makhmalbaf ini kembali menyabet Jury Prize dengan At Five in the Afternoon.

Meskipun pada awalnya banyak skeptis yang menganggap The Apple tak lebih dari hasil kerja dan pengaruh ayahnya, Blackboards membuktikan kepiawaian Samira sebagai sutradara muda yang handal. Dalam bukunya Close Up: Iranian Cinema, Past, Present, Future, Hamid Dabashi bahkan menyatakan karya Samira menggebrak pretensi karya-karya “old masters” Iran, termasuk Dariush Mehrjui, Abbas Kiarostami, dan ayahnya sendiri, Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Setuju ataupun tidak, yang jelas karya-karya sutradara muda ini wajib kamu tonton.
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In Kurdistan, the border between Iran and Iraq, a band of teachers are trudging through a barren area, seemingly without directions, each with a rickety blackboard on their back like useless, clumsy wings. Even though the atmosphere is pessimistic, there are plenty of (black,) deadpanned humour colouring this film.

In the midst of this heartless desert, with their “students” — smugglers and nomads — worrying more about their life, uninterested in the supposedly higher calling of “education” and “culture”, their “virtuous” endeavour becomes futile, even ridiculous. “Education”, or “culture” — especially the non-oral (reading & writing) — is reduced into a yet another useless commodity. The usual cliches for the value of education becomes no different from any other cheap sales cajoling.

Saïd offers his guiding service to a group of nomads trying to return to their homeland to die, and his blackboard is turned into a carrier for an old man as well as a dowry for the old man’s daughter. With ingenious, satirical nonchalance, the wife indifferently waits for her son to piss during the ceremony (while her own father is having painful difficulties pissing). She pays no attention to Saïd’s attempts to teach her some writings and readings, let alone to sleep with her. The last scene of this film — where they divorced and the wife walked away with the blackboard dowry — bores indelible impressions.

Like many other Iranian New Wave (or perhaps Poetic Realism, if you like), this film used non-professional actors, hand-held cameras and minimum budget, creating a film that blurs the line between fiction and documentary, yet also brimming with poetic images. At the age of 18 Samira became the youngest director ever participated in the international Cannes Film Festival with her debut The Apple. After winning the Jury Prize in Cannes 2000 with Blackboards, in 2003, she again won the Jury Prize with At Five in the Afternoon.

Although many sceptics initially dismissed The Apple as no more than the work and influence of her famouse father, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, with Blackboards Samira showed herself as a talented filmmaker in her own right. In his book Close Up: Iranian Cinema, Past, Present, Future, Hamid Dabashi even declared that Samira cuts through the pretensions that plagued the “overbloated” “old masters” of Iran, including Dariush Mehrjui, Abbas Kiarostami, and her own father, Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Agreed or not, you definitely have to see them for yourself.

*Review by: Kat
*You can find this movie at C2O
*C2O Library, Jl. Dr. Cipto 20 Surabaya

"24 Hour Comics Day Surabaya 2008"

Title: 24 Hour Comic Day Surabaya
What: international event, where comic artist around the world create a 24 pages comic in 24 hours at the same time.
Place: C2O Library, Jl. Dr. Cipto 20 Surabaya
Time: 18-19 October (See agenda for details, below)

Ini adalah sebuah even internasional, yang diselenggarakan serentak di seluruh dunia. Para komikus yang berpartisipasi di acara ini, dari seluruh dunia, akan membuat komik setebal 24 halaman secara bersama-sama dalam waktu 24 jam. Dan Surabaya ikut ambil bagian maraton komik 24 jam ini, diselenggarakan oleh CASS (Comic Artists’ Society of Surabaya), mengambil tempat di C2O Library, mulai tanggal 18 Oktober pk. 10.00 WIB sampai 19 Oktober 10.00 WIB.

Acara 24 Hour Comics Day ini pertama kali diselenggarakan pada tahun 2004 di Amerika. Merupakan sebuah tantangan dari Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics, Making Comics) dan Nat Gertler dan disambut lebih dari ribuan peserta dari 18 negara. McCloud juga menerbitkan beberapa buku kompilasi berisi 24 karya terbaik para komikus yang berpartisipasi pada acara ini. Pada tahun 2006, Tita Larasati Mencatatkan karyanya, Curhat Tita, sebagai Best 10. So, untuk tahun ini, kenapa tidak bisa terulang?

Selama acara berlangsung, reportase beserta halaman-halaman naskah yang sudah jadi akan dikirimkan ke situs web 24 Hour Comics Day untuk menyambungkan dengan panitia pusat Amerika (ComicsPro) dan para komikus lain di seluruh dunia. Di akhir acara, fotokopi karya-karya akan dikirimkan ke Ohio State Library untuk dokumentasi.

