AWAL MUSIK UNDERGROUND ALIAS INDEPENDEN

Kelahiran scene musik rock underground di Indonesia sulit dilepaskan dari evolusi rocker-rocker pionir era 70-an sebagai pendahulunya.

Sebut saja misalnya God Bless, Gang Pegangsaan, Gipsy (Jakarta), Giant Step, Super Kid (Bandung), Terncem (Solo), AKA/SAS (Surabaya), Bentoel (Malang) hingga Rawe Rontek dari Banten.
Mereka inilah generasi pertama rocker Indonesia. Istilah underground sendiri sebenarnya sudah digunakan Majalah Aktuil sejak awal era 70an. Istilah tersebut digunakan majalah musik dan gaya hidup pionir asal Bandung itu untuk mengidentifikasi band-band yang memainkan musik keras dengan gaya yang lebih liar dan exstrem untuk ukuran zamannya. Padahal kalau mau jujur, lagu2x yang dimainkan band- band tersebut di atas bukanlah lagu karya mereka sendiri, melainkan milik band-band luar negeri macam Deep Purple, Jefferson Airplane, Black Sabbath, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Kansas, Rolling Stones hingga ELP.

Tradisi yang kontraproduktif ini kemudian mencatat sejarah namanya sempat mengharum di pentas nasional. Sebut saja misalnya El Pamas, Grass Rock (Malang), Power Metal (Surabaya), Adi Metal Rock (Solo), Val Halla (Medan) hingga Roxx (Jakarta). Selain itu Log jugalah yang membidani lahirnya label rekaman rock yang pertama di Indonesia, Logiss Records. Produk pertama label ini adalah album ketiga God Bless, “Semut Hitam” yang dirilis tahun 1988 dan ludes hingga 400.000 kaset di seluruh Indonesia.

Menjelang akhir era 80-an, di seluruh dunia waktu itu anak-anak muda sedang mengalami demam usik thrash metal. Sebuah perkembangan style musik metal yang lebih ekstrem lagi dibandingkan heavy metal. Band2x yang menjadi gods-nya antara lain Slayer, Metallica, Exodus, Megadeth, Kreator, Sodom, Anthrax hingga Sepultura. Kebanyakan kota2x besar di Indonesia seperti Jakarta, Bandung, Jogjakarta, Surabaya, Malang hingga Bali, scene undergroundnya pertama kali lahir dari genre musik ekstrem tersebut.

UNDERGROUND VS IDEALISME

Kata underground periode tahun 90-04 sempat naik daun, dan jadi basis sayap kiri bagi kalangan musisi independen. Di Bandung basis kelompok musisi indie, kata underground diterjemahkan sebagai bawah tanah, dengan arti khusus kebebasan buat berkarya.

“Kami menyebut underground sebagai spirit bermusiknya. Di Bandung underground nggak ada yang istilah paling hebat. Jadi, semua bersaing. Semua memiliki kubu dan massa masing-masing. Beda dengan di Jakarta, dulu ada satu grup yang menjadi pimpinan underground. Di Sukabumi juga begitu, kata salah satu penyiar Radio MGT FM Bandung. Karena kata underground sering diartikan salah kaprah, maka bagi sebagian musisi, kata underground diartikan sebagai band-band pembawa lagu-lagu keras, “wah yang ngomomg kayanya blom lulus buat jadi musisi nih” tapi buat banyak musisi lainnya, underground bisa diisi segala macam jenis musik, selama mereka belum masuk pada major label.

Banyak band2x yang sekarang bernaung di major label, background aslinya adalah band indie juga. toh buat mereka ga ada masalah dengan penggemar panatik mereka ketika masih band indie, apa yang dicapainya sekarang adalah titik kesuksesan berkarir, soalnya kita sedang di dalam ruang lingkup rezeki kalau memang kita bisa masuk ke major label knapa ngga kita manfaatin semaksimal mungkin bukan berarti indie label ngga ngejanjiin masa depan yang bagus. ini tinggal soal peluang yang harus atau ngga diambil sama sekali.

Aliran musik dalam underground bisa sangat beragam, mau yang load voice, midlle voice sampai yang kalem pun itu bisa, yang penting semangat dalam pembawaan nya aja yang jangan di lupain. soalnya semangat / spirit ini lah yang paling penting “UNDERGROUND SPIRIT”. ambil contoh, ketika kita mendengarkan beberapa buah lagu : return of zelda-system of a down, enter sandman-metallica dan american idiot-green day. Yang kita tahu ke tiga lagu tsb sama2x load voice, sama2x dimainkan dengan peralatan musik yang ga jauh beda jenisnya, tapi kalo kita telisik lebih dalam pasti ada banyak perbedaan yang mencolok dari ke tiga nya, apalagi kalo bukan pembawaan ama spiritnya. Hal ini juga lah yang dapat membedakan jenis musik dan aliran apa yang mereka mainkan. Begitu pula dengan undergound, klo selalu di deskripsikan dengan musik yang keras, tentunya itu salah besar.

Namun memang underground lebih dekat dengan jenis musik metal. Jenis musik ini memang jauh dari incaran perusahaan rekaman besar yang, yang biasa disebut major label. Bahkan ada pendapat agak ekstrem, “Kalau band indie masuk major label, pasti konsep bermusiknya jadi beda, karena harus disesuaikan dengan pasar, dan tak dapat beridealis ria lagi.

Pendapat inilah yang ditolak oleh Beng-Beng, Jun Fan Gung Foo dan Noin Bullet dari Bandung. Noin Bullet yang memainkan musik ska-core, awalnya memang indie label, namun kini masuk lingkaran major label Warner Music Indonesia. “ Tapi musik kami tak berubah. Semua lagu yang kami jual dengan indie label, langsung diedarkan lagi oleh Warner, dengan label Warner Music Indonesia. Tanpa berubah, tanpa didikte siapapun, “ kata Chairul, gitaris Noin Bullet. Bersama Beng-Beng, ia curiga, jangan-jangan anak-anak indie banyak iri, karena Pas, Noin Bullet dan beberapa band indie lainnya bisa masuk major label, sementara mereka belum. http://www.newsmusik.net/

Ngomong2x soal idealisme, sebagian besar band2x indie mengusungnya baik dalam karya lagu, pementasan bahkan ada yang membawa idealisme tersebut dalam kehidupannya sehari - hari. Macam2x jenis idealisme yang di usung band2 indie tsb, diantaranya : Idealis terhadap isu anti kemapanan, Idealis terhadap isu anti major label, Idealis terhadap isu sosial, politik dan ekonomi bahkan ada yang lebih extrem yaitu Idealis dengan atheisme atau tidak percaya terhadap adanya Tuhan. Cuman untuk point yang ke empat ini kita akan sangat sulit untuk menjumpainya.

Banyak band-band indie yang sejak awal sudah idealis salah satunya alergi sama major label, dan tak mau menawarkan lagu2x karyanya ke sana. Padahal banyak contoh menarik tentang band-band indie yang masuk major label, seperti Netral, Pas, Jun Fan Gung Foo dan Sucker Head.

