Hi, I’m Arian13 and I live in Bandung City, Indonesia. Soeharto may stepped down but the situation down here is not getting better, this country is totally fucked up. The bastards are still in charge, the military keeps oppressing the people. Economical crisis, political crisis, there are no faith or trust for the government, because of the unclean, corrupt government. The rich gets richer, the poor gets poorer. Postage is very expensive nowdays, so ask first if you want to trade with us. For iinstance, 1 tape will cost you about only US$1, but the postage itself will cost about US$4 ! Well this is ridiculous, but it is true. Everything started by a local skate scene in Bandung and a local thrash metal and punk scene which become the embryo of the underground scene in around 1987, then it spread throughout the country. Hardcore/punk scene is growing bigger and bigger, alive and well down here, but since the crisis, prices raise very high even blank tapes raise its price about almost 300% ! Imported CDs are very expensive too…

Hardcore/punk spreads quite fast now, there are many new scenes. Although it is a little scene, but I think quite enough to represent their area. There are many great old bands and cool new bands but unfortunately, many of these bands haven’t made demo recording or any releases yet . Vinyl is dead since the 70’s so people prefer tapes. Most bands in Indonesia use English for their lyrics, but some started to write Indonesian songs. This is the report : BANDUNG SCENE Bandung is quite a big city near Jakarta, Indonesian capital city. Bandung is famous of its art, and music. The Bandung scene is an interesting scene. People who are into hardcore, punk, metal, and grindcore hang out together. There are rarely violence or fights about musical differences or genres. Music is appreciated very well in Bandung, so is underground music. Yes, of course there are posers too down here, who don’t have a clue about what is goin’ on, but it’s no big deal… I will start with my own band, PUPPEN have an EP out and now we’ve just release our debut album, ‘Mk II’ or ‘Mark Two’, on our own label, Tigabelas Records. We are more metal influenced type of hardcore, and now are preparing for the next recording for our new EP… APARATMATI (dead cops) is my other band, we play fast HC ala Los Crudos, adding a little of powerviolence/grind sound. We have several songs, none of them are recorded yet… KONTAMINASI KAPITALIS is an anarcho HC/punk, they haven’t release anything yet, but their demo tape is quite amazing. Looking forward for this band !… THE END 32 is another young band, and full of energy. They have a 4-song demo tape, and it is very promising. They play fast hardcore with screeched vocals… FULL OF HATE is a HC band whose members are all skaters, I mean real skaters, they skated for life !! They play HC like a cross between Sick Of It All, CIV, and Shelter. They just release their debut on Harder Records, ‘Basi’… THE CLOWN is in the vein of The Dead Kennedys and even The Rolling Stones, they’re quite insane. They just release a debut album, ‘Status Quo’, and in my opinion it is really catching punk rock that I haven’t heard for some time… KEPARAT (bastard) plays fast and brutal anarcho punk in the vein of The Varukers, they are now also preparing their first release, so far they have a 4 songs demo tape… BURGERKILL is fast, modern HC in the vein of Ryker’s or so. Very brutal and promising HC from Bandung and they are good musicians too. A debut album is on it’s way ! … RUNTAH (trash) evolved from an Oi! and classic ‘77 influenced punk into an anarcho-punk, they’ve released an album, ‘Punx N’ Skins’. Punk as fuck !… After having line up problems, NO COMPLAIN changed its name into PUPUK RESISTENSI (seeds of resistance) with a new vocalist. They play new school political HC… JERUJI (bars) is fast, brutal HC/punk. They have released their debut album, ‘Freedom’. They are loud, proud, and punk…BALCONY have evolved from a standard old school HC band into a heavy, fast, modern hardcore. Very promising, and they have a tape out, ‘Instant Justice’… SAVOR OF FILTH plays straightforward oldschool hardcore… TURTLES Jr. is a four piece playing 80’s punk rock at it’s best and they have a demo out, ‘Die My Girl’. Hey, they have cool homemade t-shirts, too. They have release their second album, ‘This Is Fuck System’ which sounds more crust… INJECTED is a fast, metallic new school hardcore band,they have a demo tape, but I don’t know when they will be releasing it… DECAY will have a debut album soon, this crust band is fast… SENDAL JEPIT (sandals) stuffs’ are melodic and powerful, they’ve got a self-titled album out … NATIONAL SCANDAL is a new band formed by ex-Total Riot guys, classic punk rock… ROTTEN TO THE CORE have a demo ‘Police On My Back’. It’s great, now it has sold out, but they’re having line up problems now… GERILYAWAN (guerrillas) plays fast punk, they have songs on their own and they’re great ! I’m afraid this band is no more… CLOSEMINDED is another great hardcore/metal band, but too bad they have split now. They already have an album out with the touch of industrial sound… DEADLY GROUND is fast, brutal HC. They were once deformed, but now they’re back and ready to terrorize y’all !