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wolfmother in bali

where to eat and listen to good music

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34 metallica

INDOnESIA 2018

Cover: wolfmother live at deus, bali by dave burden 6

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In a smokey den with the vulume on full blast, the crusty old vynal wailed, the doors closed while the windows rattled violently. Ozzie's voice sent chills down my little six year old spine, a chill that transmuted into a raw driving energy that has never left me. Since that day in my uncles bedroom and I spent the next five or so years sorting through and sampling all of his epic 70's rock collection. And just last month I was sent spiralling back into those memories while watching Wolfmother... Last month saw a little dream come true. Wolfmother, one of the best modern throwback rock band ever, played in Jakarta at the Java Rockin' Land festival (see page. 58) and then backed it up a few days later with a secret unannounced underground gig that made history at Deus in Bali (see page.30). If you were there, you were lucky; if you missed it.. I doubt there will be a next time. The Vines slipped in and out of Bali Town around the same time and ended up putting in some DJ time at Drupadi Bar (Yokii), Dues and RAW. I-Mag then headed down to Perth this month to get backstage and photograph Metallica's performance (see page.34) and we ended up with the low down on bass player Rob Trujillo. So, it's all about music this month... Stayed tuned and enjoy!

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bookband Knockout: The Sexy, Vi o lent, Extraordinary Life of Vicky LaMotta

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photo alex lake Logistics aside, if you could spend a trashy night getting wasted with a book this would be it. You’d kick back and spend the next few hours of the small morning laughing, crying, throwing plates against walls and wake up the next afternoon feeling like you’d lived a thousand lives in one night. That’s pretty much how I imagine Vicky LaMotta would have felt after writing this book. Knockout: The Sexy, Violent, Extraordinary Life of Vikki LaMotta is an indulgent peak into the life and loves of one woman who did all the things your mum told you not to do. Written with the words of LaMotta and the skills of author Thomas Hauser, this book is well beyond your average tell all autobiography. Its brutal honesty at its best, published after her death in 2005 upon her request, due to the shocking detail and epic revelations. Its fast paced and outrageous to the core with name dropping throughout, I’m talking Hugh Hefner, Jake LaMotta, Frank Sinatra and Robert De Niro just to name a few. Somewhere in between the heartaches and betrayals LaMotta seems to have found solace and the final tone ends on a note of satisfaction with life as it was. No regrets. It’s the story of a beautiful child and a not so beautiful childhood. Its about falling for the wrong men with the right intentions. Its sex, violence and that requisite playboy cover that usually features in a life lived within such a world. Its predictable but in a purely honest way. Its no classic but therein lies its promise. Open a bottle of wine (or a quart of whisky) and get lost in the scandal. You be the judge.

They’re that awkward band of misfits who play synthesisers on stage at the highschool talent comp. And win. And become cool. Because they are cool. And talented. And then they pick up some guitars, ‘cause chicks dig guitars. This whole album reminds me of the optimism of highschool. I’m thinking summer holidays, sports carnivals, crushes, cliques, cool kids and long weekends spent trying (and failing) to get into establishments. Incidentally, founding members, Jonothan Pierce and Jacob Graham met on a summer camp when they were kids. As if being stuck in that timewarp forever, their sound evokes the simple emotions of childhood when good days are good and bad days are the pits. Their songs are simple but sharp; they do whats been done but they do it well. Their lyrics ooze that natural charm and ‘tude that comes from growing up in Brooklyn. As for their sound, its kinda like The Beach Boys crossed with The Cure crossed with that band that made that song Forever Young. Yep they’d fit somewhere in between but with that tech-savvy, noughties edge influence of Hot Chip. You listen to them while you cruise down the street with a groin thrust as you turn the corner. Its all in the groin thrust. You’ll find them on the corner of Andy Warhols Factory and Madonnas town house in that graff covered allyway where that makeshift half-pipe’s been erected. They’re the musos at school who throw the best parties the cool kids don’t get invited to. But you’re invited. So tune in, dance-off, kick back or run amok, whatever. Stay cool.

words Eliza-Jane George

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dining out Hard Rock Hotel Bali

Hotel Tugu Bali

This November have a rockin’ good time at Hard Rock’s Centerstage from Monday – Sunday with Nu Color and Canopy. Check out the Rhythm & Booze Fashion Show on Mondays and Reggae Nights on Thursdays. And Ladies, leave them men at home on Wednesdays for ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’. All shows start 8.30 onwards. So, whattaya waitin’ fer?

Hotel Tugu Bali is the place for stellar impromptu music events. Louis Bertignac, lead guitarist for the legendary French rock mega group Telephone, played recently in September. In August it was Ananda Sukarlan, a brilliant young Indonesian pianist, who graduated with summa cum laude in 1993 from the Royal Conservatory of Den Haag under the guidance of Naum Grubert. And way back in April 2010 presented for the first time in Indonesia the internationally renowned bossa nova diva Bebel Gilberto. Who will it be in November? Call them up and give yourself a nice surprise!

