Monthly Archive for January, 2008

Playground 2008

February 23, 2008 5:00 pmtoFebruary 24, 2008 5:00 am

PLAYGROUND 2008
::JAKARTA’S ULTIMATE ANNUAL FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE::

Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 5:00pm

CARNAVAL BEACH, ANCOL BAY CITY
JAKARTA

info@embassy-playground.com

PLAYGROUND ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL IN 2008

::JAKARTA’S ULTIMATE FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE::

COMING SOON IN 23 FEBRUARY 2008

FEATURING TOP INTERNATIONAL ACTS ACROSS 5 STAGES :

1. MAIN - EMBASSY STAGE ( 15.000 CAPACITY )
2. HOUSE / ELECTRO / ROCK - BALCONY STAGE ( 4.000 CAPACITY )
3. URBAN ECLECTIC - WONDERBAR STAGE ( 4.000 CAPACITY )
4. SUNSET STAGE / OPEN AIR MOVIE THEATRE ( 2.000 CAPACITY )
5. THE SILENT DISCO ( 1.000 CAPACITY )

ARTISTS :

PAUL VAN DYK /
BELLE & SEBASTIAN /
GRANT NELSON /
SILENT DISCO /
AGRIKULTURE /
ROCK N ROLL MAFIA /
CRONIK /
WINKY /
REMY IRWAN /
1MAN /
MIKO /
ALDRIN /
RAYMOND /
FLIP /
SPECIAL SUNSET PERFORMANCE : JOSE PADILLA /
AND MANY MORE !!!

HOSTED BY : VIKA KOVA

EXTREME GAMES AND MANY MORE !!!

TICKET PRICE :

PRE SALE : RP. 200.000
REGULAR / ON THE SPOT : RP. 250.000
VIP : RP. 400.000

TICKET PRICE ARE VALID FOR ALL AREAS !!!

SO DON’T MISS IT !!!!

PRE-SALE IS OPEN NOW !!!!

PRE-SALE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW UNTIL 13 FEBRUARY 2008 AT USUAL TICKET BOX SUCH AS :

- AQUARIUS PONDOK INDAH
- AQUARIUS MAHAKAM
- BEATZ MUSIC
- DETIK.COM
- DISC TARRA
- DUTA SUARA
- SOHO MUSIC
- IBU DIBYO
- TIKETNONTON.COM
- RAJAKARCIS.COM
- AQUARIUS DAGO
- PUTERA INC.
- AKSARA KEMANG
- SUSHI GROOVE
- LIMAU TIKET ( VOLUNTEER )
- EMBASSY JAKARTA
- EMBASSY BANDUNG
- EMBASSY JOGJA
- SCORE JAKARTA

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL :
725 54303 / 7280 0345 / 570 3705 / 574 7653 / 574 7652

PLEASE VISIT : www.myspace.com/embassyplayground OR www.embassy-playground.com

SEE YOU THERE !!!
START YOUR JOURNEY !!!

MADSKIPPERS PARTY with JOUJOUKA

February 8, 2008 10:00 pmtoFebruary 9, 2008 2:00 am

MADSKIPPERS PARTY with JOUJOUKA & many more special Guests

Friday, February 8, 2008 at 10:20pm
Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 3:20am
Club Asia
www.clubasia.co.jp
Tokyo

info@clubasia.cojp

www.madskippers.com
www.joujouka.com
www.myspace.com/joujoukajapan

Madskippers Parties will be on Once a Month !
WE LUV TOKYO PARTIES !

KASKADE @ DRAGONFLY

February 8, 2008 10:00 pmtoFebruary 9, 2008 4:00 am

KASKADE @ DRAGONFLY
Kaskade is back to gives another enchanting night of soulful house tunes guaranteed to touch your soul and keep your feet dancing….. let’s all sing along one more time…!

Friday, February 8, 2008 at 9:00pm

DRAGONFLY
Graha BIP, Jl Jend Gatot Subroto Kav 23
Jakarta

021.520.6789
info@the-dragonfly.com

GREEN SANDS
AREA magazine
present

2008 Grammy Award Nominated

KASKADE
(Ultra Records)

at DRAGONFLY
Friday 8th February 2008

supported by
DJ Tami (Juice)
DJ Maliki (Juice)
DJ JoYo
DJ Aay

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about KASKADE

www.kaskademusic.com
www.myspace.com/kaskademusic

The worldwide media, DJ’s, radio stations and music loving public adore Kaskade. He’s been praised as “The Best Up & Coming Artist of 2003” from URB MAGAZINE and “a captivating debut” by BILLBOARD by scoring a number ONE single in BILLBOARD’s Hot Dance Music/Club chart through “Everything” and “Here I am”.

