a r t i s t : simakDIALOG
t i t l e : Demi Masa
d a t e : 2009
l a b e l : MoonJune
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Aug/2009
t r a c k s : 09
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 99,10 MB
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This is the fifth album from Indonesian progressive jazz
ensemble simakDialog. Led by keyboardist and composer Riza
Arshad, the band also features guitarist Tohpati and bassist
Adhitya Pratama, working alongside the twinned percussion
thrust of Endang Ramdan and Erlan Suwardana. This latter pair
are specialists in traditional Sundanese kendang drumming.
Arshad's compositional approach opens up from a jazz-rock
palette, but his Fender Rhodes electric piano is clearly
influenced by the crisp ring and shimmer of the Indonesian
gamelan's array of gongs, metallophones and double-headed
drums. We can immediately hear the similarities between the
keyboard's percussive crackle and the sharp detonations of
tunefully struck metal. The percussionists soon enter,
clattering out their heavily organic patterns with roundly
slapped skins, shaker bells and handclaps. Arshad frequently
pushes his solos (or are they ongoing themes?) up to
continually higher levels, urging repeated climaxes as each
piece steadily amasses intensity. Tohpati is also attracted to
resonant trebly zones, journeying from acoustic delicacy to a
subtly distorted friction. The simakDialog involves a unique
combination of both spheres, without making the commercially
tempting mistake of cultural dilution.
http://www.moonjune.com/MJR024.htm
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01-Salilana Pertama (Forever, Part 1) [14:01]
02-Salilana Kedua (Forever, Part 2) [06:45]
03-Tak Jauh Pertama (Not So Far, Part 1) [07:42]
04-Tak Jauh Kedua (Not So Far, Part 2) [09:11]
05-Trah Lor - Laras (Northern People - Voices) [02:28]
06-Trah Lor - Rupa (Northern People - Faces) [03:41]
07-Trah Lor - Tapak (Northern People - Prints) [03:46]
08-Karuhun (To Elders) [09:06]
09-Disapih (Separate Away) [13:16]
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69:56 min