Slank
Encyclopedia
Slank is an Indonesia
n rock
band. It was founded in 1983 by some teenagers in a small street in Jakarta
called Gang Potlot. They had played rock music
everywhere until they got an opportunity to make an album
.
Accompanied by his colleague Denny and Erwan, Bimbim made Red Devil. For the guitarist
Bimbim brought Bongky. In December
1983 they changed their band name became Slank because they are looked selengean.
Formed in Jakarta in 1983, Slank—the group's initial lineup was Kaka (vocals), Pay (guitars), Bongky Marcel (bass), Indra Qadarish (keyboards), and Bimbim (drums) -- would play their trade for a number of years before finally landing a deal and releasing their first album, Suit suit...hehehe
, in 1990. From there, more albums, most of them commercially successful, followed, but Slank was plagued by a number of defections, some involving personal issues, others having to do with internal tensions based around creative decisions. The negativity was overcome, and over the next 20 years, Slank was able to increase their profile, touring the world and maintaining a high commercial value. In 2007, Slank released album number 20, Slow But Sure.
Suit suit...hehehe
(1991) was an enormous hit. Their subsequent success inspired the formation of other bands, such as Dewa.
Their first three albums, awarded by BASF Indonesia as The Best Selling Albums on BASF tapes and the fourth album Generasi Biru went multi-platinum, with several songs making in into Indonesia's top charts.
Slank became the first MTV
Indonesia
icon in 2005.
In 2007, Slank released the new album, "Slow But Sure"; the album's first single "Slalu Begitu" is currently receiving heavy rotation on Indonesian radio stations.
In 2008 Slank has been touring the U.S. and Europe
. They have also played in various Asia
n countries, such as Thailand
, the Philippines
, Japan
and South Korea
.
Having more than fifteen albums sold and occasionally causing political controversy in Indonesia, Slank decided to travel to the USA to record their first English-speaking album, Anthem for the Broken-Hearted. Blues Saraceno
is chosen to be their producer of this album. They record and mixed the album in only twenty-two days.
“If you want the world to see what you want to say, you better go to the highest mountain. And for music, the highest mountain now is in the U.S.A.”, says Abdee Negara
Their performance was meant to be a task from Peter F.Gontha to see how they deserved being in a jazz festival, the whole show that attends by thousands successfully transformed their songs into jazz. In the spirit of reaching greater jazz audience by combining genres, this show which featured Michael Paulo, Ron King and Tony Monaco was really a feels like a lifetime experience.
, Slank fans are known as 'Slankers', and they have a reputation for devotion. They waved their Slank flags, which consist of the word 'Slank' shaped into a graffiti-style butterfly. They sang along with several punk-rock songs and performed a stadium-worthy call-and-response routine. According to one of the guitarists Ridho
, "Slankers" span all ages from children to adult.
clang incidentally recorded to the song and left as is to become an atmospheric ambient.
"Juwita Malam", from the P.L.U.R album, featured in the 2005 film Banyu Biru
starring Tora Sudiro
. Cast members from the film are seen performing in the song's music video
.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band. It was founded in 1983 by some teenagers in a small street in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
called Gang Potlot. They had played rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
everywhere until they got an opportunity to make an album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
.
Early years
Bimbim created Cikini Stone Complex in early 1980s. This band only performed Rolling Stones song and not from another band. Then, they broke up late 1983 because of boredom.Accompanied by his colleague Denny and Erwan, Bimbim made Red Devil. For the guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Bimbim brought Bongky. In December
December
December is the 12th and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.December starts on the same day as September every year and ends on the same day as April every year.-Etymology:...
1983 they changed their band name became Slank because they are looked selengean.
Formed in Jakarta in 1983, Slank—the group's initial lineup was Kaka (vocals), Pay (guitars), Bongky Marcel (bass), Indra Qadarish (keyboards), and Bimbim (drums) -- would play their trade for a number of years before finally landing a deal and releasing their first album, Suit suit...hehehe
Suit suit...hehehe
SUIT.. SUIT.. HE..HE.. is Slank's first album. It was released in December 1990.-Track listing:#Suit..Suit.. He.. He..#Memang#Maafkan#Apatis Blues#American Style#Aku Gila#Karang#Bocah#Kalah...
