#Java Rockin'Land

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Collective Soul Live at Java Rockin'land 2013

Collective Soul Live at Java Rockin’land 2013

My soundtrack today, and the band who has been singing in my ear about ascension since way back when… I love you guys! ❤   Java Rockingland Published on Jul 4, 2013 Collective Soul live at Java Rockin’land 2013 Saturday, June 22nd, Carnaval Beach Ancol Jakarta – Indonesia Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CollectiveSoul…

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Mengenang Penampilan Dolores O'Riordan di Festival Java Rockinland 2011

Mengenang Penampilan Dolores O’Riordan di Festival Java Rockinland 2011

TABLOIDBINTANG.COM – Jagat musik dikejutkan dengan kematian mendadak Dolores O'Riordan vokalis The Cranberries. Ia wafat pada Senin (15/1) waktu setempat di sebuah hotel di London, Inggris.

Kematian Dolores O'Riordan membuat ingatan seketika melayang ke 7 tahun silam. Saat itu, Dolores O'Riordan tampil di ajang festival musik rock Java Rockin'land 2011 di Ancol, Jakarta Utara. The…

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Dolores O’Riordan back in 2011, live in Jakarta. Java Rockin'Land. *I know the photo is blur.* Thank you for the music and inspiration during my teens up until now. It was fortunate to have seen her live in concert. So long and rest in peace, Dolores 😢😢 #doloresoriordan #thecranberries #rip

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may your soul rest in peace ma'am.. @DolORiordan @The_Cranberries #RIP #DoloresORiordan #TheCranberries #javarockinland2011 #Nikon #P7000 (at Java Rockin'land @Pantai Marina, Ancol.)

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Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees at Java Rockin’land 2011 © 23.07.2011

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30 Seconds To Mars live performance at Java Rockin'Land 2011, Jakarta.

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This is the five minutes that my soul broke out of my body and just dance free.

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Menyambut Sang Juru Selamat.

Java Rockin’ Land sebuah festival kerockncong tahunan yang sebelumnya diselenggarakan pada 2009 kini kembali hadir. Festival yang dihelat mulai 22 hingga 24 Juli 2011 ini cukup menghembuskan angin segar di pesisir Ibu Kota Jakarta. Setelah dua tahun sebelumnya sukses menghadirkan musisi-musisi rock mancanegara seperti Melee, Mew, Secondhand Serenade (2009) kemudian disusul oleh Arkarna, MuteMath, Stereophonics, Wolfmother, Smashing Pumpkins (2010).

Menyambut festival JRL tahun ini saya cukup gundah-gulana karena mendengar desas-desus bahwa di hari sakral Sabtu, 23 Juli 2011 Sang Juru Selamat akan turut membakar Jakarta dengan lagu-lagu yang pernah terkenal pada dekade lalu. Sesekali saya berdoa supaya Sang Juru Selamat memang benar hadir di hadapan saya kelak. Pada waktu itu saya bernazar untuk naik bus ke kampus. Nazar yang sederhana, tetapi terasa sulit dilakukan untuk saya yang terbiasa kelayapan menggunakan kuda besi. Terlebih kalau mengingat kondisi jalanan Jakarta yang padat layaknya pembagian BLSM. Doa dikabulkan. Sang Juru Selamat memang benar adanya diutus Tuhan Yang Maha Esa untuk hadir menyebarkan kedamaian di hati para jamaahnya bersama dengan Good Charlotte, Happy Mondays, Neon Trees, 30 Second To Mars dan band mancanegara lain di Java Rockin’ Land 2011.

Selepas memburuh di Kalibata saya bergegas pulang ke rumah dan bertolak menuju Pantai Karnaval Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, Jakarta Utara. Dengan hanya bermodalkan setumpuk rindu akan suara khas Madam Dolores, saya pun berangkat ditemani sang kuda besi, Valerie. Ini adalah kali pertama saya pergi ke Pantai Jaya Ancol. Tidak ada sedikit pun kekhawatiran kalau nantinya akan buta arah seperti yang biasa saya lakukan kala berkelana ke tempat yang baru pertama kali didatangi. Tiket sudah terlebih dahulu diraih satu bulan sebelum acara temu kangen dengan para juru selamat. Pukul 18.37 petang saya tiba di venue dan langsung menuju Main Stage. Di main stage telah hadir band lawas yang dibentuk tahun 1973, God Bless. Ahmad Albar yang saat itu mengenakan kaos dan jeans hitam tengah meneriaki microfonnya melantunkan lagu demi lagu. Lama setelah God Bless tampil, stage utama kosong selang beberapa menit dan diisi beberapa crew yang menyiapkan peralatan untuk Ed Kowalczyk of LIVE.

