Sindikat Egrek Merah

by Gowa

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1.
Merebut Matahari 05:11
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2.
Aparat dan Korporat Sudah Dekat 01:55
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3.
Kesumat 03:24
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4.
Merdeka Sebelah Mana 05:30
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Tikam 04:59
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Memungut Mayat di Kebun Sawit 05:11
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Tentang Kebebasan 04:26
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8.
Sjam, Sang Intelektual Komprador 03:51
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9.
Senandung Tumpah Darah 04:55
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10.
Mesopotamia di Atas Gambut 04:36
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11.
Jangan Mati Dulu, Jangan Sekarang 03:07
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12.
Kami Adalah Semua Orang 04:11
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about

Gowa is the moniker for electronic music composer Lody Andrian, vocalist-guitarist for thrash metal unit Fakecivil and synthesizer for post metal group Amerta. In contrast to the two aggressive metal bands he joined, Gowa was born with the aim of building cinema in our heads, an exploration of imagination with stimulants of musical sounds and narrative conflicts. Like the score of a movie that never existed.

Gowa's debut full-length album Sindikat Egrek Merah (Red Sickle Syndicate) is indeed a hauntology record, about the revenge story of a group of vigilantes seeking revenge for a mass massacre over palm oil land. The twelve instrumental compositions that are presented in it brutally drag us into life, playing role after role in the plot of a slasher film.

In order to spark emotion in each of his compositions, Gowa synthesizes many musical elements, both classical, tribal and modern. We can hear how Indonesian instruments such as kendhang, tambourine, or gamelan with pelog tunings are combined polyrhythmically with the aesthetics of electronic music to leave an immersive impression; sucks us deep into cyberspace. Meanwhile, in other songs, the traditional Malian guitar scale brings out complex rhythmic layers, prompting our minds to dance and shudder at the same time.

“This is a romantic criticism of oligarchy. Sindikat Egrek Merah is the ghost of resistance, they will never die. I believe we can pose a threat through supernatural myths, because fictional narratives are much more powerful than scientific research.”

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released December 22, 2022

All tracks written and produced by Lody Andrian
Recorded at Studio Borneo
Mixed & Mastered by Lody Andrian
Drum on ‘Memungut Mayat di Kebun Sawit’ played by Elham Arrazag
Recorded at Benji Studio
Executive Producer by Lody Andrian and Narantara Sitepu
Artwork by Ramzi Firhad

Album Description written by Rio Tantomo
Liner Notes written by Herry 'Morgue Vanguard' Sutresna

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Gowa is the moniker of Indonesian musician and composer Lody Andrian, who combine electronic and acoustic instrumentation to create an immersive and cinematic musical experience.

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