, in 1990. From there, more albums, most of them commercially successful, followed, but Slank was plagued by a number of defections, some involving personal issues, others having to do with internal tensions based around creative decisions. The negativity was overcome, and over the next 20 years, Slank was able to increase their profile, touring the world and maintaining a high commercial value. In 2007, Slank released album number 20, Slow But Sure.
Suit suit...hehehe
Suit suit...hehehe
SUIT.. SUIT.. HE..HE.. is Slank's first album. It was released in December 1990.-Track listing:#Suit..Suit.. He.. He..#Memang#Maafkan#Apatis Blues#American Style#Aku Gila#Karang#Bocah#Kalah...
(1991) was an enormous hit. Their subsequent success inspired the formation of other bands, such as Dewa.
Their first three albums, awarded by BASF Indonesia as The Best Selling Albums on BASF tapes and the fourth album Generasi Biru went multi-platinum, with several songs making in into Indonesia's top charts.
Slank became the first MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
icon in 2005.
Various Changes
Since its inception, Slank's band members have changed frequently. Reasons have ranged from drugs uses, woman, money and differences in musical styles. The most popular line up of the band has been Kaka (vocals), Bimbim (Drum), Abdee (Guitars), Ivanka (Basses), Ridho (Guitars).In 2007, Slank released the new album, "Slow But Sure"; the album's first single "Slalu Begitu" is currently receiving heavy rotation on Indonesian radio stations.
In 2008 Slank has been touring the U.S. and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. They have also played in various Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n countries, such as Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
Having more than fifteen albums sold and occasionally causing political controversy in Indonesia, Slank decided to travel to the USA to record their first English-speaking album, Anthem for the Broken-Hearted. Blues Saraceno
Blues Saraceno
Blues Saraceno is an American rock guitarist, composer, and music producer who currently resides in Los Angeles California. Saraceno was discovered by Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine, at the age of 16, which assisted him in releasing instrumental recordings on an independent basis...
is chosen to be their producer of this album. They record and mixed the album in only twenty-two days.
“If you want the world to see what you want to say, you better go to the highest mountain. And for music, the highest mountain now is in the U.S.A.”, says Abdee Negara
Abdee Negara
Abdee Negara is an Indonesian guitarist, back vocalist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as Slank's guitarist with fellow guitarist, Ridho, and also has played with many national and international guitarist, including Paul Gilbert. Besides working with Slank, his main band, he is...
Java Jazz Festival 2009
This is one of the big headlines. For the first time, the Indonesian phenomenon with millions of fans, Slank, rocked this year’s Java Jazz Festival 2009! Who could predicted that Slank would have their moment at the biggest jazz event in the world.Their performance was meant to be a task from Peter F.Gontha to see how they deserved being in a jazz festival, the whole show that attends by thousands successfully transformed their songs into jazz. In the spirit of reaching greater jazz audience by combining genres, this show which featured Michael Paulo, Ron King and Tony Monaco was really a feels like a lifetime experience.
Slankers
For more than two decades, Slank has managed a healthy attitude towards their music career, which in turn has helped them throughout the years. Slank has also gained somewhat of a cult status in IndonesiaIndonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, Slank fans are known as 'Slankers', and they have a reputation for devotion. They waved their Slank flags, which consist of the word 'Slank' shaped into a graffiti-style butterfly. They sang along with several punk-rock songs and performed a stadium-worthy call-and-response routine. According to one of the guitarists Ridho
Mohammad Ridwan Hafiedz
Mohammad Ridwan Hafiedz or Ridho is an Indonesian guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as Slank's guitarist and back vocalist along with another guitarist, Abdee Negara...
, "Slankers" span all ages from children to adult.
Trivia
In "Pisah Saja Dulu", vocals were taken at night outside at the house's terrace. The sound of passing cars and zippoZippo
A Zippo lighter is a refillable, metal lighter manufactured by Zippo Manufacturing Company of Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S. Thousands of different styles and designs have been made in the seven decades since their introduction including military ones for specific regiments.-Establishment:George G...
clang incidentally recorded to the song and left as is to become an atmospheric ambient.
