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  • Aliansi Musik Akhir Tahun 2014

    Aliansi Musik Akhir Tahun 2014

    Mohon maaf atas Aliansi Musik yang kami tiadakan di bulan November. Memang suatu kesengajaan mengingat di akhir tahun Deathrockstar ingin memberikan yang spesial kepada penikmat musik di Indonesia lewat kompilasi ini. Siapa tahu bisa menjadi teman menghitung mundur menuju tahun baru, bagi kalian yang menghabiskan waktu sambil surfing internet diluar keriaan yang ada.

    01. Raoul Dikka – Sepatu Biru (Malang)

    Raoul Dikka, seorang yang sangat misterius di jagat musik indiepop malang. Walaupun dengan minim jam terbang tapi materi rekaman selalu update dan unik diantara sejawatnya di kota ini. Mengambil influence dari neo psikedelia garage australia seperti tame impala, maupun Flaming Lips. Kali ini mengambil moniker Polisi Merah , raoul siap menginvasi telinga kita dengan Senjata, Sepatu biru dan Mobil Tua (koes-ploes cover). —Akhmad Alfan Rahadi Akhmad Alfan Rahadi (Malang, malangsubpop.wordpress.com)

    02. Jungkat-Jungkit – Kuku (Solo)

    Said dan Adis adalah sepasang kekasih yang memiliki ketertarikan dan selera yang
    tidak jauh berbeda terhadap musik Blues, meskipun perjalanan musik mereka cukup
    berbeda. Bertemu di komunitas Blues Kota Solo, keduanya saling kenal. Kemudian Agustus
    2013 mereka memilih untuk membentuk duo akustik bernuansa bluesy. Beberapa
    panggung terlewati oleh duo yang belum memiliki nama ini. Singkat cerita, mereka sepakat memilih Jungkat-Jungkit sebagai nama duo. Filosofi dan harapan tentang ‘keseimbangan’
    menjadi alasannya. Album pertama sedang digarap. Sambil terus berproses dan
    menggarap album, Jungkat-Jungkit merilis single ‘Kuku’ serta official merchandise berupa
    kaos, sebagai bukti keseriusan bermusik mereka. —Dimas Purnomo Fridbramantyo (deanstreetbillys.wordpress.com)

    03. Talking Coasty – Second Summer (Yogyakarta)

    Saat ini Yogyakarta sedang dilanda lesu nya band-band baru yang masih malu-malu untuk muncul, terutama di skena indies. Talking Coasty menjadi jawaban dari beberapa band baru yang sudah mulai kembali bermunculan di Yogyakarta saat ini. Meskipun pada awal band ini terbentuk sangat di indentikkan oleh banyak pihak sebagai versi lain dari Best Coast, band surf pop asal Los Angeles, California, mereka akhirnya dapat menemukan bentuk musik mereka sendiri dimana saat ini Talking Coasty sedang menjalani proses mixing untuk album barunya. —Komang Adhyatma (Yogyakarta www.kanaltigapuluh.info)

    04. KarnaTra – Heroine (Jakarta) 

    KarnaTra masih memegang beberapa elemen substansial dari era musik indie 90-an, mereka mencoba untuk menggambarkan dunia yang aneh dan sinis mereka, dalam cara yang lebih sejuk. Menurut saya, tiada yang lebih syahdu dari band alternatif menyanyikan lirik-lirik puitis. — Robby Wahyudi Onggo (Jakarta, www.deathrockstar.club

    05. Mooikite – Chaotic On The Spaceship (Surabaya)

    Setelah merilis single pertamanya “Eyering”, Mooikite band alternative grunge asal Surabaya merilis single kedua mereka dari album “Strange Invitation” yakni “Chaotic On The Spaceship”. Lagu ini bercerita tentang kekacauan waktu pesawatnya masuk ke gravitasi planet tidak dikenal. Atmofernya yang tebal dan mengandung banyak oksigen yang dapat membakar lapisan pesawat. Strange Invitation sendiri sebuah cerita yang berlatar kehidupan manusia sebelum meteor menabrak Bumi bertahun-tahun yang lalu. Menceritakan empat orang yang menerima undangan (strange invitation) untuk mengarungi luar angkasa. Petualangan ke planet yang asing pun berlangsung, halusinasi, hingga bertahan hidup bertarung dengan Raptor, meski akhirnya planet tersebut meledak dan serpihan terbesarnya bergerak menuju Bumi. —Emirul Fahmi Fanshuri (Surabaya, praotozine.wordpress.com)

