The second collaborative effort between independent book publisher Elevation Books and hip-hop musician and historian Herry Sutresna (aka “Ucok Homicide”) has yielded another surefire hit. Flip Da Skrip is an in-depth look into the last 10 years of hip-hop that is as insightful as it is personal. Delivered with Ucok’s characteristic wit and academic-yet-personable style of prose, the b…
Indonesian indie darlings. Formed by Muhammad Suar Nasution (vocals, guitar), Ade Purnama (bass), Aditya "Adhi" Ardinugraha (guitar), Yudistira "Udhi" Ardinugraha (drums) and Arief Hamdani (guitar) in 1994, they were pioneers of the Bandung indie scene. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1996, the first 5000 copies of which were sold innovatively via mail-order through a teen magazin…
From academic electronic music to do-it-yourself noise in South East Asia. Contemporary and past noise, electroacoustic, industrial, experimental music and sound art in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar/Burma, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. With political, historical and sociological essays, exclusive interviews with artists and organizers, as well as an extensive bib…
“…dari sini kita akan membaca sekitar 70 ulasan musik, sekaligus menikmati ketekunan seorang legenda hidup bernama Slamet Abdul Sjukur, yang melintasi alam pikirannya selama lebih dari 35 tahun, dengan personifikasi bahasa yang indah, ketajaman intuitif dalam membahasakan fakta musik, kejujuran dan ketegasan, tanpa kita merasa khawatir akan kehilangan esensinya. Buku ini adalah kitab perist…
The art of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was all about his private life, but written in a code as obscure as TS Eliot's. In Heavier than Heaven Charles Cross has cracked the code, and this definitive biography is an all-access pass to Cobain's heart and mind. It reveals many secrets, thanks to 400-plus interviews, and even quotes Cobain's diaries and suicide notes revealing an unreleased Nirvana…