Turut berpartisipasi pada acara ini, Independen Film Surabaya dan berbagai studio komik independen, antara lain Neo Paradigm, Outline Reborn, Seven Blue Artland dan Wind Rider Studio. Sehingga acara maraton komik ini akan diisi berbagai alternatif aktivitas, antara lain, pemutaran film, mini bazaar, dan pameran hasil karya.
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This is an international event, take place widely across the globe. Comic artist particpated in this event, across the globe, will create a 24 pages comic at the same time on 24 hour. And Surabaya take a part in this 24 hour comic-making marathon. Organized by CASS (Comic Artists’ Society of Surabaya), take place at C2O Library, from 18 October 10.00 untill 19 October 10.00.

The 24 Hours Comics Day, held in the first time on 2004 at US. Formerly a challenge by Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics, Making Comics) and Nat Gertler. Thousands comic artists from 18 countries participate in this event. McCloud also published some compilation books contain 24 best comic participated in the event. On 2006, Tita Larasati from Indonesia, noted her work (Curhat Tita) in the compilation, as best ten. So, why we don't repeat it this year?

As the event rolling, finished work and documentation will be sent to 24 Hour Comics Day website, to connect them to the ComicsPro, America, and another comic artists across the world. In the end, the copies of the finished comic will be sent to Ohio State Library for documentation.

Also participate in this event, Independen Film Surabaya and several independent comic studio, such as Neo Paradigm, Outline Reborn, Seven Blue Artland and Wind Rider Studio. So, there will be some alternate acts such as, movie screening, mini bazaar, and exhibition.

Agenda:
17 Oktober:
- Diskusi santai “Ketika komik masuk ke dalam tubuh film” oleh komunitas komik (CASS) & Film (INFIS) Surabaya, 16.00 – 17.30
- Opening films:
“Penthil Penthol: Hantu Museum” (Wiryadi Dharmawan)
“Kapit Tosan 2” (Tosan Priyonggo)
“Gatotkaca dan Grammar (Ikin)
“Animasi 3D Suroboyo” (Mufti / Kame)
“Surabaya Roman Taste” (CUK Surabaya)
- Mini bazaar INFIS & CASS pk.16.00 – 20.00
- Sketsa / karikatur wajah pk. 16.00 – 20.00

18 – 19 Oktober:
- Maraton ngomik 24 jam 18 Okt pk.10.00 - 19 Okt pk.10.00
- Mini bazaar INFIS & CASS pk. 09.00 – 18.00
- Sketsa / karikatur wajah pk. 09.00 – 18.00

20 – 31 Oktober:
- Mini bazaar INFIS & CASS pk. 09.00 – 18.00
- Pameran hasil karya 24 Hour Comics Day
- Movie Station: Tonton film-film karya INFIS di movie station c2o

31 Oktober:
- Closing film: Surprise movie pk. 17.30 – 19.30
- Silaturahmi dan ramah tamah pk. 19.30 - selesai

Contact persons:
Kathleen Azali
C2O, Jl. Dr. Cipto 20 Surabaya 60264
Telp: 0858 5472 5932
Email: c2o.library@yahoo.com
Website: http://c2o.coffee-cat.net


*Write and translate by: Jay

"Album Keenam, Dijadwalkan Rilis Akhir Tahun Ini!"

Navicula on Psyche-colour

Kali ini datang berita dari saudara kita di pulau Bali. Navicula, band grunge gaek asal Bali, sekarang tengah menggarap album terbaru -ke enam- mereka. Setelah menyelesaikan tur mereka di Jawa Tengah bersama Netral pada Agustus kemarin yang terbilang sukses, Navicula melanjutkan proses rekaman album keenam yang sudah dimulai sejak Juli kemarin. Navicula mendapuk produser senior asal Jerman, Peter Heckmann, yang juga berperan sebagai Music Director.

Navicula memilih Studio Antida, Sanur, Bali sebagai tempat rekaman mereka. Beberapa musisi kawakan ikut membantu penggarapan album ke enam band yang telah berdiri sejak 1996 ini. Beberapa nama yang bisa disebut antara lain, Anom (sound engineer, yang juga bertindak selaku co-produser), Deni Surya (Drummer Lolot dan instruktur Drum Farabi Bali, yang bertidak sebagai sound engineer), dan  Ian Stevenson (eks vokalis Kaimsasikun). Navicula masih berencana untuk mengajak beberapa musisi lainnya untuk turut berpartisipasi pada album mereka ini.

Album keenam Navicula, dijadwalkan akan rilis pada akhir tahun ini juga. Selain itu, Navicula juga akan segera meluncurkan official website mereka yang digarap oleh Robin Malau (manatan gitaris Puppen). Kita tunggu saja kabar terbaru dari Navicula!
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Navicula: Recording Session

We just got a good news from our brothers from Bali. Navicula, a grunge band from Bali, now in the middle of working on their newest album -would be their sixth album-. After finished their tour on Central Java with Netral on last August, Navicula continuing their recording session for their sixth album that is previously strated since July. Navicula work with a senior producer from Germany, Peter Heckmann, whose also participate as Music Director.

Navicula pick Antida Studio, Sanur, Bali for recording session. Some experienced musician also involved in the making of the album of the band who formed since 1996. We could call several names such as Anom (sound engineer, also as co-produser), Deni Surya (Drummer of Lolot and instructor for Drum Farabi Bali, as sound engineer), and Ian Stevenson (ex-vocalist of Kaimsasikun). Navicula still planned to ask another musician to participate in the album.