Hard Rock Hotel Jalan Pantai, Kuta Phone +62 361 761 869 www.hardrockhotels.net

Hotel Tugu Bali Jalan Pantai Batu Bolong, Canggu Phone +62 361 731 701 bali@tuguhotels.com

JPs Warung

From your first steaming cup of coffee to your last drop of booze, JP’s Warung is the place to go. A favourite for music lovers and musicians, where gigs and jam sessions happen spontaneously. Hang around for pop rock, jazz, funky, ethnic fusion to hard rock while digging into tempting dishes dreamed up by renowned Chef Frederic Pougault from Lyon, France. Quality food that won’t burn a hole in your wallet. And you don’t even have to dress up! Ah… JP’s Warung Jalan Dyana Pura 6, Seminyak Phone +62 361 731 622 www.jps-warungclub.com

Rock Bar at Ayana Resort and Spa Bali

Rock Bar is a spectacular place to watch sunsets with your favourite drink in hand. Know what else is great there? DJ Martin East, DJ Yuki and DJ Cahya performing daily Sunset sessions from 5.30pm and Late Night Sessions 9.30pm - 1am every Thursday through Sunday! This month, however, Jez Colin the multi-talented producer, songwriter, re-mixer, music programmer and musician whose latest album The Latin Project spent 5 weeks at number 1 on the CMJ (College Music Journal) RPM and Latin charts, will be wowing guests with his eclectic dance remixes at the Rock Bar for three Sunset and Late Night Sessions, including a special Sunset Session with his good friend Martin East. Catch him perform on Friday, Nov 26 from 5.30–8pm; Saturday, Nov 27 from 9.30pm–1am and Tuesday, Nov 30, Sunset Session with Martin East from 5.30-8pm. Rock Bar at Ayana Resort and Spa Bali Jalan Karang Mas Sejahtera, Jimbaran Phone +62 361 702 222 Fax +62 361 702 455

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Music Is One Consciousness A DJ IS NOT A ROCK STAR, ITS CRAP, AN ABSOLUTE FALLACY. Martin East began his career in the entertainment industry as an actor, appearing in British TV series such as EastEnders, The Bill and Inspector Morse. After moving to LA for a role in the Hollywood blockbuster Titanic, he turned to his first love, music, and is now one of the City of Lights’ most sought-after DJs and producers. He recently teamed up with NY legend E-Man for the New Deep House Classic, Some People, and has produced remixes under the Mundial moniker for various artists including Jill Scott and New Order. He has produced under labels including Om, Bargrooves and Ministry of Sound, and owns his own label Kapa Music. Martin East now brings his original blend of Deep House to his perch amongst the rocks overlooking the Rock Bar in Bali. I’m going to ask the most obvious question because it seems that ‘everybody who is a somebody’ is settling down in Bali. What’s your reason and how long have you been here? I came here for the first time last August and then moved here in March. I’ve been living in LA for the last twelve years. I came to Bali last year for a festival and enjoyed it so much I felt I could live here, I like the opportunities and I was ready for a change from Los Angeles. Where are you from? I’m originally from England; East London, hence the name, which is not a real name. Nom de plume. How long have you been a DJ? I moved to LA because I was in the film business. I was broke at the time and didn’t want to be a waiter. Everyone in LA end up becoming waiters when their dreams fail! I went to a few parties and saw some very, very bad DJs. So I thought if these guys could do it anyone can. I’d always had a passing interest in it anyway. When I was a kid I used to sing in musicals; I was in choirs and had appeared in some Andrew Lloyd Weber’s plays and stuff like that. I came into regular acting from music, into film and television. After a year in LA I started to feel the desperation around the acting industry. There are so many actors there with the underlying feeling that acting solves people’s problems on a psychologically level. You can actually touch it, feel it. You see a lot of broken people in LA. You’re the one that pointed to the iceberg in the Titanic film, weren’t you? Yeah, so many years ago. We shot the film for five months in Mexico, Rosarito. I went from London to Mexico and then on to LA. I have been very lucky to travel around the world acting: Russia, Lithuania, Europe and Africa. I went to drama school at the same place as Gary Oldman and had serious training. 26

Ok, now back to DJ-ing. Where was your first gig? My first gig was in a place called Backstage in Beverly Hills. My friend had a party and the music was terrible. I didn’t own any equipment; I didn’t even have a car, not even any headphones. I DJ-ed twice in my ex-girlfriend’s bedroom, I didn’t know what I was doing. My friend let me use his equipment and his records. We got drunk ad did the gig. After that gig some woman came up to me and asked if I wanted to dj at Barfly. It’s a famous bar in Paris that came to LA. The following Tuesday I did a party at Barfly and was paid US$200. Then the manager of barfly asked if I wanted to be a regular DJ on Tuesdays and Saturdays. By my second gig I was professional but I had no idea what I was doing; still no equipment! One thing you have to understand is that a lot of what defines a good DJ is ‘taste’. You can’t buy taste. Taste is personal. And you play for the public that contain a lot of ‘tastes’. How do you get them to come together? There are two separate kinds of DJs. One type is DJs that are basically an extended form of jukebox. It’s their position to read the crowd and give that crowd what they want on their level. The other kind of DJ is more of an ‘artist’: They have a point of view, they are gonna offer you a point of view and you can like it or leave it. The best kind of Dj is one that can do both. After you have enough experience you learn how to not have such a radical point of view. The more I’ve progressed as a DJ the more I realize it’s not about me, but more about the new experience. It is especially the case in Bali where you have DJs that dictate to you what kind of experience you’re going to have. It’s quite aggressive kind of music too. It’s like “I’m gonna overwhelm you with this music and sound system”. Then you have other DJs, where my roots are, who see music as a form of seduction. I come from a school where I see music to seduce and softly