    06. Marga O – Berlari Mengejar Mimpi ft Miss Pramz (Malang)

    Hendik Harianto lahir pada tanggal 15 februari, Dengan alias Marga o, mulai mencuri perhatian saya 2013 lalu dengan lirik – lirik rapnya yang bertemakan love, friendship dan semangat hidup. Hendik memulai awal karirnya di kota Malang bersama teman-teman pada tahun 2002 membentuk satu grup bernama RapStreet. Pada tahun 2003 beberapa anggota RapStreet bernama Blazta, Xwu, Dafu serta Marga O Sendiri membentuk grup baru yang di beri nama NBS (no block sistem). Tetapi grup NBS (no block sistem) dan Rap street ini hanya bertahan hingga akhir tahun 2008. Karena Marga O ingin tetap berkembang di dunia musik rap akhirnya Marga O mulai berani ber solo karir dibawah naungan poemsgate production Malang dengan lagu ter hitznya yang berjudul Danz With me dan Bobby. Pada tahun 2012 Marga O Mencoba mengeluarkan album pertamanya yaitu Favorite song dengan lagu terbaru paling hitz berjudul 548KM dan I am single dan tak lepas juga dari bantuan poemsgate production,TatzBeatz (Angga), papaStreet (Panca) serta beberapa produser musik lokal lainya dengan mengusung materi yang lebih ringan dan easy listening. Di tahun 2013 Marga O merefresh konsep dengan menggandeng beberapa personil baru yang mempunyai bakat lebih dalam musik yaitu Ocha pada Vocal, Angga pada Bass, Panca pada Gitar.

    07. Dinosaur Youth – Take Me Home (Yogyakarta)

    Musik indie rock ternyata masih diminati di Yogyakarta. Kali ini band pendatang baru, Dinosaur Youth mencuri banyak perhatian dari para penikmat musik indies di kota ini. Meskipun baru merilis satu single, dalam waktu dekat Dinosaur Youth akan menyelesaikan proses recording materi EP Album perdana mereka. —Komang Adhyatma (Yogyakarta www.kanaltigapuluh.info)

    08. Crayola Eyes – Baby May (Demo) (Jakarta)

    Pertamanya saya kira mereka band fiktif. Terbilang sulit untuk mencari informasi mereka kalau tidak berkomunikasi langsung ke para personilnya. Maklum Crayola Eyes memang lebih banyak tahu dikalangan tertentu saja. Unit psychedelic-rock ini baru  terlihat percaya diri mendengarkan demo di kanal soundcloud mereka. Tanpa panjang pikir langsung saya nobatkan sebagai perwakilan Jakarta di kompilasi edisi spesial ini. — Robby Wahyudi Onggo (Jakarta, www.deathrockstar.club)

    09. Timeless – Lonesome Street (Surabaya)

    Band asal Surabaya ini awalnya beranggotakan Bima, Fajri, Fery dan Cipto (alm). Pada Agustus kemarin baru saja merilis EP berjudul “We Believe For What We Do Is Timeless”, yang menurut mereka adalah kepercayaan, dan mungkin banyak band yang lain bahwa apa yang mereka lakukan sekarang, menikmati danmengerjakan musik adalah hal yang tak lekang oleh waktu. Berisi 4 track berirama paduan punk serta american rock Dinosaur Jr, yang singkat, padat serta garang cukup mendeskripsikan album ini.  —Emirul Fahmi Fanshuri (Surabaya, praotozine.wordpress.com)

     

    Aliansi Musik Akhir Tahun 2014 from Robonggo on 8tracks Radio.

  • Musik Minggu Ini Edisi 27-06-2014

    Musik Minggu Ini Edisi 27-06-2014

    Minggu ini ada beberapa album menarik yang rilis bisa kamu cari di toko musik atau download via iTunes. Saya sendiri belum membeli rilisan fisiknya dan baru mendengarkan single-single nya. Mari kita dengarkan bersama-sama, download lagunya dan mulai susunlah budget untuk berbelanja

    Karnatra

    Karnatra
    Karnatra

    Band alternatif ini baru saja merilis albumnya via iTunes. Mereka tepat menyasar ke para penggemar band-band seperti Keane atau One Republic. Walau jelas penyanyinya banyak terpengaruh Morrissey tetapi musiknya belum sesolid itu dan lebih dekat One Republic.

