In this Open Column submission, Sheilla Njoto invites us to consider one thing in the pursuit that is modern love: Are we dating, or are we just self-marketing?
With less than a week until the release of their 4th full-length album, Hobgoblin, Sajama Cut shares some of the influences they listened to while recording. With influences ranging from music to philosophy and film, take a look inside the minds of Sajama Cut and what inspired their creativity for this album.
In an attempt to expand his musical vocabulary, Ken Jenie has been learning music from a music school. With every new lessons he gains new knowledge and his Column pieces offer a few reflection on his musings. This time, he talks about the ability for music to convey certain moods, and that as a musician's vocabulary grows so does his/her's ability to express ideas.
Having been part of a music workshop conducted by Japanese experimental musician Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Ken Jenie shares his experience performing improvised music along with 5 other musicians as well as the insights he gained in the process.
In his second Column piece, Muhammad Hilmi talks about the shifting trends in the music industry. The question he poses is how will Indonesia's music scene adapt to digital music and are the solutions for other countries viable in the archipelago.
On her first Column entry, Yanti Sastrawan talks about how the internet alters communication in real life. With options provided in the online world, self-representation are often made to be a new form of persona that detached from the reality. This first episode of the "Online in Real Life" series seeks for a new concept of identity in the digital nature.
In the fourth part of her series on traveling, Dwiputri Pertiwi talks about documenting one's journey through photography. What the function of photography in traveling, how it translate to creating memories, and how do these personal souvenirs function in the age of social media are all topics she covers.
