Starting from Tresno Tipe X, to Iksan Skuter Will Color the Album 'NUSANTARA' Owned by Stand Here Alone

Kapanlagi.com - This year, 2020, will be one of the historic years for the Bandung-based melodic punk band, Stand Here Alone (SHA). Yes, this year the band, led by Ocan (guitar vocal), Mbenk (bass vocal), and Chio (drums), will celebrate their 10th anniversary on Indonesia's Independence Day, August 17th.

This special year is used by them to release a work, namely their second album. NUSANTARA is finally chosen as the title of Stand Here Alone's second album, which will be released on August 17th.

"The preparation is extraordinary, tiring but exciting, understandable because this is our first experience in working on an album with this concept. Finally, the album is now complete and some of the tracks have been mixed," said Mbenk in a recent interview with KapanLagi.com.

"Why NUSANTARA? Because we want SHA's music to be accepted throughout the archipelago and if given the opportunity by God, we want to have the experience of performing around the archipelago and meeting the atmosphere, friends, food, and customs that exist throughout the archipelago," explained Ocan.

1. Quarantine at Puncak Villa

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Unlike the first album, in this second album SHA tries a new approach. For several days, all personnel were quarantined at one of the villas in Puncak, West Java. This is considered positive for the personnel.

"Actually, this is a new ritual in making albums. Several days of quarantine in a villa is an idea from management, because it seems that our creative process is stuck when we only do takes in studios. Finally, the management offered a new option by bringing all the recording equipment to the basecamp, including the operator, to the villa and quarantining us for raw takes of the album NUSANTARA. It's fun," said Chio.

2. Collaboration with Many Musicians

There will be 12 songs in the album NUSANTARA. Interestingly, SHA invited seven other senior musicians from different genres and regions to collaborate on this album. They are Tresno Tipe X (Jakarta), Om Pmr (Jakarta), Asep Balon (Majalaya, West Java), Dorman Manik & Rany Simbolon (North Sumatra-Siantar), Jhoni Agung (Bali), 8Ball (Ambon), Iksan Skuter (Malang).

Although titled NUSANTARA, SHA does not immediately bring a nationalist concept with struggle lyrics. SHA will still provide a different perspective on the archipelago from everyday life, such as love stories, hangouts, and other phenomena in Indonesia.

3. Proof as a Productive Band

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SHA will release their works one by one in the NUSANTARA album until its release date on August 17. The song titled Modar (Patience Capital) which collaborates with a rapper from Majalaya, West Java, Asep Balon, has already been released a few days ago. Interestingly, the song Modar uses the Sundanese language.

With a well-prepared album concept and music, SHA is confident that the NUSANTARA album will have a positive impact on the Indonesian music industry. It's not just about being popular or not, the NUSANTARA album is evidence that SHA is a productive band.

"100% Sure. If we're not sure, we won't release it. If we don't release the album, it means we are musicians who are dull in our work. Whether it will be popular or not is a matter for later, what's important is that we have to build positive vibes first," said Chio.

(kpl/pur/sry)