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| Gugun Blues Shelter (GBS) |
The uniqueness is the main genre of blues music diusungnya. First, blues music is considered old and more rarely are willing to take a commercial street in the genre. At the level of international music, who presume there are veteran blues musician from Indonesia? Blues has been dominated by the artist from the land of Uncle Sam and the European continent. Indonesia almost never enter the radar.
However, whisk guitar Gunawan Muhammad (Gugun) a magical been recognized throughout the archipelago. Powered by the incredible drumming of young Aditya Wibowo (Bowie) and attractive bass from Jon Armstrong (Jono), they now gain popularity in the past four years. Album releases and constant live performance is the key.
Not quite at the national level, GBS brings their music to higher levels. Grooveyard Records, a label from New York to find some Gugun and friends for an album titled "Far East Blues Experience '. Uniquely, for international release this they have changed their name to Gugun Power Trio.
Grooveyard has a mission to restore the guitar-oriented music in the release-a release. "The guitar is king in the Grooveyard", they said on the official website. Power Trio Gugun a strong musical influence all kinds of guitarists Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan obviously included in the count.
In Indonesia, the album was sold for USD 210,000-expensive. A surprise package was quite unusual, having only a piece of digital discs, with no booklet or other frills. Materials tend to cover ordinary and quite vulnerable to damage. The picture on the front cover, like a classic album that explores the guitar, was a picture of the action Gugun in touch psychedelic purple. Quality package of the album 'Far East Blues Experience' is much different with its local release, like the last album Self-titled (2010) are thick and luxurious impression.
We can listen to 14 tracks of musical prowess third menggeber personnel Gugun Power Trio. If you've collected a GBS album since 2004, I have to say you need a little disappointed.
Six songs taken from the album 'Turn It On' (2007), four of 'Get The Bug' (2004) when the name of this collection still Gugun And The Bluesbug, and four of the release of 'Self Titled' (2010). Strangely also, the song in groups sorted by album.
The first song "Woman" until the sixth "Holding On" is taken from the album is called first. The seventh song "Move On" to the tenth "Night Flying" plucked from the album 'Get The Bug'. The rest comes from the latter album above.
Whatever that meant, but it sounds fairly coherent grouping in the ear. No problems though taken from different recording ranges. As usual, all songs are very melodic guitar priority. In some songs, guitar replaces the vocals to "talk" with the listener.
If you have not got GBS albums, 'Far East Blues Experience' releases that should definitely be a collectible. For collectors, do not ask again.
All songs radiate a spirit that calls the world to listen to their appearance. As has been known to the public, in June and they have been heating stage of Hard Rock Calling 2011 in Hyde Park, London. In the event that they shared the stage with artists of the caliber of Bon Jovi, The Killers, Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart.
Later this year they reportedly released a second international album (again via Grooveyard) entitled 'Solid Ground'. Let us wait for what they call the blues can continue and continue to scent Indonesia.