Ed sendiri merupakan musisi botak Amerika yang merangkap sebagai lead singer di LIVE band. FYI, LIVE merupakan nama bandnya. Saya pun sempat bingung akan hal itu. Selama 5.400 detik saya yang kurang akrab dengan suara Om Ed terpaksa ikut juga mendengarkannya bernyanyi, dengan asumsi kalau saya pergi spot tempat saya memotret disambar orang. Pada saat itu di samping saya juga terdapat dua orang mahasiswa yang datang untuk menyaksikan idolanya. Usut punya usut ternyata mereka anak Universitas Ada Deh. Setelah Ed selesai tampil, kerumunan hamba Allah di depan stage mulai berkurang, beberapa ada yang mendatangi booth merchandise ataupun mencari cairan pelepas dahaga. Saya memilih duduk di tempat sambil sesekali mengecek hasil foto saya. Salah satu mahasiswa UA tersebut menawarkan untuk mengambilkan buku panduan JRL 2011, tanpa basa-basi saya pun mengiyakan. Kami yang pada saat itu sama-sama menunggu momen Sang Juru Selamat membawakan lagu Zombie sudah tidak sabar. Sebelum Sang Juru Selamat hadir beberapa orang di stage menyanyikan lagu Indonesia Raya, entah apa maksudnya. Mungkin sebagai simbol nasionalisme di kala hiruk-pikuknya kawasan Pantai Ancol dengan dentuman para rocker mancanegara? Bisa jadi.

Pukul 23.30 Sang Juru Selamat resmi membuka gerbang Thariqat Al-Cranberriesiyah dengan lagu Analyze. Dolors O’riordan yang saat itu menggunakan coat hitam tampak cantik berbinar bak Selir Keraton. Tak lama ia menyapa jamaahnya dengan ramah, “Hi Indonesian how’s your day?” Lantunan Analyze pun dikumandangkan bersama fans yang hadir dan kemudian disusul dengan lagu Animal Instinct. Tak lupa Linger pun tengah mengudara malam itu, tetapi satu yang saya sesalkan, ritme Linger terkesan agak cepat. Lawler yang terlalu semangat memukul drum bak kuli panggul Tanjung Priok mengakibatkan ayat-ayat Linger terasa kurang menyayat hati. Namun, para jamaah tetap khusyuk mengucapkan tiap bait-bait kata. Lagu-lagu dari dekade 1990-an seperti Ode To my Family, Just My Imagination, Can’t Be With You, Salvation, Promises, juga dibawakan dengan sangat wakxjdwahxdsfuz malam itu. Tak lupa juga Sang Juru Selamat membawakan lagu baru mereka “Tomorrow” yang berasal dari album Rose (2011).

Saat yang ditunggu pun tiba, Sang Juru Selamat mulai mengumandangkan Zombie. Lagu yang ditulis sendiri oleh vokalisnya pada 1994 ini sukses membuat saya berada di dimensi lain. Namun, euforia lekas sirna begitu seorang mbak-mbak yang entah datang dari arah mana tiba-tiba hadir di hadapan saya dengan digopoh rekannya. Rupanya mbak ini emesis dan mulai tumbang. Sebagai seorang relawan yang baik hati saya pun membantu Mbak tersebut meloncati pagar agar mudah dijangkau panitia medis. Kekhusyukan Zombie terganggu sudah. Namun, tak ada alasan yang perlu disesalkan. Temu kangen dengan Juru Selamat malam itu ditutup dengan lagu Dreams dan saya pun kembali menikmati kesakralan malam itu. Terima kasih Wahai Sang Juru Selamat, The Cranberries. Semoga bisa menjumpai kalian di dimensi yang lain.

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30 Seconds To Mars at Java Rockin'land 2011 © 22.07.2011

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Blood Red Shoes performance at Java Rockin'Land 2011, Jakarta.

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All photos by Adrian Utama Putra

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Blood Red Shoes Live in Jakarta

July 22nd at Java Rockin'land, Pantai Carnaval, Jakarta.

