Website www.senyawa.tumblr.com | Years active 2010–present | |
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Members Wukir Suryadi, Rully Shabara, Duan Ferezka, Popo Fauza Record labels Morphine Records, Yes No Wave Music, Dual Plover, Cejero, Offbeat Music Indonesia, ConTRaDisc Genres Metalcore, Experimental music Similar Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Charles Cohen, Arrington de Dionyso, Vialka, Morphosis | ||
Senyawa is an experimental band from Java, Indonesia consisting of Rully Shabara and Wukir Suryadi. The band was formed in 2010 in Yogyakarta.
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The band mixes influences from musical and folklore traditions from the Indonesian archipelago with experimental music. The band neo-tribal sound has been described to mix "punk attitude" with "avant-garde aesthetics". According to critics, Senyawa has managed to "manage to embody the aural flavours of Javanese music while exploring the framework of experimental music practice, pushing the boundaries of both traditions" to create a sound that is "thoroughly out of this world."
Shabara provides his extended vocal techniques to Senyawa. The band's lyrics are in various languages of Indonesia, including Sulawesian, Javanese and Bahasa Indonesia. Senyawa's music is provided by Suryadi's self-built musical instruments made from bamboo and traditional agricultural tools from rural Indonesia.
Senyawa has been performing extensively in Asia, Australia and Europe. They have collaborated with notable musicians such as Lucas Abela, Yasuke Akai, Jon Sass, Damo Suzuki, Jerome Cooper, Keiji Haino, Melt Banana, Tatsuya Yoshida, Charles Cohen, David Shea and Kazuhisa Uchihashi.
In 2015, US modular synthesizer pioneer Charles Cohen reinterpreted by music by Senyawa. This reinterpretation has since been released as a 12" vinyl.
Documentary
The French documentary filmmaker Vincent Moon has directed a short movie about the band. The movie is entitled Calling the New Gods.
Studio Albums
EP
Live Albums
Songs
Hadirlah SuciMenjadi · 2015
JarananAcaraki · 2014
Pada Siang HariAcaraki · 2014