The sixth album of Navicula, to be released in the end of this year. Other than that, Navicula will also launch their official website, worked by Robin Malau (ex-guitarist of Puppen). Just wait for the good news!

Rob of Navicula: Vocal Take

Meet Navicula on:
MySpace 
Musikator 

*Write and Translate by: Jay
*Photo by: Navicula doc.

"Bakal Ada Salah Satu Lagu Jane Donna yang Vintage-Note Ala The Carpenters"

Jane Donna: Warholized

Lama tidak terdengar, Jane Donna, band American-pop asal Surabaya, membawa beberapa berita terbaru. Pertama, Jane Donna sedang dalam proses untuk segera merilis EP terbaru mereka. Judul sudah ditetapkan untuk EP terbaru mereka, yaitu RE-MEMBER. Bakal masih ada beberapa featuring, karena berita kedua adalah, Jane Donna sekarang tinggal empat orang. Bembz -sebelumnya memainkan gitar di Jane Donna- resmi berpisah dari Jane Donna, dan melanjutkan karir music engineering di Jakarta. Bembz membuka sebuah production house dalam bidang engineering musik bareng Vanco dengan nama Vortex Perjuangan. Pada EP yang akan rilis, Bembz masih mengisi gitar pada satu lagu.

Kita tunggu saja EP terbaru dari Jane Donna, akan ada beberapa konten yang cukup menarik sepertinya. Bakal ada salah satu lagu Jane Donna yang vintage-note ala The Carpenters dengan durasi pendek tidak sampai 2 menit. Ada juga lagu khusus yang di persembahkan untuk seorang teman, dimana lagu tersebut diberi judul sama dengan nama seorang teman tersebut. So, kita tunggu kabar selanjutnya dari Jane Donna!
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After some-long-time no news about, Jane Donna, an American-pop band from Surabaya, bring some news up. First, Jane Donna is working on their next newest EP now, and soon to be released. They have set a title for the EP, it is RE-MEMBER. There will be some featuring, because the second news is, Jane Donna now become a four-pieces band (formerly five-pieces). Bembz -peviously play guitar for Jane Donna- officially out from Jane Donna, and further his music engineering career in jakarta. Bembz opened a production house along with Vanco under the name Vortex Perjuangan. On the future Jane Donna EP, Bembz will still play guitar track on one of the song.

Just wait for the EP, there would be some exciting contents on it. There will be a song that is vintage-noted ala The Carpenters, with a short duration, not more than 2 minutes. Also there will be a special song for a friend, where the song titled with those friend name. So, just wait for the upcoming EP from Jane Donna!

Meet Jane Donna on:
MySpace 
Friendster 

*Write and Translate by: Jay
*Photo by: Jane Donna's doc.

"It’s Pretty Hard to Carry Off Cheerful Lyrics Without Being Annoying Anyway"

-Carey Lander of Camera Obscura-

Camera Obscura

A-ha, saya baru saja mendapat kesempatan yang menyenangkan, dengan bisa melakukan interview dengan Camera Obscura. Ya, band indiepop asal Skotlandia itu, yang album Let's Get Out of This Country nya banyak dipuji diseluruh dunia. God bless the internet, and may peaceful come to MySpace. Hahaha... Okey ini memang "hanya" interview via email, setidaknya Carey Lander (Piano, Organ, Vocals) sudah baik sekali dengan meluangkan waktunya untuk berkorespondensi dan menjawab interview ini. Thanks to Carey! So, Let's get out of this prelude, and read the interview!

Hai Camera Obscura, apa kabar?
Halo, ini Carey.

Dengan nama Camera Obscura, apakah kalian suka fotografi? Lomografi mungkin?
Tidak secara yang mampu banget sih. Saya pikir kami memakai nama itu untuk membuat kami terlihat lebih seni dan tampak hebat.

Beberapa tahun lewat setelah ”Let’s Get Out of This Country”, apa yang kalian lakukan sekarang?
Kami masih sibuk tur keliling dunia. Sedihnya kami belum pernah ke Asia, tapi kami akan segera kesana untuk pertama kali.

Apa kalian berencana untuk merekam lagu atau album baru sekarang?
Kami telah selesai merekam dan mixing album baru. Kami merekamnya di Swedia lagi, dan rekamannya terdengar hebat.

Apa pendapat kalian tentang sambutan orang-orang pada album ”Let’s Get Out of This Country”?
Saya pikir kami sangat lega dengan mendapat respon yang baik dari Let’s Get Out of This Country. Kami sangat bangga dengan album tersebut, sangat menyenangkan akhirnya bisa membuat orang-orang kagum pada kami.

Tempat apa yang kalian maksud dalam “Let’s get Out of This Country"? Kenapa kalian sepertinya sangat tidak senang dengan tempat ini?
Sebenarnya tidak ada tempat spesifik. Itu lebih pada dirimu dan tempat dimana yang kamu anggap rumah, merasa frustasi dengan diri sendiri, dan hidup, lalu mencari sesuatu yang berbeda.