Berikut adalah sebagian kecil band2x indie asli made in bandung yang mungkin dapat gw inget, yang eksistensinya masih dapat kita jumpai :

Jack and the four man, Koil, Polyester embassy, The tomato, Rocket rocker, Alone at last, Closehead, Mobil derek, Disconnected, The s.i.g.i.t, Mocca, Tcukimay, Pure saturday, A stone A, Retrieval, Restless, Hellgods, Jeruji, Laluna, Maymelian, Burgerkill, Bak sampah dll

Akhirnya, dalam keluarga underground alias independen itu, ada jenis musik yang beragam : industrial-techno, hardcore, brutal death metal, punk, hardrock, ska, alternative, black metal dan lainnya.

UNDERGROUND VS INDIE

Indie Indonesia Era 2000-an

Bagaimana pergerakan scene musik independen Indonesia era 2000-an?

Kehadiran teknologi internet dan e-mail jelas memberikan kontribusi besar bagi perkembangan scene ini. Akses informasi dan komunikasi yang terbuka lebar membuat jaringan (networking) antar komunitas ini semakin luas di Indonesia. Band-band dan komunitas-komunitas baru banyak bermunculan dengan menawarkan style musik yang lebih beragam.

Trend indie label berlomba-lomba merilis album band-band lokal juga menggembirakan, minimal ini adalah upaya pendokumentasian sejarah yang berguna puluhan tahun ke depan. Yang menarik sekarang adalah dominasi penggunaan idiom indie dan bukan underground untuk mendefinisikan sebuah scene musik non-mainstream lokal. Sempat terjadi polemik dan perdebatan klasikmengenai istilah indie atau underground ini di tanah air.

Sebagian orang memandang istilah underground semakin bias karena kenyataannya kian hari semakin banyak band-band underground yang sell-out, entah itu dikontrak major label, mengubah style musik demi kepentingan bisnis atau laris manis menjual album hingga puluhan ribu keping. Sementara sebagian lagi lebih senang menggunakan idiom indie karena lebih elastis dan misalnya, lebih friendly bagi band-band yang memang tidak memainkan style musik ekstrem. Walaupun terkesan lebih kompromis, istilah indie ini belakangan juga semakin sering digunakan oleh media massa nasional, jauh meninggalkan istilah ortodoks `underground’ itu tadi.

Ditengah serunya perdebatan indie/underground, major label atau indie label, ratusan band baru terlahir, puluhan indie label ramai- ramai merilis album, ribuan distro/clothing shop dibuka di seluruh Indonesia. Infrastruktur scene musik non-mainstream ini pun kian established dari hari ke hari. Mereka seakan tidak peduli lagi dengan polarisasi indie-major label yang makin tidak substansial. Bermain musik sebebas mungkin sembari bersenang-senang lebih menjadi panglima sekarang ini.

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GETAH

GETAH terbentuk pada 1996. Kelompok asal Jakarta ini merupakan salah satu pelopor kawin silang antara Metal/Goth/Alternative di skena musik cadas Indonesia. Di awal kemunculannya Getah banyak dipengaruhi oleh Jane’s Addiction, Testament, Jimi Hendrix, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, serta Motley Crue.

Setelah beberapa kali gonta-ganti personel pula sekumpulan demo, mereka memperoleh kesempatan bergabung dengan label mayor, Warner Music Indonesia. Album penuh perdana bertajuk Getah yang terbit pada 1997 tersebut direkam di Jakarta dengan mixing/mastering di San Fransisco, AS.

Dengan formasi Jodie Gondokusumo (vokal), Marcel Marcive (bas, vokal latar), Beoy Feisal (gitar) serta Tyo Nugros (drum—menggantikan Reeve yang cabut ke AS beberapa saat sebelum album dirilis), selain sempat tampil di beberapa konser, juga berhasil merilis videoklip berjudul Api.

Tak cuma tenar di kalangan bawah tanah sebagai band Indonesia pertama berpenampilan Goth-Industrial serta aksi panggung + fashion yang khas, Getah juga mahsyur dengan keterkaitan kuat mereka dengan alkohol dan obat bius yang notabene berperan besar memunculkan friksi serius antar personel. Datangnya bencana cuma tinggal menunggu hari.

Benar saja, Beoy Feisal, gitaris eksentrik lagi brilian, meninggal secara mendadak pada senja 1998. Peter St. John, pemain keyboard yang sering membantu Getah, diminta mengisi posisi gitar utama. Tak lama sesudahnya, Tyo Nugros, pamit untuk bergabung denga Dewa 19.

Dalam kondisi bongkar pasang penggebuk drum, Getah pada 2001 sempat juga melahirkan mini album berformat kaset berisikan 2 lagu, Green Wine dan Missing. Pula, di tahun yang sama, satu tembang mereka, Closing Chapter, disertakan dalam soundtrack film “Gerbang 13″. Di periode ini juga pemain keyboard jazz ulung bernama Adra Karim direkrut masuk Getah.

Sengkarut ke berikut datang menyambut. Entah kebetulan entah sudah takdir, Closing Chapter bak sengaja ditujukan bagi Jodie Gondokusumo. Lagu tersebut tercatat menjadi lagu terakhirnya. Jodie wafat pada 2002 setelah pergumulan panjang dengan kondisi kesehatannya. Diterpa carut marut begitu maut, Getah memilih vakum dulu untuk sementara.

Seraya menjalani fase “bersih bersih” dari obat bius beserta laknat sejenis, Marcel Marcive berinisiatif mengambil alih posisi biduan sambil tetap bertanggungjawab pada bas. Sementara Agung Cakra Menggala diserahi tugas di departemen drum. Kongsi ini sempat menjelajah beberapa panggung di Yogya, Bogor & Jakarta.

Di paruh akhir 2005, Oddie Octaviadi (gugus depan Syc Minded), pulang ke Indonesia setelah menghabiskan setengah hidupnya di AS. Lewat beberapa pertemuan non-formal dan sejumlah pertunjukan dengan menjadikan Oddie sebagai biduan, Getah pelan tapi pasti lahir kembali.

Oddie, Marcel, Peter & Agung, bahu membahu menulis lagu baru, merombak ulang tembang lama, serta merestrukturisasi manajemen band. Materi anyar yang dikerjakan sepenuhnya di studio milik SoundX milik Peter, Release Is Peace, akhirnya dirilis pada Juni 2008 via label indie, Off The Records/Bravo Music. Namun sejenak setelahnya, Agung memutuskan mundur. Dan sang drummer legendaris mantan Pas Band, Richard Mutter, masuk menggantikan.

Tak cuma debut album Getah yang dianugerahi kehormatan sekelas “150 Best Indonesian Albums of All Time”, oleh majalah Rolling Stone Indonesia Release Is Peace diberi respek tinggi sebagai salah satu dari “10 Most Important Albums of 2008″.

The Getah revolution starts now!

