How many genres we have to go through here in the Indokult? I hope there will be a lot of them still. And while I am all for many, deep in my heart I probably will be a rock/metal guy forever. So, I believe it’s time to give a shout to some rockin’ band from Indonesia! I’ve found Third State thanks to the Facebook post by Ivan F. Devota (whose albums I’ve reviewed here and…
With “Necrology Disorder” by the Indonesian (what else, right?) brutal death metal band Opium we’re going back in time back to 2010, when these skilled Bandung brutallizers released this – their only full-length – album to date. One might wonder – with so many albums being released basically daily (or, if I don’t want to be accussed of exaggerating, let’s say weekly) basis, what’s the point of reviewing the album so old now? The point…
The 1982 Indonesian horror movie Sundelbolong has been on my to-watch list for some time now, so yesterday I’ve decided to finally give it a watch. Starring the late great horror icon Suzzanna and Barry Prima, another Indonesian cult actor, this example of 1980s Indonesian exploitation cinema is an excellent cinema! Let me tell you why! Sundelbolong movie poster The movie tells a story of a former prostitute Alisa (Suzzanna) who’s got married to Hendarto…
After Behazael, whose material I’ve reviewed here, we have yet another quite obscure black metal material from the lovely country of Indonesia, Adati . With the total playing time of 16:56, this one-man project (I assume), brings out to you 6 tracks of the raw black metal. Or lo-fi black metal, as it also labelled. All of them are titled Pengabdian with the corresponding Roman literals (therefore Pengabdian I to VI). The first and the…
Wasis Tanata opens for us, the Indokult fans, a category usually called “experimental music”. Yes, it’s indeed a minority genre, but usually bringing out some interesting pieces of aural art. “Equal”, the album we’re going to review tonight, is no different. Opening track carries a title “Jathilanku part 2”, which suggests there is also a part 1, but that’s not present on this album. To describe the music…how to describe it, right? It’s instrumental (which…