Kalian mau keluar dari Glasgow?
Tidak sekarang, walaupun salah satu kesenangan dari bepergian adalah membayangkan tentang hidup di tempat menarik yang kamu kunjungi.

Kalian menikmati bepergian keliling dunia untuk tur sebagai band? Gimana rasanya?
Tidak mudah untuk pergi jauh dari rumah dan membiasakan diri dengan sering bepergian, tapi hal itu sungguh menyenangkan kami. Saya tidak akan mendapat kesempatan ini tanpa bergabung dengan band. Sangat menyenangkan bertemu banyak orang, dan mereka menyukai musikmu.

Tempat mana yang paling kalian sukai dari tempat-tempat yang pernah kalian kunjungi? Kenapa?
Tidak ada satu tempat yang benar-benar saya sukai, salah satu yang terbaik adalah perbedaan antara tempat itu sendiri, dan kesempatan untuk mengalami yang tidak familiar. Saya sangat menikmati tur di Amerika karena banyk toko vintage untuk membeli pakaian dan banyak toko buku. Tapi saya menantikan sedikit petualangan di Asia.

Ada tempat favorit yang ingin kalian kunjungi?
Tentu saja semua tempat yang belum pernah kami kunjungi. Saya sangat suka salju, saya ingin melakukan lagi tur dengan suasana bersalju. Saya baru melihat acara TV tentang northern light di Norwegia. Saya ingin pergi kesana, atau ke Islandia atau lainnya.

Kebanyakan lagu kalian tentang kesedihan dan cerita negatif, walaupun beberapa diantaranya dengan aransemen yang fun dan terang. Apakah lagu tentang kesedihan ini berusaha kalian jadikan sebagai identitas band? Atau hanya kebetulan?
Saya rasa hal itu terjadi secara alami. Lirik Tracyanne sering kali cukup sedih dan introspektif, tapi kami tidak berpikir bahwa hal itu membatasi ruang bermusik kami. Saya pikir hal yang berlawanan bisa berjalan dengan baik di musik. Saya pikir cukup sulit untuk memainkan lirik yang gembira tanpa membuatnya menyebalkan.

Sejauh ini, lirik lagu Camera Obscura yang mana yang menjadi favorit kalian?
Lirik yang paling saya sukai adalah dari album pertama ”Biggest Blues Hi-Fi” adalah ”I’m softer than my face would suggest” dimana menggambarkan Tracyanne dengan sangat baik. Dan saya sangat suka lirik Tears for Affairs

Jika penambilan bisa sungguh membunuh (If looks could kill) apa yang akan terjadi pada Camera Obscura? Siapa yang akan terbunuh?
Saya rasa pada umumnya merasa paling marah pada diri sendiri, jadi mungkin kami akan mengalami semacam kecelakaan yang melukai diri sendiri.

Camera Obscura sudah eksis selama satu dekade, apa yang membuat kalian masih bermusik sampai sekarang?
Kadang kami merasa takjub. Lalu kami ingat. Hal itu karena, disamping semua aspek yang membuat tetap berada dalam satu band itu sulit, perasaan untuk bersama-sama membuat musik dan mendengarnya kembali bersama adalah sangat menakjubkan dan mengisi. Juga perasaan menyenangkan dalam memainkan pertunjukkan sangat sulit dikalahkan.

Pernah merasa mandeg dalam bermusik? Bagaimana?
Ya. Setelah kamu menyelesaikan satu album, maka segalanya mulai berubah seperti bisnis, dan kamu akan berusaha tetap mengapung. Tiba-tiba muncul tekanan, komitmen dan target. Secara umum kami menghindari sebisanya aspek bisnis dalam bermusik, tapi bisnis dapat membentuk band untuk terus maju. Lalu bisinis juga menciptakan tekanan, hal ini bisa menjadi baik, karena kita mungkin tidak akan pernah menyelesaikan apa-apa. Saat kamu tahu bahwa harus membuat lagu baru untuk rekaman, itu bisa terasa menakutkanm tapi sekalinya kamu mulai, kepercayaan diri mulai kembali.

Apa yang akan kalian lakukan jika Camera Obscura tidak pernah ada?
Saya tidak tahu. Mungkin kami tidak akan berteman baik, itu menyedihkan. Itu tidak menyenangkan. Sudah banyak pengalaman dan hal baik yang kami banggakan.

Apa hal terbaik dan terburuk berada dalam satu band dalam satu dekade?
Hal terburuk adalah kami harus sering terbang. Beberapa dari kami cukup takut dengan hal itu, beberapa membencinya. Untungnya hal-hal baik membuat hal buruk tersebut terkikis.

Kalian biasa mendengarkan trend-trend musik atau hanya mendengarkan yang memang kalian suka?
Seperti yang mungkin kalian bayangkan, selera musik kami se-fashionable pakaian yang kami. Media di British memiliki selera yang buruk dalam musik, walaupun ada beberapa musik kontemporer yang saya suka. Sekarang ini saya sedikit senang dengan Glasvegas dari Glasgow yang sekarang sangat populer, namun cukup bagus.