pull them in. Before they know it they are having a unique experience. I don’t want to play the same records that everyone else is playing. You couldn’t pay me to play the Los Americanos track, I don’t play that kind of music. However, the worst thing is that it works. Playing hit songs people want to hear works because people get drunk and want to have a good night. It’s that threshold of quality that you have to say “I’m not prepared to go that low”. This kind of approach only appeals to certain type of people. Do you ever use your fame in the film industry to draw people into your music? To hype you up, so to speak. No. I’m a DJ and that has got nothing to do with it. I understand it sells. I mean everybody needs all the hype they can get. But I was so immersed in the idea of music that I think it is inappropriate to sell myself like that. I was lucky because within a year in LA I played at the hottest club called Mandalay with the likes of Bono, Rod Stewart frequenting the place. I was popular because I didn’t play the same shit. I was playing a lot of African and Brazilian dance music with a lot of percussions. I had Stevie Wonder’s people come and ask if they could play drums with me because I wasn’t doing what everyone else was doing. What I was trying to do was to create is a unique experience. It lasted only one summer, as the owner didn’t have a liquor license. It’s ok for your music not to be for everyone? It’s ok. The problem with modern society is that it has become homogenized. Everyone is trying to create the same experience. At one point in LA everybody tried to play like DJ AM. He was the big guy. And everybody was into rock, hip hop, connection and mashup. You went to every place and it would be like that. It used to bore the pants off of me. Where’s the new voice? I don’t have to like it but it needs to be different. I appreciate it when people try something

different, even if they fail. You seem to be having a great time there. Why the move or jump, eventually? My friend from LA was building a new restaurant in Kerobikan (Sardine). I checked on Facebook when it was being constructed and I said like ”Wow”! I could see something organic coming out of the ground; and the idea of moving out to Bali begun to sprout. I had enough of LA, it’s a very manufactured place. Then I did a world tour last year from Bali to New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, and South Africa. Going to South Africa was an experience for me. When I got there, musically I found my spiritual home in the worst places. White working people in the UK had misconceptions of South Africa. But I found myself DJ- ing in clubs in the township and I’ve never felt safer in my life. I have never felt love for music emanating anywhere else like that; it’s almost like you can put it in a bag and sell it. Their experience was on a different plane. I could never envisage going back LA and play at parties getting paid with money. You can’t sell your soul. You can only sell your soul for a certain amount of time cause in the end you have no soul left to sell. You’re a jukebox. Which is fine if that is where you want to position yourself. An important phase in becoming a good DJ is being able to give the crowd what they want. But, if you can give them what they want and choose not to and still get them to where you want, it’s like taking them on a journey. You’ve led a group of individuals, because a DJ is not a

rock star, its crap, an absolute fallacy. The worst kind of DJ experience you can have is when the DJ stands up and you have thirty people looking at him. I mean, come on now. Make the music tell a story. Make the music give an experience. It’s a two way street. Yeah. It’s a communicating thing. If you’re the kind of DJ that says “here this is the kind of music I’m going to play : I’m a SUPERSTAR so who am I going to sleep with and where is my pay,” you can’t relate to the place you’re playing in. I relate to the fact that everything, everywhere and everyone affect you to some level. If they don’t care and just say “this is what you’re gonna get”, then I think you’re dead. You’re done. History. You might be cool Now but, you’re already done! Your first gig in Bali? One of the Ocean 27 parties. Now Iam resident Dj in Rock Bar at the Ayana Resort. The Rock Bar feels to me, like it marries together my previous interests in film. It’s very much a cinema-scape. Most of the staff there are lovely people; quite humble. It all adds to the fact that not one part is more important. I’d rather people loose themselves in the place than say “Wow, that DJ ‘s great”.

down to that. It is a form of Call and Response. At a certain point I’d like to know where I’m going within a journey. It begins in a general direction, and it leads on from there. It’s a process. It’s kind of like getting drunk with a group of friends and you all wake up saying, “Oh, how did we get here? Nobody really knows – but you remember the journey being fun. Rock Bar Ayana Resort every Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday Jalan Karang Mas Sejahtera, Jimbaran Phone +62 361 702 222 KU DE TA Thurday nights Jalan Jalan laksmana 9, Oberoi Phone +62 361 736 969 Sardine Restaurant for Brunch on Saturday Jalan Petitenget, Kerobokan Phone +62 361 738 208 For more information, please visit www.kapamusic.com

Let’s sum up DJ-ing. It’s like being the shaman that will take the people by the hand and lead from there. No predetermined steps. I crystallize being a DJ

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death by stereo What we’ve got in stall for you in the next few pages is pretty much a music explosion. We’ve been experiencing life with Wolfmother in Bali, bar-hopping with the boys from The Vines and recovering on a Sunday morning with Metallica on their Perth tour. After a huge month of partying and getting the goss we’re here to tell you where its at. These boys have been busy doing us proud, touring North to South and everywhere else in between. They’ve got the killer combo of talent and ‘tude so be looking out for their latest releases and read on to find out what they’ve been up to and where their heads are at.

