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This band is a catalys for the grindcore movement in Indonesia. They Berkarat  album, which release n 2009, show us the evidence. With 10 tracks of Indonesian metal style, they show us their ablity to reach a global career.








They succed followed by another Bandung indie band, which bring some garage rock sound soul, bring the Led Zeppelin back to thr track. The S.I.G.I.T give some point to stack off our ear. They just release their latest mini album, Hertz Dyslexia II . And the latest news is that Gugun n Blues Shelter will take a part as an opening band for the Bon Jovi Conceert in London. This is a good news, while Indonesian is in the minor position causing by many internal problem. Yeah, succees for Indonesian indie movement!!!

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The S.I.G.I.T | Foundry of Secrecy

This time, the story came from a place in Jakarta, "some Nowhere in Jakarta." 28 May 2011 and it's located in a warehouse in north Jakarta Rawamangun area. In the event -"secret gigs"- entitled "Foundry Of secrecy" which was held by fans-group called Insurgent Army 91 from Jakarta. Fondry Of Secrecy is a secret event that held to accommodate the closeness between the fans with the band idol, The S.I.G.I.T.

The entrance had opened since 04.00 pm, had begun packed with fans who come from various parts of Jakarta. At about 18:20, the night after maghrib prayer, hundreds of fans marched to enter the vanue. Venue surrounding areas which had been deserted, shortly after the insurgent army into overcrowded seen by the fans who want to see their idol. Even seen some viewers "stuck" at the places that sell merchandise from The S.I.G.I.T., it is the stand of Gogsstore.com which also support the this secret gigs by selling various merchandise ranging from CDs, t-shirt, sticker, guitar pick, even posters A3 size twice that of course associated with The S.I.G.I.T.

Not long ago, finally opened my Savior mat Foundry of secrecy secret gigs that night, the band that come directly from the warm city, Yogyakarta,  well performed that night. They brought five songs and one song from legend band from superpower country America, the Stroke with the title "Lets Jeep". Not just made the atmosphere to heat and make the insurgent army prancing, Savior also distributed three CD albums while performed at the stage.



Next turn, The Peebles, though still looks like a "son of onions" as they look far more mature than their outward appearance. Proven they can add a hot atmosphere, and invites the insurgent army followed the rebound screaming rock song which they bring. The Peebles also received warm applause from the insurgent army who satisfied by their appearance. And one more thing there is a quote that fit perfectly with them is "Do not judge a book by its cover."

The turn is preparing to shake up the stage, Karockes. The Karockes itself is a band consisting of the organizing committee of Insurgent Army91 Jakarta. Their appearance was stunning even arguably "rockes" (riot) in accordance with their band name. But that's the Karockes, which again add to the hot atmosphere vanue.

Finally, right at 20:00 tonight, the star who has been waited for nearly two hours, appeared on stage. Suddenly the Insurgent Army were shouting "The S.I.G.I.T .... The S.I.G.I.T ... The S.I.G.I.T.". Rekti, Farri, Adit XMS, and Acil the drummer climbed up on stage and greeted the insurgent army which had been already waiting for their appearance.

With 21 songs that have been prepared from their three albums, The S.I.G.I.T start the action. The audience began to hypnotized by riveting game of The S.I.G.I.T. Their performance this time it looks very different from the usual, they look more elegant and is very familiar with the insurgent army that has been loyal supporting them so far. This is exactly what the value plus their appearance that night. they also had collaborated with long-haired man named Tama, who actually will replace the position Acil the drummer if he was unable to attend. Tama also look stunning and energetic with the song "Black Summer" from the album Hertz Dyslexia part 2.

For almost two hours hypnotizing the insurgent army who have attended the gigs, The S.I.G.I.T appearance came at the end. And the songs that make the ears of the Insurgent Army appointment was brought as a cover song, "Black Amplifier" was a cover of secrecy Of Foundry festive evening.

