up - close with the drums

back in 2009, "let's go surfing" is the first song i heard from the drums. it was kinda absurd, but when i listen to their  EP "summertime!" and their self - titled debut album, it's like the happy version of joy division. with eighties beat , post-punk revival tune and catchy lyrics, it became heavy rotation in my playlist back in 2010. so when ismayalive decided to brought them to indonesia,i never had second guess to bought their ticket.

But after that, I was kinda in doubt when I saw their footage live in youtube, Jonathan didn't sing like in the album at all. He seems more keen to sing with falsetto voice.

but what the heck,i already bought the ticket. and based on concert title,i think it would be far better if they perform themselves "up and close" to the audience. in my head,i thought it'll be some kind of accoustic unplugged sort of.

and yeah,i was totally wrong!

the show start 9:00 pm straight after DJ perfomance. jonathan,connor and jacob and two additional player came up and they switch instrument ! jacob who used to play bass now put himself in the back of jonathan coordinating synth. and connor who used to hit snare and cymbal now sat in the front with guitar,while the additional filled jacob and connor usual department.

when they start playing,it didn't turn out like i thought before. it was the lo - fi post punk up - close show i've ever seen with international artist. everybody starts dancing,jumping,singing along, flashing out their phone / camera while jonathan kept his energetic weird dance and jacob waved his hand in composer style. it was very intense despite the loud,harsh sound with heavy distortion. 

in the middle of the concert, jonathan,who seemed happy and suprised,said that indonesian crowd is the best ever. he never thought that we would memorized the lyrics and singalong with him. the show is ended after 13 songs in 75 minutes including encore. i was very pleased and partially deaf that night.

here's the drums " live and up - close " footage in black and white.

thank you ismayalive.

thank you the drums.

blog review : bedroomrockstars

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Bedroom Rockstars is a non-profit-non-organization. Our intention was only to put bedroom talents in spotlight.

there's a plenty of music blog and netlabel like this out there but still,finding out any bedroom musician and their music is definitely fun because everything you hear will be spontaneous and suprising.

why?

because you don't read any review about them,

or you never heard them before,

or what you hear,

is created without using any heavy gear music equipment.

fascinating?no?well,

welcome to digital era where everyone can be anything!

based in indonesia,bedroomrockstar is also support some of the veteran musician from indie movement scene in indonesia such as mystikal awakening projekt ,the dying sirens,etc.so everyone who made any recording tape,feel free to submit your work to this website,(hopefully) they will announce it immediately and ( without any promise ) everyone out there will hear you.

www.bedroomrockstar.tk

review artist : amiina ( puzzle,2010 )

Amiina (formerly Amína and Aníma) is an Icelandic band composed of Hildur Ársælsdóttir , Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir, Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir , and Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir.As a string quartet Amiina have recorded work with Sigur Rós, notably on the award-winning album ( ) as well as its follow-up, Takk

their new album 'puzzle' is an 8 track piece that still contains elements of minimalistic style, contemporary classical, ambient, and electronic loops as i would describe it as the sound of solitude , emptiness and it is hauntingly beautiful.

listen to them when:

sitting alone in the pitch dark or rainy night.

recommended track:

"what are we waiting for"