DATA KELOMPOK
Nama: GETAH
Tanggal/Tahun Berdiri: 1996
Genre: Rock

Personel/Instrumen:
1. Oddie Octaviadi (biduan, programming)
2. Marcel Marcive (bas, vokal latar)
3. Peter St. John (gitar, synthesizer)
4. Richard Mutter (drum, visualisasi)

KONTAK
Oddie Octaviadi
Ponsel: +62811182392
E-mail: GetahArmy@gmail.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/getahlengket

DISKOGRAFI
Album Penuh
1. Getah
Label: Warner Music Indonesia
Tahun Terbit: 1997
2. Release Is Peace
Label: Off The Records/Bravo Music
Tanggal/Tahun Terbit: Juni 2008
Album Mini
1. Green Wine (format kaset)
Label: self-release
Tahun Terbit: 2001
3. Missing (format kaset)
Label: self-release
Tahun Terbit: 2001
Original Soundtrack
1. Gerbang 13
Lagu: Closing Chapter
Tahun Terbit: 2001

INFO TAMBAHAN
Banyak dipengaruhi oleh: Jane’s Addiction, Testament, Jimi Hendrix, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Motley Crue
Raihan Penghargaan:
1. Album Getah masuk daftar “150 Best Indonesian Albums of All Time”
2. Album Release Is Peace masuk daftar “10 Most Important Albums of 2008″

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VIKA

A Mild Live Wanted 2009 Mulai Bergulir

A Mild Live Wanted can be called as one of the search mat talented band in Indonesia's most successful organized. Dihelat since 2007, charts the number of participants is always increased sharply from year to year. The success is thanks to the involvement of senior music industry players such as: Detection Production, Music Studios and Trinity Optima Production.

The jebolannya myself somewhat successful coloring national music industry (with all its strengths & weaknesses). D'Masiv of armed forces in 2007 and 2008 Magneto. In particular, Magneto from Makassar to prove that the chance to win it wide open for any participants throughout the archipelago. No matter where their home town. News coverage of the grand final AMLW Rising Stars 2008 & 2008 can be viewed here

Entering the year 2009, the third series Wanted AML have started rolling. So for you the band's music lovers and creators of pop (plus development, pop-rock, pop, jazz, etc.) should be prepared for the best 3 song demo, and send it to the Drop Box AMLW Zone are available in your town, at the time and venue of determined. Oh yes, the form (usually) can be found on the radio and local partners must also be downloaded in www.amild.com. Do not forget also to ensure that age you are aged 18 and over to attend this event.

From : MUSIKATOR

VIKA

A Mild Live Wanted 2009 Mulai Bergulir

A Mild Live Wanted can be called as one of the search mat talented band in Indonesia's most successful organized. Dihelat since 2007, charts the number of participants is always increased sharply from year to year. The success is thanks to the involvement of senior music industry players such as: Detection Production, Music Studios and Trinity Optima Production.

The jebolannya myself somewhat successful coloring national music industry (with all its strengths & weaknesses). D'Masiv of armed forces in 2007 and 2008 Magneto. In particular, Magneto from Makassar to prove that the chance to win it wide open for any participants throughout the archipelago. No matter where their home town. News coverage of the grand final AMLW Rising Stars 2008 & 2008 can be viewed here

Entering the year 2009, the third series Wanted AML have started rolling. So for you the band's music lovers and creators of pop (plus development, pop-rock, pop, jazz, etc.) should be prepared for the best 3 song demo, and send it to the Drop Box AMLW Zone are available in your town, at the time and venue of determined. Oh yes, the form (usually) can be found on the radio and local partners must also be downloaded in www.amild.com. Do not forget also to ensure that age you are aged 18 and over to attend this event.

From : Musikator

VIKA

history of music

1. Classical Music History Music Gregorian years since 590

Classical music began with the discovery of the Gregorian notation tehun 590 by Pope Gregory the Great, a block of notes with 4 lines, but there is no count notation. Pope Gregory during his lifetime has recorded songs of the Church with the Gregorian notation. prior musical experience 590 years of darkness there is no written heritage that can be read.
1. 1. Notation Gregorian Year 590

Musical notation was born in the year 590, called the Gregorian notation, invented by Pope Gregory the Great, in which previously experienced the darkness of the music there is no written legacy. In his lifetime the Pope Gregori has copied hundreds of songs in the Church of the Gregorian notation. This notation memekai 4 lines as block notes, but there is no notation, rhythm (count based on feelings of the singer. Here the nature of the song is still as a single song or monofoni.
1. 2. Organum Music 1150-1400

At first people to sing with the same tone, or called organum, the tones sung by women or children, while the low tones sung by men. Here there is octave arrangement of songs, high voice (women / children) and low voice (male).
1. 3. Music Diafoni 1400-1600

Apparently not all can follow a high voice or sound rendah.Oleh therefore decided to make a quart voice lower following the melody, high maunpun quart quart low, and such music is called music diafoni (he = two, foni = sound).
1. 4. Basso Ostinato Year 1600

The people around Italy in 1600 found what he called Bass Basso Ostinato or moving oblique or insane, a series of notes that move step by step down or up, kemudia tone is repeated at other circuits.
1. 5. Polyphony Music Baroque Era 1600-1750

It turned out that following the same voice with the melody becomes boring, then do not start moving sound level, then start with the opposite direction. Composers Perluigi Giovani da Palestrina (1515-1594) was a pioneer of this, and developed theories about music melodies much (polyphony), so that each tone or point (punctus = point) move independently or opposite (counter), here was born the theory of kontrapun (Counterpoint = kontrapunt).

Johan Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was one of the masters of polyphony music kontrapun techniques very high, arranged like a mathematical karema. Almost all Baroque era composer (1600-1750) set with kontrapun techniques, such as George Frederic Handle from England, Jean Remeau from Pernacis, Correli from Italy, etc.. Folk songs in the style of polyphony was Papa Jacob.

At first people are bound up with or Kontrapun Strict Counterpoint, but then on the theory menadapat freedom Kontrapun Free or Free Counterpoint.
1. 6. Homofoni Music Classical Era 1750-1825

Then on the Classical Era (1750-1825) found that based on the chord structure tri-sound (triads), further developed by four votes or more. Such music was called music Homofoni, so kontrapun be kontrapuntis melodic variations.
1. 7. Classical Music Romantic Era 1820-1910

Almost no much change in kontrapun and harmony is fundamental to the Romantic Era (1820-1910), but there is progress in orketrasi complete (with the invention of musical instruments). This era is the last and still be acceptable to the public hearing. Especially in music, opera, ballet music, and walsa wina.
1. 8. Classical Modern Music 1910-present

Modern music with atonal music and has been far from Politonal music fans who favor conventional music, because sound dissonant and irregular rhythm that requires concentration in the hearing.
2. Characters History since 1920
2. 1. Ragtime music in the United States since 1890

Ragtime music or Chop-Pig, is an American music influenced by African-American ethnicity and European classical music. This music became famous on the American mainland about 1890 until 1920. Music mempuyai tempo or rhythm from the dominance of fast syncopation, but some are a little slow paced.

This music is usually played with a special piano-style pork chop, and the pianist and the other creators of Scott Joplin (1868-1917), James Scott (1885-1938), and Joseph Lamb (1887-1959).
2. 2. Blues music in the United States since 1895

Blues music was born from African-American ethnicity in the Mississippi Delta peninsula in the late nineteenth century around the year 1895 and lasted until now. This music was born from the lives of the slaves who worked as a laborer in the African American race, at which time they were working or resting steady motion afternoon they sad songs (blues) melody typical African race, and of course with the lyrics of a slave oppressed at that time. At first blues song just sung without accompaniment instrument, the new kemudia meraka use stringed instruments as the guitar accompaniment.

Later this blues music influenced the development of jazz, country, and rock. Note that the rhythm and blues melodies so thick with the African race. Sometimes arise in the poem about their grief as slaves and farm laborers, and of course greatly influenced the development of urban environments and rural America, where the race to dominate the African blues style.