Apakah kebiasaan mendengar musik, mempengaruhi kalian dalam membuat musik?
Musik kami banyak terpengaruh oleh rekaman-rekaman lama yang kami suka dari jaman 50, 60 dan 70 an. Kami suka musik dari era tersebut, dan kami ingin meminjam sesuatu dari musik tersebut, namun kami juga ingin membuat sound kami sendiri dan referensi musik modern yang kami suka.

Apakah arah musikal Camera Obscura pada awalnya sama dengan yang sekarang?
Band ini telah berevolusi. Kamu banyak belajar dan berkembang selama menjadi musisi. Kami telah bekerja dengan produser brilian, Jari Haapaleinen dalam Let’s Get Out dan album baru, dan dia benar-benar membantu membuat sound kami menjadi spesial.

Satu dekade dengan 3 LP, bukan jumlah yang produktif dalam industri. Kalian menanggap bermusik sebagai pekerjaan atau hanya hobi?
Tentu saja musik lebih dari sekedar hobi bagi kami. Selalu seperti itu, tapi kami hanya bisa menjadi musisi full-time dalam waktu yang singkat, karena kami tidak mampu terus menerus begitu. Hal ini telah memperlambat produktivitas, namun juga band butuh waktu untuk berkembang diantara rekaman. Kamu juga harus mempertimbangkan waktu tur untuk sebuah hasil rekaman.

Apa menurut kalian perbedaan utama antara industri musik Indie dan Major?
Saya tidak pernah di major label, jadi saya tidak terlalu tahu, tapi hal itu tidak menarik bagi saya.

Kalian lebih suka mana dari dua pilihan tadi?
Tergantung dari mana dilihatnya. Tidak ada gunanya mengkritik semua major label. Kamu harus menjadi perusahaan yang cukup besar untuk mendistribusikan rekaman The Beatles atau album Michael Jackson, nah band yang lebih kecil yang tidak pernah menuju market massal butuh label yang sesuai kebutuhan mereka.

Jika Camera Obscura adalah buah, buah apakah itu? Bagaimana rasa buahnya?
Anggur. Nanti buah anggur akan berubah menjadi red wine.

Bagaimana keadaan scene musik Glasgow sekarang? Musik seperti apa yang ramai disana?
Sangat baik. Glasvegas adalah band baru yang besar, dan Franz Ferdinand akan mengeluarkan album baru. Ini adalah tempat yang brilian.

Adakah band Glasgow yang terdengar seperti Camera Obscura?
Tidak banyak di Glasgow, namun ada beberapa yang terdengar terpengaruh oleh kami di luar Glasgow. Rasanya sedikit aneh.

Ada band baru, atau band yang kurang terkenal, yang kalian rasa orang-orang harus mendengar mereka?
Kami baru saja bermain bersama band yang bernama The Beep Seals dari Manchester, Inggris. Saya sangat suka dengan mereka sekarang ini.

Apa makanan atau minuman terburuk yang pernah kalian rasakan dalam tur?
Mungkin dialami salah satu kru kami, ketika kami memasukkan ruang ganti baju yang sangat kotor, tanpa pendingin. Daging dingin yang apek dan keju. Ugh. Dan sebotol gin setengah memabukkan.

Bagaimana menurut kalian, berbagi MP3 lewat internet? Kekerasan terhadap musisi atau masa depan industri musik?
Saya rasa mendownload satu album secara ilegal adalah sangat buruk. Saya pikir cukup adil jika mendapat satu lagu untuk mencari tahu apakah kamu menyukai penyanyinya atau tidak. Tapi pada saat banyak band berjuang keras untuk mendapat uang dari musik, sangat menyedihkan jika seorang penggemar musik merasa bebas untuk saling berbagi.

Ada rencana untuk mengunjungi Asia atau Indonesia?
Kami akan berangkat untuk tur singkat ke Asia, dan saya berharap untuk dapat memainkan beberapa pertunjukkan di Indonesia ketika album baru keluar. Banyak orang Indonesia menulis untuk kami, kami sangat menghargainya, dan sangat ingin bermain untuk kalian pada suatu waktu.

Okay, tolong berikan kata penutup untuk pembaca, terima kasih Camera Obscura, salam hangat dari Indonesia!
Halo pembaca. Terima kasih sudah membaca. Terima kasih sudah mendukung band kami, dan kami janji akan datang kesana suatu waktu nanti.

Carey xx
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Camera Obscura

A-ha, I've just had a nice chance, to done an interview with Camera Obscura. Yes, that indiepop band from Scotland, whose their album, Let's Get Out of This Country have been praised widely on the globe. God bless the internet, and may peaceful come to MySpace. Hahaha... Okay, this is just an by-email interview, but at least Carey Lander (Piano, Organ, Vocals) had been very nice to spare her time to correspondence with me and answer the interview. Thanks to Carey! So, let's get out of this prelude, and read the interview!