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Wolfmother NO INVITES NEEDED

“So where were you last night… Did you see Wolfmother?” For all those that received the sms’s and Facebook posts the afternoon before the gig will remember this little event. If Deus was the temple, Wolfmother brought on the enthusiasm. There was no lackluster performance, no playing it down for Bali Town crowd of a few hundred. It was nothing short of balls to the wall sonic reverb that these mother-fuckers are famous for.

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Metallica ROB Trujillo talks to i mag about music, surfing and life in general -

So Rob you joined Metallica as their bass player in 2003 after being in bands such as Suicidal Tendencies and Ozzy Osborneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band. What was the change to Metallica like after the other bands? The difference w/ Metallica world is everything seems much more intense, everything from the press schedule to photo sessions, longer shows, your under the microscope a little more, on a grand scale, so that means big time pressure, especially with live televised events, etc... (Like the 'Rock in Roll Hall' of Fame concert) BUT, I love and welcome the challenge! Metallica is one of the biggest bands in the world! Do you still wake up and think fuckkkkkk how did I end up here? I've been saying this my whole career! From S.T. to Infectious Grooves to 'Ozzy' Jerry Cantrell, and now Metallica! All dreams that have become reality. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it like playing to your hometown audience as opposed to other countries? Playing at home is hectic! I have so many extra people on the guest list; bitter sweet. Family and Friends can be a pain in the ass. What was your first recollection of music? How old were you and what were you doing at the time? First recollection, is listening to soul, and 70's Rock. At about 5 years I started playing Air Instruments, guitar, sax, drums, all instruments. And, of course listening to my dad play his Flamenco guitar.

Do you live breath music or lay down the music hat when your at home? At the moment I chill try to chill out. I've got to hang with my kids, but it goes in stages. Usually when I'm up in Northern California at the Met studio (H.Q.) I'll put in my hours with loud bass work outs, etc... it's great because it's just me, blasting away! Mostly late at night. Which Metallica song was the first to rock your core? First song (Metallica) 'Seek and Destroy' Does surfing play a big part in your life? Is it where you find your solace? Yes, surfing does, it's therapy for the mind and soul. What is the most random act of behavior you have seen from someone in the crowd? Some wild and crazy drunk 'King Diamond' fans, waving this 'Huge' satanic Flag in Copenhagen, Denmark, it had an upside down pentagram on it.

What is your favorite bands, songs, film clips? My favorite film clips from a rock band, would be from the film 'Pink Floyd Live In Pompeii'. Favorite bands range from 'Black Sabbath' to 'Earth, Wind, and Fire' Who has been your biggest influence in life, music, film, art, family? I have so many influences in life, ranging from certain surfer's who risk death to the Dali Lama. Anyone, who can overcome! Stand and rise above, because life is about balance, moving forward. Music=Stevie Wonder, Film=Stanley Kubrick, Art=Picasso, family=my mom Virginia. At what age did you start playing? Did your family influence your decision to pursue music? I started playing bass at 14 yrs. My family influenced me by what they were listening to, some of my cousins were into funk and soul (James Brown, etc...) and some into Led Zep and ZZ Top.

Music to me is… 'Freedom' and 'Magic' My ultimate Friday night is… Everyday should be an Ultimate Friday! Surfing would be a part of this day! I really want to… I really want to produce a film, I really enjoy the documentary genre. I aspire to … I aspire to be a good solid dad I love it when … I love it when I hear the middle section (breakdown) to the song 'Reign in Blood' by Slayer

Best getaway? Best getaway is the island Moorea in Tahiti.

after a kick ass surf session in an exotic place. I can't drink whiskey anymore, I'll die of Acid Reflux!

Snakes or Spiders? Some snakes, No Spiders!

Best advice anybody ever gave you? Advice=Is to eat right, and stretch that body. Oh Yeah, and stretch those brain cells. (Because, my brain could have been more active through out my glorious life!)

If I wasn’t playing music I would be… If I wasn't playing music I'd be lost! Today’s music is… Not a lot of identity in music today, everyone is trying to sound like the same band, and where's the groove? Whiskey or beer? Beer on a hot day, watching sports, or

Best quote you ever heard? No famous quotes at the moment, I'm done, good luck. Favorite surf break? Um.. The left at Haapiti in Tahiti on a fun day, REPEAT! Fun Day!

Favorite restaurant? This restuarant on the cliff in 'Guethary' France (close to Biarritz) , over looking that surf spot, the restaurant is called 'Hetero Clyto'

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Jakarta The final frontier

Before arriving in Jakarta we were given the fear because this is one of those places where a long forgotten baggy in your pocket with a couple of crumbs in the bottom can get you locked in jail for the rest of the century. Well, you can’t be too careful which is why we made the sensible decision to conduct our own cavity searches just to be on the safe side. Upon arrival, the airport staff at the carousel began what was to become a recurring theme, “Mister, photo?” followed by their buddy with “Please, one more”. Flattering, yes and of course we’re always doing it for the fans but I really need to get the fuck out of the airport and into my hotel now. And what a hotel it was. Hotel Borobudur in Jakarta is more of a resort really. Entry is through a patrolled gate and a completely half-arsed token bomb check that actually makes us feel unsafe. I’m sure we could have smuggled in several kilos of C4, a bazooka and our own private militia but then again we hardly look like Jamal Islamiah now do we? Once inside and past the happy photo hunters in the lobby we discover that the festival has provided us with three nights at this luxury oasis and covered all our meals. What they didn’t tell us is that they 40

