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Prepare the Third Album of the Late Imanez, Who Stopped Midway, Here Are 6 Photos of Ottojam Reviving the Works of the Beach Kid

Prepare the Third Album of the Late Imanez, Who Stopped Midway, Here Are 6 Photos of Ottojam Reviving the Works of the Beach Kid

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Prepare the Third Album of the Late Imanez, Who Stopped Midway, Here Are 6 Photos of Ottojam Reviving the Works of the Beach Kid

Ottojam, the band that accompanied the late Imanez, has re-released several works of the legendary musician through their EP released last August. This EP contains songs such as Tequila, Anak Pantai, Samalona, Harus Mau, and Topeng Monyet.

"Ottojam is actually a long journey, which we finally managed to release this year. So actually, Imanez and Ottojam were a band format that was born from Jalan Potlot," said Reynold Affandy, the guitarist of Ottojam, to Kapanlagi.com in Cipete, South Jakarta, recently.

Reynold explained that Ottojam and Imanez have a close history with the music community in Jalan Potlot. At that time, they created music together with many famous musicians such as Slank, Anang, Kidnap Katrina, and The Flowers.

"There we made music. There were many kids, there was Slank, there was Anang, there was Kidnap Katrina, The Flowers. Many musicians," he said. Here are the details.

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Ottojam was initially formed as a supporting band for the tour of a singer nicknamed The Beach Kid. However, their togetherness made Ottojam more than just a backing band. Unfortunately, their musical journey had to come to a halt when Imanez passed away on June 22, 2004. 

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At that time, Ottojam was in the process of recording their third album with Imanez. The songs they had been working on were put on hold for a long time. "Once he wanted to tour, we finally formed Ottojam. Since we were hanging out together, it felt like a band. As time went by, the late Imanez had to be called by Allah S.W.T. It came to a stop. Because at that time we were recording the third album from Imanez Ottojam. The songs were stuck on the road," said Reynold.

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The spirit to continue Imanez's work was reignited after they performed at the Synchronize Festival. This became a momentum for Ottojam to complete the previously delayed album. They also rearranged several songs to fit the current music style. "So, yesterday when Synchronize happened, we agreed to finish the album. We released it in the format of today's music. So there are many songs that have been newly arranged as well," said Reynold.

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In addition to re-releasing old songs, Ottojam also introduces several new songs that had not been released before. In fact, there is one song from Imanez that was previously used by Slank and is now included in Ottojam's latest album. "Re-released, there are old songs from Anak Pantai re-released. There are new songs too. Oh, the new song that hadn't been released before is finally out. And also a song that Slank made," explained Reynold.

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Another surprise is the voice of Imanez that will appear in Ottojam's next album. The voice is taken from old vocal recordings of Imanez when he was still actively creating. "Yes, there is the voice of the late. So that's actually a surprise," revealed Reynold.

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The works of Imanez that are re-released by Ottojam are not just songs, but also become life memories for his fans. The distinctive voice and lyrics of Imanez will remind us of his golden era. "The surprise that I already knew beforehand. I already knew beforehand. So we took it from the late's vocal takes when the album was about to be released back in the day," concluded Reynold.