Hi Camera Obscura, how it's going there?
Hello, this is Carey. Nice to meet you.

Under the name of Camera Obscura, are you guys into photography? Lomography maybe? ;D
Not in any qualified way. I think we just use the name to make ourselves seem more arty and pretentious.

It's been years after the release of "Let's Get Out of This Country", what are you guys doing right now?
We have been busy touring the world. Sadly we didn’t make it to Asia before now but we are looking forward to our first visit.

Are you planning to record some new songs or album right now?
We have finished recording and mixing the new album. We recorded in Sweden again and its sounding great.

What do you think about peoples thought on the album "Let's Get Out of This Country" (It's been rated quite good achievement for your bands, isn’t it)?
I think we were extremely relieved to get a good response from critics for Let’s Get Out of This Country. We were really proud of it and it was great to be finally making some sort of good impression on people.

What place that you mentioned in the song "Let's Get Out of This Country"? Why are you seems so unhappy with this place?
It’s not really about a specific place. It’s more about yourself and wherever you call home, feeling frustrated with yourself and your life and longing for something different.

Do you want to move out from Glasgow? ;D
Not right now although one of the privileges of traveling is fantasizing about living a different life in the amazing places you visit.

Do you enjoy traveling around the world by touring as a band? How was it feels?
 It can be very difficult being away from home and coping with the practicalities of traveling but it’s been really amazing for us. I would never have had these experiences without the band. It’s really nice meeting so many people in the pleasant circumstance of them liking your music.

Which place that you ever visit, do you like the most? Why?
 There hasn’t really been anywhere I haven’t enjoyed so far and one of the best things is the difference between places and the chance to experience the unfamiliar. I do really enjoy touring in America because there are lots of vintage stores to buy clothes and lots of book shops but I’m really looking forward to something a little more adventurous in Asia.

Do you have any favorite place do you want to visit?
Anywhere we haven’t been of course. I have to say, I really love the winter and I’d like to do some more snowy tours. I just watched a TV programme about the northern lights in Norway. I’d love to go there or to Iceland or something.

Most of your songs telling about sad, unhappy -negative- story, although some of them with a bright-fun song arrangement. Did you try to make this sad-unhappy-story telling as a kind of identity of the bands? Or it's just a coincidence?
 I think it’s something that comes naturally to us. Tracyanne’s lyrics are often quite sad and introspective but we don’t feel that that has to limit our musical palette. I think the contrast can work well in music. I think it’s pretty hard to carry off cheerful lyrics without being annoying anyway.

As this far, which Camera Obscura's song or lyric is your favorite? Why? (You may answer this personally, of course each of you have different favor ;D)
My favorite lyric from the first album Biggest Bluest Hi-fi is “I’m softer than my face would suggest” which sums up Tracyanne pretty well. And I really love the lyrics to Tears for Affairs.

If looks could really kill, what would happen to Camera Obscura? Who will be killed? ;D
I think we’re generally angriest with ourselves so we’d probably have some sort of self-harming accident.

Camera Obscura have been exist for a decade, what make you guys still play and make music at this point?
Sometimes we wonder. But then we remember. It’s because despite all the aspects of trying to live out being in a band that are difficult, the feeling of putting together new music and hearing it back is amazing and fulfilling. Also the buzz of a good gig is pretty hard to beat.

Do you ever feel stuck at making and playing music? How?
Yes. Once you’ve made one album it becomes like a business and you try to stay afloat. Suddenly there are pressures and commitments and targets. We generally avoid the business aspect of music as much as possible but it shapes the way the band go forward. However it also creates pressure and this can be a good thing otherwise we might never get anything done. When you know you have to put together songs for a new record it can feel pretty terrifying but once you get started, the confidence comes back a little.

What will you guys do if Camera Obscura was never exist?
I don’t know. I guess we wouldn’t all be such good friends which would be pretty sad. It’s a pretty horrible. There have been so many good experiences and things to be proud of.

What is the best and the worst things, being a decade together in a band?
The worst thing is, having to fly so often. Some of the band are quite afraid of it and some of us just hate it. Luckily the good things outweigh it by a couple of airmiles.

Do you guys usually listen to musical trend, or you just listen to what are you favor to?
As you can probably imagine, we are about as fashionable with our musical tastes as we are with our clothes. The British media has pretty terrible taste in music so far as I can see but there is plenty of contemporary music that we love. At the moment we are a bit excited about Glasvegas from Glasgow who are being totally hyped up but are actually pretty good.

Is it listening-habit influencing how do you produce music?
Our music and how it sounds is influenced a lot by older records that we love from the 50s 60s 70s. We love the way they sound and we like to borrow something from that music but we also want to create our own sound and reference the modern music that we love.

At the first time, is the musical direction of the band just the same like its sounds now?
The band has evolved. You learn as you go along as improve as musicians. We’ve been working with brilliant producer Jari Haapaleinen on Let’s Get Out and on the new album and he’s really helped us turn our sound into something special.