had no intention of letting us out of the hotel gates until showtime on Sunday. What could possibly be out there? Are we going to be kidnapped and held for ransom? Will we wake up in bathtubs full of ice and have to buy back our major organs from ebay.indo Well now that wasn’t going to fly now was it? Out first mission was to stock up on beer from the supermarket instead of paying $50,000 each. What’s the exchange rate again? Noone’s sure but that sounds like a rude shock upon check out. Can you picture it? “Did you enjoy your stay sir?” “Yes it was lovely, the service here’s excellent” “Ok, The extras on your room come to a total of $12,565,000. Cash or credit?” No way Jose. I’d rather take my chances with the terrorists, kidnappers and black market human organ trade than pay room service rates for beer. After all, we are planning on drinking hundreds. We soon discovered that Jakarta isn’t as dangerous and life threatening a place as we’d been led to believe. What’s more, the local ladies are downright gorgeous and in the shopping mall they were all staring at us. This whole fly-in, fly-out, take-the-money-and-run Asian

mission was exceeding all our expectations which says a lot more about the hospitality of the Indonesians than it does about having low expectations. Given that Indonesia is primarily Muslim there didn’t appear to be a whole lot of bars around and this may well have been part of the promoter’s devious plans in positioning us a good 20 kilometres from the bar & club district. Undeterred we acted on a hot tip and set sail in a Bluebird bound for Kemang, the fabled land of beer and cocktails. Never before have I seen a live venue with no bar but in Kemang the KFC has a serious live music set up. After much searching we found a Pub cleverly named ‘The Pub’. Clearly not much of a drinking culture here as we had the run of the place. Our lovely barmaid had never heard of our band before but as luck would have it our faces were staring out from the cover of The Beat in one of those “I’m so cool” rock poses. From the pool table at the Pub we migrated down the road to Crossroads for a game of darts. Not quite the Indonesian immersion experience we were expecting. A bit more like, well, a night at the Pub really.

About 400 beers later, closing time rolls around and we fly the Bluebird back to Hotel Borobudur. What happens next is shrouded in a mysterious Bintang haze but our loveable guitar player Ryan somehow ends up and a playful tackling / wrestling situation in the corridor with some other hotel guests and does himself a serious (but playful) knee injury. He’s done this before and the result is that he’s in pain and is can’t walk which is a minor inconvenience when you have a large show the next day. Quick thinking Craig gets one of those four wheeled brass luggage trollies from the lobby, coaxes Ryan on to it and wheels him back to his room. The bastard didn’t even offer a tip. Sunday – Show Day. We sound check without Ryan and give him a bit more time to recover. It’s clear that he won’t be dancing tonight.

I must confess that our expectations of an Indonesian festival were pretty low so it was a pleasant surprise to discover that the audio equipment not only works but actually sounds really good. The local crew, about 450,000 of them by my reckoning, are rather competent too. Showtime rolls, around, Ryan rolls up to stage in a wheelchair and we go on at dusk. Sunset is always a magic time at a festival. Day turns to night, the kids all drop pingers and the formalities are dispensed with in favour of uninhibited rock and roll debauchery. But wait, this is Indonesia, the bars aren’t doing much trade, its about 85% guys and there isn’t a drug in sight. It doesn’t matter. From the first chord to the ritualistic trashing of the (rental) drums at the end they’re with us. Thank you Jakarta. We had a blast. Next stop, Bali

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Java Rockin' Land Jakarta Live Band overload. The only problem with having lived in Bali over the past eight years is that I have missed a bunch of live music festivals featuring international acts. There was no way I was going to miss two of my favorite acts live in one show; Wolfmother and The Vines, even if it was only in Jakarta. I mean a live show is a live show right? Or not? After negotiating the traffic jam in a taxi we were shoved like sardines into an overloaded bus that drove us to the festival entrance. I love the boppy pop songs they were playing to get everyone amped up for possibly the biggest rock event in Jakarta ever! Oh yeah, I was really in the mood now, not. Fortunately, as soon as I entered there was an almighty Jack Daniels tent propped up at a convenient location. I tucked into a couple while I, and 50,000 or so others, waited for the Smashing Pumpkins to grace the stage. One hour later I was asking myself â&#x20AC;&#x153;was it just me, or had I just witnessed one of the weakest performances ever by a legendary international act?â&#x20AC;? Luckily there were about 50 or so other local and international acts over the next three days, otherwise I might have been tempted to go underground in Jakartaâ&#x20AC;Ś Amidst the entire diehard Smashing Pumpkins fans that knew every word off by heart, there was a sense of lackluster, not disappointment, just a little low on energy. Perhaps it was something to do with holding a massive rock music event in Jakarta. I mean on mass, they are not the biggest drinkers in the world. Regardless of this fact it proved to be to my benefit. I had found my base for the next three days, an un-crowded Jack Daniels tent. 58

