Anjing Sembelit: 2009

2.11.09

Soulnation '09: Day 1 Review

Okay, so this is the first part of my review..

I came little bit late, I missed RAN, Boogiemen, and Rafi & the beat. Beside the fact that I came late, JFP change the schedule on the D-Day. So I was upset, but its okay, still lots to watch.

The first one is Ras Muhammad. I don't like reggae, clearly. I never listen to Bob marley's songs. But somehow, he change the way I see, hear, and feel reggae music. So energetic and he combined the reggae with the other genre. Also he kept the idealism of his music. I was so enjoyed by him.

The second I watched is Pandji. At first, I underestimated him, because of the talks, but he got nice songs. The backing vocal which is his wife, is annoying. The voice is so high, and my ear can't accept it, most of the audience should be agree with me. He came to the stage and also invite lots of his friends, say Barry Likumahuwa, who played Indonesia Pusaka Instrumentally and slowly. Glenn Fredly, Yacko, Rayi, Kyriz also came to the stage. Most of his songs is about Indonesia. Nothing wrong, but I just don't like someone that have too big nationalism, nothing personal too.

Then I went to Avolution Stage, the stage where you have to be 18+ to enter, with some tricks, I managed to get in. There was Arrested Development in there. Black people always energetic with their live performances. Even though I don't know their songs, I can feel the beat.

After that, I watched Tangga and J-Flow. Tangga always improved and rearrange their songs. With nice composition and choreography, the show were perfect. J-Flow made some controversy in his show, he pour all of his disappointment to JFP, the audience clap, but it may affect J-Flow carrier in next JFP concert.

The best in the last, Tortured Soul. This is the band I've been waiting for. Since their departure in Java Jazz 2007, their name blew in Indonesian's Music. The show was great, especially the drummer that sing also. I admire his stamina, he play lot of songs, and some of it is medley, and do not forget that he is also sing. But, I have to say, their show was monotone, but the skill is unbelievable.

After that I went home

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4.4.09

Review: Mata Hati Telinga

So, i should make this review from last month or so, i have this album since first day of Java Jazz, and I;m quite sure I'm the first one that bought the album, making me the first normal person to have the third album of Maliq & D'essentials.

So, it was Friday at JJF 09, i found the booth, and i bought it. Quite expensive for an album that consist only 6 songs. The price is 130.000 rupiah, mine was special edition, there are only 1000 copy. Its a huge box, consist of the CD (the one that you can buy in store), booklet, and shirt. Ya its a special edition shirt. Since its title is Mata Hati Telinga, the shirt are consist picture of Mata or Hati or Telinga. Btw, i got Hati. And it signed by Maliq & D'essentials personels.

And the album itself. 6 songs. And before i bought the album, i already listen to pilihanku and Mata Hati Telinga. So there are 4 songs left that i never heard before. First one is Aura, started by orchestra, and then got into Maliq & D'essentials' Funk style, nice songs, little bit like Maroon 5 in some part.

Second song is Luluh, the song that I believe going to be the second single after Pilihanku, its catchy, its easy listening, and its got some hard chord, in term i couldn't find the guitar chords. The song was easy listening, and groovy, another nice song from M&D.

Third song, Jatuh Cinta, my mom said it was night jazz, couldn't agree more. But i feel like i have listen to it before, just a song to pass by.

Fourth song, Pilihanku, the single. Its not jazz, but its easy listening. Maybe its not jazz again, its pop with rock, and it sound like The Police, but still i like the melody of Angga. and i like the video.

Fifth song, Coba Katakan, weird chord i have to say, like Chrisye little bit, i like the last part of this song. Not too special.

Last song, Mata Hati Telinga or MHT, the song have released from last year's ramadhan. Acoustic and Rolling stone says its like carpenters'. Anyway its good song, and good lyric.

So overall, Maliq & D'essentials has prove that they are still leading the way in pop/funk/jazz band in Indonesia. Even though they start to go to pop. If you remember the first album, its so jazzy or soulful, that kind of sound you wouldn't get in this album. M&D are always trying to give something new in their each album. And this album the choose to be pop, but the detail are "matang". Prove that they are mature in everything.