Love Mysterious is Kaskade’s third album and will mark his first release with Ultra Records. Those familiar with Kaskade’s preceding albums, It’s You, It’s Me and In The Moment, will feel a sound of greater dimension and big-room proportion in Love Mysterious. Though his trademark melodies, sensual vocalists, and emotionally driven sound remains intact, Love Mysterious is a bolder production and reflective of Kaskade’s growing acclaim and popularity worldwide.

Today, for the Chicago-raised San Francisco transplant, playing sold out shows in every corner of the globe is, in fact, routine. When Madonna performed at the 2006 Coachella Festival, Kaskade along with Paul Oakenfold were the opening acts. Overseas, Kaskade has been the headliner at huge festivals and events including Field Day and Park Life in Sydney, Australia. If there’s a dance culture alive and well in this world, Kaskade has likely been there, and he’s likely scheduled to go there again soon.

Kaskade’s explosion onto the dance music scene and subsequent rise to top-tier status is not without significance. Kaskade is one of the few who’ve pushed past the Sashas and the Derricks to get on the A-list.” This is so clearly the case that when URB Magazine featured Kaskade on their cover alongside Kanye West’s A-Trak and NYC’s Tommy Sunshine as the three the most influential DJs in North America today, they explained that “Kaskade is a special breed of house star, one who has increased in popularity over the past few years in an industry where most of the major players have at least a decade (often two) of stardom behind them.” That Kaskade has broken rank as well as tradition is a testament of his ability to create music that has succeeded in transcending industry politics and obstinate so-called gatekeepers.

And transcend it certainly has: consistently to the top of the charts. Kaskade’s remix of the Pussycat Dolls’ “Don’t Cha” immediately hit Number One on Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Music Club Play, as did his remix of David Morales’ “Here I Am.” His own songs have proven to be just as chart worthy: The single “Everything,” a big-room remix off In The Moment made Number One on Hot Music Club Play and went as far as Number Six on Hot Dance Single Sales (another weekly Billboard chart). But it was the single “Steppin’ Out” that earned Kaskade wide recognition, far beyond the dance music scene and thanks in no small part to its heavy radio play and commercial licensing, as well as being named to the annual “Top Ten Singles” list by Entertainment Weekly. From Budweiser commercials to MTV’s The Real World, the rocker-styled guitar riffs of “Steppin’ Out” mixed to a bass-heavy backbeat was contagious in its appeal, and burst open a wholly new and original sound to dance music.

Individuality is apparent in Kaskade’s personality, and so is the music he produces, which is consistently fresh and discernibly original. Love Mysterious lives up to this reputation and reinforces Kaskade’s stronghold in dance music. Dennis Romero of the Los Angeles City Beat couldn’t have put it better when he writes, “If there’s a man of the moment in dance music, it’s Kaskade.”

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RSVP and Inquiry

Ateng @081511142772
Amanda @081337822333

FDC at the door will apply.

Dress code: Smart Casual
(collared shirts or jackets for men
and cocktail dresses for ladies)

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Meet KASKADE on FACEBOOK:
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8373047278

Blackout : your wednesday madness!!!

February 6, 2008 10:00 pmtoFebruary 7, 2008 2:00 am

BLACKOUT
your wednesday madness!!

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 9:00pm

oishisha
kemang raya 34 (next to Adidas)
Jakarta

InfoPhone: 08129510516
b1onik@yahoo.com

OBSCURE NITE

music by:
- LMS
- Regan
- Bokut
- Edophillia
- Gerhan (quirk it!)

Visual by:
- LMS
- Teenage Illionaires

Artwerk by:
- Beben
- Rimmastar

* Special offers on beverages: Disc. 25% for coctails by glass/pitcher & bottles - before 10pm. Coctails by shooters only Rp. 25k nett - all nite.

* Beer contest only for the first 16 registered contestants (register on venue). Only for 35k nett.

* Those who come can register their name for Blackout to dedicate an artwork to them on the next following event - free registration.

Teenage Death Star announce their album’s title

teenagedeathstar Long Way To Nowhere akan menjadi judul album mereka yang diharapkan rilis pada bulan Maret nanti, sementara single “All Glitters Are Not Gold” sudah akan beredar di radio-radio pada bulan Februari.

