We Wish You Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year 2014.

Jonathan Kusuma - Cycle 1

We Wish You Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year 2014.



Jonathan Kusuma - Cycle 2

Whales' Tale / Whales' Song of Omen 

Where might you run as the days grow pale 
When tears of the world melt down and on 
We float upwards to the warmth of the sun 
As you climb your hills and burn your skin

-Voyagers of Icarie-


Voyagers Of Icarie - Whales' Tale

Suarasama’s first album “Fajar di Atas Awan” was produced by Radio France Internationale (RFI), France (1998). One of the songs from that album, titled “Fajar Di Atas Awan” was compiled on Music of Indonesia 20: Indonesian Guitars (1999), released by Smithsonian Folkways in Washington, D.C. This album was re-released in CD and LP forms by Drag City Records, Chicago, US (2008) and marketed International. In 2014 Drag City give license to Space Records for distribution in Indonesia for the first time. ”Fajar di Atas Awan” was named as one of the Five Best World Music Albums of 2008 by the SF Gate, USA; and also one of the Ten Best World Music Album 2008 by Uncut Magazine London, UK, and Ten Best World Music Album in October 2008 by World Music Global Rhythm magazine, USA. The album has been reviewed by more than 35 magazines, both printed and webzine, in America and Europe, due to Suarasama’s ”World Music” approach that was considered ”new” by several of the World’s music critics. Suarasama has released four music albums so far, “Fajar di Atas Awan” (1998), “Rites Of Passage” (2002), ”Lebah” (2008), and ”Timeline” (2013). 


Suarasama - Fajar di Atas Awan.

Untukmu yang Berperang (to the Wars) is a song inspired by the narrative "Chedo" song tradition of the Fulani people in West Africa. The acoustic buzzing guitar effect, in repetitive pattern, was intentionally introduced to enrich the guitar's technique and sound color within a minimalist orchestral sound.

Irwansyah Harahap : Acoustic Nylon "buzzing" Guitar
Rithaony Hutajulu : Main Vocal
Horas Panjaitan : Wood Block
Muhammad Amin : Sapu Lidi Percussion

Lyrics:
Kuda kuda berlarian, seperti dikejar setan
Anak-anak berhamburan ibu-ibu bertangisan
Bulan diam menyaksikan, saksi bisu di kegelapan
Besi hitam bertebaran, bau darah kematian

Apa yang kamu inginkan, kini 'tlah engkau kerjakan
Kini tinggal kerusakan, tanah nyaris tak bertuan
Orang hidupnya ketakutan, harap cemas tanpa tujuan
Itu yang tlah engkau kerjakan, tanpa mau dipersalahkan

Bagi kamu kekuasaan, bagi kami penderitaan
Bagi kamu kebanggaan, bagi kami kebodohan
Kamu sajikan kehancuran, kami berikan kesaksian
Kamu teruskan peperangan, kami bangkitkan kesadaran

Apa yang kamu wariskan hanya dendam kebencian
Apa yang kamu lupakan, nurani diri kemanusiaan
Apa yang kami inginkan, duduk jalan beriringan
Katakan pada semua orang, jangan perang pernah terulang

(translation)
Horses running abrupt, as if chased by the devils
Children disperse while mothers in tears
The moon stands still watching, a silent witness in the dark
Dark irons are scattered, smelling the blood of death

What you wish you had done
Leaving nothing but ruins and a no man's land
People living in fear, hoping anxiously with no direction
It is what you achieved, without a slightest guilt

To you 'tis about the power, to us is agony
To you is the pride, to us is ignorance
You stage devastation, we stand to testify
You continue with the war, we rise to the awakening

Your legacy is nothing but vengeance and hatred
What you have forgotten is the conscience of humanity
What we wish is a fellowship
Voicing out to all, there shall never be a war again


Suarasama - Untukmu yang Berperang (To The Wars)

Svarghi - Replant (Billy Bogus Mix)

KOMODO is a disco dub house project from our big brother in the culture; Gerhan Ferdinal is without doubt a very influential DJ/Producer/Remixer out of Jakarta. Witnessing many legendary parties in San Francisco while studied there in the early 90’s, He’s been spreading the love since then through deejaying in various places and spaces, including the infamous ‘Reggae Revolution’ parties in Jakarta, and his own regular Events called ‘Quirk It!’ along with his great fellow DJs up until now. Not to mention his hidden talent behind the bass and guitar, nor his loads of unreleased remixes, he sure knows how to communicate with us when it comes to music.

KOMODO - Music Akamady

Jonathan Kusuma - Mixed Signals

Gerhan Ferdinal is without doubt a very influential DJ/Producer/Remixer out of Jakarta, and the man behind KOMODO project. Witnessing many legendary parties in San Francisco while studied there in the early 90's, He's been spreading the love since then through deejaying in various places and spaces, including the infamous 'Reggae Revolution' parties in Jakarta, and his own regular Events called 'Quirk It!' along with his great fellow DJs up until now. Not to mention his hidden talent behind the bass and guitar, nor his loads of unreleased remixes, he sure knows how to communicate with us when it comes to music.

Space.Rec Mix Vol.1 by Gerhan Ferdinal

With the deep love of early electronic music, Muhamad Fahri a.k.a Gonzo chooses to take a step closer to what Terry Riley, Ash Ra Temple, Klaus Schulze, Popol Vuh and other experimental music pioneers had experienced in the 20th century; the power of handling sound machines that is capable of creating limitless possibilities of sonic experimentation. 

Very much inspired by the beauty of the underwater world, Duck Dive organize a mixture of analog keyboard synthesizers, sequencer, and effects, to create live compositions of electronic music with a full layer of melodies, rhythm, and sound, mimicking a unique meditative atmosphere given by the life of the deep, blue ocean.

Duck Dive - Inner Projections

2013 marks the eighteenth anniversary of Suarasama, and the album “Timeline” is produced to commemorate such journey. “Timeline” itself, in this particular work, is a multifaceted word having several meanings. First, it reflects the playing of hemiola 12/8 and 7/8, and other hetero-poly metric rhythmic structures manifested in most parts of musical compositions. Second, the title track “Timeline” represents the journey of musical lutes through a new type of custom made lute instrument, saz-guitar, by way of interpreting the historical origin of plucked lute instruments of the world. This piece was created in a time during “Gaung: the 21st Century Music Education,” a global and holistic music clinic and discussion forum initiated by Sacred Bridge Foundation that took place in Bali, in 2009. Third, it projects “time” within “timelines” as a “remembrance” to Suarasama’s musical path within its 18 years of existence. The album was chose as one of the best album of 2014 (thus far) by Uncut Magaine London, UK.

(Note: 2nd musical theme was taken from a piece entitled "Silang Bertaut Bunyi", from the 1st music album of Suarasama "Fajar di Atas Awan", 1998)


Irwansyah Harahap : Saz-guitar, vocal chorus, percussion snare and cymbals (inserted)
Rithaony Hutajulu : Main vocal
Horas Panjaitan : African jembe, Minangkabau dol, vocal chorus
Muhammad Amin : Bronze "Udu" drum
Syainul Irwan : Indian sruti box, vocal chorus

Suarasama - Timeline

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