    Download Karnatra – Pusara.

    Crematopsy
    crematopsy-admonition Band Death Metal asal Bandung yang menggabungkan tehnik chromatic dengan progresi. Hal itu membuat karakter nya terasa berbeda dengan band Death Metal kebanyakan; menurut mereka. Albumnya sendiri baru saja rilis dan saya rasa perlu juga dikoleksi jika kamu fans death metal.

    Bayu Risa - Better
    Bayu Risa – Better

    Bayu Risa

    “Until you’re free and things get Better”
    Mengeksplorasi left-field hip-hop dan soul, dan tema-tema positif memberi semangat dalam berjuang memperbaiki hidup dan keadaan disekitar kita. Akan rilis dibulan Agustus 2014 via Sinjitos records dan untuk sementara kamu dapat medengarkan single pertamanya:

    Download Bayu Risa – Better

    Bailiff
    Bailiff Band rock asal Chicago yang rasanya cocok dimasukan kedalam playlist band-band Southern Rock kamu atau diantara lagu-lagu The Black Keys, Kings of Leon dan bersambung ke Led Zeppelin atau the Datsuns.

    Download Bailiff – Helicopters

  • Music Alliance Pact December 2013

    Edisi akhir tahun ini kita dari Indonesia mengirimkan lagu demo dari seorang musisi Jakarta bernama Andrew Naratama, dan bersama dengan lagu-lagu lain dari 27 negara mari kita isi bulan terakhir di tahun 2013 dengan musik dari penjuru dunia.

    Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the full 27-track compilation through Ge.tt here.

    ARGENTINA: Zonaindie
    Cam Beszkin – Cucharita De Manual
    We came across Cam Beszkin’s music when she was a member of Las Bailarinas Anarquistas, Mariana Bianchini’s solo band. This song is from Cam’s sophomore album Este Amor Ya No Es Para Tanto, in which her potent vocals adds up to a solid guitar and drum rock duet.

    AUSTRALIA: Who The Bloody Hell Are They?
    House Of Laurence – Just Don’t Move Me
    Let’s be real – if the industry was a caste system, psychedelic/prog music would sit on the lower rung. Thankfully, we don’t fear throwback in this country. We embrace it with open arms and wild, flailing John the Baptist hair. Just Don’t Move Me is the brand new track from Melbourne band House Of Laurence. If the image of Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker in a white pressed suit, struttin’ (barefoot) down the Fremantle boardwalk makes your insides feel like goo then this is dedicated to you.

    AUSTRIA: Walzerkönig
    Hella Comet – Tinker Boat
    The post-punk sound of four-piece Hella Comet calls for Sonic Youth comparisons, although their freshly-released second album Wild Honey, from which Tinker Boat is taken, is not afraid of pop either. Hella Comet were selected as one of 18 bands to represent this year’s focus country Austria at Europe’s most important music festival/conference Eurosonic.

    BRAZIL: Meio Desligado
    Castello Branco – Necessidade
    Necessidade is taken from Castello Branco’s first album Serviço. It’s typical of the easygoing feeling he generates to make songs that speak directly to our souls.

    CANADA: Quick Before It Melts
    Rebekah Higgs – Loneliness
    Rebekah Higgs’ new release Sha La La is shot through with the spirit of 60s girl groups minus the innocence and politeness of those times. Higgs gets down and dirty climbing Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound. She throws classic doo-wop pop down an echo chamber and what comes out the other end is a gauzy, hazy doo-wop/drone-rock hybrid that’s utterly compelling. Loneliness has never sounded better.

    CHILE: Super 45
    Ali B & The Mayan Warrior – World Class Bouncing
    Ali B is the latest winner of Nuevos Sonidos, a demo contest Super 45 has hosted since 1997. She is a rapper who sings in three languages and mixes rhythms from all over the world. Her songs are homemade, built around an MPC and samples taken directly from vinyl. The jury of Super 45 was mesmerized by her infectious flow. Past winners of the Nuevos Sonidos contest include Gepe, Protistas and Fernando Milagros.

