Episode 8: Kurt Kaler on IWAN FALS
Kurt Kaler - a long time Jakarta resident and tour manager - talks about the Bob Dylan of Indonesian music: Iwan Fals. Kurt explains his popularity and impact of Iwan's music on millions of Indonesians, and features the hit song PESAWAT TEMPURKU. Check out Iwan's full biography on www.EquinoxDMD.com and two of his albums BEST OF THE BEST and IWAN FALS IN LOVE on iTunes. 19:23, 11.1MB 02 April 2006
Episode 7: Nasta Sutardjo from PARC
In episode 7, Jason interviews Nasta Sutardjo, the queen of Indonesia's indie scene and the co-founder of PARC, a small but influential bar in South Jakarta. From 2003 until early 2006 PARC became famous as a venue for independent musicians with their THURSDAY RIOT AT PARC nights. In this two year period, PARC hosted the event 56 times and had over 380 bands perform. Their compilation, THURSDAY RIOT AT PARC, features 17 artists including Bandung-based THE MILO and Yogyakarta-based SEEK SIX SICK, and is now available as the ideal Indonesian indie sampler exclusively on iTunes. 17:39, 10.1 MB. Episode 6: Juno Adhi from PARKDRIVE
Juno Adhi, a graduate of Boston's Berklee College of Music, discusses the Brahmin beginnings of PARKDRIVE and his astonishment that his debut jazz/pop collection is the best selling album on iTunes for January 2006. 15:45, 9 MB. 16 March 2006
Episode 5: Marcel Thee from SAJAMA CUT
Jason interviews lead singer and songwriter Marcel Thee from Jakarta-based SAJAMA CUT. Marcel talks about his Japanese inspirations and global aspirations and two songs are featured: LESS AFRAID and FALLEN JAPANESE. 14:52, 8.7MB