Berikut ini adalah press release yang dikeluarkan oleh FFWD Records melalui publicist mereka Pelukis Langit :

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Di departemen lokal, kami akan merilis debut album milik Teenage Death Star (www.myspace.com/teenagedeathstar). Debut album itu diberi judul Longway to Nowhere. Teenage Death Star adalah sekumpulan rocker veteran yang secara persona sudah memiliki cerita masing-masing di dalam scene lokal. Mereka bergabung, menulis musik, memainkannya, dan siap menghadirkan musik menarik ke seluruh penjuru Indonesia.

Singel pertama dari album ini, All Glitters Are Not Gold akan dirilis bulan Februari ini, sementara albumnya sendiri kemungkinan akan dirilis bulan Februari atau Maret 2008.

Longway to Nowhere akan dirilis di bawah FFCUTS Records.

In our local section, we’ll have Teenage Death Star’s (www.myspace.com/teenagedeathstar) debut album, Longway to Nowhere, somewhere in February or March. The album is coming from Bandung’s veteran rockers despite of this will be their debut album. Each member of the band has been gaining a respectable reputation in the local scene as themselves, and now they team up together and ready to rock around the country.

The first single from the album, All Glitters Are Not Gold will be out for public somewhere in February. Watch out for this band. The cd will be released with a bonus disc consists of secret tracks from the band.

Longway to Nowhere will be released under our rock line, FFCUTS Records.

www.ffwdrecords.com
www.myspace.com/ffwdrecordsindonesia

CRIME SCENE - “mo bass mo danger”

February 8, 2008
10:00 pm

CRIME SCENE - “mo bass mo danger”
Friday, 8 February 2008
at Oishisha Lounge - Jakarta

It’s a free massive party. DrumNBass & Dubstep.

AUDIO:
- BIMA G (Crime Scene)
- MR. DYMZ (Junglizta)
- XONAD (Barbar)
- CELCIUS (Javabass)

VISUAL:
- RAITEKI (Junglizta)
- FREAKMAN (Junglizta)
- CHAINSMOKINGBASTARD (Biosampler/UVG)
- ARBWOK (Crime Scene)

MC:
Open mic.

ARTWERK:
Blackout kru

O Quarto das Cinzas - a soothing tropical melody

O Quarto das Cinzas
I found their music throught Myspace, and i found their name are pretty so i decide to listen to some of their beautiful tunes. And now i wish to share you as our readers the beautiful sounds by O Quarto das Cinzas click their myspace page for more info

How are you now?

Well, in early 2007 we realeased a EP called A Chave with five songs, since then, we were working with this material, playing in the most important festivals of Brazil all this past year. These festivals were where we obtained the recognition of our work on the brazilian indie scene, together with the internet and good reviews in important magazines like Rolling Stone Brasil, Bizz, Vogue Brasil and TV shows. We feel we’re in a good moment, now we’re making the pre-production of our first album to be released in the beginning of 2008, also we have plans to play outside the country this year.

How is the indie music scene in Brazil nowadays? seems like more and more great musicians are coming up.

Yes. The indie scene here it’s growing quickly, with new bands appearing of all the regions of the country. the Internet and the festivals are the most importants factors in the formation of these bands. It is very good being part of this moment, where it feels an increasing energy in the scene

Have you ever found a nice music from South East Asia? especially Indonesia?

Not until now. Meeting you guys was realy cool. We look forward to find more things from indonesia

I found a lot of Brazilian bands in Myspace. do you have any reccomendation for our readers?

There is a lot of great bands from brazil in myspace, look up for: “Cidadão Instigado”, Montage, Los Porongas, Vanguart. Mombojó, Movéis Colonias de Acaju, Jumbo Elecktro, Macaco Bong, Lucy and the Popsonics.

What is top five songs on your playlists now?

That’s hard to chose, lot of music listening around here, but here it goes:
(Not necessarily in this order)

1.Radiohead – Nude
2.Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m no Good
3. Bjork – Earth Intruders
4.The Battles – Tonto
5. anything from: Beatles, Bob Marley, Portishead, Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack, Pink Floyd, Mutantes, Nirvana, Mr. Bungle, Frank Zappa, there is just no end…

last words?

Thanks for the opportunity, we just like to say it’s great to be able to get in touch with people from all around the world and to have the chance to bring our music to them. That’s what’s makes it worth all the work. Thank you again and Light, Peace and Love to us all.

