Musikimia album
We don't want to get stuck on just one theme we want to develop,' Yoyo said.
MUSIKIMIA ALBUM FULL
'The full album is going to be different than the mini album. Musikimia promised a different musical style and theme for their first full album, however, which is slated to be released in 2014. They have their own way of expressing their love for and to the nation,' Fadly said. It is our way of showing our respect for him and people like him. 'We secured permission from Widji's family to use the poems. In 'Merdeka Sampai Mati', Fadly reads excerpts from poems written by left-wing poet Widji Thukul ' who went missing in 1998 amid the country's political and social unrest at the time. These characteristics can be heard clearly in the uptempo 'Ini Dadaku' and 'Merdeka Sampai Mati'. Stephan brought more raw energy to the band with his chugging guitar sounds and thick and emphatic distortions. Musikimia still has the sound of rockers going all out with their songs, but with a heavier hard-rock sound. Padi has often been described by local critics as an Indonesian U2 in reviews lauding the band. While the cover songs showcase Musikimia's collective talent as accomplished musicians, the other three songs are quite a different form of rock from that usually associated with Padi. It is our duty to keep these songs alive,' said the 38-year-old vocalist.
No modern songs are written like these songs they have a deep meaning. 'Supporting good Indonesian songs is part of Musikimia's concept. 'Kolam Susu' is a cover of a decades-old hit by pop band Koes Plus, while 'Tanah Airku' is a national hymn written by Ibu Soed.įadly said the decision to include the cover songs was an effort to reintroduce these uplifting songs to the younger generation. We felt that we needed to do something to offer some positivity and hope to our fellow Indonesians,' he said. 'They were all bad-news stories, which put our country in a really bad light.
Yoyo said the album was inspired by some of the topics that made headlines in 2011-2012. The mini album titled Indonesia Adalah (Indonesia Is) contains five tracks, namely, 'Ini Dadaku' (This Is My Chest), 'Apakah Harus Seperti Ini?' (Does It Have To Be Like This?', 'Kolam Susu' (Milk Pond), 'Merdeka Sampai Mati' (Free Till Dead), and 'Tanah Airku' (My Motherland).
'We had prepared a full album quite some time ago but we felt this strong feeling of love toward our motherland, so we decided to record and release this mini album,' Yoyo told reporters during the album's recent launch at Sony Music Indonesia headquarters in Jakarta. Musikimia is aiming to reach the heights as a band in its own right. They decided to carry on working together while the group's lead guitarist, Satriyo 'Piyu' Yudi Wahono, was busy focusing on his own projects.ĭespite being slightly vague when asked if and when Padi would be resurrected, each of the four members insisted that Padi had not disbanded. Padi's rhythm guitarist, Ari Tri Sosianto, supported his friends by acting as manager for the band. Padi bassist Rindra Risyanto Noor, vocalist Andi Fadly Arifuddin and drummer Surendro 'Yoyo' Prasetyo were joined by renowned sound engineer Stephan Santoso as guitarist when they established Musikimia on Aug. Given award-winning, million-copy-selling pop rock Padi's hiatus for the past five years, four of the band's members decided to continue making music together by forming Musikimia last year. Where Padi temporarily stopped, Musikimia begins.