A simple blog where I can post and share some of my old (and current) musical bits that I've been working on since 1992. Some are just unpublished musical pieces (of shit), experiments or documentary/TV music illustrations I was involved in. I'm still searching for my older material, scattered around in different formats (e.g. from older 1/4 inch or DAT tapes) at different places - so the postings will not be in chronological order of production. The audio qualities are quite disparate, reflecting the difference in technologies used, my own lack of unprofessionalism & patience (ha ha!).

I'm an anthropologist by training - one of the reasons why I decided NOT to become a musician by profession (where's the logic in this argument ??!??), besides doubting my own talents and my disdain for the stupidity that rules the institutionalization of music. My apologies for the ubiquitous presence of the Minimoog synthesizer...(explaining my obsession with vintage 1970s analog synthesis)
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Pieces of my shitty experiments:

1) Sukarno 1964 (3:06 - mp3/192 kbps)
2) Organized Crime in America (6:12 - mp3/192 kbps)
3) Tsunami drone (Setagaya Public Theater's "Hotel Grande Asia" - "Three Sailors" scene) (5:36 - mp3/ 192 kbps)

Other current musical project: http://ribet30.blogspot.com (Indonesian)

Upcoming uploads (TV/Documentary stuff):

2) Kayan Mentarang Theme (documentary, 2000, produced by Tantyo Bangun, WWF Germany & WWF Indonesia Programme)
3) Kaleidoskop Olahraga RCTI title music (Dec 1996 edition)

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Tsunami drone from "Three Sailors"

This piece of music was composed under the direction of Azuzan JG (Indonesia), Dindon WS (Indonesia), Pradit Prasartthong (Thailand) and Namron (Malaysia) for "Three Sailors", a scene from Setagaya Public Theater's "Hotel Grande Asia" project. This recording was recorded live on Cakewalk Sonar Producer at the Yamaguchi Center for Performing Arts, 13 February 2005.

The actual theatrical scene depicts three Asian sailors (two Indonesians & one Thai) finding themselves engulfed in a huge Tsunami wave. The five minute musical drone was meant to build tension while the performers were struggling against tidal waves before meeting the end of their lives and were reborn three ghosts. The three ghosts soon spotted a Malaysian pirate struggling amidst the waves by holding on to a plastic container filled with looted goods. The three ghosts and the Malaysian were finally stranded on a Thai beach. (photos by dlumenta)