A decade with 3 LP, it's not quite productive amount in the industry. Do you guys rate your musical activity as your main job, or just a hobby?
Of course music is more than a hobby to us. It always has been but we have only been able to be fulltime musicians or a brief period because we can’t afford it. This has slowed our productivity to some extent but also the band needed to time to develop between records. Also you have to put the time in to tour a record.

What do you think the main distinctive difference between Indie and Major music industry?
I’ve never been on a major label so I don’t really know but it doesn’t appeal to me much.

Which one do you prefer from the two mentioned above?
It depends whether you’re talking about on a personal level or not. There’s no point criticising all major labels. You’ve got to be a pretty huge company to be able to distribute Beatles records or Michael Jackson albums but smaller bands who are never going to have a mass market need labels to meet their needs too.

If Camera Obscura is a kind of fruit, what would it be? What flavor will be the taste of the fruit?
Grapes. Once they’ve been turned into red wine.

How is the Glasgow music scene figure right now? What kind of music that majoring in there?
It seems pretty good as ever. Glasvegas are the new big thing and Franz Ferdinand have a new album coming out. It’s a brilliant place to be.

Are there many bands in Glasgow sounds -more or less- like Camera Obscura? Which bands?
Not so many in Glasgow but we have stumbled across some that seem somewhat influenced like us. It’s a bit weird.

Are there many new bands or less recognized bands in your environment, that do you think peoples should pay more attention to them? Then which bands?
We just played with a band called The Beep Seals from Manchester, England. I’m right into them at the moment.

Tell me the worst food or drink you ever ate in the tour?
Probably our own rider when we’ve put in nasty filthy dressing rooms with no fridges. Sweaty cold meat and cheese. Ugh. And a bottle of half drunk gin once…

What do you think of MP3 song sharing through the internet? Is that a violent behavior toward musician, or is that the future of the music industry?
I think illegally downloading whole albums is pretty bad. I think it’s fair enough to maybe get a song to find out if you like the artist but when there are so many bands struggling to make any money from music, it’s pretty sad that people who consider themselves music fans feel free to help themselves.

Any plan for Camera Obscura to visiting Asia, or maybe Indonesia (ever heard Indonesia? ;D)?
We’re about to embark on a short Asian tour and I’m pretty hopeful we’ll be able to play some shows in Indonesia when the new album comes out. Lots of people write to us from there, we appreciate it and we would love to play for you some time.

Okay, please make a shout out for the readers. Thank you very much Camera Obscura, warm regards from Indonesia!
Hello readers. Thank you for reading. Thank you for supporting the band and we promise we’ll make it over there some time…


Carey xx

Camera Obscura are:

- Tracyanne Campbell - Vocals, Guitars -

- Gavin Dunbar - Bass -

- Lee Thomson - Drums -

- Kenny McKeeve - Guitars, Vocals -

- Nigel Baillie - Trumpet, Percussion -

- Carey Lander - Piano, Organ, Vocals -

- Camera Obscura official site -

- Camera Obscura MySpace -

*Words and interview by: Jay
*Photo by: document of Camera Obscura

Everybody loves irene
Genre : Trip Hop
Based in : Jakarta, Indonesia
Label : Distributed by demajors 
Year : 2008
Rate : N/A
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Dalam penulisan judul rilisan, everybody loves irene (eli) selalu menuliskan satu kalimat, dan itu keren! On Second Thought, I Might Wanna Change Some Things, 2nd album yang diliris pada tanggal 8 bulan 8 tahun 2008, menjadi soundtrack saya dalam mengenang perjalanan tragis menawan saya di Bali akhir Agustus kemarin… Setelah track 10, saya akan menekan tombol play lagi seperti novel Roald Dahl yang saya nikmati berulang-ulang. Pesan yang saya dapat adalah, setragis apapun hidupmu selalu akan ada harapan dan kasih karunia Tuhan lebih besar daripada penderitaanmu!

Why I love eli and their 2nd album? Pertama, saya pengagum local female vocalist yang berkarakter seperti, Tika, Dita Santamonica, Arina Mocca, Risa Homogenic, dan Irene Yohanna pastinya! Kedua, J. Vanco menjadi music producer/engineer untuk album kedua mereka. Ketiga, saya menyukai karya fotografi Oxalis di cover album ini. Keempat, saya mendapatkan album ini tepat saat saya dalam masa pemulihan atas trauma yang saya alami baru-baru ini dan saya menyukai seluruh lagunya! Berikut ini sedikit pemaknaan dan potongan lirik dari 10 track-nya!

Track 1, No One Here’s Alone, eli membawa saya menjauh dari kekelaman malam jiwa, suatu situasi yang mempertanyakan keberadaan Tuhan. We all live and will die so don’t you cry! Track 2, Rindu merupakan single dan daur ulang lagu milik Planet Bumi (saya belum mendengar versi aslinya), satu-satunya track berbahasa Indonesia dan instrumen violin di track ini menambah kekelaman jiwa saya! Track 3, Magical Box, a circle of life yang juga saya alami. Now, I’m 24, and my soul was sold! Track 4, Blood in a Rush, a song full of love and lust, and let’s make out hahaha. Track 5, The Big Bang Prophecy, duet Yudhi dan Irene, suatu anthem bagi kaum marginal yang muak dengan capitalism, facism, and racism! Let’s build a new world of utopia! The Big Bang Prophecy juga diadaptasi menjadi cerpen (salah satu cara promosi mereka).

