Sweet Temptation by Septa

Hola! Been quite long since Musik Lokal (Vol VI) and so sorry for that. I am very excited to expose some of my favorites which is freshly made to you all. Today, I have Hindia, Gamaliel, Petra, Ardhito, Arah Band, Sivia, and Agatha Pricilla for you to enjoy. Happy listening!

On the first day of 2020, I decided to fly to Jakarta. The recent impromptu trip becomes an addiction. Hate that I love it. Surely, Jakarta’s flood would not stop me from exploring. I started visiting Harapan Djaya. Good choice though, the place was quiet and cozy. The hot latte was perfect with someone special as my companion. Then, I crossed the street moving to Woodpecker. What I can’t get off of my mind is their tasty boba waffle. Recommended!  And after that, I took a walk about 1K to M-Bloc Space. M-Bloc Space is a vintage space wrapped in a modern look. This is where all the fun stuffs happened, such as gigs, art exhibition, film promotion, book launching, etc. There are coffee shops, restaurants, record store, beauty shop, comic shop, gift shop, also graffiti spots. It was fun to be there. Just my kind. More, I headed from M-Bloc Space to Filosofi Kopi Melawai. Finally, I tried the pour over coffee and I enjoyed it too much with Hindia’s Secukupnya playing in...

When was the last time you did something for the first time? It was on December, 2019. I impulsively bought a ticket to Bali, for the sake of refreshing. Actually I am not so alone because my best friend lives there so she spent around 3-4 hours to accompany me but the rest was only me wandering around and getting my itinerary list checked off. On the first day, I paid a visit to ART BALI in AB.BC Building, Nusa Dua that opened since October, 2019 until January, 2020. This is my first time visiting an annual contemporary art exhibition and I really enjoyed each of arts. All artworks from various artists are captivating and unique. I wish that I could visit more art exhibitions because it was such a mind-recharged for me. Then, I headed to the largest Starbucks in Southeast Asia that located in Denpasar, Indonesia as known as Starbucks Reserve Dewata. When I arrived at the entrance, I saw a mini coffee farm, sure that they planted Arabica coffee trees there. The most interes...

Postingan perdana di tahun ini dipersembahkan oleh film Dua Garis Biru, karya sutradara dan penulis Gina S. Noer, yang begitu menarik hati. Dari segi alur cerita, pemain, sinematografi dan lagu pengiring semuanya memikat. Kalau dulu ada film Posesif yang mengusung mental health issue , lain cerita dengan Dua Garis Biru yang mengusung sex education dimana sangat (pangkat dua) dibutuhkan oleh kalangan remaja dalam rentang usia reproduksi. Dara (Adhisty Zara) dan Bima (Angga Yunanda), sepasang kekasih yang masih duduk di bangku SMA. Hubungan romantis mereka kini menghasilkan tanda dua garis biru pada alat tes kehamilan yang diuji Dara sendiri. Bagaimana Dara dan Bima serta keluarga kedua belah pihak mencari jalan keluar adalah esensi dari film ini. Saya rasa orang tua manapun akan sulit menerima bila buah hatinya mengalami apa yang Dara dan Bima alami. Namun, jalan keluar harus dicari dan hidup terus berjalan. Ukuran pendatang baru, akting Dara dan Bima ini sungguh tidak dibuat-...

For the love of coffee and its cozy places, I would like to share with you, dear coffee lovers / coffee shop hoppers in Manado, Tomohon, Tondano. Not all coffee shops in town are included, because it's already curated. Black Cup Coffee & Roastery, Manado Black Cup is located in Sario. It serves various coffee, if you look for manual brew then you can directly ask the barista. Es Kopi Susu is available, their signature is '' Es Kopi Susu Maniso ''. Traditional snacks such as panada, lalampa, gabin fla, risoles are available. If you are hungry you can order their main course menu such as mixbowl ( nasi+ikan+sayur ) which tastes good. Worth it! Jl. Achmad Yani 20 No. 40, Sario, Manado, Sulawesi Utara Instagram:  @blackcupcoffee Open: Mon-Sat: 7am - 11pm, Sun: 5pm - 11pm Free WiFi Esspecto Coffee, Manado Esspecto is one of my favorite coffee shop since I found it in Tondano and finally it opened in Manado. My favorite coffee is  '' Es Kop...