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An area the size of 20 football fields had been set up with multiple stages, some obviously built for the numerous international acts, while some were tiny little back corner stages reserved for the real head-banging death metal bands. And everywhere in-between was a sludgy muck of puddles and mud that were hard to negotiate between tripping over rubbish and feet. As is the norm in Jakarta, the heavens were desperately attempted to place the north of the city under water. But other than the muddy grounds it was a damn good festival location. Hanging out at the tent proved to more valuable than expected. Leisurely hanging off the bar (it was so easy to get a drink!) I met another white person (harder to find than hens teeth), an insurance guy from England living in Jakarta who spends his time off chasing rock concerts around the world. He turned out to be the Google of underground bands in many countries. At one point he looked me steely in the eye, “if there is one band you can’t afford to miss, it’s Mutemath.” A comment that will earn him a serious round of beers next time I bump into him. Mutemath hail from New Orleans and have a strange eclectic style of music in which is often described as electro-alternative-rock to psychedelic-gospel to experimental-pop. While watching them and thinking this is one of the best live acts I have ever seen, somehow I knew they wouldn’t sound as good tomorrow when I download them on You Tube, but they put on the best show of the event regardless. From lead singer Paul Meany going absolutely nuts, to drummer Darren King making impromptu makeshift percussion setups by tearing parts of his kit off halfway through a song, the show was not stop entertainment. Within the set the whole band swapped instruments and at one point they introduced some ballistic

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The Vines went psycho on the rental drum kit on the last song, smashing it in true rock style

sounds reverberation through some weird homemade electro-siren instrument that looked like my 4-year-old cousin had taped together at playgroup. All the while, flumes of water sprayed up out of the drum kit after King poured a bottle of Aqua over the whole kit. I had to pinch myself really; I had just watched The Vines, Wolfmother and now Mutemath all back to back over a three-hour period. The Vines went psycho on the rental drum kit on the last song, smashing it in true rock style. Wolfmother, the crowd favorite humbled the crowd with a heartfelt story once they were up on stage. “We weren’t even going to come to Jakarta, then we heard about this young

Mutemath hail from New Orleans and have a strange eclectic style of music in which is often described as electro-alternative-rock to psychedelic-gospel to experimental-pop.

kid who sold his mobile phone so he could come and see us. That was it!” They even managed to liven up the sober crowd into a slight frenzy, but the heavy police presence put an end to any crowd surfing by simply grabbing each offender and marching them off! Another new band that took my attention was Galaxy 7. A Japanese band building an international reputation with there new style of rock-electro-pop-thrash. I saw them on a small stage at the end of the first night and it was amazing. They played after Stereophonics on the next night and they had some sounds issues so the first set sucked, but they came to life later on to a

crowd of Jakartans that wouldn’t let them off stage. They came out for two encore sets. Then the third chants from the crowd went on for 15minutes before they finally came back on again! Locally, I have to say Slank were awesome, Sigit are tight and I saw some real talent in Oppie’s waling tones. Another group I found a little different than the rest were The Trees in The Wild. They were a large group of youngsters playing around with different melodies and beats on a variety of instruments. Overall, the local acts ranged from bad to awesome and there were too many to mention here! See you next year.

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EveNts OBEY PRESENTS SYNDICATE WITH NOCANDO and DJ NOBODY Syndicate invades Bali & Singapore with Low End Theory residents. Come 12-13 November 2010, Singapore’s revolutionary transmitter of beats & visual culture pushes it up a notch with a mini tour of two cities and playing host to two international acts over one weekend. To top it up, the two acts will be none other than the residents of Low End Theory; the most definitive beats & bas...s club night in the world right now. Hailing all the way from Los Angeles, Bali & Singapore will witness the coming of Nocando & DJ Nobody. Surrounded by renowned beatsmiths such as Flying Lotus, Daedelus & Nosaj Thing, Nocando has been the emcee of choice for the globally renowned West Coast Rock movement springing out of Los Angeles. Nocando brings fresh rhymes week after week at Low End Theory where he is the resident host. Winner of the MC Battle at the 2007 Scribble Jam, the largest hip hop festival in the United States, Nocando’s mouth often seems to have a life of its own, throwing an excited energy onto any crowd he meets and providing an important connection between the music and the dance floor.

for their camaraderie with the Low End Theory crew in Los Angeles, Obey sustains its radical ideas by continuing its support to Syndicate’s revolutionary movement here in Singapore. ABOUT SYNDICATE Against a sanitized backdrop of fast food music, Syndicate was conceived over rounds of beers to reduce the growing impact of harmful beats and caveman frequencies in the accelerated world today. Along the way, it transmogrified into a serious idea to create a space for sonic expression and visual experience in post-efficient Singapore. What initially appeared as rounds of accidental & random recruitment exercise soon resulted in the formation of an audio-visual collective with names that are no strangers to the scene and some that are just strange. Propelled by the inactivity in the electronic margins of the sunny island, Syndicate is here as a super-collective to fill a void. It is now set to tear apart music categorization and regurgitate something to call its own.

After claiming he had his best gig ever at Syndicate last June – playing for 2 straight hours for the first time – DJ Nobody is back to rattle more bass in this part of the world. Nobody will provide another round of his blend of hip hop, dubstep and electronica. Keeping up with the beats & bass for the nights are the Syndicate residents; Kiat, Cherry Chan, Max Lane & Darren Dubwise. Meanwhile, Brandon Tay & Rafi Dean will be piloting the visual controls.