O Quarto das Cinzas


“as cinzas que nunca somem
o pó de tudo que se desfaz
se reproduz
e voa
tudo que voa
e chega e some
e continua..
cinza que é preto com branco
que retorna e se une e renasce”

O Quarto das Cinzas
Tel.: (11) 9143.4463 / (11) 9125.1119

Clip CIRCULARES!!!! Assista no YouTube!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg3QnilDhBI

Pra você ouvir…

MP3 grátis:

www.tramavirtual.com.br/o_quarto_das_cinzas
www.myspace.com/oquartodascinzas
www.myspace.com/layalopes

 
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db Collections Showcase : Jakarta & Bandung

db Store sebagai tempat memperoleh lagu-lagu digital kembali mengadakan showcase dari artis/band yang menjual lagunya melalui db store yang tersebar diseluruh bioskop Blitz Megaplex dengan jadwal di bulan Februari 2008 sebagai berikut

db
Collections
Showcase

Blitz Megaplex Mall PVJ Bandung/

Monday 11 February 2008
Dolphin
J Flow
New Ride

Monday 25 February 2008
G-Spot
Tigapagi
Superabundance

Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia Jakarta

Tuesday 5 February 2008
Clafty Elegi
Ken
Clover
The Aftermiles

Tuesday 19 February 2008
Ras Muhammad
Sarin
Belladona
The Sweaters

db jakarta db bandung

db Collections Showcase : Jakarta

February 19, 2008
7:00 pm

db jakarta

Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia Jakarta

Tuesday 5 February 2008
Clafty Elegi
Ken
Clover
The Aftermiles

Tuesday 19 February 2008
Ras Muhammad
Sarin
Belladona
The Sweaters

db Collections Showcase : Jakarta

February 5, 2008
7:00 pm

db jakarta

Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia Jakarta

Tuesday 5 February 2008
Clafty Elegi
Ken
Clover
The Aftermiles

Tuesday 19 February 2008
Ras Muhammad
Sarin
Belladona
The Sweaters

db Collections Showcase : Bandung

February 25, 2008
6:00 pm

db bandung

db
Collections
Showcase

Mall PVJ Bandung/

Monday 11 February 2008
Dolphin
J Flow
New Ride

Monday 25 February 2008
G-Spot
Tigapagi
Superabundance

db Collection Showcase : bandung

February 11, 2008
6:00 pm

db bandung

db
Collections
Showcase

Mall PVJ Bandung/

Monday 11 February 2008
Dolphin
J Flow
New Ride

Monday 25 February 2008
G-Spot
Tigapagi
Superabundance

LOVE AFFAIR Screamous & Monik is back for good!

February 1, 2008 4:00 pmtoFebruary 14, 2008 4:00 pm

LOVE AFFAIR adalah event yang diselenggarakan oleh 2 clothing besar di Bandung yaitu Monik dan Screamous dengan menawarkan program super discount. Pada awalnya, event ini diselenggarakan pada bulan Februari 2007 di Bandung dan meraih kesuksesan. Oleh karena itu, LOVE AFFAIR pun “diboyong” ke Surabaya dan Makassar.

Tahun 2008 ini, LOVE AFFAIR Screamous & Monik is back for good! And this year, this event offering you lots of fun and music!

Madly various discounts

Lots of delicious vouchers

Passionate photo-booth contest

Suprise gifts for dazzling couples wearin’ MonikCeltic or Screamous

Great chance to win 4 tickets Soundshine International Concert 2008

And the highlight of the event is delight performances at Amarillo Café from:

February 1st, 2008:

DJ Egga (ff/cuts)

DJ Marine (poptastic/ff/wd)

DJ Gigi (souldelay)

February 14th, 2008:

Mocca and Cascade

Heavenly fashion, superb discount, tasty cuisine, and definitely great music…

LOVE AFFAIR CONTINUES is a lovely event on this lovely February 2008!

Hitam Semesta - Komunal

header_myspace Komunal
Hitam Semesta
Progresiv Barbar Musik
8.1

Saat mereka berkata bahwa Komunal akan menendang pantat kalian, mereka benar benar melakukan hal tersebut. Dan sebuah tendangan keras mendarat dipantat kalian segera setelah album ini terputar dan sound distorsi berat menghantam telinga anda. Apalagi dengan dukungan rekaman, mixing dan mastering yang prima.