WEB SERIES (2015 - 2017) Nic & Mar by LINE Sore - Istri Dari Masa Depan by Tropicana Bittersweet by Emina Goresan Jejak by Djarum     Menitik Hati by Djarum  SHORT MOVIE (2015 - 2017) Makna Bagi Raga (starring Mario Irwinsyah & Faradina Mufti) Pertama Kali (starring Kevin Hendrawan, Rachel Amanda, & Gritte Agatha)

Random beli buku ini di bazaar toko buku karena tertarik judulnya apalagi harganya 5 ribu saja dan isinya kumpulan tweet-worthy , serasa baca timeline cetak. Kebetulan anaknya gampang terdistraksi dengan bacaan panjang, pas ketemu ini macam ketemu harta karun. Bacaan ringan tapi berat juga, kalimatnya banyak menghujam jantung dan menampar bolak-balik karena memang benar adanya. Ku rasa ini bacaan yang kalau boleh dibaca dan diresapi banyak orang. Bukan soal cinta dan kasih saja tapi sosial, politik dan arti hidup. Sebuah epigram berjudul: Pagi dan Hal-hal Yang Dipungut Kembali oleh Goenawan Mohamad.

Just because I discovered some cool Indonesia movie soundtracks and feel like make it a playlist on Spotify so everyone could listen but sadly some aren't available there. So bad the music label did not release tracks as complete as on the physical. The unavailable ones are too good to be unreleased online. That I am so glad I found and listened to them already. I decided to make a playlist on Youtube and hope it could be enjoyed by many. Tracklist 1. Coffee - Leanna Rachel (OST. Filosofi Kopi 2: Ben & Jody) 2. I Still Love You - The Overtunes (OST. Cek Toko Sebelah) 3. How Could You - The Triangle (OST. Perahu Kertas) 4. Behind The Star - Adrian Martadinata (OST. Perahu Kertas) 5. I'll Find You - Kunto Aji (OST. Webseries SORE) 6. Far Away - Simon Adams (OST. Webseries LINE Nic & Mar) 7. Be My Wife - Tangga (OST. Lost In Love) 8. So Right - Music For Sale (OST. Hari Untuk Amanda) 9. Surrender - Float (OST. 3 Hari Untuk Selamanya)

Bukan karena hari ini tweet saya habis di- retweet Ernest Prakasa ya, tapi ini adalah resensi tulus dari hati setelah menyaksikan sebuah karya seni yang menarik untuk dibahas. Mari, simak. Film bagus Indonesia bukan cuma tentang AADC, The Raid, 5 CM and other else you name it . Film bagus Indonesia juga tentang Cek Toko Sebelah (CTS). Film ini dimainkan serta disutradarai oleh Ernest Prakasa . Damn! I just knew that he's good at acting too besides his writing skill . Juga ada Dion Wiyoko, Ardinia Wirasti, Asri Welas dan anak orang nomor 1 di Indonesia, Kaesang yang turut berperan mewarnai film ini. CTS adalah film kedua Ernest, tapi ini adalah kali pertama saya nonton filmnya. Ternyata bagus sekaliiiii. Beraliran drama komedi, wajar pasti ada lawakan yang menggelikan, tapi saya tidak menyangka kalau drama yang dia tawarkan bisa menyentuh hati dan sukses memecah tangis haru berulang kali tanpa kesan dibuat-buat atau bahkan dipaksakan.    "I thought that I cried...