Nocando Live [Low End Theory, Los Angeles] DJ Nobody [Low End Theory, Los Angeles] Kiat, Cherry Chan, Max Lane, Darren Dubwise Visuals by: Brandon Tay & Rafi Dean

Marking this special Syndicate weekend, the collective is partnering with the most iconic name in underground culture, Obey. Known

Date: 12th November 2010, Friday Time: 10PM till late Admission: Free

Venue: RAW 815 Sunset Road, Bali syndicate.sg

THE DEUS COMMUNITY Community events are targeted at bringing people together and Deus are doing just that at their Temple of Enthusiasm venue. On November 14th Deus will co-ordinate their first Swap Meet. Anything of value can be brought along and swapped with other treasure some call junk! Lets' see what comes out of the gudang! Deus are also looking for ‘movie makers’ to bust out the camera, dust off the clapper boards, ring a couple of mates and produce a 3-5 minute film. They aren’t overly fussy about what type of movie; actually they would prefer it that you come back with something that really suprises us! There is one prerequisite though, every submission must include five items from Deus list of “compulsory components”. Deus Ex Machina Jalan Batu Mejan No.8 Canggu, Bali +62 361 368 33 95 For more info visit: www.deus.co.id/campur

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WITH MUSIC IN YOUR SOUL Our state of mind is representative of who we believe we are which in turn determines how we feel about ourselves and the world.

What is it about music that holds such a fascination for every culture in the world? Outside language there is nothing more consistent as an aspect of human expression than music and it is just as diverse. To say that music is a language is easily justified because each style can often claim its own rules just like grammar. Music is magical in its effect on us. It can make us weep and laugh with joy, remind us of love lost or victories won. Music has the power to incite a riot of movements from our bodies or make us sit mesmerised by the gravity of its mood. We are all attracted to different types of music from classical to country to punk rock and anything in between and that alone is extremely fascinating. We generally think that music is just a matter of taste or the mood we are in but our attraction for music goes much deeper

than that. Just as music and musical taste has over the century gone through many changes so have the cultures that produced it. The slower a culture evolves the more traditional their music remains. Naturally we can have nostalgia for the music of the past but in a fast changing society music is always on the move. The types of music created by a society reflect the diversity of the personality groups it contains. If a particular music style does not become popular it is only because there are not enough of a certain personality type around to support it. This says a lot more about who we are than you might imagine. Our state of mind is representative of who we believe we are which in turn determines how we feel about ourselves and the world. This inner state is also influences our perception, our taste in music and many other things.

When we are asked why we like a certain kind of music we are usually at a loss to explain our attraction and can often only say; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just doâ&#x20AC;?. If you stop to think, there has to be a reason for your taste that is consistent with other qualities that make you different. Besides being totally unique as individuals we also leave our childhood with a very unique set of personal issues. They too are a strong and significant part of who you believe yourself to be and therefore exercise their influence over your mind and how it expresses itself.

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"The Australian Age Paper"”Indonesia Report: any international observers are calling the political developments within Indonesia over the last decade the ‘Quiet’ Islamic Revolution. There has not been any major coup or victorious revolutionaries patrolling the streets waving guns and shooting into the air, such as there were with the overthrow of the Shah of Iran when supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini swept to power in Iran in 1978. However there has been a revolution all the same as Indonesia’s experiment with democracy is well and truly over! Sharia Law is now being implemented throughout the archipelago overseen by the MUI (Indonesia’s top clerical body). The majority of power in the newly renamed Islamic Republic of Indonesia has been bestowed upon one man, the Supreme Leader Abu Bakar Basyir. With the view of hindsight it is now clear to see how this eventuated, but the process was slow and carried out with stealth by those pushing a fundamentalist religious agenda. This was allowed without any real opposition by the political elite who must have thought that by appeasement alone, the hardliners would one day be satisfied. There has seemingly been popular support for the strict sharia laws in the predominately Islamic islands of Indonesia although there have been some reports of resistance and clashes in Maluku, West Papua and Kalimantan, with the most violent incidents taking place in Bali. Any dissent to date has been quickly and ruthlessly dealt with by the FPI (Islamic Defenders Front) who with their close ties to the Indonesian police force have quickly silenced any groups courageous or foolhardy enough to talk or try to organize any resistance along ethnic or religious lines. Some international experts are saying that now that Sharia Law is official and any political opposition is now outlawed. These resistant groups may start to show more militant tendencies and we could see a scenario such as what happened in East Timor in the 1970’s with bloody guerilla style conflicts. The Indonesian government is already referring to these groups

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as ‘heathen terrorists’ and has promised to hunt them down like vermin. It is hard to comprehend that Bali up until a number of years ago was a major tourist destination with visitors from all over the world coming to enjoy their time on the beaches or soak in the unique culture of the Balinese. This came to an abrupt end when the Indonesian central government through pressure applied by hard-line groups started to enforce the ‘Pornography Bill’ which was passed through the Indonesian parliament in 2008. This led to the start of many western female tourists being arrested due to ‘inappropriate dress standards’ on beaches for wearing such attire as bikinis. The law now stated any female must be modestly dressed from head to foot in an Islamic fashion. The major turning point came in 2015 when Swedish tourist, Monica Ubershine who had been caught topless sunbathing was sentenced to 50 lashes of the cane, a sentence which was carried out much to the disgust of the Swedish government who vigorously protested the sentence along with a number of other western leaders, but to no avail. Tourists stopped arriving in Bali immediately due to all the attention this case received globally. The restaurants, shops, beaches and night clubs emptied and the Balinese quickly went bankrupt. A few surfers kept coming for a year of two until the MUI ruled that a sport such as surfing is from the decadent west and was forbidden. In fact at this time all sport was under pressure to be prohibited as time playing sport would be better spent studying the Koran according to the MUI, (incidentally by 2018 all sport has now been prohibited). In 2016 some Balinese politicians tried to break away from Indonesia but this was quickly put down by the Indonesian military and units from the FPI (Islamic Defenders Front) as was any social unrest on the now quiet streets of Bali. The US president, Sarah Palin has issued a statement expressing grave concern regarding these recent develop-

