A live version of my poem 'The Dark Cracks of Kemang' I had recently written about the suburb in Jakarta, where I lived. It was recorded in June 2013 at the One2One café on Ponsonby Road, Auckland NZ. I was visiting AKL and took the chance to read this poem at Nigel Gavin's open mic. He played piano and Eden provided some percussion.

The Dark Cracks Of Kemang June 13 With Nigel Gavin And Eden Iris

Here is a demo I recorded in apartment 306, Kemang - this poem: "I WENT TO A PARTY WITH A PLATE OF OLIVES ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND NOBODY WAS THERE" was published recently in Takahe magazine # 82...

I WENT TO A PARTY WITH A PLATE OF OLIVES DEMO.MP3

BOM MOLOTOV:  Words / Vocals - Jeremy Roberts; Guitars - Bambang Ferdian; Drums - Ardiansyah Erwin...

SURF NAZIS

a bootleg - demo (of course)with Mr Sutammy's fab distorted guitar & my vocal, recorded in the music room at NZIS Primary School in Kemang, Jakarta. As I've said before, he's one hell of a player...

GREEN BLUEZ

A poem recorded in apartment 306, Jakarta...thanks to Mr Derek.

REFLEX - by The Bajaj Boys

A poem about bullying, Hitler, political incorrectness & growing-up stuff! (orig. published in Poetry NZ). This live version was jammed on the street in Kemang, Jakarta - with the MOLOTOV guys - Erwin & Bembi. So good to get out there & let the words & music do their thing.

Surf Nazis - live Molotov on the streets in Jakarta!

'Permanently Temporary' - a poem & a state of mind - recorded by The Bajaj Boys. Derek Fraser on guitar; Jeremy Roberts vocal.

PERMANENTLY TEMPORARY by The Bajaj Boys

A poem published in Broadsheet magazine, NZ - recorded by The Bajaj Boys - Jeremy on vocal, Derek Fraser on guitar. I wrote this after observing three women waiting to see Iggy & the Stooges play at the Big Day Out Rock Festival ...

WAITING TO SEE IGGY & THE STOOGES

City walls used to speak! A cool live-on-the-streets recording in Kemang, Jakarta by poet Jeremy Roberts performing as Molotov with Ardiansyah Erwin on keyboard and Bambang Ferdian on guitar. 'City Walls Used to Speak' was published in The Last Post magazine, Australia.

City Walls Used To Speak - Molotov

The Bajaj Boys play live on a marble floor in Kemang, Jakarta, '13. Thanks to Christina for being there. Poems - Jeremy, Guitar - Derek.

The Bajaj Boys - Gig for Christina - live @ Komplek 79G, Jakarta

A poem about the issue of suicide. Not quite what you might think. Thanks to Erwin Ardiansyah for the lovely music. We will gig again, buddy!

What Ixtab the Mayan Goddess of Suicide Whispered to Me

... a moody little poetic recount after striking out in the love stakes - AKL circa '11, complete with 'tacked on' haiku coda. Booze always dovetailed in nicely during such times. Indonesians have a word: 'jomblo' - sometimes translated as 'desperate,  single guy' ;) Thanks to Mr. Kerouac who was sitting on my shoulder when I first wrote the words down. Thanks also - to Lana del Ray whose music happened to be playing when I recorded this - in my bedroom one steamy night at the Mutiara Executive Apartments, as Brian & Derek chatted in the lounge - down Jalan Benda in Kemang, Jakarta - '13.

BAR STORY #9 (for Jack Kerouac) Jakarta '13

Jeremy Roberts is a Kiwi poet with a new prose/poem memoir - 'The Dark Cracks of Kemang: The Bajaj Boys in Indonesia', about living in Jakarta - teaching and performing poetry gigs as 'The Bajaj Boys'.

Jeremy N Roberts - Poet

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