is a name everyone into Indonesian music should be familiar with. The group that consists of Sari (vocals), Mela (Keys & Synth), Rio (Guitar), Saleh (Guitar), Ricky (Bass), and John (Drums), have been consistently made great Indonesian pop songs for over a decade now and they just keep getting better and better. This episode of Setlist was recorded during the release of the group's 'Six Live Selection' at an intimate performance in our very own W_Space. Making their own versions of their favorite songs, this is a very special performance everyone should listen to. 01. Crosstown Traffic (originally performed by: Jimmy Hendrix) 02. Selangkah Ke Seberang (originally performed by: Fariz RM) 03. La Javanaise (originally performed by: Serge Gainsbourg) 04. Pathetic Waltz (originally performed by: Pure Saturday) 05. Tjangkurileung 06. Si Mesin Waktu (originally performed by: Naif) 07. Matahari (by: WSATCC)
As you might have noticed, Donald Byrd, the magnificent trumpeter and all round musician passed away last week at the age of 80. In honour of his life and his contribution to music in general and jazz in particular, Fat Cat Ffonz has prepared an hour-long show of his favourite Donald Byrd tracks: from the depths of hard bop up to his funky period and back again. Rest In Peace Donald, thanks for all the fun. Mix Selection: 01.Donald Byrd – Lex 02.Donald Byrd – Each Time I Think Of You 03.Donald Byrd – The Emperor 04.Donald Byrd – Where Are We Going 05.Donald Byrd – Change 06.Donald Byrd - You And The Music 07.Donald Byrd – Think Twice 08.Donald Byrd – Lansana's Priestess 09.Donald Byrd – (Fallin' Like) Dominoes 10. Donald Byrd – Stepping Into Tomorrow 11.Donald Byrd – The Black Disciple
Our loudest episode of Selected yet, Whiteboard Journal Editor and Jirapah vocalist created this mix consisting of hardcore music. Hardcore is admittedly one of the most important music in Ken\'s childhood and the reason why he started playing music in the first place. The selection showcases bands that were essential in his formative years. 01. Intro 02. Youth of Today - Together 03. Minor Threat - Filler 04. 7 Seconds - Young til\' I Die 05. Shelter - Enough 06. Bold - Wise Up 07. Bad Brains - Banned in D.C. 08. Cro Mags - We Gotta Know 09. Inside Out - No Spiritual Surrender 10. Indecision - Dream Come True 11. 5th Faction - Touched by the Devil 12. Bane - In Pieces 13. Converge - Shallow Breathing/I Abstain 14. In My Eyes - The Way it Was Left 15. Shutdown - The casino francais en ligne Judged 16. Candiria - Temple of Sickness 17. E-Town Concrete - No Thanx 18. Madball - Set it Off 19. VOD - Element 20. All Out War - Soaked in Torment 21. Buried Alive - Watching You Die 22. Sick of It All - Pete\'s Sake 23. Youth of Today - Break Down the Walls 24. Gorilla Biscuits - Biscuit Power 25. H2O - 5 Yr. Plan 26. Warzone - Don\'t Forget the Struggle, Don\'t Forget the Streets 27. Outro
