Considering that this is a Friday, we're of course back with the tenth installment of 's shows here on Whiteboard Journal. This week sees the bass heavy sounds of , featuring Amsterdam's as well as the longest running show on the radio station, .
If you follow Indonesia's independent music scene, the name Efek Rumah Kaca should sound pretty familiar. The trio consisting of Cholil Mahmud, Akbar Bagus Sudibyo, and Adrian Yunan Faisal made pop-rock music that is exceptionally earnest and insightful. Pandai Besi is a side project of theirs reinterpreting their Efek Rumah Kaca songs, and the project involves Airil Nurabadiansyah on bass, Adi Sabarudin on guitar, Muhammad Asranur on the keys, Agustinus Panji Mahardika on trumpet and Natasha Abigail as an additional vocalist.
I saw this 'Pandai Besi' incarnation of Efek Rumah Kaca when they performed late last year at Superbad. Their slow-burning re-interpretation of their old material is moving, every song hitting - exploring new arrangements that reveal the emotional core of the music ('Di Udara' is particularly well done).
So Pandai Besi's arrangements are so good that they have decided to record them, but they need our help in doing so. The group plan on recording a 9-song album in Solo's legendary Lokananta studio, and to make this happen properly they are crowd funding a'la Kickstarter.
Six packages that starts from 60,000 rupiah give you everything from limited edition T-shirts, CDs, Records, to a private performance by the group. This is definitely something we should support if we can afford it. Hopefully we'll get a new Efek Rumah Kaca album, I mean Pandai Besi album, before the year ends! Check out the tracklist:
1. Hujan Jangan Marah
2. Menjadi Indonesia
3. Di Udara
4. Melankolia
5. Jangan Bakar Buku
6. Laki-laki Pemalu
7. Debu-debu Berterbangan
8. Jalang
9. Desember
To donate to Pandai Besi/Efek Rumah Kaca, visit this link.
Sugata Mitra
Ever since 's impactful speech on 'How School Kills Creativity' was delivered on TED a few years ago, he has opened gateways of equally great talks on the possibilities of education. Over time and again he reminds us to question the ideal future of education.
as explained by Robinson.
This year, with TED 2013 recently kick starting, fellow innovator and educator was granted the 2013 TED Prize for his priceless experiment on what he calls . He successfully has proven in the video above, learning is not something that should be enforced. Instead he gauges the interests of children by often leaving a solvable problem on a pc computer placed in obscure wall in a rural area, only to return to find remarkable results on the childrens' learning capabilities.
radio show folks. This hour-long mix features music by and a whole lot more!
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Here's another excellent BBC documentary for y'all to gaze at (naturally featured on our old website too). This one delves into the life of one of the most extraordinary (in all senses of the word) musician to have come out in the past century or so: . This documentary features a few members of his , and of the , and a whole other level of weirdness. A top watch for sure.
Who doesn't like fun anecdotes about records eh? This installment of the hugely entertaining series sees deejay /Uncle Nu talk about various funny stories of his record collecting adventures. From climbing rooftops in search of 45s in New Orleans to digging in Cuba as well as various other cool anecdotes.
Backstage Life Bareng Grrrl Gang di Episode Kelima Vindy Ngapain?
Tahun ini Grrrl Gang mendapatkan kesempatan untuk menjadi salah satu line up di We The Fest 2019, dan Vindy diperbolehkan untuk mengikuti aktivitas mereka.
Tahun ini Grrrl Gang mendapatkan kesempatan untuk menjadi salah satu line up di We The Fest 2019, dan Vindy diperbolehkan untuk mengikuti aktivitas mereka.
Son of another Indonesian great, multi-instrumentalist-Jack Lesmana, Indra Lesmana is a child prodigy who learned how to master the keys at a young age, with his first performances done at the age of ten to an audience of hundreds and thousands, and his first album released when he was 12 years old. From child to adulthood, Indra Lesmana has dedicated his life to music.
With currently over 50 albums released, his musical endeavors are not restricted to jazz, Indra Lesmana has also released a multitude of critically acclaimed pop records, winning a BASF Award for his meaningful pop numbers. Currently busy promoting the first LLW record, LLW being his modern jazz trio with bassist-Barry Likumahuwa and drummer-Sandy Winarta, Indra Lesmana spared some time our of his busy schedule to talk to W_Music about some highlights from his three decade-long career, LLW, and leaves the viewers and aspiring musicians some words of wisdom. Enjoy!
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Invent Your Future
Temukan siapa dirimu dan bagaimana karaktermu menentukan arah masa depan.