By: Shafira Sahara

Last year, I came to the annual rockfest Java Rockin'land full of hope and expectations for Smashing Pumpkins. And it is safe to say that they not just disappoint, but whole-heartedly ripped my soul to the soaking ground.

So this year I play with my safe expectation. I refused to deal with the big headlines. From Cranberries to Helloween, I turned my head to this little duo from England called Blood Red Shoes.

Because, simply, I am in the mood for something raw, organic, yet spitefully hostile.

So there I go. One Friday evening, I set up my own little gig. Open the night with the more-popular We Are Scientists, and close it with Blood Red Shoes. That way, I can go home before the Jared Leto mob attack the venue. As I came in late, my favorite We Are Scientists songs had been sang.. So I decided to book my place at the very front for Blood Red Shoes.

The crowd at this stage was not as packed. But I think my enthusiasm filled up the space. They were scheduled to play at 9.45 pm but didn't start until 10ish. Waiting with bated breath, I was sweating even before the duo came up.

And then they appear on stage. Steven Ansell on drums and Laura-Mary Carter with her electric guitar. You might think they resemble The White Stripes - at least, the European version of them - but you're strongly mistaken. On a skill level, the two bands are very different. Blood Red Shoes are far less technical and more rhythmical and raw. (That doesn't mean my ear don't bleed love for Jack White's amazing sound)

With short greetings, the band went straight into action with Keeping It Close, a single from their second album 'Box of Secrets'. Ansell hit the drums like his life depended on it. The tempo was hot and increasing until the chorus hit: "Break the bones you call your own!"

At that exact moment, I yearned to break my bones banging my head so hard on a wall.

Next, Light It Up started. It slows the mood for a couple of minutes. That is, before the chorus was played, then it felt like an anthem. The screaming, the simple calling and syllables. The song in itself, with a constant drumming rhythm and guitar melody and an intense chorus, has the potential to stand right beside a Smashing Pumpkin's single. Albeit it will need a more brilliant writer and more instruments than two.

The more alt rock feel continued with the next two songs, Heartsink and Say Something, Say Anything. Ansell's hoarse screams had also been dominated the vocal so far. But then the soft-rock rhythm to When We Wake ensued. This simple heartfelt sound increases in intensity by the minute that you will forced to feel a rush of emotions from nowhere. In this, it was Laura-Mary's voice all the way through. Her calmness was revealed in her unflustered vocal, though on the contrary, her fingers were vigorous to the movement of the melody. Coupled the skills with her man-sized Led Zeppelin shirt, tight short and boots, at the end of the song a chorus of "I LOVE YOU LAURA-MARY CARTER!" was heard.

And I completely approved. This girl oozes sexiness without even trying at all.

From this onwards, Carter's voice materialized. The soft mood was brutally erased with the classic grunge sound of It Is Happening Again, continued with the more modern feel of This Is Not For You.

At this point, I was bathed in sweat. The thing about Blood Red Shoes was, even though there were only two relatively skinny persons on stage with a drumset and a guitar, it doesn't matter that much. What matter was the way they play, and the way their passion was heard and felt and lived through every beat they play, and how you feel what they were feeling.

The crowd was wildest during their most recognized single: It's Getting Boring By The Sea. I was dancing so wild that my brother moved away a few steps from me (either to not get slapped or to temporarily deny his relation to me). It saddened me at this point that the cool effects heard on their digital sound were not completely applied in their live performance. I like raw music but often, effects make the sound way more memorable.

Yet my favorite was played towards the end. A single from their first album called I Wish I Was Someone Better. The lyrics repetition will stick itself in your head. Whichever you prefer, to sing "I made a mistake" or "I made him a steak", at the end of this song you'll wish to make better mistake or better steak.

Overall, Blood Red Shoes was more entertaining than I'd ever imagine. They played the set for about one hour and a half, and it satisfied the living out of me. After a whole year of listening to amazingly seamed songs with complex effects and beat, it is such a refreshment to hear a raw taste like this one.

It was Ansell's shameless angst and Carter's silent fury that gets into your bones. And the fact that they don't stop, and the energy don't go steamed up with the heat, makes this a thorougly, desperately-needed killer night. Brilliant.

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We Are Sicentists performance at Java Rockin'Land 2011, Jakarta.