Connecting Jakarta: A Complete Guide to Host Independent Touring Bands

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Connecting Jakarta: A Complete Guide to Host Independent Touring Bands
Connecting Jakarta: A Complete Guide to Host Independent Touring Bands

What does it take to invite touring bands to play the underground scene in Jakarta? This seasoned metal/punk organizer creates a detailed guideline.

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Quote: «curiously addictive feat», Saifulhaq, Gisela Swaragita
Sound: Mar Galo

Blooming Through Concrete

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Blooming Through Concrete
Blooming Through Concrete

What does it take to go to a local music gig in Jakarta? Here’s a POV of a gig-goer who walks Jakarta's dystopian landscape to reach a lively gig organized by friends.

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Quote: «flowering weed that blooms through the concrete», Areispine Dymussaga Miraviori
Photo: Maezara
Sound: Mar Galo

Echoing Imprints

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Echoing Imprints
Echoing Imprints

Aghnia's «Echoing Imprints» is an intimate walkthrough and exploration of Jakarta’s vibrant music culture that takes us to the important sites at the very heart of the city’s music scene, inviting us to listen to their silent hums and lingering rhythms.

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Quote: «photograph serves as a portal», Gisela Swaragita
Sound: Mar Galo

Soulmate is a Safe Space

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Soulmate is a Space Space
Soulmate is a Safe Space

Dania Joedo, a trans activist and musician, explores her journey of self-discovery, acceptance, and advocacy. This conversation highlights Dania’s evolution from living as Danang to openly embracing her identity as Dania, and the significant role her partner, Gusti, played i

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Quote: «for participation we need representation», Dania Joedo
Photo: Maezara
Sound: Mar Galo

Whispers 1

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Whispers 1
Whispers 1

This playlist is a sonic archive of the chapters of my life and their relation to Jakarta.

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Quote: «momentous times in the Jakarta chapter of my life», Gisela Swaragita
Photo: Maezara
Sound: Mar Galo

Whispers 2

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Whispers 2
Whispers 2

These lesser heard whispers are alive and loud, they are thriving underground and are nursed by unyielding devotees. Saifulhaq, an extreme music veteran in the city, compiles favorite performances from the metal and punk shows in Jakarta.

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Quote: «lesser heard whispers are alive and loud», Gisela Swaragita
Photo: Maezara
Sound: Mar Galo

Whispers 3

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Whispers 3
Whispers 3

A Jakarta-born-and-bred music enthusiast compiles representative sounds of her hometown. Her insights that emerge in the process are surprising!

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Quote: “tough, rough, loud”, Rugun Sirait
Sound: Mar Galo

Sons of Betawi and Their Cultural Paradox

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Sons of Betawi and Their Cultural Paradox
Sons of Betawi and Their Cultural Paradox

Haikal Azizi, the man behind noir folk/pop Bin Idris, reminisces on spiritual roots in his hometown of Depok.

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Quote: «keep painting until it looks real», Bin Idris
Sound: Mar Galo

Anusheh Anadil – Slow Revolution

Anusheh Anadil – Slow Revolution
Anusheh Anadil – Slow Revolution
Anusheh Anadil – Slow Revolution

In this episode of "Long Take: Life as an Artist", we meet Anusheh Anadil — musician, artist, cultural activist, and social entrepreneur from Bangladesh. She was the lead singer of the band Bangla that brought traditional spiritual folk songs to urban youth.

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Quote: Anusheh Anadil
Photo: Ørjan Ellingvåg

Tehran: A Gateway Wandering Beyond

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Tehran: A Gateway Wandering Beyond
Tehran: A Gateway Wandering Beyond

Episode 22 of the «TIMEZONES» podcast series comes from Tehran and is an introspection on where an artist or artistic journey finds its existence – where it starts and ends, how it emerges, unfolds, or even falls into silence.

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Quote: Khamoosh

A World Where Voices Compete but Rarely Connect

A World Where Voices Compete but Rarely Connect
A World Where Voices Compete but Rarely Connect
A World Where Voices Compete but Rarely Connect

Sound is memory, testimony, and sometimes just a boring hiss inside one’s flat. From Stolpersteine to deep-sea mining – this dialogic essay reflects the potential and pitfalls of sound as intro to the new Norient publication with Rewire 2025.

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Design: Anja Kaiser, Jim Kühnel