I’ve always been fascinated with rhythm and it’s ability to create the illusion of motion. Rhythm is the source of the head bop, meditative in its repetition, disorienting you when it scatters, excite or lull you - it is the vehicle that takes you from the beginning to the end of a song. With this idea of rhythm and motion in mind, these are a selection of favorites from recent years that I feel put rhythm and its percussive quality in the spotlight. Enjoy.
01. Psychic Ills – East
02. Black Dice – Motorcycle
03. OOIOO – ATS
04. Islaja – Palaa Aurinkoon
05. Animal Collective – We Tigers
06. Nymph – Reeds of Osirion
07. Growing – Rave Pie Only
08. Dirty Projectors – I Sit on the Ridge at Dusk
09. Olaibi – 太陽
10. Gang Gang Dance – God’s Money V
11. Magik Markers – Brighton
It’s Independence Day month and our own Robin Hood is back! Yes I’m talking about Si Pitung and he returns with appearances in this rap flavoured Independence Day Mixtape. Why Si Pitung I hear you ask? Well because he’s a badass gangsta who fought and died struggling against the tyranny of colonial oppression, and if he were around today he’d probably some tough-as-nails emcee from somewhere in Senen, that’s why. So here are some angry rap tracks, happy rhymes, political rants, trivial hip-hopping as well as some things that aren’t rap at all but funky nonetheless.
01. Pitung Arrives
02. Homicide – Semiotika Rajatega
03. Iwa K – Tikus Got (Live)
04. Pitung Aint Dead
05. Ndeesaster – Those Days
06. Swerte, Young Vaughn & Serenada Iblis – The Recipe
07. Ronin (Intellek & Kenji) – Senapan Lirik
08. Dynomonk (Jedimonk & Danger Dope) – 02. Jangan Coba-Coba & Hallow Doggy
09. Pembalasan Si Pitung
10. Homicide – Puritan
11. Serenada Iblis & .Xceptional of Manifestone - The Illusion of Tolerance
12. Pitung Says F**k You
13. I Wayan Sadra – Bola Telah Lama Menggelinding
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Founded by ringleader, Hong Kong Fever, the "Yellow Gigolo", Down-Lo Mein, and latest third member, Hunan Bomb, the monosodium glutamate-named group has now been schooling planet earth and beyond with their Asian American gangster-ness for 9 years. With their latest offering, Heavy Ghetto, soon hitting a store near you (May 24th), the group shared some insights into their Notoriously MSG lives including their how they became so brollic, their crazy day to day activities, and the mysterious Angus Wong. This third installment of W_Music Series is produced personally by the group and their friends, so sit back as they (as their myspace bio says) "rip your asses in half with their high-sodium beats."
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The W_Music Series team experienced it first hand as the group performed a couple of songs for us; the two's joyful charisma infectious right off the bat, and their instrument proficiency thoroughly impressed us. Right off the heels of their second Demajors-distributed full-length, Look What We've Found, Endah N Rhesa sat with W_Music at Demajors' headquarters and explained a bit about the group's background, how storytelling influence their performances, Endah's involvement in developing a music braille program, and how intrinsic music is to their daily lives. Enjoy the interview, and be sure to pick up their albums, Nowhere to Go and Look What We've Found, at a record store near you.
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While paying his dues in the New York City music scene, his interest in reggae inspired him to dig deeper into this music culture of Jamaican origin. Soon he found himself in love with the music, and upon his return to Indonesia dedicated himself to spread reggae's message of positivity throughout his homeland. He took some time out of his busy schedule to talk W_Music and explains his experiences in New York, his love for lyricism, and why he calls himself the Reggae Ambassador.
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Ever since the long cold European winter forced him to spend more time indoors, jan learned to keep himself busy by listening to all kinds of music he could get his hands on. This kind of unnatural activity subsequently lead to a number of unhealthy obsession with certain artists, eras or genres for which he has since received the appropriate treatment. Now aiming to awaken the dormant music-lover that resides within every (wo)man.
Here is a mixtape consisting of songs that are clearly pop songs, songs that could have been pop songs, songs that should be considered pop songs and songs that are obviously not pop songs.
01. The Radio Dept. – Heaven on Fire
02. Matmos – Public Sex for Boyd Mcdonald
03. Stereolab – Emperor Tomato Ketchup
04. Spoon – My Mathematical Mind
05. Are You Employed Mr. Lebowski?
06. Television – Little Johnny Jewel (Part 1&2)
07. Silver Apples – Oscillations
08. Björk – Venus as a Boy
09. Mulatu Astatke – Asmarina (My Asmara)
10. Minutemen – The Cheerleaders
11. Cee-Lo Green – Talking to Strangers
12. William Shatner – Mr. Tambourine Man
13. Yo La Tengo – If It’s True
14. Guv’ner – Tom Tom
Episode ketiga Loka Suara Live menampilkan rapper Matter Mos di mana ia bercerita tentang bagaimana ia berangkat dari vokalis band metalcore menjadi salah satu nama penting di skena hip-hop hari ini.
Memperkenalkan salah satu seri video terbaru di Whiteboard Journal, Loka Suara Live. Pengembangan dari channel W_Music yang kini lahir kembali dalam format video.
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.
We invited Polka Wars to perform at Studio Taman on a Sunday afternoon. Enlisting the help of noisemaker Sawi Lieu to play the synth and Gerinov to play the saxophone, Polka Wars performance brought a full and lively rendition of their momentum-driven music.
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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.
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