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Gugun Blues Shelter | Share Stage With Bon Jovi

Hard Rock's Battle of The Bands is an international band competition which is fighting a ticket for a band to play at the Hard Rock Calling Festival, London, in the 40th anniversary of the Hard Rock Cafe. Winner of the Hard Rock's Battle of the band will share the stage with Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks, Adam Ant, and many many more international artist, plus first-class facilities like a world-rockstar .
Gugun Blues Shelter is a finalist from Indonesia in the regions 2. Gugun compete with 39 other bands from all over the world. This funk / rock / blues band  proves the existence and achievements with their music that edgy at the same time. We should give this catchy appreciation.

Gugun Blues Shelter  seems to be one candidate that is strong enough, and they need support from us all. For those who want to help to give voice, can send support via www.hardrockbattleofbands.com. For you Indonesian and people who loved this band also, let us support local musicians in it the name of the nation, and send your voice.

Only four bands from 40 major world who will have the opportunity to play at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in Hyde Park, London. Once in a lifetime opportunity to share the stage with top musicians. Good luck Gugun :)

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Gugun Blues-Shelter | Biography

Previously called the Bluesbug, Gugun Blues Shelter is an Indonesian blues power trio that is a breath of fresh air in the seemingly dying Asian blues scene these days. Influenced by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bettie Davies, and Led Zeppelin among others, the band forced many music fans to take notice of its powerful, flawless genre-crossing blend of blues that incorporate influences from rock, funk, and soul.

Led by guitarist/vocalist Gugun, Gugun & Blues Shelter has released two albums under the Bluesbug moniker “Get The Bug” (2004) and “Turn it On” (2007) that has been gaining praises from music critics and fans alike. ”Turn It On” was voted as one of the best Indonesian album in 2007 by Rolling Stone Indonesia Magazine and Gugun was noted as one of the most promising local guitar player by the same maga-zine. In the same year, Indonesia’s Trax Magazine also voted Gugun as the best guitar player in South East Asia.



Gugun Blues Shelter is not only drew the attentions of local music lover only. The band also received attentions from European fans, thanks for years of playing for expatriate fans during its pub-playing days. As the result, Gugun Blues Shelter was participated in Belfast Big River Blues and Jazz Festival 2008 and played several dates in a four-weeks UK tour at cities like Burnley, Scarborough, and Crewe.

Due to the good receptions, the tour was extended to other cities like Leeds, Oxford, York, Rotherham, and culminated in another festival,”Colne Great British R n’ B Festival” at the Manchester outskirt. In Asia, recently Gugun Blues Shelter played several dates in Malaysia in 2008, participated in Singapore Art Festival at the same year, as well as in Indonesia’s big festivals such as Java Jazz Festival and JakJazz Festival.
With the success of their debut album “Get the Bug” (2004), and their second album “Turn it On” (2006), Gugun (Guitar / Vox) and Bowie (Drums) returned to Indonesia after a highly successful tour of the UK in 2009 leaving Jono (Bass) to clear up loose ends before the team became re-united once again in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Band released their third album “Self titled” in March 2010. With the hit single “When I See You Again” the 9 track album went on to win numerous awards including ‘Favourite Blues Song’ in the Indonesian Cutting Edge Music Awards 2010 (ICEMA 2010), TRAX Magazines “Best Local Album 2010” and also featured in “Rolling Stone Magazine” top 20 albums of 2010.

The group has made 3 highly successful tours of the UK and Northern Ireland between 2007 and 2010 featuring at both the “Belfast Jazz & Blues Festival”, The Annual “Colne Blues Festival” and also the “Skegness Rock & Blues Festival”. In March 2010 the band were invited to play alongside Buddy Guy, Jools Holland and the Buena Vista Social Club at the Timbre Rock & Roots Festival in Singapore.
Touring both Nationally and Internationally during 2010, the band were flown out to represent Indonesian modern music at the Indonesian Pavilion of the World Expo in Shanghai China both in August and once again in October. It didn’t stop there either as passers-by from the Romanian pavilion were so impressed with what they heard that they invited the band to take part in a special concert held at their pavilion.