The bands selected best captured the spirit of the 60s and early 70s in Asia where waves of rock n roll took hold of musicians whom in turn, churning out songs that were heavily influenced by this genre while retaining their roots. Hope these selections will set you back to the good ol' days under the breeze of tropical wind. 01. A Rahman Hassan - Tak Mengapa 02. Lilis Suryani - Jango 03. Pearl Sisters - A Cup of Coffee 04. The Peanuts - Ai No Kabaru (Carnival of Love) 05. The Savages - Whipping Post 06. The Jaguars - Two From North Japan 07. Mach Kung Fu - Full Reverb 08. Lan Ying & Changs - Crying in A Storm 09. P.M.7/Jupiter - Susie Wong 10. Steps - Mata Air 11. Grace Lee and The Stylers - Each and Every Flower 12. Ros Sereysothea - Kerh Songsa Kyoum Thay? (Have You Seen My Boyfriend?) 13. M A Maya & The Les Diggerz - Untukmu Teruna 14. John Teo And The Stylers - Riding A Trishaw Around Chinatown 15. Beli-Lah Susu Chap Junjong (Milkmaid Milk advertisment) (Bonus Track)
Since I’ve stopped my regular shows on Red Light Radio Amsterdam, I’m kicking off this new series on W_Music with some similar touches and a few new ones. It’s got the usual jazz and funk cuts, progressing into some classic rap and some new hip-hop. And because I feel like it, I’ve decided to end the set with some hardcore jungle. 01. David Axelrod – Holy Thursday 02. Monk Higgins – The Look of Slim 03. Mike Moran – The Pick Up 04. James Brown – Get On The Good Foot 05. AZ – Uncut Raw 06. A Tribe Called Quest – Jam 07. Boogie Down Productions – Poetry 08. Eric B & Rakim – I Ain’t No Joke 09. Killer Mike – Don’t Die 10. Killer Mike – Go! 11. El-P - Drones Over Bklyn 12. Danny Brown – Grown Up 13. A Tribe Called Quest – Sucka Nigga 14. Freddie Hubbard – Red Clay 15. Squarepusher – E8 Boogie 16. Seba & Lotek – Universal Music
Yaaaaiiiiii It's the first show!!!!! bits and bops of dance oriented tunes. New and old but always fresh =) 01. Jefferson Starship - Miracles 02. WINGS - Letting Go 03. Zdar - How Do you See me now, 04. Total Control - Carpet Club Rash (Ozone MIx), 05.Earl Jeffers - Surely Not 06. Moveclean27 07.Juian Jonah - Jealousy and Lies (intrumental), 08. Alphonse - Survival (Pt.1), 09. Mark Imperial - The Aceed that ate New York 10. Phill Weeks - PW4 11. Jill Scott - Love on a Rainy Day (Hard Vocal) 12. FREE DISCO - Deep Inside 13. RHYE - The Fall
As a small teaser to what people can expect from his eagerly-awaited guest spot at W_Music’s Cliff Notes later on in the month, Aardvarck did his famed chopping and slicing routine to create this eclectic masterpiece: an exclusive ‘Hello Jakarta’ mix involving many exciting things that defines his spinning style. While the mix is too varied to detail all the different genres involved, you can expect a bit of jazz, quite a lot of hip-hop, a few soul skits, some club bangers, a pinch of reggae, a healthy injection of dubstep & jungle as well as a steady flow of funk. In South Africa, the Aardvark, sometimes called “antbear”, “anteater”, “Cape anteater” “earth hog” or “earth pig”, is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal animal that feeds almost exclusively on ants and termites. Yet in Bali, despite living in his own funky lair, Aardvarck the DJ is one of Holland’s best-known and experienced underground spinners/producers. Having released records on numerous collectives and labels, namely Rush Hour Recordings, Delsin, Eat Concrete and faux-Brazilian LA-Based collective Mochilla, he has also released a host of mixtapes for celebrated publications such as FACT Magazine and Little White Earbuds. Aarvarck’s avant-garde career of hip hop, disco, funk, jazz & new wave goes back more than 25 years and can also count Thom Yorke of Radiohead as a fan!