The blues musician and creator of the blues, the average American black man, is where WC Handy (1873-1958) was the father of the blues. Song Aunt Hagar's Children and the St. Louis Blues published respectively in 1914 and 1921.
2. 3. Characters in the United States began in 1920

After the First World War ended (1918), the new music on the American continent was born the so-called popular music. Music is primarily a dance floor music at that time became very popular and loved by people all over the world.
2. 4. Latin American music was born since 1857

Creator creations at this time with Latin influences are among others from George Bizets Hababera from the opera Carmen (1875); Scott Joplin's Mexican Serenade, Solace (1902); Ravels Maurice Rapsodie Espagnole (1907) and Bolero (1928).

Latin pop music latin dance began in the known, ie since the year 1920 as well. Tango dance balroom be one of the famous dance in 1920 in America and Europe, where track Tango bertangga minor and melancholic tone, as well as an aggressive step dance. After that tahuj 1930 and 1940 developed into one of popular music in the world, with figures such as Xavier Cugat, Perez Prado, etc.. Rhythm that developed at that time was the Rhumba, Samba, conga, Salsa, Mambo, etc..
2. 5. Country Music since 1920

Country music often diidentitaskan with cowboy music (cattle herders). Music was born in the country recorded the violin playing with John Carson recorded "Little Log Cabin in the Lane" by Okeh Records in 1923. Then the birth record by Columbia in 1924, "Old Familiar Tunes". As is known steel guitar entered country in 1922, where Jimmie Tarlton met with Hawaiian guitarist Frank Ferera on the west coast of America.

Beginning in 1927, over 17 years of Carters recorded some 300 old-time ballads, traditional songs, country songs, etc.. Later in the 1930s and 1940s became a popular cowboy songs in all movies Hallywood. And in 1939 Boogie-woogie rhythms became famous.


OKTAVIA R.C.

THE DEVELOPMENT of INDONESIA'S UNDERGROUND MUSIC

Embryo born underground rock music scene in Indonesia is difficult released from the evolution of pioneer rocker rocker-70s-era as his predecessor. Call it like God Bless, Gang Pegangsaan, Gypsy (Jakarta), Giant Step, Super Kid (Bandung), Terncem (Solo), AKA / SAS (Surabaya), Bentoel (Malang) until Rawe Rontek from Banten. They are the first generation of rockers Indonesia. The term itself actually underground magazine has been used since the early era Aktuil 70 - an. The term is used magazines and music pioneer lifestyles from Bandung was to identify the bands that played loud music with a style that is more `wild 'and` extreme' for the size of his era. And to be honest, the songs played by the bands mentioned above are not the work of their own songs, but bands of foreign kinds Deep Purple, Jefferson Airplane, Black Sabbath, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Kansas, Rolling Stones to ELP . This counterproductive tradition and history
his name had fragrant on the national stage. Call it like El Pamas, Grass Rock (Malang), Power Metal (Surabaya), Adi Metal Rock (Solo), Val Halla (Medan) to Roxx (Jakarta). Also log too, who gave birth to the birth of the label's first rock record in Indonesia, Logiss Records. The first product is an album labels
God Bless the third, "Black Ants" was released in 1988 and sold up to 400,000 records in Indonesia.

Toward the end of the 80s era, the whole world at that time a young child is experiencing fever thrash metal music. A development of musical style that is more extreme metal more than heavy metal. Bands who became his gods include Slayer, Metallica, Exodus, Megadeth, Kreator, Sodom, Anthrax to Sepultura. Most big cities in Indonesia like Jakarta, Bandung, Jogjakarta, Surabaya, Malang to Bali, scene undergroundnya first born of the extreme music genre. In Jakarta alone metal community first appeared in public in early 1988. Community child metal (the term was not yet popular underground) was used to hang out at the Pid Pub, a small pub in the shopping area Pondok Indah, South Jakarta. According to Krisna J. Sadrach, frontman Sucker Head, other than hanging out, kids who hang out there by Aunt Esther, Pid Pub owner, given the opportunity to get a gig there. Every Saturday night there is usually always a live show of the new bands in the Pid Pub and most bands that carry the rock or metal music.

Bands that often hang out at the scene Pid Pub, among others Roxx (Metallica & Anthrax), Sucker Head (Kreator & Sepultura), commotion Of Resources (Exodus), Painfull Death, Rotor (Kreator), Razzle (GN'R) , husky (DRI & MOD), body, until the Alien Scream Mortus (Obituary). Some bands on the next trip much splitting into new bands. Commotion Of Resources is the embryo of sap gothic metal band, while the rough is the embryo death metal band Alien Scream lawas. In addition Oddie, Painfull Death vocalist then formed Sic Mynded industrial group in the United States with Rudi Soedjarwo (director Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?). The rotor itself was formed in 1992 after guitarist cabutnya Sucker Head, Irvan Sembiring who felt the concept of Head Sucker music was still less extreme for him.

Spirit that brought these predecessors are still struggling traditional pattern of `old school ', proud to be the band's cover versions! Among them all, only the lucky Roxx recordings for their first single, "Rock echo". This happens because they are one of the finalists Rock Festival-Indonesia to Se-V. Get a recording contract from the label is the obsession is too much at that time. Never mind the recordings, demo recordings can be played on the radio they are happy. At that time a regular radio station aired music rock / metal is the Bahamas Radio, Radio Metro and Radio SK Jaya. From several radio is probably the most legendary is the Radio Mustang. They have a program called Rock N 'Rhythm of
airs every Wednesday night from 19.00 - 21.00 WIB. This radio station even disatroni directly by thrash metal dedengkot Brazil, Sepultura, when they came to Jakarta in June 1992. In addition to the medium of radio, mass media which often examines news rock / metal at that time only HAI Magazine, Tabloid Citra Vista Music and Magazines.

Besides hanging out at the Pid Pub every weekend, the children of this metal hanging out daily in the parking Retna Pharmacies located in Cilandak, South Jakarta. Some young celebrities hanging out with my first time (groupies?) The children of this metal include Ayu Azhari, Cornelia Agatha, Sophia Latjuba, Karina Suwandi to Kiyani. Actress Ayu Azhari himself even as his wife dipersunting by (late) which is Jodhie Gondokusumo Sap vocalist and also
former vocalist Rotor.

Not how far from Retna Pharmacy, other locations are often used as rehearsal location is the Studio One Feel, which is the most legendary studio practice and in a way almost all the bands rock / metal lawas been routine practice capital here. Pub Pid addition, an alternative venue where bands rock underground
gig at that time was the Black Hole and restaurants in Manari Open Air Museum Satria Mandala (Poster embryo Café). Despite that, performing arts and music events MA campus often also in the "infiltration" by the metal bands are. Some of the historical pensi include Pamsos (SMA 6 Bulungan), PL Fair (SMA
Pangudi Luhur), Kresikars (SMA 82), the University campus music events
National (Pejaten), Gunadarma University, University of Indonesia (Depok), Unika Atmajaya Jakarta, Indonesia Institute of Technology (Serpong) to Victoria University (Pulomas).

