Efek Rumah Kaca
| Efek Rumah Kaca | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Genres | pop, rock |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | efekrumahkaca.net |
| Members |
Cholil Mahmud Adrian Yunan Faisal Akbar Bagus Sudibyo |
| Past members |
Sita Hendra |
Efek Rumah Kaca (English: Greenhouse Effect) is Indonesian indie rock band, formed in 2001. They have released three albums, Efek Rumah Kaca (2007), Kamar Gelap (2008), and Sinestesia (2015). The members are Cholil on vocal and guitar, Adrian on bass and Akbar on drums.
Career
The band formed in 2001 with five members, but in 2003 became a trio.[1] The band's name at first was Hush, then Superego. They finally chose the name Efek Rumah Kaca after the release of their first album in 2007.[2]
They have said that music is their lives; what has happened in their lives is reflected in their music.[1] They also have been described as a pop band with social and political messages in their lyrics.[1] Their music is influenced by variety of music genres, including swing, jazz, rock, and a cappella.[2]
In 2007, they released Efek Rumah Kaca and the album sold more than 5,000 copies.[3] Two singles of this album are "Di Udara" (English: In The Air) which tells the death of Munir Said Thalib and "Cinta Melulu" (English: Always Love) as a criticism of the increasing prevalence of love-inspired songs in Indonesia.[4]
In 2008, they released their second album Kamar Gelap (English: Dark Room).[5] Among the tracks from this album are "Jangan Bakar Buku" (English: Don't Burn Books), "Kenakalan Remaja di Era Informatika" (English: Teenage Mischief in the Information Era) and "Mosi Tidak Percaya" (English: Motion of Distrust).[2]
In May 2010, they founded a label, Jangan Marah Records (English: Don't Be Angry Records), hoping to accommodate creative bands that are not accepted by major labels.[6]
Efek Rumah Kaca used a more 'crowded formation' when they were playing at a festival in June 2012, thus the birth of a new project, called "Pandai Besi". A tight concert schedule and Adrian's health condition hampered the band on the completion of Efek Rumah Kaca's third album. Limitations of musical skills, routine office work and the health condition of Adrian became a trigger for Cholil and Akbar to find the right gap in order to continue working. They invited four musician friends who were deliberately selected for their different backgrounds and musical tastes to ‘recycle’ Efek Rumah Kaca's songs. They ended up re-arranging nine songs from their previous albums into a new album under the "Pandai Besi" name, titled Daur Baur. In March 2013, Pandai Besi – with more members to the group – recorded the re-arranged songs at Lokananta, Surakarta, through crowdfunding method by the fans. Due to overwhelming requests from the public for a physical record, on June 29th, 2013, Demajors Records officially released the physical copy of the album. Daur Baur received critical acclaim from music critics. Rolling Stone Indonesia wrote, "If Pandai Besi was a new band and this is a new song material, then the Daur Baur album will be Indonesia’s best debut album since the first album of Efek Rumah Kaca..." The Jakarta Globe said, "The whole album is littered with welcome surprises. Virtually every track ends up far from where it began. Perhaps the best thing to be said about Pandai Besi is that the band sounds like it exists as its own entity, without the baggage of its main, more famous, persona. The songs make their original versions feel like demos.."[7]
After Efek Rumah Kaca's hiatus, On July 10, 2015, the band released a new single titled "Pasar Bisa Diciptakan" (English: Markets Can Be Created),[8] a fragment of the song "Biru" (English: Blue) which was based on making a further elaboration of "Cinta Melulu", restlessness the band felt on the process of making art and its position in the market/industry. The full version of "Biru" – consisting of "Pasar Bisa Diciptakan" and "Cipta Bisa Dipasarkan (English: Creations Can Be Marketed) – was then released a month later in August.[9] On September 18, Efek Rumah Kaca held a concert titled "Pasar Bisa Dikonserkan" (English: Markets Can Be Concerted) in Balai Sartika, Bandung,[10] but it drew a lot of disappointment from the crowd due to technical difficulties. A few days later the band apologized, while also releasing the single "Putih" (English: White) on the same day. "Putih" is divided into two parts, "Tiada" (English: Non-Existent) and "Ada" (English: Existent), and tells the story about family. The idea for "Tiada" came from their talk with a friend who later passed away before the song was finished, while "Ada" came from the happiness of the birth of their children.[11] On December 18, the band finally released their third album, Sinestesia, on iTunes for free. All of the songs in the album are named after colors, with each named after the color Adrian – who suffers from Behçet's disease that has caused his loss of sight – sees when he hears each song.[12]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album Details | Single |
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| Efek Rumah Kaca Greenhouse Effect |
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| Kamar Gelap Dark Room |
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| Sinestesia Synesthesia |
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References
- 1 2 3 Supian, Zulhabri (July 5, 2010). "Efek Rumah Kaca — sebuah band pop sosial politik". Retrieved June 13, 2011. (Malay)
- 1 2 3 Dewi, Mariani (April 12, 2009). "Efek Rumah Kaca, Making the world (and some ears) hotter with their music". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ↑ Thee, Marcel (March 4, 2009). "Efek Rumah Kaca Keeps Getting Hotter". The Jakarta Globe. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ↑ Thee, Marcel (March 9, 2011). "JFCC Brings Back Its Jam For Journalists". The Jakarta Globe. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ↑ Daas, Felix (May 9, 2011). "Efek Rumah Kaca planning a coup". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Band Efek Rumah Kaca Rilis". Tempo (in Indonesian). May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Pandai Besi, An Efek Rumah Kaca's Project". efekrumahkaca.net. November 3, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Efek Rumah Kaca Rilis Single Terbaru, ‘Pasar Bisa Diciptakan’". rollingstone.co.id (in Indonesian). July 13, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Efek Rumah Kaca Kembali dengan Eksperimentasi Lagu Melalui "Biru"". efekrumahkaca.net (in Indonesian). August 11, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ "EFEK RUMAH KACA Gelar Konser Tunggal". mtv.co.id (in Indonesian). 18 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "Press Release Lagu 'Putih' - Efek Rumah Kaca". efekrumahkaca.net (in Indonesian). 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ Widianto, Shirley (22 January 2016). "AlbumReviews: 'Sinestesia' by Efek Rumah". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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