Interviews
September 18, 2024
Furiously thrashing Surabaya (an interview with FETTER)
Interviews
September 15, 2024
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…
I haven’t expected anything from the sequel to the 2017 Jailangkung (reviewed here), but for the sake of completion, I’d decided to go through it. For you, guys – so you know it’s either good or a waste of time. Good things first, no matter how many or a few they might be. The yellow camera filter is gone. The cinematography is very nice and Amanda Rawles looks fantastic. Also, the opening with the ship…
Bogor punkers Panic! have a new album out and as I believe punk is one of the genres not represented in my coverage of the Indonesian scene, let’s amend that situation right now! With a total playing time of 16:54 it’s a perfect length to play while I’m walking to the bus station to catch a bus to work. And I don’t mind punk music. Realita is a a punk of melodic variety, with 7…