Berkonsernya two international metal supergroup in Indonesia, Sepultura (1992) and Korn (1993) gives considerable contribution to the development of metal bands similar in Indonesia. Shortly after Sepultura successful "burn" the Jakarta and Surabaya, Roxx speed metal band release their debut album self-titled them under
Blackboard label. This cassette album would become one of the classic speed metal album era of Indonesia's 90. The same thing also experienced by the rotor. Phenomenal success Metallica concert opening for two consecutive days in Lebak Bulus Stadium, rotor and then thrash metal release of the first major label in Indonesia, Behind The 8th Ball (Airo). Capitalize recommendations from Metallica's tour manager, and honors the 30 million dollars twice a Metallica concert opening, the rotor personnel (minus drummer Bakkar Bufthaim) exodus to the country and then Uncle Sam to speculate. Sucker Head himself recorded late in releasing the debut album than the band
the rest of their contemporaries. After the major labels signed local, Aquarius
Musikindo, just at the beginning of 1995 they released the album `The Head Sucker '. Head Sucker until now been released recorded four albums.

From such a long journey underground rock in the ground water, probably in the first half of the new 90-anlah decade began many scene-established underground scene in the truest sense in Indonesia. In Jakarta alone consolidation massive metal scene centered in Block M in early 1995. At that time some metal kids often
seen hanging out on the floor game center 6 Blok M Plaza and at a popular restaurant franchise there. Their activities other than hang out is the exchange of information about local bands daninternasional, barter CDs, buying and selling metal t-shirts to plan for organizing the concert. Some others chose again to hang out in the basement of Block Mall, who happened to be located underground.

In this era of hype massive metal music is loved the more extreme subgenre of death metal, brutal death metal, grindcore, black metal to gothic / doom metal. Some bands are more glossy name in this era is Grausig, Trauma, Aaarghhh, skull, Delirium TREMENS, Corporation of Bleeding, Adapter, Betrayer, sadistic, Godzilla, and so on. Skull grindcore band in 1996 even as the band recorded the first mini-album, released independently in Jakarta with the title `It's a Proud to Vomit Him '. The album was professionally recorded at Studio Triple M, Jakarta, and sound engineer Harry Widodo (formerly been handled albums Roxx, Rotor, Coil, Puppen and PAS).

Year 1996 also had the birth records first underground music fanzine in Jakarta, brainwashed zine. The first edition appeared brainwashed by displaying 24 pages and profiles Grausig cover band Trauma, and Delirium TREMENS Betrayer. In the type of computer operating system based on Windows 3.1 and lay-out cut n 'paste a traditional, brainwashed and then reproduced 100 copies with the copy machine writer's own brother. In subsequent editions are brainwashed review hardcore bands, punk and even ska. After rising to four photocopied edition, in the year 1997 had brainwashed professionally printed magazine-style with a cover
full color. Until the year 1999 rose strongly brainwashed to just seven editions, until finally in 2000 the author initiated the e-zine format on the Internet (www.bisik.com). Similar media that is more consistent then published in Jakarta, among others Morbid Noise zine, Guerilla zine, Rottrevore zine, zine and Cosmic
forth.

29 September 1996 marks the beginning of a new era for the development of underground rock in Jakarta. Exactly on that day indie music events held for the first time in Poster Café. The event called "Underground Session" is held once every two weeks working at night. Café owned by legendary rocker geeks
Ahmad Albar is a lot of bearing and rearing of new indie music scene that plays different music genres and more varied. The birth scene Brit / indie pop, ska music explosion is phenomenal era 1997 - 2000 until tawuran historic mass between the mass fraction of Jakarta with Bandung occurred also in this place. Sap,
The Brain Machine, Stepforward, Dead Pits, Bloody Gore, Straight Answers, Frontside, RU Sucks, Fudge, Jun Fan Gung Foo, Be Quiet, Bandempo, Kindergarten, RGB, Burning Inside, Sixtols, Looserz, HIV, Planet Earth, hospital, Fable, hairpins, Naive, Toilet Sounds, Agus Sasongko & FSOP is a small band of `full 'gig there.

March 10, 1999 is the day of the death scene Café Poster for ever. On that day for the last time music events held there (subnormal Revolution) that led riots between punk with a mass of local people to effect the destruction of several cars and show his teeth in local police disperse the mass. Poster Café dissolution even beyond expectations many birth-venue alternative venue for each of indie music scene. Butterfly Café at Bulungan used ska music scene, Pondok Indah Waterpark, 2000 GM Gueni café and Café scene in Cikini to Brit / indie pop, Parakeet De Javu Club in Menteng for gigs punk / hardcore and indie pop. Later BB's Bar the super-narrow in Menteng is often hired to show garage-rock, mellow new wave punk rock is now in hot, such as The Upstairs, grin, The Brandals, C'mon Lennon, Killed By Butterfly, Sajama Cut,
Devotion and many more. Among them, perhaps the most `neutral 'and is used only cross-scene yangterletak Nirvana Café in the basement of Hotel Maharadja, South Jakarta. Precisely in this place, January 13, 2002 the past, history Puppen `kill 'them in a historic concert entitled," Puppen: Last Show Ever ", a series of final shows before the band Bandung disband.

Scene Punk / Hardcore / Brit / Indie Pop

Invasion music grunge / alternative, and the release of the album Kiss This s ** Pistols in 1992 was enough to trigger a powerful tool in delivery of new bands that do not play metal music. For example, Aer Pestol band from Young Offender community that often the beginning of their work to cover the songs s ** Pistols complete with dress-up punk and mohawknya haircut. Uniquely, the next trip, around the year 1994, Pestol Aer then change the direction of their music into a band that carries the genre british / indie pop a la the Stone Roses. It is said that this historic event
later became a significant moment for the development scene british / indie pop in Jakarta. Before breaking up, in mid-1997 they had released a debut album titled `... Jang Doeloe '. Early generations of the brit pop scene, among others, are bands Hospital, Wondergel, Planet Earth, Orange, Jellyfish, Brace Hair, Room-V,
Parklife to Death Goes To The Disco.

Aer Pestol was not the first punk band, this capital city in 1989 had given birth punk band / hardcore pioneers who often played Antiseptic numbers of Black Flag, The Misfits, DRI until the s ** Pistols. Lukman (Waiting Room / The Superglad) and Robin (Sucker Head / Noxa) is an alumnus of this band. In addition to frequent gigs in Jakarta, Antiseptic also had a gig at the legendary rockfest Bandung, Hullabaloo II at the end of 1994. Antiseptic own debut album is titled `Finally 'new release eight years later (1997) in Yogyakarta There is also an alternative bands like Ocean that play a la Jane's Addiction and others, unfortunately they could not release the tape.

In addition, in early 1990, Jakarta also printed punk rock band The Idiots who originally duets cover the songs of The Exploited. Not much different from the Antiseptic, only nine years later The Idiots released their debut album titled `Living Comfort In Anarchy 'via indie label Movement Records. Community -
communities punk / hardcore also mushroomed in Jakarta in the era of the 90th. In addition to Young Offender communities had, there are s ** South communities (SS) in the area of Radio Dalam, subnormal in Kelapa Gading, Semi-People in Duren Sawit, Brotherhood in Slipi, Locos in Blok M to SID in Rawamangun Seventeen.

