Being a gear slut like us, collecting as many guitars, stompboxes, amplifiers, etc are as lusting as a diamonds to a woman. But like the diamonds, these won’t make you prettier nor better. It’ll tend to make you look rather silly.
I’d rather keep it simple
One Movement, an Australian Music Organization based in Perth whos set about to hold their first ever ‘SXSW’-esque festival this year, has tried to defines Indonesian music industry through their blog. Some fact about how Indonesian music business might sounds weird for Australian and Western. But these fact are what we’ve been living with, we even wrote about these matter in our songs ( ‘Clove Doper’ and ‘Money Making’).
Read the article here.
Senin, 22 Juni 2009 | 21:23 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta: Setelah tertunda sekitar empat bulan, band rock asal Bandung, The Super Insurgent Group of Intemperance Talent (The S.I.G.I.T), mengeluarkan mini album bertajuk “Hertz Dyslexia”. Dalam mini album ini, The S.I.G.I.T mencoba menggali kemampuan mereka dengan membawakan lagu bernuansa pop, tanpa meninggalkan karakter rock n roll.
“Hertz Dyslexia” dijual bersamaan dengan “The Dyslexia Concert” yang digelar di The Venue Concert Hall, Eldorado, Bandung, Sabtu (20/6).
The S.I.G.I.T adalah Donar Armando Ekana alias Acil, 26 tahun (drum), Aditya Bagja Mulyana alias Adit, 27 tahun (bas), Farri Icksan Wibisana, 26 tahun (gitar), dan terakhir Rektivianto Yoewono, 27 tahun (vokal dan gitar).
Seperti album perdana mereka “Visible Idea of Perfection”, “Hertz Dyslexia” masih mengusung karakter khas rock n roll. Dengarkan saja lagu “Money Making”, “Verge of Puberty”, atau “The Party”. Namun, The S.I.G.I.T juga seakan bereksperimen dengan lagu bernada sendu seperti “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” dan “Midnight Mosque Song”.
“Hertz Dyslexia” dibuka dengan lagu “Money Making” yang sudah beredar cukup lama di situs myspace mereka. Berbeda dengan lagu-lagu The S.I.G.I.T sebelumnya, “Money Making” melemparkan pertanyaan bernada filosofis. Dengan lirik yang relatif pendek, sang penulis lirik tidak berusaha berceramah.
Tengok saja penggalan lirik “Money Making” yang dibuat Rekti berikut ini: “But what school has taught were money making/ Money making: a search for thrive? Design for life? Work until five/ Money making hell”.
Pada lagu kedua, The S.I.G.I.T menyuguhkan “Bhang”. Sekilas lagu ini mengingatkan pada riff gitar “Smoke on the Water” milik band Deep Purple. Pada “Bhang”, The S.I.G.I.T juga bereksperimen dengan suara suling yang ditiup Rekti.
Dalam mini album ini, The S.I.G.I.T juga membawakan lagu penyanyi legenda Amerika Serikat Neil Young berjudul “Only Love Can Beak Your Heart”. Lagu ini membuktikan bahwa The S.I.G.I.T mampu mengemas lagu berirama pop. Harmonisasi suara Rekti dengan Adit terdengar selaras. Saat dibawakan di “The Dyslexia Concert”, kualitas pemaduan suara mereka terasa lebih bagus lagi.
Mini album ini ditutup dengan “Midnight Mosque Song”. Lagu tersebut masih memberi nuansa seperti lagu di album perdana mereka, “The Provocateur”.
“Hertz Dyslexia” awalnya dijadwalkan keluar pada Februari lalu. Akan tetapi, mini album ini tersendat di tangan Lembaga Sensor Film. Pasalnya, “Hertz Dyslexia” juga menyertakan bonus berupa DVD konser The S.I.G.I.T di AACC Bandung, 16 Desember 2006.
The Insurgent Army, sebutan para penggemar The S.I.G.I.T, bakal dipuaskan dengan 14 lagu yang ada dalam DVD tersebut. Selain itu, sampul yang digarap El Fandiary membuat mini album ini memiliki nilai karya seni tersendiri.
Menurut Rekti, “Hertz Dyslexia” menjadi jembatan bagi album kedua The S.I.G.I.T. Sementara Acil mengaku mereka belum berani mengeluarkan album kedua karena merasa belum nyaman dengan materi di “Hertz Dyslexia”.
Dengan perubahan pesat dari mini album pertama mereka, The Super Insurgent Group of Intemperance Talent, ke album perdana, “Visible Idea of Perfection”, album kedua The S.I.G.I.T layak dinantikan.
KODRAT SETIAWAN
Sun, 06/28/2009 11:35 AM | Music
In conjunction with the release of Hertz Dyslexia, The S.I.G.I.T. and their recording company, FFWD Records celebrated the release of their EP record in Bandung, on June 20.
The sold-out concert was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who attended. More than three thousand people flocked from all over the country just to see the band perform.
