Reid Voltus - Spilled Guts (2010)

Hujan Rekords
Free Music Archive

9.2

/Alternative rock, Experimental rock, Noise rock, Ambient noise/

Comment: as we have already been very well aware the Indonesian indie scene is intriguing and diverse. Hujan Rekords has been one of those outputs allowing us to make acquaintance with the biggest muslim country`s guitar rock scene. Reid Voltus offers up a set of 4 tracks which used to run in the vein of Sonic Youth-tinged guitar magic and apocalyptic shouting-moaning. Yet, the last track Sounds From The Grotto ascends up to a new level conveying an example of a sort of music classified as guitar-based ambient noise (compare it with Tore Elgarøy`s guitar raping act at The Sound Of The Sun). Indeed, this instance might be considered visceral.

Chamberlain - The Wild And The Innocent EP (2010)

Hujan! Rekords

8.4

/Pomp pop, Alternative pop/rock, Soft rock/

Comment: melodramatic and lovelorn and bombastic yet convincing alternative rock/soft pop from Bandung, Indonesia. Just four tracks are represented there including an instrumental introspection either. Music is issued on Hujan! Rekords and being an example of flourishing pop rock scene in Indonesia.