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Celebrate 40 Years of Work, Slank Affirm Their Continued Criticality in Music - Full of Social Issues

Celebrate 40 Years of Work, Slank Affirm Their Continued Criticality in Music - Full of Social Issues

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Celebrate 40 Years of Work, Slank Affirm Their Continued Criticality in Music - Full of Social Issues

Marking 40 years of work, the band Slank held a concert titled 'Slank Joged 40rever' at the Jakarta Arts Building (GKJ) on Thursday (28/12/2023). On this occasion, Slank officially released their 25th album titled 'Joged'.

"This concert is a form of celebration for 40 years and also to introduce our new album," said Bimbim, Slank's drummer, in a press conference at the Jakarta Arts Building (GKJ), Central Jakarta, on Thursday (28/12/2023).

 

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Bimbim asserts that the album 'Joged' is a response to the view that Slank has lost its criticality in their music works.

Celebrate 40 Years of Work, Slank Affirm Their Continued Criticality in Music - Full of Social Issues

"Certainly this album still has a critical tone. Of course, we are always critical through our work. For those who think we are not critical, they only follow a few Slank albums," said Bimbim.  

Celebrate 40 Years of Work, Slank Affirm Their Continued Criticality in Music - Full of Social Issues

"In fact, in the last 10 years, Slank's albums have been trying to convey criticism towards the social issues in Indonesia," added Bimbim.

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Album 'Joged' consists of nine songs. Kaka, Slank's vocalist, stated that the songs in this album are an expression of their views on social issues in Indonesia.

Celebrate 40 Years of Work, Slank Affirm Their Continued Criticality in Music - Full of Social Issues

"We try to express what we feel through our work. Of course, this expression is a reflection of social issues over the past two years," said Kaka.

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About the title 'Joged', Kaka explained that it reflects Slank's approach to the diversity of Indonesian culture, where each region has its own unique cultural heritage.

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"Each region has its own dance or joged. So the meaning of the word Joged is very broad, even though the song remains critical," said Kaka.

Celebrate 40 Years of Work, Slank Affirm Their Continued Criticality in Music - Full of Social Issues

Bimbim also admitted that in terms of music, the 'Joged' album provides a different vibe from Slank's previous works, which always try to adapt to the development of the times.

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"Slank tries to innovate, including with this album. The music is very different, but we still rock n roll," said Bimbim.

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Slank has started working on the 'Joged' album since January 2023. The recording process was done in a villa in Bogor, West Java, for five days. However, the song material for this album had been prepared long before. The 'Joged' album will be released on all digital platforms on December 29, 2023.