    COLOMBIA: El Parlante Amarillo
    Laura y La Máquina De Escribir – Laberinto
    La Máquina De Escribir (“The Typewriter”) is the project of Laura Torres, who has been involved in the world of music for more than two decades (since she was a little girl, obviously). From her piano, she recreates a world that reflects her feelings, which are evident in Laberinto, the track that gives its name to her 2013 album.

    DENMARK: All Scandinavian
    Sylvester Larsen – The End Of Dancing
    In October, Sylvester Larsen released his fifth album (his second in English) The End Of Dancing, and here’s a MAP exclusive download of its great title track, which is reminiscent of soul and funk giants Stevie Wonder and Sly Stone. Also, check out the video for first single and album opener Stand Up.

    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Casetera
    Whitest Taino Alive – Piel De Leather
    We’ve chosen the newest sensation of Santo Domingo, just to see how the rest of the world reacts to its message. That is, if you can handle it. Full of non sequiturs only true Dominicans understand (or so we think), Whitest Taino Alive emerges as a futuristic hip-hop act that combines trap, trill, minimal electronic and naughtiness. Their debut EP Chopería Fina is out now and available for free.

    ECUADOR: Plan Arteria
    Ricardo Pita – Canción Para El Resto De Los Días
    Modern, hopeful and nostalgic bohemianism – that sums up the single Canción Para El Resto De Los Días by Ricardo Pita, a songwriter born in the heart of Guayaquil’s independent music scene. A musician with a great album and a promising career, Ricardo Pita is a must-listen if you want a vision of contemporary Latin folk music.

    ENGLAND: Drowned In Sound
    Lanterns On The Lake – Green And Gold (Generator Session)
    From Sting and Prefab Sprout to Maxïmo Park and The Futureheads, the north-east of England has built a reputation for excellence, but it’s rare to uncover an act there, or anywhere, that’s as precious and heart-kickingly gorgeous as Lanterns On The Lake. They have elements of post-rock which make their tear-duct bothering sadness soar – not unlike the way Low construct epic melancholy. Their second album was recently released by Bella Union and it’s gorgeous. Watch the video of this live session track here.

    FINLAND: Glue
    Robin Pahlman – Ghosts
    After relocating to Vienna via Seattle, Finnish songwriter Robin Pahlman has been working on a series of heartfelt acoustic folk home recordings that form his debut self-titled EP, recently released via Berlin-based label Monkey Records. Here is the inspiring single Ghosts.

    GREECE: Mouxlaloulouda
    The Callas – East Beat
    Noisepop minimalism, raw garage melodies and kraut psychedelic elements meet to create the kaleidoscopic universe of The Callas’ album Am I Vertical? The group mix their experimental art and film background with an addiction to pop tunes to present a witty, truly impressive record that balances darkness and light, innocence and sin, joy and lust.

    INDONESIA: Deathrockstar
    Andrew Naratama – Putar Haluanmu
    Putar Haluanmu is a retrospective song about memories and all the beautiful moments the singer had during his childhood with friends. Andrew Naratama is also a member of KarnaTra, a rock band from Jakarta.

    ITALY: Polaroid
    Tempelhof – Change
    There’s no easy way to describe electronic music, especially when the sound explores multiple paths and you are constantly finding yourself in new territory. Tempelhof is an electronic duo from the town of Mantova and I think they are true explorers more than simple musicians. IDM, shoegaze, house, ambient – everything comes to build the striking sound that you will find in their new album Frozen Dancers, out now on Hell Yeah Recordings.

    JAPAN: Make Believe Melodies
    Coffee And TV – Guess What? Summer’s Arrived
    It is one of the most factually incorrect song titles of the month, but Tokyo producer Coffee And TV conjures up the warm vibes of the summer on this track. He does so simply. With little manipulation, he finds a snippet of Hey Manhattan! by Prefab Sprout, loops it and milks it for all it’s worth. From this basic sonic material he manages to make an easy breezy song that’s good for any time of the year.