… FORGOTTEN is grindcore, with political awareness lyrics, they have release an album, ‘Future Syndrome’, their frontman, Adi Gimbal, is a very cool guy, and they’re preparing for the next record… ALLSTUPID have a demo out, it’s titled simply ‘Democrazy’. Check out the Sundanese song, ‘Sia’ (‘You’) !!… HELLBURGER plays hardcore and they have released a demo ‘Absolutely Depressed Against Process’ under an HC/punk label, Riotic Records… NOIN BULLET is a skacore band, they are influenced by Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Skankin’ Pickle, and The Clash. They have release their debut album, ‘All Can Ska Can All’… KING KONG BEER plays skacore, they are a unique band, and they’re always going apeshit onstage… Dirty rock n’ roll is played by TIANG LISTRIK , they are fun, and punk… BLIND TO SEE is the only straight edge band in Bandung, they play old school HC, their demo tape is very good, I can’t wait for their release… AUTHORITY is a new promising band, they play old school HC. They planned to release something in the end of the year… There are more and more new bands forming; UNITED YOUTH (old school HC/street punk), BEDEBAH (crust/grind), OPOSISI (punk w/ violin), SPEAK OUT (HC), 49PERCENT (old school HC), INSIDE FRONT (HC), HAIRCUTS (Oi!punk), DIRTY DOLLS (ska/punk), UNRULES (HC), SUBVERSIF (anarcho-punk), F.O.D. (skacore), AGENT SKINS (punk/ska), BAJINGAN (crust), VOOS (punk), BLACK T-SHIRT (punk), DOMESTIC PRISON (crust), GESTAPO (HC), NUT4EAT (groovy HC), RUSAK (crust), SUNDA CHAOS (punk), THE BOLLOCKS (punk), NUGELOBUDUG (crossover), BATTLE’98 (Oi!punk), YOUNG COCONUT (ska/punk), IGNORANCE (HC), BEJAT (crust/grind), THE CHEAT (Oi!punk), PHONYCAT (all female ska/punk), CHAOTIC SQUAD (punk), ANTIKLIMAKS (punk), DISLAW (punk), SUB-CHAOS (punk), DYPHTERIA (grind), MOTHERHATE (hip hop HC), O.O.S. (HC), PLUM (electronic punk), BESIDE (HC), EKSTRIM KANAN (HC), THE CRUEL (punk), DISORDER LIES (crust), DISPOSITIVE (punk), TAKE A STAND (HC), THE RASCALS (Oi!punk), TOTAL CONFLICT (punk), DECAY (crustpunk), COLLI IN CHAOS (punk), DINNING OUT (HC), RABIES (crust/grind), TERRORIST SQUAD (punk), RENTENIR (Oi!punk), REPRESIF (streetpunk), etc…old bands are reforming too, they’re back and harder than ever, THE SECOND (garagepunk), MAXIMUM DEAF IMPACT (crust)…

Zines are not very good down here, but there are a few zines about the underground scene, like my own A5 format punk/HC zine, TIGABELAS Zine. I run it with my friend , Ucok. It is written in Indonesian, it have lots of reviews, interviews, scene reports, personal opinions, and columns. We have two issue out and now preparing our 3rd . We need more information from your scene, band or anything. You can send your scene reports, tapes, CDs, photo, articles, opinions, etc. No, I do not do it for the free stuffs. The same address with mine… SUBVERSIVE RIOT is a monthly anarcho-newsletter written in Indonesian. It is written and run by the singer from RUNTAH, 8 issues already out… There are no underground clubs in Bandung, so people down here usually organize an event and rent a place like the legendary GELORA SAPARUA, an old sports hall which is used to held indoor and outdoor underground shows. Gelora Saparua is like a sacred place for Bandung underground scene, and it’s a cool place for hanging out with the crew whenever there is a show.. Bandung just need some clubs for the underground gigs… An underground show in Bandung is usually mixed with different kind of genres, be it punk rock, hardcore, grindcore, thrash metal, death metal, and even alternative… Travelling skaters, check out Hobbies skateshop and skatepark. Travelling punks, check out Reverse Outfits rehearsal studio and music shop (same address with 40.1.24 Records), Bandung Indah Plaza at Merdeka street (ask people where the punks usually hangout, it’s quite famous !)