While the scene releases of classic punk / hardcore Jakarta is a compilation album Walk Together, Rock Together (Locos Enterprise) that the early release singles in 1997 and includes among others the band Youth Against Fascism, Anti Septic, Straight Answers, Dirty Edge and so on. Compilation album punk / hardcore is another classic Still One, Still Proud (Movement Records) which contains singles from Sexy Pig, The Idiots, Death to Cryptical Out Of Control.

Bandung scene

In Bandung in early 1994 there was a legendary music studio that became the embryo of underground rock scene there. Reverse his name Studio located in the area Sukasenang. The formation of this studio was conceived by Richard Mutter (then drummer PAS) and Helvi. When growing Reverse then expanded its business by
open distribution (acronym of the distribution) that sells CDs, cassettes, posters, t-shirts, and various other imported accessories. Apart from distribution, Richard also had a chance to form an independent label that releases his first 40.1.24 in the year 1997 is a compilation CD titled "Masaindahbangetsekalipisan." Indie bands that participate in this compilation include Burger Kill, Puppen, Papi, Rotten To The Core, Full of Hate and the Waiting Room, the only band from Jakarta.

Bands that had been raised by the community Reverse include PAS and Puppen. PAS itself in the year 1993 the band made history as the first time Indonesia released the album independently. Their mini-album titled "Four Through The SAP" sold out in a 5000 tape a short amount of time. Mastermind who gave birth to the idea of releasing an album independently PAS was (late) Samuel Marudut. He was Music Director Radio GMR, the first rock radio station in Indonesia, which often play a recording demos rock bands amateur from Bandung, Jakarta and surrounding areas. Tragically, in early 1995 found dead Marudut lifeless at the residence of Krishna Sucker Head in Jakarta. Surprisingly, this death, according to Krishna, accompanied by the song The End of the album Best of The Doors who played the tape in the room Krisna. Meanwhile Puppen formed in 1992 is one of the pioneers of local hardcore until his death in 2002 had released three albums namely, Not A Pup EP (1995), MK II (1998) and Puppen s / t (2000). Then followed the album Pure Saturday with a self-titled. The album was later assisted his promotion by O Magazine. Kubik also experienced the same thing, by way of a bonus 3 track cassette album before release.

A little to the east, still in Bandung as well, we'll find a community that became the epicenter of underground metal in there, Berung Edge community. Formerly in this area could stand a lot of Studio Palapa raising meritorious underground bands of the rock body, Forgotten, Sacrilegious, Sonic Torment, Morbus Corpse, Tympanic Membrane, Infamy, Burger Kill, and so on. Here, then, in early 1995 the first music fanzine published in Indonesia called Revograms Zine. Dinan editor, is Sonic Torment vocalist who has a unique single titled "Talking Machete". Zine Revograms had recorded three times and all of the material published discussing the contents metal bands / local and international hardcore.

Then later taklama indie fanzine like Swirl, Thirteen, Burning Boundaries and others joined indie jazz media. Ripple and Trolley emerged as a magazine that discusses trends and subculture Bandung lifestylenya jug. Trolley bankrupt in 2002, while Ripple magazine pocket change from the standard magazine format. While generally photocopied fanzine which until now still continue to exist. He exclaimed in Bandung was only the advanced extreme music but also popnya indie scene. Since Pure Saturday came, the indie pop band or an alternative, such as Cherry Bombshell, Sieve, Nasi Putih to the latest like The Milo, Mocca, Homogenic. Similarly, the ska scene actually existed long before the big ska trend. Bands like Agent Noin Bullet and Skins have long carried this musical genre.

Anyone who has witnessed underground rock concert in Bandung must not forget the famous Saparua GOR up to various corners of the country. For indie bands, this venue is like a sacred building full of magical power. Bandung any band out if you have the `godfather 'here yet Afdhal it. Artifacts underground subculture most legendary Bandung is digelarnya witness some phenomenal rock show like Hullabaloo, noisy until Bandung Bandung Underground. The number of viewers every events in the relatively spectacular, between 5000 - 7000 spectators! Admission only to be traded with all the fantastic price by scalpers. Maybe this is a separate record of unsolved up to now in Indonesia to show the size of underground rock.

Had been called as a barometer of underground rock in Indonesia, Bandung is a city that offers a million clever ideas for the progress of the national scene. Distributions boom that swept across Indonesia today is spearheaded by the city. The success of indie albums selling tens of thousands of pieces of the band experienced Sam also started from this city. Even Burger Kill, Indonesia hardcore band who first signed a contract with major labels, Sony Music Indonesia, also raised in this city. Not to mention the magazine Trolley (RIP) and Ripple is like to be reincarnated in today's Aktuil, remain loyal to the largest portion of their coverage for bands local indie cool of Koil, Kubik, Balcony, The Bahamas, Blind To See, Rocket Rockers, The Milo , Teenage Death Star, Communal until the SIGIT Please check webzine Bandung, Death Rock Star (www.deathrockstar.tk) to prove it. The original, this one city is not no death!

Scene Jogjakarta

City student was nicknamed formal, but who would have thought that this city was also one of the strongest underground rock scene in Indonesia? Well, let's explore a little history. Underground metal community Jogjakarta Jogja one of which is Corpsegrinder. This community had published a Human Waste metal fanzine, a magazine megatons and legendary metal event held there, Jogja Brebeg. Until now the event was held ten times! Metal bands from the city's underground lawas include Death Vomit, Mortal Scream, Impurity, Brutal Corpse, Mystis, Ruction.

For the scene punk / hardcore / industrial his Risen in the early 1997 tersebutlah Sabotage name, Something Wrong, Noise For Violence, Black Boots, DOM 65, Teknoshit to the most recent, Bre. As for scene indie rock / pop, some names that should be highlighted is the Seek Six Sick, Bangkutaman, Strawberry's Pop to The Monophones. In addition, the coolest ska band ever born in Indonesia, Shaggy Dog, is also from this town. Shaggy Dog is now signed to EMI, which recently absorbed even a concert tour around Europe for 3 months! Gudeg city is noted also been held Parkinsound, an electronic music festival, the first in Indonesia. Parkinsound 3 held on July 6, 2001 past shows including Garden Of The Blind, Mock Me Not, Teknoshit, Fucktory, melancholic b *** h up to
Mean Machine.

Scene Surabaya

Underground rock scene in Surabaya began with growing-development of independent bands wing death metal / grindcore around mid-1995. The history begins with the formation of Surabaya Expo event (like Jakarta Fair in Jakarta - Red) where underground bands such as metal, Slowdeath, Torture, Dry, Venduzor, Bushido gig at a music event in the event.

After the event, each band is then agreed to set up an organization called the Independent. Base camp from the organizational goals as the establishment of a unifying container as well as means of information dissemination between the musician / metal underground bands at that time was concentrated in areas Ngagel Mulyo or rather the band's studio Retri Beauty (death metal band with all the personnel of girls, now RIP - Red) . Members of the organization which is the origin of the formation of underground metal scene in Surabaya was deliberately limited to only about 7-10 bands only.

The first plan was Independent when underground rock concert held at the Youth Park, but this plan failed due to consolidation activity in the scene. After getting clear and begin the development of underground metal scene in Surabaya at the end of December 1997 the organization officially disbanded Independent. This effort by expanding the network to the less-insulated bulkhead or become fragmented communities.