Maka itu tanpa ragu saya akan menyatakan bahwa album ini adalah sebuah hadiah awal tahun yang begitu berbahaya. sebuah album metal stoner dari band metal favorit saya. Ya, saya perjelas lagi, bahwa album ini akan menjadi pemuas kerinduan mu akan album metal yang segar namun tetap CADAS. Bagaimana mungkinkamu yang anak metal bisa tidak menyukai lagu-lagu yang diberi judul seperi “Distorsi Mulut Setan”, “Pasukan Perang dari Rawa”, atau ‘Ilmu Tentang Racun”. Baru membaca judulnya saja, saya sudah terbayang sesuatu yang bergitu berat, sesuatu yang sangat metal dan sesuatu yang dapat memberikan suasana “stoned”

Mungkin kamu akan menggerutu tidak setuju saat saya menentukan sesuatu yang metal atau cadas hanya dari judul lagu yang ditulis. Saya mengetahui bahwa kamu lebih sering menemukan band ‘ROCK” dengan hits single berjudul menye-menye semacam “Munajat Cinta” atau “pencarian cinta” dan judul-judul patah hati lainnya. Saya katakan pada kamu, bahwa mereka semua adalah ROCKER palsu. Karena pejuang metal sejati akan selalu cadas dihati.

Ya ya ya,,, memang kalo dibandingkan dengan Black Sabbath, Pantera dan kawan-kawan metal uzur, album ini masih jauh kelasnya. Namun jelas album Komunal akan jauh lebih mudah diterima dikuping kamu wahai pemuda dan pemudi Indonesia. Karena bahasa Indonesia yang mereka gunakan tentunya lebih mudah dicerna dibandingkan bahasa ala mister mister metal yang legendaris itu.

Sebagian besar lagu dialbum ini berpotensi menjadi anthem stoner yang cocok digunakan slam danec, headbang atau trashing di moshpit, salah satu yang paling mudah diingat adalah saat mereka meneriakan ‘Rock n Roll telah mati dan kalian menyelamatkannya’ pada lagu “Manusia Baja”. ya ya ya…mungkin berhubungan dengan Manusia Baja sebuah event organizer dibalik event “godbless heavy metal” yang cukup legendaris.

Cobalah putar lagu “Distorsi Mulut Setan” dengan volume maksimal, coba perhatikan detail-detail sound, dan cara mereka mengatur tata suara. Tapi usahakan waspada akan serangan dari tetangga yang sedang sakit gigi.

Akhir kata, daripada tulisan ini jadi makin garing, lebih baik saya sudahi saja.

ps : saya rasa ada baiknya mereka tidak menggunakan lirik bahasa inggris, apalagi dengan irama musik country.

CONTACT :

komunalhellyeah@yahoo.com
YM : komunalfromswamp
( Myspace ) www.myspace.com/fromswamp
Digital Album www.equinoxdmd.com/
BANDUNG REPRESENTATION : BLACK (022)7007.9170
JAKARTA REPRESENTATION : EDO 0856.188.0510

Young and Restless

young_and_restless Young and Restless
s/t
dot dash (2007)
6.9

Anak muda tidak kenal lelah yang berteriak-teriak sana-sini selama dua belas lagu di album ini, membuat siapapun akan lansung membandingkan vokal riotgrrrl Karina dengan Karen O dari YYYs, atau The Kills, atau The Gossips atau Bikini Kills atau the Slits atau Le Tigre atau? masukan saja deretan vokalis Riotgrrrl dari buku Cinderela Bigscore.

Menyenangkan juga mengetahui bahwa kakak beradik bernama Karina dan Nugroho Utomo yang memainkan punkrock ugal-ugalan dengan distorsi cukup keras dan teriakan-teriakan yang memenuhi 12 lagu di album ini itu berdarah Indonesia. Dengan pola yang hampir serupa membuat album ini seperti sebuah lagu epic rock yang sangat panjang. Dan itu bukan sesuatu hal yang buruk menurut saya, bahkan sangat menarik.

Kalau kamu memang penggemar rawrocknrollpunkrock whatsoever dan suara vokal perempuan yang berteriak-teriak, dan tidak terpuaskan dengan terlalu pop nya Avril Lavigne dan terlalu hip nya YYYs, serta kamu menganggap The Slits sudah lewat masanya. Mungkin kamu bisa coba Young and Restless, dan uji ketahanan membran telinga kamu saat kamu jingkrak-jingkrak dengan volume terbesar stereoset kamu.

Dan tentu saja yang paling spesial dari band domisili Australia ini adalah Vokalis dan drummer nya bernama Karina dan Nugraha Utomo yang berdarah Indonesia (seperti sudah disebut sebelumnya). Semoga saja mereka terus menjadi besar dan menjadi idola baru band punkrock bervokalis riotgrrrl. amin,

www.youngandrestless.org
www.myspace.com/youngandrestlessau

 
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