This is meant to be read with cynicism and not taken too seriously, however to the people of Indonesia please don’t let a future anywhere near resembling this come to pass. However, unfortunately some leaks seem to be appearing.

ments, but has stated that she does not want to interfere with what is essentially an internal matter for the people of India. The US economy is still in its 6th year of the worst depression of its history and still fighting wars to spread democracy in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Yemen, Pakistan, and Mexico with some new ones planned for the foreseeable future. The Australian Prime Minister ‘Tony Abbott’ when asked about the possible increase of boat people heading to Australia, especially fleeing Christians, persecuted Muslims, Chinese and Hindu Balinese groups only reaffirmed the Australian Government policy of sinking all boats by the Australian Navy which made it into Australian waters, regardless of occupants and casualties. When the Suharto government ended in 1998 and the spirit of ‘reformasi’ took over Indonesia, many thought it would be a period of democracy, human rights improvements, economic development and progress and for a while this really did seem to be the case, especially under the presidency of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). However, it did not take long for these principles and the Indonesian Constitution to start to erode due to religious hard liners quietly pushing their agenda of an Islamic state. An government official from the time has stated off the record as he fears for family still living in Indonesia; ‘We should have stuck up for the Indonesian Constitution and defended the rights of other religious groups such as the persecuted Islamic sect, Ahmadiyya, we should have defended the Christian groups and their right to build churches in West Java or anywhere else for that matter, we should have upheld freedom of the press by not allowing the arrest of Playboy publisher Erwin Arnada in 2010, of course we should have overruled the pornography bill as being unconstitutional and against the spirit of ‘unity in diversity’ as stated in the Pancasila and probably most importantly not to have allowed local sharia bylaws in some regencies,

The arrest of Playboy editor in chief Erwin Arnada under the pornography law. This appears to have occurred due to pressure from fundamentals as there was nothing obscene with the magazine, Indonesian women’s magazines show more flesh. Pornography Bill attacking the ‘Unity in Diversity’ and traditional cultures of Indonesia.

but upheld the Indonesian Constitutional laws. These were the first signs of leaks which eventually led to the sinking of Indonesian democracy, but at the time we just did not have the will or courage to act.’ Indonesia now faces an uncertain future, there has been a huge flight of capital as wealthy Indonesians and many ethnic Chinese flee to Singapore taking their money with them. International investment has stopped and existing enterprises are looking to get out. The clerics are celebrating these occurrences as getting rid of the infidels and the people either agree, or through fear do not speak up. Some of the laws which will now be enforced under the Indonesian Islamic State: Women must always be escorted with a male member of the family and must be dressed in Islamic codes. Traditional dress such as the kebaya is now outlawed. No school for females. Any traditional dance or culture such as Wayang Kulit is prohibited. All Indonesians citizens must be Muslims; non Muslims cannot own any property. Non Muslims can apply for alien rights but must forfeit any property. Blasphemy results in the death penalty. All religious buildings other than mosques to be destroyed. In fact one looking through the new constitution can see the similarities with the laws of Saudi Arabia where many claim the Indonesian fundamentalists received a large part of their funding over the last decade. Indonesia was once held up as an example of success in democracy, with the largest Muslim population on earth and a society based on unity in diversity, it now seems this could not be further away from the truth.

FPI (Islamic Defenders Front) seeming to be a law unto themselves, getting away with serious assault, attacking and burning churches and threatening businesses. The arrest of celebrities over a stolen sex tape. Bylaws being passed that go against the nature of the Indonesian Constitution and Pancasila, and undermining the rights of women.

Continued persecution of the Muslim sect Ahmadiyah. Churches and congregations not being defended against fundamental mobs. PEACE.

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RAW store, bar and Restaurant t’s actually a very raw concept… Bundle together a bunch of underground street and surf brands (together with a few well known ones!), serve great food, stick a kickarse bar out the back and you have a venue catering for the booming surf/ music/art scene in Bali Town. RAW's bar is an open air, open minded free, thinking zone for non-zombies. And most of them

surf. Out in the back room is a retro live jam/DJ area for musicians. It's becoming a haunt for underground, behind the scenes parties and you might just see the odd international celeb traipsing the venue. RAW bar serves strong cocktails and very cold beers. It’s not complicated. And the restaurant? RAW’s menu covers the entire spectrum. From snack-fast finger foods to

good night pasta bombs. Meatball subs. Baja fish tacos. Pork ribs and homemade chili. Veggie wraps and wood-fire pizza.

RAW Store Sunset Road 815, Simpang Dewa Ruci www.rawstorebali.com