October was a busy month for the band, aside from being re-invited to play in Shanghai, the band also took part in 2 of Indonesia’s largest music festivals; The “Java Rockin’ Land” festival and also the “Jakarta International Blues Festival” where the band performed with Aussy blues legend “Kevin Borich” and European Blues Queen “Anna Popovich”…. Oh and also rock legends “Smashing Pumpkins” and “Wolfmother”.

On the 10th December the band put on a special performance for the grand opening of Rolling Stone Cafe (Located at the HQ of Rolling Stone Magazine Indonesia) collaborating with legendary Indonesian frontman “Once” the band performed a half hour set including a rendition of Led Zeppelins “Rock & Roll”.
The successes continued into the new year of 2011 as the band scored a record deal with the prestigious independent “Guitar Driven” record label “Grooveyard Records” from New York, USA. The Compilation album “Far East Blues Experience” consists of hand-picked tracks from the previous 3 albums, re-mastered and re-packaged under the Grooveyard Label. The album was released in early January 2011 and is already receiving rave reviews from the blues rock community both in the USA and worldwide as the album is available to order via amazon.com and amazon.co.uk

Into the future, the band is due to release their 2nd album with Grooveyard Records in April 2011 titled ‘Solid Ground’ featuring 10 all new songs and taking the bands vibe into a new “progressive / funky” direction. It doesn’t stop there either… Aware that many of their local fans will not be able to acquire the ‘Solid Ground’ album, the band will also release a local album “Satu Untuk Berbagi” which consists of 80% of the songs in Indonesian Language.

The band also plans to return to the UK to tour in both May and August and is also pursuing the possibility of performing in both Europe and Australia.

If you’d like to stay tuned to the bands progress, please do so via the following;
Indri Sjafri (Manager) – 08128882694 / 081908017155
e-mail: bugsproduction09@gmail.com
web: www.blues-shelter.com
Twitter: @GBluesShelter
Myspace: www.myspace.com/gugunandthebluesbug
www.grooveyardrecords.com/gptfareastblues.html

Gugun Blues Shelter International Stages:
1. KL Blues Festival 2008 – Malaysia
2. Singapore Timbre Arts Festival 2008 – Singapore
3. UK Tour – August 2008 (Colne Blues Festival, Belfast Big River Jazz & Blues Festival)
4. UK Tour – January 2009 (Skegness Blues Festival, 229 club London, BBC World)
5. Singapore Grand Prix Race Event – September 2009
6. Jakarta International Blues Festival – 2009
7. Java Jazz Festival 2010 – Indonesia
8. Singapore Rock & Roots Festival 2010
9. Java Rockin’land 2010 – Indonesia
10. Jakarta International Blues Festival 2010 – Indonesia
11. Shanghai World Expo 2010 – August 2010
12. Shanghai World Expo 2010 – October 2010

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The S.I.G.I.T - Lost

A: Good moorning lazy won’t you wake up yet?

B :Brush a tee and make out in bed
A: Time is coming won’t you set up your head
You’re always lost

A: Good morning lady won’t you blown out yet?
B: Crush your heart and make it more sad
Bang your head as hard as you can get
You’re always lost
When they need you

We’re losing just to live our time

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The S.I.G.I.T - AM Feeling

AM feeling I get

The Feeling I get when I sleep with you
AM feeling I get
The Feeling I get when I work with you

There’s too much trouble to get near to you
Then what do I get when I try to

AM feeling I get
The Feeling I get when I sleep with you
AM feeling I get
The Feeling I get when I work with you

And all the treasure you’re worrying about
All have been measured, you’re crying out