  Suasana pilu akhir tahun dipersembahkan oleh bubarnya duo nelangsa kesayangan, Banda Neira. Kok rasanya baru kemarin ketemu dan dengar mereka di Soundcloud, gambarin mereka, sekarang malah bubar. Dirundung sedih tak terbendung.  Sedih belum sempat ketemu dan nonton konser mereka secara langsung. Sedih karena tak akan lagi mendengar karya-karya yang akan datang. Sedih sebab tak ada lagi yang me-musikalisasi sastra sebaik mereka. Terima kasih Banda Neira, untuk setiap lantunan yang memberi tenang, hangat sekaligus sejuk dalam kalut pun riang, saat rintik pun terik, kala fajar pun senja. Karya kalian abadi dan mewangi. Salam, Pendengar jarak jauh. 💛 Rasa-rasanya udah tersirat dalam percakapan mereka dalam video di menit 10:11. :'')  

It's been a very long time since the last post and now I am so excited to write about my new favorites! There are Rendy Pandugo, Ardhito Pramono and Kunto Aji. I think that some of you already heard about them before and I'm sure that they are very potential in today's industry. Rendy Pandugo He started it all from Soundcloud by covering songs consistently and had his loyal listeners until now. He also had some jamming session from cafe to cafe since he's good at playing guitar too. His voice sounds so close to John Mayer but still he had that character. He already released two singles, the first one was a cover of Sheila On 7 titled 'Sebuah Kisah Klasik' and the second one was his most anticipated debut titled 'I Don't Care' and it's a very must listen. He had the taste! Ardhito Pramono I knew him first by watching 'Bittersweet' the series on Youtube and he sang the soundtrack. Then, I watched all his videos and I...

Guess what? Today I met my favorite band since I was in junior high school, Yovie & Nuno. I love the band a lot. Their romance and broken-hearted songs in "The Special One" album are really suit to the love-life. You never know how freak I was about this band especially the vocalist, is Dikta. Sooo, this is my 7 f*ckin years of waiting! Finally I made it face to face. My dream just came true. He was really taken over my younger days, I stayed up 'till midnight and watched all TV music shows just too see him. I bought magazines just to read the articles. Just pardon it all. I am back to normal now and feeling so lucky! :p P.S: I changed my night shift with my friend just too see them tonight but it paid off.  

Rasanya sudah lama tidak posting musik lokal karena satu pendengar setia postingan ini sudah tiada tapi tak apa semoga masih ada pendengar lain yang ingin menikmati. Senang sekali sudah banyak musik bagus menjamur saat ini dan saya tidak sabar membuat daftar putar untuk khalayak blogger. Mari disimak sederet lagu enak berikut. :)

Secapek apapun selama masih sempat, saya pasti buka twitter. Di sosial media yang satu ini, eksistensi saya tak perlu diragukan lagi (ciyee), karena memang ga mau ketinggalan info terbaru dan jadwal manggung musisi kesayangan I keep scrolling and scrolling timeline walaupun kadang ga posting apapun. Saya juga suka liat kuis yang bisa saya join , kan asik kalo iseng-iseng berhadiah. Nah, kebetulan sekali ada project yang dibuat oleh Segara. Yang belum tahu Segara siapa, ia adalah adiknya Adera atau anaknya Ebiet G. Ade. Segara ini baru saja mengikuti jejak ayah dan kakaknya yang sudah lebih dulu menapaki industri musik dengan meluncurkan single pertama berjudul Melepas Senja. Lalu disusul dengan single kedua yang masih punya benang merah dengan single pertama, judulnya adalah Menyambut Fajar. Ia berencana membuat video lirik dengan bantuan para pendengar setianya melalui hasil foto yang diambil ketika pagi tiba. Saya kemudian turut serta dalam project yang ia usung dengan ...