Track 6, Architect, saya suka lagu ini tapi saya tidak bisa mendeskripsikan. You don’t know me and what I do! saya perlu mengambil kuliah antropologi arsitektur sepertinya! Track 7, Solitude Dialogue, saya suka bagian chorus dengan choir nya, I say hey be in love be alive and when there’s no hope tears won’t help to survive! Track 8, Love Is So Strange, eli menambahkan instrument perkusi dan membuat saya kembali berada di tepi pantai pasir putih pada malam hari yang penuh bintang dan suara ombak jelas terdengar! No one explain, coz love is so strange! Track 9, Ecstasy, lagu untuk kelas pekerja, nine to five, what a life to survive, but I don’t need weed and ecstasy! Track 10, Pit, meskipun ini track terakhir, but not a happy ending song, karena hidup adalah menikmati penderitaan. Its gloomy everywhere, I only sit and stare!

Saya akan merekomendasikan eli sebagai pengisi soundtrack kepada Quentin Tarantino untuk film-filmnya. Saya juga akan merekomendasikan eli kepada teman-teman saya yang mencintai Portishead and Cocteau Twins! Terberkatilah Irene (vox), Yudhi (electric/acoustic guitar/vox), Dimas (bass), Aul (synth/hammonds/rhodes), dan Adi (drums).
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In the title of their releases, everybody loves Irene (eli) always write down a sentence, and that’s cool! On Second Thought, I Might Wanna Change Some Things, their 2nd album, released at 8 August 2008 (08-08-08) had been my soundtrack in memorizing my tragically wonderful journey at Bali, in the end of last August. After track 10, I’ll switch on play button again, just like Roald Dahl’s novel that I read repeatedly. The message that I got is, even you have the most tragic life, there’s always a hope and love from God, that bigger then your sorrow!

Why I love eli and their 2nd album? First, I am the fans of local female vocalist that have such character like TIka, Dita Santamonica, Arina Mocca, Risa Homogenic, and absolutely Irene Yohanna! Second, J. Vanco is the music producer/engineer in this album. Third, I love Oxalis’s photography in the cover art. Fourth, I got this album in my recovery time for the traumatic after a tragic moment just yet, and I love all the songs in the album! Below are some my descriptions and part of lyric of the whole ten songs of the album, by me.

Track 1, No One Here’s Alone, eli fly me away from the darkness night of my soul, a situation that questioning the existence of God. We all live and will die so don’t you cry! Track 2, Rindu is a recycle from Planet Bumi’s original song. I haven’t heard the original song yet. The only Indonesian language song in the album, and the violin sound, made my soul darkened. Track 3, Magical Box, a circle of life that happen to me too. Now, I’m 24, and my soul was sold! Track 4, Blood in a Rush, a song full of love and lust, and let’s make out hahaha. Track 5, The Big Bang Prophecy, duet by Yudhi and Irene, anthem for marginal peoples, that’s sick with capitalism, facism and racism! Let’s build a new world of utopia! They made a short-story from The Big Bang Prophecy, also been used as their promo-kit though.

Track 6, Architect, I love this song, but I couldn’t describe it. You don’t know me and what I do! I think I need to take a course about anthropology architecture. Track 7, Solitude Dialogue, I love the chorus with the choir in it, I say hey be in love be alive and when there’s no hope tears won’t help to survive! Track 8, Love Is So Strange, eli added percussion as the instrument, and made me fly again on the white sand beside the beach in the night, full of stars, and the wave sound so clear. No one explain, coz love is so strange! Track 9, Ecstasy, a song for working class, nine to five, what a life to survive, but I don’t need weed and ecstasy! Track 10, Pit, the last song, but it’s not a happy ending song, because, life is to enjoy your sorrow. Its gloomy everywhere, I only sit and stare!

I would recommend eli as a music for soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino movies. I will also recommend eli to my friends that love Portishead and Cocteau Twins! God bless Irene (vox), Yudhi (electric/acoustic guitar/vox), Dimas (bass), Aul (synth/hammonds/rhodes), and Adi (drums).

Tracklist

01. No One Here's Alone
02. Rindu   |   MP3 Download (from Deathrockstar.info )
03. Magical Box
04. Blood In A Rush
05. The Big Bang Prophecy
06. Architect
07. Solitude Dialogue
08. Love Is So Strange
09. Ecstacy
10. Pit

*Review by: Tinta the Gig Travelers, thank you Tinta!
*Translate by: Jay

"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
*Review by: Tinta the Gig Traveler
*Translate by: Jay
*Photo by: Tinta the Gig Traveler with her Diana
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