Many musicians are predictable. There is almost no line separating one track and the next, and the next, and the next. As important it is for a band to have a distinctive style that can, and should, strengthen its identity, it is just as important to have a bit of diversity to keep the music fresh. Polka Wars, which joined the dynamic Jakarta music scene in the beginning of 2010, is one of the bands that attempts to present something new. And though their music is not the kind that would be perfect to accompany you on a slow, Sunday afternoon, the volume of the combined sounds of guitars, drums, and recently, a saxophone, evokes strong emotions without draining your energy. Though they’ve been active for over two years, in 2012 the group consisting of principal members Karaeng Adjie, Giovanni Rahmadeva, Xandega Tahajuansya & Billy Saleh gained a lot of attention from the media, concert organizers and avid music goers. Horse’s Hooves Sanctuary Obese Elves
Back in November 2001, brothers Ibrahim Saladdin and Daud Sarassin formed the band whose name was inspired by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Influenced by The Who, The Beatles – among several other legends of the 1960s and 1970s – these two brothers are recognized in the independent music sphere of Indonesia for their brand of rock and roll. Perhaps the comfort of performing with someone you are tied to by blood has also impacted the way The Experience perform their songs, all of which are in English. The casual, but confident vibe of this two-man band is what makes their performances memorable. Their debut album, Summer of Love, was released in 2007 and their second album, Eye Contact, made it to the third rank on Rolling Stone’s Top Ten Charts in 2011. We invited the duo to practice and recording space Studio Taman in Kemang a month ago and they showed us why they are a group that everybody has their eyes on. Heart Painted Black Young Men Little Pony
Asia-Afrika brings their latest collaboration mixtape with Whiteboard Journal. Titled W Dub, the mix consists of classic and heavy dub tracks from legendary artists such as King Tubby, Lee Perry, Aggrovator, Dennis Brown, etc. The mix begins with spacey and planetary vibes from the vulcan, a side project of keyboardist Ken Elliot who was in the prog-rock band Second Hand. Then there is Money, a track from Easy Star All-Star band. The tunes open with the sound of bong hits and coughing, then grooves to slow and dubby reggae beats. Afterwards there’s Jungle Lion, Lee Perry’s infamous track, combining Al-Green’s famous guitar riddim with a unique blend of murky rhythm tracks, heavy bass, thunderous drum and distant-sounding horns. The mixtape continues with several dubs tracks from King Tubby, Don Corleone, Aggrovator, reaching its end with slower tempo of Lover Rock style from Dennis Brown with the reggae version of Black Magic Woman before finally ending with Red Red Wine’s original version by Tony Tribe. All these tracks are compiled and mixed by Lion Rock and added with deejaying (toasting/mc) from Ras Muhamad, bringing the dub reggae style version into the next level. Asia-Afrika sound choose to collaborate with Whiteboard Journal to expand the musicality and the culture to wider audiences, Asia-Afrika Soundsystem believe that Reggae is for everyone, each person should enjoy and learn the culture. 01. The Vulcan – Star Trek 02. Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetter – Zion Blood 03. Easy Star All-Star – Money 04. Don Corleone – Wrong Side in Dub 05. Alborosie – Dub inna Baltimore 06. Gregory Isaccs – Night Nurse Dub 07. Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetter – Jungle Lion 08. Tapper Zukie – Dub MPLA 09. King Tubby – Inna fine style 10. King Tubby – Conversation Dub 11. Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetter – Enter The Dragon 12. Lee “Scratch” Perry – Sensimilia Dub 13. The Aggrovator – Move out of Babylon 14. Dennis Brown – Black Magic Woman 15. Lee Perry & The Silverstones – Finger Mash 16. Tony Tribe – Red Red Wine
Seeming to come out of nowhere, Stars and Rabbit made a splash in the music scene late 2011. The group masterminded by Elda Suryani and Adi Widodo originally formed in Yogyakarta early 2011 but soon created a buzz for themselves when they performed in Jaya Pub’s monthly event, Superbad!, in December 2011. Since then the group has been the focus of many’s attention, and deservedly so. Elda’s approach to both her vocal projection and performance stands out as her voice, which recalls Bjork and Joanna Newsom, towers over Adi Widodo’s introspective guitar strumming and plucking, while her body moves frantically as if possessed by the music. Whiteboard Journal had the pleasure of having Stars and Rabbit perform 3 songs at W_Space Kemang, and we hope you enjoy the performance! Worth It You Were the Universe Man Upon the Hill
The Jakarta-based band Swimming Elephants, a group of young people formed by Rizki Yogaswara (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Gilar Di Aria (keyboards, guitars, percussions), Wisnu Anditta (drums, percussions, vocals), Saras Juwono (vocals, keyboard, recorder), Aprillia DH (keyboards, glockenspiels. percussions) and Ranggi Mukti (bass). Finding their name after watching The Fall by Tarsem Singh, Swimming Elephants’ music reflect the members love for film as their brand of pop-folk is cinematic with arrangements that often snowball into dramatic parts, vocal harmonies that swell, Rizki Yogaswara’s voice soaring over the music, and lyrics that convey stories of longing and nostalgia. Whiteboard Journal had the pleasure of having Swimming Elephants perform their songs at W_Space, our gallery in Kemang, showing us (and you, of course) why they are a group that deserve our attention. Enjoy! Sarah Digicam 2 Marion
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