In the final days before the dissolution of the Independent organizations, their division record label had released several albums of the bands death metal / grindcore Surabaya. For example Slowdeath's debut album is titled "From Bye Bye Na Sordid Enthusiasm to Self-Destruction" (September 96), Dry's debut album entitled "Under The Veil of Religion" (97), Brutal Torture "Carnal Abuse", Death "Cemetery of Celerage" until the debut album's Inside Fear
is titled "Mindestruction". Subsequent years before underground metal in Surabaya was flooded by the release of an album-release Growl, Thandus, Holy Terror, Kendath to Pejah.

In place of the Independent and then formed Surabaya Underground Society (SUS) right on New Year's Eve 1997 on the campus of the University of 45, when held event berserk I. At that time in Surabaya also has a lot of emerging new bands with the flow of black metal. One of the old death metal band that is, dry and then move the concept along with the music pouring black metal influence in Surabaya at that time.

Only lasted less than a few months, SUS in the same year hit a split in it. Bands black metal wing and then split to form a new vessel called ARMY OF DARKNESS is a base location in Karang Rejo area. In contrast to the black metal bands death metal then decided not to join to form a new organization. Later in the month of September 1997 event was held at IKIP Amok II Surabaya. This event and then record their own history as the most successful event in Surabaya at that time. 25 bands death metal and black metal look from morning until late afternoon and watched by approximately 800 to 1000 people. Ghosts, black metal band from Bekasi also perform at the event as the band's invitation.

Extreme metal scene in Surabaya at that time dominated by more bands than the bands black metal death metal / grindcore. They are also more intense in the event held a black metal band because of the large amount of black metal bands that appear. Recorded later event successful black metal held in Surabaya like ARMY OF DARKNESS I and II.

Precisely dated June 1, 1997 inferno underground community formed the base 178 is located in the Dharma Husada (Prof. Jl.. DR. Moestopo, Red). In a somewhat similar place to house-shop (commercial) was noted there are several business divisions, distribution, music studios, indie labels, fanzine, cafe and event organizer for underground events in Surabaya. Events ever in the title of the Inferno is 178, among others, STOP THE MADNESS, HIGH VOLTAGE I & II until BLUEKHUTUQ LIVE.

Underground bands rock shelter is now under the banner include 178 Inferno, Slowdeath, The Sinners, Severe Carnage, System Sucks, Freecell, etc. Bluekuthuq. Metal fanzine Inferno 178 home community, Surabaya named POST MANGLED first appeared in the event at that time I HIGH VOLTAGE at the Airlangga University campus appearance bands punk rock and metal. This event was classified as less successful because at the same time also held an event black metal. Unfortunately, this is also followed by cultivation process POST mandegnya Zine MANGLED not visit the latest edition issued today.

Thus, to anticipate the occurrence of stagnansi or gaps in the information scene, was born later HARD LINE Newsletter first published in February 1999. Photocopied newsletter format that has the number of 4-page extensively covered the various activities of underground metal music, punk to HC not only in Surabaya alone but more broadly. Positive responses were much more they come precisely from outside Surabaya city itself. For some reason, they think the public underground rock in Surabaya less appreciative and minimal support for an independent publication of the fanzine or newsletter. Until the end HARD LINE Newsletter has published editions until the 12th.

Division indie label from the inferno at least 178 to about 10 releases album still uses Independent's name as the name of their label. Entering a new year of 2000 and 178 Inferno Productions label producing albums officially the oldest punk band in Surabaya, The Sinners, entitled "Multi-Hatred". Next label
178 Inferno will be more concentrated to release the products of non-metal Uncategorized. As for the special label death metal / brutal death / grindcore Bloody Pigs was formed later by Samir Records (now guitarist TENGKORAK) with a second album titled Slowdeath "Propaganda" as the first project which is also coupled with a single promo concert at Café Flower Slowdeath around September 2000 and which was attended by 150 - an audience. The album had sold out while recording is still in limited numbers only. Sold 200 copies without rest.

Scene Malang

City of cold berhawa taken about three hours drive from Surabaya is proved to have underground rock scene of "hot" since the early 90's decade. Total Tersebutlah name Suffer Community (TSC) is a driving force for the rise of underground rock community in Malang early 1995. Members of this community consists of various inter-scene musician, but his dominance remains
Just metal kids. Underground rock concert that was first held in the city of Malang is also organized by this community. The event titled Underground Music Parade is held at Sasana House Asih YPAC on July 28, 1996 with a display of local bands like carcass Malang (grindcore), Ritual Orchestra (black metal), Dying (death metal), Knuckle Head (punk / hc) , Grindpeace (industrial
death metal), No Man's Land (punk), The Babies (punk) and also bands from Surabaya, Slowdeath (grindcore) and The Sinners (punk).

Several other bands worthy of Malang on the credit given, among others Keramat, perish, Genital Giblets, and of course Santhet Rotten Corpse. The last band is actually a pioneer of brutal death metal style in Indonesia. Their debut album
titled "Maggot Sickness" as it shocking metal scene in Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and Bali as a solid composition and the recording quality is top notch. Lately the band has split into two and one guitarist and founder, Adyth, migrated to Bandung and form Disinfected. Born in this city for the second time in Indonesian music fanzine. His name is Mindblast zine
published by two scenester, Afril and Samack at the end of 1995. Afril itself is ex-vocalist Grindpeace which now exist in the crust-grind band serious, Extreme Decay. While the pioneering indie label which still survive and remain productive in Malang release is Confused Records

Bali Scene

Speaking underground scene in Bali again we will find the metal community as a forerunner. First mover is the community in the 1921 Bali Denpasar Corpsegrinder. Come to exist in it, among others, Dede Suhita, Putra Pande, Age and Grindcorner Sabdo Moelyo. Dede is a megaton metal magazine editor who published in
Jogjakarta, Putra Pande is a pioneer in metal webzine Indonesia
Corpsegrinder (now Anorexia Orgasm) since 1998, Age is the first distro entrepreneurs in Bali and Moel is a guitarist / vocalist for death metal band ethnic, Eternal Madness active underground concert there. The name is taken from the 1921 actual duration metal music program broadcast weekly on Radio Cassanova, Bali
Early 1996 this community of broken and each individual their own ways. Moel with EM Enterprise on October 20, 1996 held the first major underground concert in Bali called Total Uyut in GOR Ngurah Rai, Denpasar. Band-band Bali yang tampil diantaranya Eternal Madness, Superman Is Dead, Pokoke, Lithium, Triple Punk, Phobia, Asmodius hingga Death Chorus. Sementara band- band luar Balinya adalah Grausig, Betrayer (Jakarta), Jasad, Dajjal, Sacrilegious, Total Riot (Bandung) dan Death Vomit (Jogjakarta). Konser ini sukses menyedot sekitar 2000 orang penonton dan hingga sekarang menjadi festival rock underground tahunan di sana. Either
alumni Total Uyut yang sekarang sukses besar ke seantero nusantara adalah band punk asal Kuta, Superman Is Dead. Mereka malah menjadi band punk pertama di Indonesia yang dikontrak 6 album oleh Sony Music Indonesia. Band-band indie Bali masa kini yang stand out di antaranya adalah Navicula, Postmen, The Brews, Telephone, Blod Shot Eyes
dan tentu saja Eternal Madness yang tengah bersiap merilis album ke tiga mereka dalam waktu dekat.

