Artist: Various
Title: Injak Balik! (Underground Indonesia)
Source: Vinyl 7″ EP
Bit rate (kbs): 320
Running time (h:m:s): 00:14:50
Size (mb): 34
Label: Tian An Men 89
Year: 1997
Notes: Some minor background noise
1. Puppen - Freedom To Defecate
2. Closeminded - Born Bad
3. Savor Of Filth - My Own Hate
4. Deadly Ground - Fear
5. Piece Of Cake - Tak Perduli
6. Runtah - Mega
7. Jeruji - Pi Anjingeun
8. Turtles Jr. - Die My Girl
9. All Stupid - Sia
A little while back I raved on about one of my favourite micro-labels, Tian An Men 89 Records. The label’s been a bit quiet this year, but there are still loads of absolutely unique recordings available to the more discerning and adventurous punk. Fancy an album of Uzbek Paxta-core? You know where to go.
This compilation features 9 bands from the city of Bandung in West Java, Indonesia, regarded as the birthplace of the Indonesian scene. They’re pretty decent demo-quality recordings ranging across the punk / hardcore spectrum. It’s a good insight into the early days of punk in a country with a vibrant underground. For both a bit more history and to find out what’s happening now, try Googling ‘indonesian punk’ and checking out what pops up.
