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\nJakarta Movement has no lack of diversity<\/p>\n
Karen Stingemore
\nThe Jakarta Post\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
I arrived at the annual music festival, The Jakarta Movement at 4
\np.m. last Saturday and thought I had hit a dud scene.<\/p>\n
By 11 p.m. the popular annual festival at Ancol suddenly
\nseemed to come alive, with hoards of young Indonesians moving
\ntheir voguishley styled bodies to the musical beat of many
\ndifferent drums.<\/p>\n
The festival catered for all tastes and included smooth easy-
\nlistening, \"chill-out\" sounds, funky, alternative New Age rock
\ngroups, rap and trance-like beats emanating from some of
\nIndonesia's top DJs.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's underground music scene is not short of talent
\nwith the likes of the homegrown band The Upstairs, a New Age rock
\ngroup, pumping out a sound reminiscent of bands such as The
\nRamones and The Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n
The band was a crowd pleaser, the lead singer unique to the
\ncore with his 1970s wide sunglasses, extra-tight, black-and-white
\nstriped pants, brightly colored accessories and \"Mick Jagger\"
\nhairdo.<\/p>\n
Devout fan of Indonesia's underground music scene Lina Zainal
\nfrom Jakarta, said the crowd always looked forward to seeing what
\noutfit the lead singer, Jimi Multhazam, would be wearing and her
\nfriends agreed with her that they were never disappointed.<\/p>\n
\"The lyrics are always sung in 'proper' Indonesian, with no
\nslang, which is quite unique to this band, Lina said.<\/p>\n
Jimi captivated the audience with his on-stage theatrics and
\ncould be likened to those of the 1970s punk rock legend, Iggy
\nPop: He danced, pranced, shimmied and shook; his energy was
\nelectric.<\/p>\n
The guest band was a similarly alternative New York New Age
\nrock group, The Bravery, whose style and sound was remarkably
\nsimilar to The Upstairs.<\/p>\n
The band won a good reception, although the evening was not
\nwithout controversy, with some Upstairs fans boycotting The
\nBravery because their band said they were not permitted to play
\nat the same time as The Bravery and therefore only played a
\nshort gig.<\/p>\n
The crowd was disappointed when The Upstairs stopped playing,
\nwith only half rushing off to hear The Bravery.<\/p>\n
The Upstairs had been playing gigs throughout the day and were
\nlate, so this contributed to the curtailment.<\/p>\n
The smooth \"jazzy\" sounds of Tika, who has just released her
\nfirst album, were appreciated by the crowd and the dancing began
\nin earnest later in the evening when the group Goodnight
\nElectric, which mixed songs with some occasional lyrics thrown
\nin, hit the stage.<\/p>\n
By all accounts this year's Jakarta Movement proved that
\nIndonesia's underground music scene was alive and well and there
\nwas certainly no lack of diversity in its artists.<\/p>\n
Picture caption:
\nThe Bravery was this year's guest band at the annual music
\nfestival, The Jakarta Movement.<\/p>",
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