Gugun & Blues Shelter
If you’re a fan of blues, most likely you will know exactly who is Gugun & Blues Shelter.
Formed in Jakarta, Indonesia, Gugun (guitar/vocal), Jon Armstrong (bass/vocal) yang biasa digantikan oleh Enti Widodo jika perform di Indonesia and Bowie (drums).
had played in various local and international music festivals such as Colne Great British R & B Festival, Leeds, Oxford, Rotherham, York and Belfast Big River Blues and Jazz Festival (Ireland), The Singapore Blues Festival, as part of the Singapore Arts Festival in June 2008 and some local pubs in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
They released 2 albums, Get the bug (2004) and Turn it on (2007) under Sinjitos Records, a local indie label. Gugun and The Blues Shelter also landed a track for Laskar Pelangi soundtrack called “Mengejar Harapan”.
Locally they played in Jazz Goes To Campus and most recently Jakarta International Jazz Festival featuring Abadi Soesman which left the crowds went off the roof.
So what’s in store for 2009? A three week tour of the UK pub scene and a gig at the Skagness Blues & Rock Festival on January 25 hopefully will open more eyes in the international and Indonesian music industry.
Proof that Indonesian musicians do have the ability to please the foreign ear and soul, that’s why Gugun and The Blues Shelter is our artist of the week.
(4 votes, average: 3.75 out of 1)
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membawakan single2 dari band punk rock yang kami sukai tanpa dibatasi oleh hal2 “apapun”…Incarnation
Formed in 2005, Incarnation (INC), hailing all the way from Alor Setar, Kedah, is al- ready considered to be one of the most prominent metal bands in Malaysia. From the original line-up, guitarist Udey is the only member left. Najmi (guitars), Shah (bass) and Azim (drums), joined the band later. But it is the addition of vocalist Yadd that resulted in what many consider to be the band’s most formidable line-up of all. Influenced mostly by European metal group such as In Flames and Soilwork, and the likes of Pantera, Unearth and As I Lay Dying, the band aims for brutal riffs and meaningful lyrics. Combining elements of hardcore, thrash and extreme metal, INC have managed to channel a sound of their own.
Invitation for numerous shows has never dried up for Incarnation as they went throughout the country, from Penang to Johor Bahru to Pahang, to promote their brand of music. At times, even to neighboring countries like Indonesia and Singapore. In 2008, INC launched their debut album Stainless Perfect Murder, which led to a promotional tour of Jakarta and Surabaya in December that same year. Its first full length album features all the wicked and brutal elements that have helped it becoming a major hit. The track ‘Deranged Your Silence’ penetrated Japan through internet radio station Asian Rock Rising, while ‘Obligate’ was aired in one of Indonesia’s big- gest radio stations Prambors FM.
Such is the recognition that INC have opened for prominent international acts which includes Soilwork, Parkway Drive, Misery Signals, Hereafter, Sweet As Revenge as well as Burgerkill. The INC storm is set to continue as their marketing potential has been validated by endorsement deals with Indonesia’s Crooz Fashion Distortion and a jeans line for Udey by PeterSaysDenim from Bandung. With a second album in the works due for release in 2010, Incarnation is primed to set the Malaysian heavy metal scene ablaze even further.
The Band
Left to right: Azumbi, Najmi, Yadd, Udey, Shah
Vox: Mohd. Afzat bin Abdul Aziz (Yadd); 790511-02-5349
Guitar: Saiful Iswadi bin Ahmad (Udey); 810706-02-5117
Guitar:Muhammad Najmi Abdul Mukthi (Najmi); 830506-02-5081
Drum: Abdul Azim bin Abdul Hamid (Azumbi); 810715-02-6189
Bass: Shah Efandy bin Md. Haid (Shah); 841107-10-6355
Gig History
Northern Fest II 2007, Jitra, Kedah – 07/07/07
A Core Festival, Ipoh, Perak – 25/08/07
Opening act for Meaning (Japan), Ipoh, Perak – 08/11/07
MYHC Fest, Kuala Lumpur – 24/11/07
Bound by Honour 5, Singapore – 07/12/07
The Rottwailers Convention Concert, Templer Golf Club – 29/12/07
Opening act for Miles Away (Australia) and FC Five (Japan), Ipoh, Perak – 14/03/2008
Metal Out Loud, Weld Quay, Penang – 23/02/08
Altar of Heroes, Kuala Lumpur – 06/04/2008
Scream of Silence, Kuala Lumpur – 03/05/2008
Hardcore Mosh Wanted, Johor Bahru – 18/05/2008
Opening act for Soilwork (Sweden), Kuala Lumpur – 25/05/2008
New Breed, Kuala Lumpur – 07/06/2008
TTPWS Show, Kuala Lumpur – 05/07/2008
A Core Festival 2, Ipoh, Perak – 24/08/2008
Opening act for Ignite (USA), Kuala Lumpur – 26/07/08
Eastern Positive Music Fest, Kuantan, Pahang – 25/10/08
Common Chaos, Kuala Lumpur – 08/11/08
Opening act for Killing Me Inside (Indonesia), Jakarta, Indonesia – 06/12/08
Opening act for Titik Koma (Indonesia), Surabaya, Indonesia – 09/12/08
Bridging Ocean HC Fest 4, Kuala Lumpur – 13/12/08
Rock The World 8, Kuala Lumpur – 20/12/08
Cross Over The Bridge, Penang – 03/01/09
KCHC Fest, Kuantan, Pahang – 31/01/09
Opening act for Parkway Drive, Kuala Lumpur – 08/02/09
Between Love and Hate, Ayer Keroh, Melaka – 14/02/09
Love.Friendship.Unite, Ipoh, Perak – 08/03/2009
Opening act for Misery Signal, Kuala Lumpur – 29/03/2009
Opening act for Sweet As Revenge (Indonesia), Kuala Lumpur – 04/04/09
Opening act for Sweet As Revenge (Indonesia), Penang – 05/04/09
Hardcore Mosh Wanted II, Opening act for Burgerkill (Indonesia) Johor Bahru – 17/05/09
A Core Festival 3, Ipoh, Perak – 02/05/09
Opening act for Burgerkill (Indonesia), Ipoh, Perak – 23/05/09
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