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The S.I.G.I.T - YHWH

Staying up for this weekend

Loosing up all the defence
My back feels like broken
I can’t stop me from smokin

Like a diamond to a women
Like a demon in your hand

can’t feel my mind
feel what’s mine
feel my mind

Should I smile when I am low
The world are strange so I blow
It’s better to burn out and die
It’s better than rust with LIES

Like a gangster thee roams at night
Like a cheater, run and hide

Gone with a whirl, in a swirl
and chopped real rudely
All by my fingers
All by my self
because I’m so destructive

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The S.I.G.I.T - Up and Down

I’ve been up all night long
To write you a song
I’ve been traveled for billion yards
Y’ignored things like a fart

All night long
Bang you a gong
You don’t wanna listen to my heart
You could of stop me from the start

Up and down
Like a clown
Bang! Bang! I hit the ground

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Mocca Played At “Mosaic Music Festival 2009 – Singapore”

For the umpteenth time indie-pop band of our local, Mocca willperform in the arena of international music festivals. For this occasion Mocca will enliven an international music festival inSingapore, namely "Mosaic Music Festival" / 13 to 22 March2009.

For information on this event is an annual music festival organizedby the "Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay Singapore". Somefamous foreign artist ever to play for the title held since 2006, thisis Earth Wind & Fire, Kings of Convenience, The Bird and The Bee, Jagga Jazzist, Incognito, Sondre Lorche and Jason Mraz.


And in 2009 the famous artist who will appear are Brian McKnight,Battles, Old Man River, Electro Green, Melanie Pain, TheCinematic Orchestra ('d love to see this group-ed), Indigo Girls andmany more (see more here).


Mocca itself will perform on December 15 to 16 March 2009 at theNokia Music Station (Outdoor Theatre) and Haagen-Dazs LivingRoom. Here's the full schedule:


Mocca Show at Nokia Music Station (Outdoor Theatre), March15th, 2009, 07.00 - 07.30pm & 10:40 - 11.30pm.
Mocca Show at Haagen-Dazs Living Room, March 16th, 2009,07:15 - 08.00pm (acoustic).

Besides Mocca, from Indonesia, there are other musicians whoalso took part in this event, namely Andre Harihandoyo and SonicPeople.


Hopefully, Indonesia exported more and more other famousmusicians to take part in foreign countries. Support our localmusicians! (rz)

For more info:

www.mosaicmusicfestival.com

www.esplanade.com

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Efek Rumah Kaca - Kamar Gelap (Dark Room): Spit Side Extroverts

For a moment let us return to the back of a second. Exactly a year ago when the Efek Rumah Kacat show brings a fresh new concept to the realm of pop music homeland. Integrate content fairly heavy (photographing phenomena era) and then pack it with a simple background music: pop. If it is not excessive may be practically self titled debut album they are most commendable in 2007. Look at the massive barrage of praise from a handful of print media's enthusiastic review of their first full album. Not to mention of Internet journalists. All the racing seems to be the best reviewers for the album ERK.

Not much different from their first release, for this second album of his euphoria too. Again, many people put great hopes will be the works of new & quality ERK. They are impatiently waiting for the album, titled Dark Room is off to the market. The first album ERK into the satisfactory category, so expectations of the people for their second album to be more satisfactory.
For some bands who do not have stock of the song that much after they released an album, this may be a little heavy for making the next album. Especially if their first full album success. Being a burden to produce further works are as good as previous works.


But fortunately not the case with ERK. They can be spelled quite productive. They have a song that pretty much stock. Since ERK was formed in 2001 they have written many songs. Even some songs that are in the Dark Room has been created from a few years ago. I think they do not have to worry about running out of supplies. And therefore natural that they spawned a new album with a range of time not too long compared to the previous album.

On the album, Dark Room, ERK presents 12 tracks that can be spelled quite varied. In contrast to their self-titled. Your body is opened with blue ... Tragic. The first time I heard this song when ERK play it acoustic on the radio 68H. At that time they still promo first album. Musically I do not have a different rate when ERK introduce the song then and now when this song has entered the second album. However, there are slightly different lyrical. There are several pieces lyrics are changed but still does not eliminate the intent to be conveyed.