… Vegetarians, try gado-gado, a delicious vegetable salad with peanut sauce… JAKARTA SCENE Jakarta scene is quite big too since it is the capital city of Indonesia, bands are forming more and more, check them out… WAITING ROOM have their own songs in a debut album.. They have fun songs to dance to and powerful HC tunes to thrash to. Just imagine Mighty Mighty Bosstones’ vocalist jams with Murphy’s Law and Fugazi. They have two vocalists that brings WR’s performance act more energic. Too bad I just heard that they have split… STEP FORWARD have a female vocalist whose voice is a cross between L7 and Earth Crisis (!). No, you don’t want her to be your girl, ha, ha..They have a three song demo, very brutal type of hardcore... ENTROPY covers Bad Religion and their own songs are great ! I heard that they’re recording a few songs to release a singel soon. FUDGE plays their own songs and they’re punk rock ! The music is good, the lyrics are funny.. They’re influenced by the likes of NOFX, etc… DEAD PITS plays hardcore in the old school way. They are a promising future hardcore band from Jakarta…REVOLT UNDECIDED SUCKS is an energic hardcore band onstage, they jumps a lot… IDIOTS is hardcore/punk rock a la Exploited… ANTISEPTIC is a funcore six piece punks, they’ve been around for quite a long time. They have release an album… JUN FANG GUNG FOO plays ska-core with a female vocalist… More Jakarta bands : INA-SUBS (punk), YOUTH AGAINST FASCISM (HC), SYC MINDED (industrial), BRAIN THE MACHINE (industrial/thrashcore), ZERO SIGNAL (industrial), TOILET SOUNDS (garage punk), OUT OF STEP (HC), NORTH BATAVIA (HC), ARMY STYLE (punk)… OUT OF CONTROL (punk), BURNING INSIDE (HC)… People organize shows and rent clubs to held ‘em, like Poster Cafe, Classic Rock Stage, Harley Davidson Cafe, etc., and there are many outdoor or indoor shows held at sports hall or sports field… PURWOKERTO SCENE Purwokerto is not quite a big scene since it is not a big city, but it is growing quite fast. I haven’t heard any of hardcore bands, but in Purwokerto there are many punk rock bands. Bands are forming, they haven’t release anything yet, but they do have their own songs.and they’re good. Most of the songs are in Indonesian, so they’re unique. There’s a leading punk rock band, DISCORIOT, punk with the influences from an American Oi! band, Anti-Heros… JONI IS BACK have a demo which is not for sale or trade yet, they will release something soon… KARTINIKEOS is an all-girl band, they sound like Bikini Kill. Don’t mess with these riot grrls !!… BELSME plays fast punk rock, they sure rocks… There are more punk bands; ATAPSENX, PANGLIMA, BLACKGLASSES, TROUBLE SOMMER, DE GRASE, TOPLESS, PINHEAD, DISLIKE, UNION JACK, T-SHIRT, SETHU, KNALPOT, and more… There is an underground compilation which consist grind/death metal and punk bands, called ‘Purwokerto Bawah Tanah’, if you are interested contact the address below… There is a radio station, RGM FM, which always played punk tunes in the weekend for about an hour, and they even let the punk musicians to be the DJs !! That is cool. Shows are set and organized by Zapakeos, a local unauthorized organization done by local scenesters… BULLETIN KOPET is a new local fanzine, run by the guys in DISCORIOT. It is focusing on streetpunk/Oi!punk… YOGYAKARTA SCENE I don’t have much information on this punk/HC scene, but I know a few bands: BLACK BOOTS plays punk rock in a fast and brutal version. Most of the players are art students in Yogya… ATRET is a fast punk band, they sound like The Varukers with a harder, heavier sound… SABOTAGE plays hardcore with a hip-hop influence… SHAGGY DOG is a danceable ska band, they’re very interesting and thay have cool songs… SOMETHING WRONG plays hardcore in a hard way, fast and furious… These bands can be heard in ‘United Underground-Yogyakarta Underground Compilation’, if you are interested check out the address below… GERONIMO FM, a local radio station sometimes played demos from local bands. This radio have released a self-financed record by a local hip-hop band, G-TRIBE… MALANG SCENE NO MANS LAND is 100% punk rock, they have a demo out and soon release an album… HORRID TRUTH plays grindcore, ultra fast and quite political, they have a split tape with THE BOISTEROUS, a punk rock band… DISAFFECTION plays fast HC, crust sound with screeched vocals. ‘Legacy Of Brutality’ is the title of their debut…STOLEN VISIONS plays new school evil HC, they have a demo out… STRENGTH OF UNITY is one of the first generation of HC bands in Malang, they play new school metallic HC a la Morning Again, Congress…From the old school side, there is CONFUSION, they’re quite long enough in the scene… EXTREME DECAY is extreme grind, they have release about 3 tapes, this band is quite productive and they have short songs ! Watch out for their split with mincegodz, AGATHOCLES… SCREAMING FACTOR is HC with metal touch, influenced by the likes of 25 Ta Life… M.B.D.P.H. is a fast skapunk band… ANTIPHATY is crustpunk, they have released an album, ‘W.A.R.’, fast and furious.This band actually is a side project from the guys in NO MAN’S LAND and a local deathmetal band, KERAMAT. They also have a split with EXTREME DECAY… ROLY POLY is a young skapunk band, they’re like Slapstick… SKAHECTIC is a punk band a la Operation Ivy, they have a girl player saxophonist… TODAY IS STRUGGLE plays ’88 old school hardcore, they’re preparing for their 1st release, just wait… HONESTY is a straight edge band, their in the vein of Uniform Choice… THE BABIES have release their debut, ‘Malang City Punk Rockers’, very cool, classic ’77 punk rawk !