"Juwita Malam", from the P.L.U.R album, featured in the 2005 film Banyu Biru
Banyu Biru
Banyu Biru is a 2005 Indonesian film.Panned by the critics in Indonesia on release, the surreal theme of this roadtrip movie of self discovery performed moderately well in cinemas but fared much better on its DVD release, probably owing to the bankability of its main star, Tora Sudiro...
starring Tora Sudiro
Tora Sudiro
Tora Sudiro is an Indonesian actor. His popular TV comedy show, Extravaganza, is broadcast by Trans TV. He has also appeared in Indonesian TV dramas such as 2006's Dunia Tanpa Koma...
. Cast members from the film are seen performing in the song's music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
.
Act in The Film
On 2009 Slank was joined in a film that tell about Slank's journey in their music career called "Generasi Biru". This film was directed by a famous Indonesian director, Garin Nugroho. For this film Slank have make a single, that is "Slank Dance". This song is contain a unique dance style which created by Slankers.Studio Album
- Suit suit...heheheSuit suit...heheheSUIT.. SUIT.. HE..HE.. is Slank's first album. It was released in December 1990.-Track listing:#Suit..Suit.. He.. He..#Memang#Maafkan#Apatis Blues#American Style#Aku Gila#Karang#Bocah#Kalah...
1990 - KampunganKampunganKampungan is Slank's second album. It was released in December 1992. This album contains classic hits such as Mawar Merah and Terlalu Manis.First release version of the cover was printed on an iron-on T-shirt transfer paper.-Track listing:...
1991 - PissPiss!Piss is Slank's third album. It was released in 1993. The album is named after the song Piss to remind us that until today some people are still pissing on peace.-Track listing:# "Anyer 10 Maret" - 04:32# "Begitu Saja"# "BMW"# "Cekal" - 01:32...
1993 - Generasi BiruGenerasi Biru (album)Generasi Biru is Slank's fourth album. It was released in December 1994. This is the first album produced by Slank. The first three albums was produced by Boedi Soesatio under the Projek 'Q' label.-Prologue:...
1994 - MinoritasMinoritasMinoritas is Slank's fifth studio album. It was released on January 1996. The song lyrics inside the cover was printed reversally. Mirror shall be used to read the lyrics as a symbol to mirror what we have done throughout our life.-Tag Line:...
1996 - Lagi Sedih 1997
- Tujuh 1998
- Mata Hati Reformasi 1998
- 999 + 09, Vol. 1 1999 (double album)
999 + 09, Vol. 2 1999 - Virus 2001
- Satu Satu 2003
- Bajakan 2003
- P.L.U.R 2004
- Slankissme 2005
- Slow But Sure 2007
- The Big Hip 2008
- Anthem For The Broken Hearted 2009
- Jurus Tandur No.18 2010
Live Album
- Konser Piss 30 Kota 1998
- Virus Road Show 2002
- Slank - Road To Peace 2004
Movie Soundtrack
- O.S.T. "Get Married" 2007
- Original Soundtrack "Generasi Biru" The Movie 2009
- O.S.T. "Get Married 2" 2009
International Album
- Since 1983 - Malaysian Edition 2006
- Slank feat. Big Hip - Japan Edition 2008
- Anthem For The Broken Hearted - USA Edition 2008
Members
- Vocal - Akhadi Wira Satriaji (Kaka)
- Drums - Bimo Setiawan Almachzumi (Bimbim)
- Guitars - Abdee NegaraAbdee NegaraAbdee Negara is an Indonesian guitarist, back vocalist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as Slank's guitarist with fellow guitarist, Ridho, and also has played with many national and international guitarist, including Paul Gilbert. Besides working with Slank, his main band, he is...
(Abdee) - Guitars - Mohammad Ridwan HafiedzMohammad Ridwan HafiedzMohammad Ridwan Hafiedz or Ridho is an Indonesian guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as Slank's guitarist and back vocalist along with another guitarist, Abdee Negara...
(Ridho) - Basses - Ivan Kurniawan Arifin (Ivanka)