Next is You and I Go In My Room on the second track. Beat up one of the songs on this album but still a bit dark shades. For the lyrics in this song Cholil assisted by his wife, Irma Hidayana. Irma also help Cholil in song Shy Men. On the third track is a stomping song reminds me of the spirit of the song In The Air on their first album, Vote of no-confidence. This song tells about their distrust of the people on behalf of the people in the seats of government. The difference with On Air, ERK appears in this song with the punk spirit of the passionate. Could be heard clearly through the drum beat Akbar. Cholil rebound vocal also sounded very firm.
Next there is the fourth song on the track Loneliness. This is my favorite sad song on this album. Rain Do not Angry fill the next track. Is a reflection of ERK tracks. Got a favorite song when I first heard. But now his position taken by another song.

Next date back to the previous track is increased after 2 consecutive slow tempo. Filled by the first single on this album, Juvenile Delinquency in the Era of Information. This song clearly shows how ERK became very aggressive and open in the work.Images of this song is very naughty and cheerful with a bandage indie rock sound is thick. ERK able to get out of the gloom pattern minimalist music. ERK quite subtle exploration of music in this song. As a single introduction, Juvenile Delinquency in the Age of Information is very fitting and wearing in the ear of the listener.

On the track number seven is a pretty heavy song, make think, and hopefully (at least in my opinion), Becoming Indonesia. For those who never read a book by Parakitri T. Simbolon with the same title may be familiar with the title song of this ERK. To create this song title ERK inspired by the book by the authors.

Dark Room filling the next track. The song is also used as a title of their album. I really like this song. This song seems deliberately taken to the title of the album because the album this time ERK creative with art photographers from Yogyakarta, Angki Purbandono Dark Room to work on artwork.

Ninth song Do not Burn Books. Tells of the book burning protest that had occurred some time ago. In this song ERK is assisted by two guest musicians, Ade Paloh (AFTERNOON) and Iman Fattah (Zeke and The Popo). Ade Paloh help fill the vocals on this song.While Iman Fattah contributed guitar.

My other favorite song A lot of smoke in Sana is on track ten.Followed by two final tracks, male Shy and ballerina. In Shy Men ERK also assisted guest musicians. This time is also Ramondo Gascaro of additional fill AFTERNOON keyboard instrument in this song. For help writing lyrics back Irma Cholil.

Dark Room Series album ends on the twelfth to the accompaniment of song tracks cheerful ballerina. Cheerful songs that reflect a balance. At least can be used as motivation to undergo episodes life.

Keep in mind also on this album ERK does not work alone. Dark Room is a masterpiece of tandem between ERK and Angki Purbandono (photographic artists from Yogyakarta and also activist MES56). ERK creating audio works (through their songs) while Angki create visual works of photography with album artwork resemble Dark Room. Until this be a concept album, both ERK audio-photography.

But to be honest I'm not too satisfied with the results of the final packaging. It is not satisfied with the works Angki's photo, not .. but rather to its packaging that impressed in a hurry. My expectations for packaging the album as great as the expectations will be the works of ERK song. But I'm not satisfied in terms of packaging.The impression in a hurry may be seen on the back cover for writing code ring back tone is wrong for one provider. RBT correct code has been revised and can be seen on myspace ERK. Also, for the song text attachments only in print in plain paper with no design at all. Yes, very unfortunate course. And I hope twelfth Angki photographs that can be packed full of meaning such that the result is really the maximum.
However, overall the works of ERK in the second release they deserve more appreciation. ERK dare to explore their music into other areas. If the first album is very dark with the dominance of slow tempo songs, the album Dark Room show their rock side with a few upbeat songs. The twelve songs that fill this album shows how ERK has matured to create new works better and more promising.

Text: Zelva Wardi (http://rebelzine.wordpress.com)

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