… WODKA is fast punk, imagine The Exploited mixed with Disfear. They have their songs on their own, but I don’t know when will they release it… DON’T REGRET is modern Oi!punk, ‘Violence Causes’ is the title of their first effort and it is really good album… SKATOOPID is a skapunk too, I don’t know if they have release anything yet… ESCORT Zine is a punk/HC fanzine, issue#1 is already out… MINDBLAST is another zine that covers underground scene, not only HC/punk… Other bands : YOUTH OF STRENGTH (HC), CONVERT (HC), TOMBSTONE (punk), TWIN BEE (punk), DIRECTION FOR USE (HC), STARTING POINT (new school HC), SPIKY IN VENUS (skapunk), MOBSTER (rock n’ roll punk), PUBLIC OF NOISE (HC), SOLASI DIRONSEN (punk), SPEEDY GONZALES (melodic punk), WHAT’S WRONG (punk), URC (HC), DEFINE (HC)… BALI SCENE: Hardcore is like a disease now in Bali, it started about 1997 (quite late, huh ?). I don’t know much about the punk scene, but there is one that I know… SUPERMAN IS DEAD (punk)-they have a demo out, ‘Case 15’ in the vein of NOFX and Oi! punk… STRUGGLE UNITY plays fast new school HC… PARALEL changed their name into BLOODSHOT EYES, they play hardcore… UNITED FRONT has a vocalist from Bandung’s HC band, SONIC TORMENT… REBEL YOUTH is another HC band… D.M.S. palys hardcore… New school HC is been brought by OUTSIDE FIRE, in the vein of Hard Resistance… Other bands : EXTORTION (HC), PHANTOM (HC), VICTIM IN PAIN (HC), SUB ORDINARY (HC), NO REGRET (HC)… OTHER SCENES : LAMPUNG : URBAN DISCIPLINE (HC), they have released an album, ‘Prematur’, the songs are mostly sung in Indonesian, this is a good band… JEMBER : JUNIOR SUCKS (punk), W.N.A. (punk), DEVASTATED (crust), THE RECKLESS (punk), NFL (Oi!punk), EX-PISPOT (’77 punk), STAPLES (riot grrl), DISTORTION OF THE FACT (HC)… UJUNG PANDANG : HOT DOGS (melodic punk) 40.1.24 Records have released an underground compilation in a CD format (sorry guys, remember that vinyl is dead in Indonesia), the title of the compilation is ‘Masaindahbangetsekalipisan’ (weird, eh?). It’ll include each song from Full Of Hate, Burgerkill, Papi, Deadly Ground, Sendal Jepit, Rotten To The Core, Nut 4 Eat, Waiting Room, Puppen, Turtles Jr., Plum, Third Parties, Cherry Bombshell, Cereal Fever, Balcony. Check it out, you can order it for $10 (world) to me. They are preparing to release another HC/punk compilation, a project with HARDER Records, called ‘Brain Beverages’… RIOTIC Records have release tapes from many bands like The Clown, Runtah, Sendal Jepit, Hellburger, etc. Order it for $5(world) and ask ‘em for their catalog. They have also distribute other stuffs, the list is growing. This is the best independent label, they also have patches, stickers, t-shirts. Contact/e-mail them at : riotic@hotmail.com or riotic@mailcity.com 41 Records have release tapes from Noin Bullet, Jeruji, and Turtles Jr., they are notorious for their good recording ! HARDER Records is a new label, they have release tapes from Balcony, Full Of Hate, and preparing for the debut from DECAY, a crust band from Bandung. This is also a great new label. MANIFEST Records is a label formed by an underground merchandise shop - Mossy’s owner, Leo. They have released so far one cassette, a hardcore compilation which consist 4 Bandung bands ( Inside Front, Deadly Ground, Burgerkill, O.O.S. ) and 2 Jakarta bands ( Step Forward, Dead Pits ). It is titled ‘Breathless : A Hardcore Compilation’. HARDER Records is a new label, they have release their first tape, ‘Brain Beverages’ which contains tons of HC bands, and new bands, like Soldier Fight, Take A Stand, Authority, etc. Speaking of vinyl, there is vinyl release, a compilation 7” EP released by France’s Tian An Men 89 Records, which includes 9 Bandung HC and punk bands. The title is ‘Injak Balik ! A Bandung HC/Punk Compilation’ in an edition of 500 copies. ‘Injak balik’ means kick back or something like that. It will include a track each by Puppen, Closeminded, Deadly Ground, Savor Of Filth, Runtah, Turtles Jr., All Stupid, Jeruji, and Piece Of Cake. Contact : Tian An Men 89 Records, c/o Fred Brahim or Luk Haas, 28 Rue de Soultz, 67100 Strasbourg, France.