Memasuki era 2000-an scene indie Bali semakin menggeliat. Kesuksesan S.I.D memberi inspirasi bagi band-band Bali lainnya untuk berusaha lebih keras lagi, toh S.I.D secara konkret sudah membuktikan kalau band `putera daerah' pun sanggup menaklukan kejamnya industri musik ibukota. Untuk mendukung band-band Bali, drummer S.I.D, Jerinx dan beberapa kawannya kemudian membuka The Maximmum Rock N' Roll Monarchy (The Max), sebuah pub musik yang berada di jalan Poppies, Kuta. Seringkali diadakan acara rock reguler di tempat ini.

Indie Indonesia Era 2000-an

Bagaimana pergerakan scene musik independen Indonesia era 2000-an? Kehadiran teknologi internet dan e-mail jelas memberikan kontribusi besar bagi perkembangan scene ini. Akses informasi dan komunikasi yang terbuka lebar membuat jaringan (networking) antar komunitas ini semakin luas di Indonesia. Band-band dan komunitas-komunitas baru banyak bermunculan dengan menawarkan style musik yang lebih beragam. Trend indie label berlomba-lomba merilis album band-band lokal juga menggembirakan, minimal ini adalah upaya pendokumentasian sejarah yang berguna puluhan tahun ke depan.

Yang menarik sekarang adalah dominasi penggunaan idiom `indie' dan bukan underground untuk mendefinisikan sebuah scene musik non- mainstream lokal. Sempat terjadi polemik dan perdebatan klasikmengenai istilah `indie atau underground' ini di tanah air. Sebagian orang memandang istilah `underground' semakin bias karena kenyataannya kian hari semakin banyak band-band underground yang `sell-out', entah itu dikontrak major label, mengubah style musik demi kepentingan bisnis atau laris manis menjual album hingga puluhan ribu keping. Sementara sebagian lagi lebih senang menggunakan idiom indie karena lebih `elastis' dan misalnya, lebih friendly bagi band-band yang memang tidak memainkan style musik ekstrem. Walaupun terkesan lebih kompromis, istilah indie ini belakangan juga semakin sering digunakan oleh media massa nasional, jauh
meninggalkan istilah ortodoks `underground' itu tadi.

Ditengah serunya perdebatan indie/underground, major label atau indie label, ratusan band baru terlahir, puluhan indie label ramai- ramai merilis album, ribuan distro/clothing shop dibuka di seluruh Indonesia. Infrastruktur scene musik non-mainstream ini pun kian established dari hari ke hari. Mereka seakan tidak peduli lagi dengan polarisasi indie-major label yang makin tidak substansial. Bermain musik sebebas mungkin sembari bersenang-senang lebih menjadi `panglima' sekarang ini.

…And history is still in the making here…

By : Tanaya

lirik lagu vierrA

This is the song of Vierra that was hit :

RASA INI

ku tak percaya kau ada disini
menemaniku di saat dia pergi
sungguh bahagia kau ada disini
menghapus semua sakit yang kurasa

mungkinkah kau merasakan
semua yang ku pasrahkan
kenanglah kasih..

Reff :
ku suka dirinya, mungkin aku sayang
namun apakah mungkin, kau menjadi milikku
kau pernah menjadi , menjadi miliknya
namun salahlah aku, bila ku pernah merasa ini

na nana nanana nana nanana

back to * Reff


bY : OKTAVIA R.C.

VIERRA

Although the musical background of each personnel tend to vary, but common vision, and a big desire to ngeband, unite them. Yes. Band digawangi by Widi (vocals), Kevin (keyboards), Raka (guitar), and Trian (drums), was finally advanced to the recording industry.

Their initial meeting to be one unique story VIERRA. Kevin and Trian who've temenan long enough, last year met with Raka, through Friendster! Yes, the site that friendship that brought them. After meeting with Raka, they could hear the chanting voice of Widi, through MySpacenya page.

Satisfied chat friends through the site, they finally decided to ngeband together. In fact, the background music of each different from each other personnel.

"I learned music through classical music. But, getting back here, I'm more interested in the music industry. Starting from the local mainstream bands, local indie band, until the Japanese bands, I listened to, "said Kevin.

Others with Trian that loves to play jazz from the first. Jazz who also met with Trian drums. Until finally decided to be a drummer. While Widi and not much different from Raka. Ranging from classic rock, alternative rock to be an option.

We've accumulated, they immediately decided to focus on the industry. Do not wear long, they went straight into the studio. And brought their music recognized as a pop Disney. "It was the mid-point of our music still. No kepikiran, and not contrived special concept really, "I Widi.

Process in the studio for the Ballerina, including fast. It takes only 3 months, they managed to finish a demo that directly submitted to the record label.

"Because we focus emang to make the material really hell. So there is almost no constraints, and everything went smoothly. We managed ngumpulin approximately 18 songs over 3 months, "added Kevin.

Finally, an album titled My First Love was released to the market. Music brings a cheerful and tend to easy listening, they hoped to provide a new choice in music Indonesian music scene.

With the work they think is fairly fresh, ditingkahi with a simple arrangement, but not nuts, Vierra offered the story of innocent teen love songs through the rows. (Irvin)

Vika

ZIGAZ band

ZIGAS is a beginning and end of the journey of 5 personnel. Rama, Azis, Randy, Ebi and who had undergone Zian career in music for life. ZIGAS has bound them in a friendship and also limits the music. ZIGAS own name begins and ends with the final letter of the alphabet Z, suggests that this was their final journey in the music world, this is the shade of their art work. Meanwhile, the Iga itself represents an important symbol in a human body, as an important element in the underlying framework of human bones.

With that meaning, the five young children are expected to be a shade ZIGAS they work can be valued by audiences. Fifth personnel began pledged ZIGAS this name on June 19, 2006. Although fairly young enough age band, but the experience of each personnel can not be underestimated make ZIGAS was cooked in the processing of sound, lyrics, arrangement and also skill.

While taking reference from pop and rock music in '80 and the late 90's, still ZIGAS can adapt his music with the latest market tastes. They claim very inspired by Collective Soul, Audioslave, Aerosmith, The Police, Queen and also Arkarna. From Infuence earlier, the guitarist Randy the most lyrics childbirth dangerous, so that Indonesian highly integrated with any melodies that ZIGAS created. Azis is also the main guitarist ZIGAS contribute equally guitar harmonies that feels rough, but in character. While the tone of the bass line, Eby played songs such as birth, ....

Selection circuit low tones made ZIGAS songs characterized by rock music and also like the catchy pop music. Rama is keeping beat in this band can not be underestimated. Although physically he looks more Babyface than others, but anyone who saw will feel cheated when I saw Rama plays drum kit. And most provide color from ZIGAS is Zian, the vocalist. Sound character produced by the vocal cords can be equated with vocalist-top vocalist who has ruled Indonesia blantika music.

'Friends So Love' chosen as the first single from their first album titled 'ZIGAS'. The single was chosen after the spilling of blood sweat and very long. This single election since expected to represent the full breath ZIGAS was no longer semangat. Since that songs - songs such as zigaz, conqueror subdued, your life is my life, TAR.

ZIGAS hoping not only dialbum can exist alone, but also can survive and provide part of the evolution of Indonesian music.

By : VIKA