Pernah tergabung dalam sebuah kelompok pertemanan Lucky Girls sewaktu jaman SMA gara-gara selalu beruntung di waktu dan tempat yang tak terduga ternyata masih sampai sekarang. Lagi, saya menang kuis dan hadiahnya adalah sebuah album dari band indie Tik Tok asal Yogyakarta yang sudah saya dengar musiknya sejak di soundcloud. Sayangnya album ini hanya dijual di daerah Jawa. Rela gak rela kalau beli album online soalnya ongkos kirimnya lebih mahal daripada paketnya. Beruntung bisa dapat gratis lewat kuis di twitter dan dikirim langsung ke rumah. Album ini berisi 9 buah lagu yang bertema kehidupan sehari-hari namun bukan soal cinta, beraliran folk. Menarik! Single yang mereka usung berdasarkan realita saat ini berjudul Screen, lagu ini bercerita mengenai kebiasaan orang-orang yang gemar mengekspos kehidupan di dunia maya sehingga mengabaikan realita. Selamat mendengarkan, hati-hati tersentil. ;)

I was pretty lucky these days. In a month I won two quizzes on twitter. I am a twitter addict because I love reading fresh informations, facts and few gossips just to keep me updated. Since I don't really into any organizations. Personally, the people (maybe not founded yet) are not really suit to me. I don't think it's a big mistake not to be in organization, right? As long as I enjoy what I live and get what I want/need in a proper way is actually enough. Guess, I talked too much why I am so into social media instead of social organization. I may lose some yet I may get some. Balance? Back to quizzes thingy. I love to join quiz which offer good prizes, especially CD album from favorite artist, book, etc. So far I already won four CD albums from twitter quiz. I got Radio Galau FM soundtrack by @nadyafatira, Suddenly September (Self Titled) by @suddenlysept, Calvin Jeremy (Selamanya) by @gadismagz and the last Tulus (Gajah) by @negmus. Casually gave a tr...

Here I go again with playlist. It's been a looong. Enjoy!

Here I go! Currently happy because my recommendation about top 5 Indonesian Indie Band spotted on Gogirl Magazine this October edition. Actually cannot believe! It's always exciting sharing my favorites, especially Indonesian pride! Not only through blog/twitter but it's already printed on magazine. :') And when I posted it on social media, surprisingly got 45 likes on Instagram, 15 retweets on Twitter (including Marcell Siahaan, I don't even mentioned him but he might be agreed with me).... and 18 emoticons on Path. Not so many but those just meant a lottttt. In fact, got a spot on magazine is my little dream since junior high school, hehe. Seems like mission completed!

Ada yang tahu tentang Banda Neira? Ya, Banda Neira adalah sebuah pulau yang terletak di Maluku. Namun, tahukah kamu kalau Banda Neira juga merupakan sebuah band indie asal Bandung? Banda Neira hanya terdiri atas dua kepala yaitu Rara Sekar, aktivis HAM/pekerja sosial dan Ananda Badudu, wartawan harian Tempo. Band ini dibentuk atas dasar hobi semata, tidak untuk diseriusi awalnya. Ketika lagu-lagu mereka diunggah di situs Soundcloud , tanpa disangka banyak yang suka. Akhirnya mereka pun jadi semangat dalam menciptakan karya baru hingga merilis sebuah album bertajuk "Berjalan Lebih Jauh" pada bulan April 2013 lalu. Asal mula kenal band ini, dari rekomendasi seorang senior waktu SMA dulu, kak Pradipta. Ternyata setelah dengar beberapa lagu, saya langsung suka! Lagu-lagu Banda Neira beda dengan lagu kebanyakan. Seperti aliran yang mereka usung yaitu nelangsa pop. Kalem tapi dalem. Saking senangnya sama band ini, saya selalu dengerin tiap hari. Terus tiba-tiba dapat i...

Continued from the last post Musik Lokal , I am glad to let you all know another indie and major music which mostly new favorites of mine. Here I have Angsa & Serigala, Banda Neira, Adhitia Sofyan, The Trees & The Wild, Payung Teduh, Maliq & d'Essentials, Endah & Rhesa, Ayushita, Dini Budiayu, Monita Tahalea, Matthew Sayersz, Abdul & The Coffee Theory and Legna. You may never notice some of them, but just give your ears a listen. You don't know that you will love them the way I do. So proud to say that they are Indonesian. Hope you enjoy these adorable sounds!