ADDRESSES : APARATMATI : c/o Arian13, Jl.Kanayakan A-3, Dago, Bandung 40135, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. PUPPEN : P.O. Box 7728, Bandung 40122, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. PIECE OF CAKE : c/o Angga, Jl. BKR - Pasirluyu Selatan No. 122, Bandung 40254, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. BURGER KILL, JASAD, FORGOTTEN, THE CRUEL, DINNING OUT : c/o Palapa Studio, Jl. Ujungberung 118, Bandung Timur 40612, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. RUNTAH : c/o Pam, Jl. Gagak I No. 250, Bandung 40123, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. JERUJI : P.O. Box 1853, Bandung 40018, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. KONTAMINASI KAPITALIS, KEPARAT, TIANG LISTRIK, BATTLE’98, TOTAL CONFLICT, BLIND TO SEE, HAIRCUTS, ANTI-KLIMAKS, SENDAL JEPIT: c/o Dadan Ketu, Jl. Jumbo Jet I No. 11, Bandung 40534, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. TURTLES Jr., NOIN BULLET : Jl. Riung Purna II No. 16, Bandung 40295, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. SAVOR OF FILTH : Jl. Sanggar Kencana VIII/20, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. BALCONY : Jl. Cihampelas No.219A, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. ALL STUPID : c/o Iwenk, Kompleks Margahayu Raya, Jl. Saturnus Timur II No.4, Buah Batu, Bandung 40286,Jawa Barat, Indonesia. STEP FORWARD : c/o Andre, Jl. Saung Gintung #42A / Blok E 12, Jakarta Selatan 15416, Indonesia. DISCORIOT, BULLETIN KOPET : c/o Isa/Nata. Jl. Rogojembangan 44 B, Bancar Kembar, Purwokerto, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia. BLACK BOOTS : c/o Arya, Jl. Tegal Kenongo 47, RW 08 RT 02 Bugisan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia or Jl. Sosrowijayan Wetan GT I / 77, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. NUT4EAT : Jl.Terusan Katamso 148 B, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. SABOTAGE, ATRET : Jl. Balirejo No.1/11, Yogyakarta 55165, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia. 40.1.24 Records/Reverse Outfits : Jl. Sukasenang III/4, Bandung 40124, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. RIOTIC Records : c/o Dadan Ketu, Jl. Jumbo Jet I No. 11, Bandung 40534, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. HARDER Records : Jl. Cihampelas No. 219A, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. HOBBIES Skateshop : Jl. Tera, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.

BANDUNG INDAH PLAZA (B.I.P.) : Jl. Merdeka, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. In my own opinion, the scene, especially the hardcore scene is like a big boom in the country, so there is only a few people understand the true meaning of hardcore and punk. There are still many posers, but I think that is OK as long it doesn’t affect negatively in the scene. Everybody starts from nowhere, right ? So, the true will remains… If you want to contact me and want to know more about the scene down here write to me to the address below. It is a lot cheaper to write at my e-mail address than sending a letter. Postal rates down here is terribly expensive nowdays. Tape traders are welcomed, but write first. No rip offs !! My address : ARIAN13, Jl. Kanayakan A-3 Dago, Bandung 40135, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. e-mail : tigabelas@hotmail.com or tigabelas@end-war.com Until then, take care and write. See you.