“A week before the show, we played in Semarang and Jogya. I was asking the audience there, *Will you come to Bandung if we perform a huge concert to celebrate the new EP?’ People told us that they would come and they did,” says Yoewono.
The band even provided transport for fans coming from outside of Bandung. This is common in the US or the UK. “People can buy tickets with shuttle bus fare from their origin on it. We tried to invite people to come to Bandung,” added Marisa.
“Initially we weren’t so sure about our ability to attract people to the show,” said Chicha Marisa, project officer from FFWD Records.
But testament to the popularity of the band, loyal supporters traveled to Bandung from Medan, Makassar, Surabaya, Solo, Semarang, and Jogyakarta just to see the concert. Albert Sinaga, 23, was one of the die-hard fans. Albert lives in Jogyakarta and traveled to Bandung with 17 other fans to see the concert.
“We just had to be there. It’s a sacred moment for the band, because they’re launching a new album,” says Albert.
“Their music is the soundtrack of my life,” he added. For that reason, no one could stop him from seeing the band launch their EP in Bandung.
Then there was Mabeck Arsyadinigrat, 16. He traveled all the way to Bandung from Makassar.
“I wanted to have a memory of the Dyslexia Concert in my head. A few months ago The S.I.G.I.T. had to cancel their gig in Makassar due to weather problems. I’ve been missing them on stage, so I traveled to Bandung for this concert,” he said.
He spent around Rp 3 million (US$300) to fulfill this dream.
With minimum publicity, the result was extraordinary. “We only started publicizing the launch in April. In fact we did everything in two months. That’s why we were nervous at first,” she added.
The band and the recording company worked hard to finalize the details of the concert. The concert was recorded both in audio and visual formats so that a DVD or album can be produced at a later date.
That was a huge thing for the band and the fans. The main idea behind the concert was simple. “Every time we play outside Bandung and Jakarta, we usually have poor sound quality. I wanted to give our fans everywhere the chance to see us playing live with a good quality sound system and lighting. The best way for that is to see us in Jakarta, but we picked Bandung, our home, for this concert,” explains Yoewono.
“We thought about a lot of things, gimmicks, the concept of the show and even new arrangements of our songs,” says Wibisana.
The concert was really a blast. The S.I.G.I.T. is the only independent band that can draw three thousand fans from all over the country. Even more significant considering that most of their latest gigs have been for free.
Yoewono, also thought the gig was something else. “When you are on stage and realize that so many people have come to your show and that they go home with smiling faces, it makes you feel like you have succeeded. It is an overwhelming feeling.”
Yes, they are history in the making.
-Felix Dass-
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Sekali lagi terima kasih banyak telah menjadi bagian dari malam yang yang sangat indah. Berikut adalah beberapa hasil tangkapan kamera dari teman-teman Insurgent Army yang hadir pada malam itu. ENJOY!
(by Rony Rahardian Onik)
(by Buddy Davencort)
(by Sarah Rebecca)
(by Omuniuum)
Terima kasih kepada LA Lights, yang dengan sangat supportif telah mewujudkan mimpi kami untuk membuat sebuah konser besar menjadi kenyataan.
Terima kasih kepada FFWD Records. Dengan kerja keras, keuletan, dan kesabaran anda semua, telah membuat konser ini menjadi sebuah kesuksesan besar.
Terima kasih kepada tim event FFWD, tanpa kalian event ini tidak akan terwujud dan berjalan dengan baik.
Terima kasih kepada media partner yang telah mendukung terselenggaranya konser ini.
Terima kasih kepada sponsor pendukung dan semua pihak yang telah berpartisipasi.
Terima kasih kepada yang telah hadir tadi malam pada The Dyslexia Concert. Tanpa apresiasi dan usaha kalian semua, kami bukan apa-apa.
Above all, thank you Allah SWT.
GOD BLESS THE INSURGENT ARMY!!!
SITE MAP THE VENUE
The Do’s & Dont’s:
Lebih baik tiket ditukarkan pada hari-hari sebelum acara.
Bila tiket habis sebelum concert, tidak akan ada penjualan tiket di luar Venue.
Bawa tiket anda dan tunjukkan di pintu masuk, untuk pengecapan.
Bawalah barang seperlunya.
Pakailah pakaian yang nyaman. (suhu di The Venue 18 C - 23 C)
Dilarang membawa barang pecah belah.
Bila diperlukan, jangan lupa untuk membawa obat-obatan medis pribadi.
Booth makan dan minuman disediakan di venue dengan harga yang terjangkau.
Buanglah sampah pada tempatnya.
Dilarang membawa barang-barang berbahaya dan sejata seperti : petasan, pisau, senjata tajam, senjata api, senapan angin, dll.
Dilarang melakukan kegiatan yang membahayakan diri dan orang lain seperti : memukul, menendang, menyikut, mendorong, menginjak, dll.
*Mari kita ciptakan budaya menonton konser yang aman dan nyaman bagi anda dan orang lain.
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