    MEXICO: Red Bull Panamérika
    Chico Sonido – Niñas Fresas feat. Camila Sodi
    Los Angeles-based Mexican producer Chico Sonido has just released his debut album Nalga Bass, which is quite a gamechanger for electropical music. In a market overcrowded with underdeveloped SoundCloud tracks, Chico delivers a coherently mixed record that transmutes and pushes forward genres such as nu-cumbia, trap, tribal and reggaeton, with a twist of humour and naughtiness. They’re good for headphones (and twerking too!).

    PERU: SoTB
    Daniel & The Dead End – My Valentine
    Daniel & The Dead End is the new project of Daniel Ruiz, the former Space Bee drummer. Having been abandoned by his band before recording, disillusioned and ready to rock, Daniel decided to do all the work himself, giving life to the first EP.

    POLAND: Łukasz Kuśmierz Weblog
    Armando Suzette – Advent Mists
    Armando Suzette is a Kraków-based band led by Mateusz Tondera. Their music, which combines a variety of genres and influences, is something unique in Poland and it’s impossible to describe it in one word. If you feel lost, Advent Mists is for you. As they sing: “Hope you have a real Christmas this time.”

    PORTUGAL: Posso Ouvir Um Disco?
    The Weatherman feat. Emmy Curl – It Took Me So Long
    Alexandre Monteiro’s The Weatherman project has a new version of the single It Took Me So Long, taken from the latest album which will be released in Holland and Belgium in January. Emmy Curl, who was featured in the November 2010 edition of MAP, was invited to sing with Alexandre in the newer version of this track. Once again Alexandre confirms his high credentials as a composer, singer and creator of great pop songs. Mariana Lopes directed this great video.

    PUERTO RICO: Puerto Rico Indie
    Buscabulla – Tu Loco Loco Y Yo Tranquilo
    Buscabulla is one of Puerto Rico’s most promising emerging acts, a breath of fresh air in a musical climate that often struggles to bridge pop smarts with heartfelt and engaging music. Singer Raquel Berríos and her band conjure an intoxicating mix of classic cool with more forward-thinking flourishes on the group’s first single Tu Loco Loco Y Yo Tranquilo, a cover of master composer Tite Curet Alonso’s song made popular in 1969 by salsa legends Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound. Buscabulla’s debut EP is due in 2014 – it’s going to be a good year.

    ROMANIA: Babylon Noise
    After What – Who
    After What is the side-project of the frontmen of two Romanian indie bands, The Amsterdams and The MOOod, both of whose influences are apparent – the music inherits the creativity of the former and the energy of the latter.

    SCOTLAND: The Pop Cop
    Medals – Disguises
    JP Reid is a familiar name in rock circles through his band Sucioperro as well as Marmaduke Duke, the side-project he shares with Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil. JP Reid’s new venture Medals, however, is arguably his most appealing. Debut album Disguises is an honest, pop-focused body of work and its title track stands out as a refreshingly unapologetic crowd-pleaser that you’ll likely play again and again.

    SOUTH KOREA: Korean Indie
    Glen Check – Pacific
    Glen Check have been around since 2011 and already made quite a name for themselves at home. With a fanbase growing abroad, the duo is taking their rock and electronica sound to SXSW in 2014. The infectious electro-pop tune Pacific is the lead track off the band’s recently-released second album Youth!

    SPAIN: Musikorner
    Tiger Menja Zebra – Com Començar Una Guerra
    Tiger Menja Zebra was born from the ashes of Camping, a Catalan post-rock band that achieved great success in the past decade. With this new project, while sticking to the post-rock genre, they haven’t given up on pushing their boundaries.

    UNITED STATES: We Listen For You
    Está Vivo – How Strange feat. Steffaloo
    Está Vivo perfectly titled his newest offering, How Strange. It certainly is strange, yet extremely alluring due to a fascinating mixture of robot-esque male vocals and whimsical female vocals that take turns floating above churning electronics. Let the track simmer and it will certainly take hold as one of the more hypnotic listens of the year.

    VENEZUELA: Música y Más
    Aspen – Ahora Ya
    Aspen developed from the creative union between members of different bands. Influenced by the classic sound of British artists such as Badfinger and Oasis, their debut single boasts a slight psychedelic tinge. Aspen are one of the first bands on the roster of Macca Records, who also represent Los Paranoias.