Fenomena pemutaran “Indonesia Raya” setiap jam 10 pagi di Yogyakarta menawarkan gambaran menarik tentang bagaimana otoritas lokal dapat menjadi ujung tombak dalam memelihara ideologi negara.
Indonesia's soundscapes are not raw material for algorithmic commodification. They are living systems of knowledge, binding communities to land, history and identity.
Keberadaan pendengung politik kian menegaskan pentingnya literasi digital untuk warga negara, serta pengawasan independen terhadap aktivitas para pendengung politik. Pengawasan ini dapat dilakukan oleh masyarakat sipil, organisasi non-pemerintah, atau siapa saja yang punya kegelisahan akan rusaknya demokrasi karena pendengung politik yang tumbuh subur bak jamur di musim hujan.
Alih-alih menjadi instrumen pemberontakan dan perlawanan, hip-hop justru digunakan JHF sebagai instrumen yang melanggengkan kekuasaan.
It is not enough to discuss “Genjer-Genjer” and the state paranoia behind its ban here. However, what is clear is that we must release the song from the historical burden that has hung over it for many decades. Instead, let us hear it as a song that calls upon us to abolish all forms of colonialism in this world.
What if it turns out that the decline in local cultural values and our society’s greater recognition of foreign culture is triggered by ourselves? Our cultural thinkers are too busy boasting about the goodness of their culture and accusing globalization of being the culprit, reluctant to give birth to new and fresh memes/ideas that could benefit society.
So why has there recently been a stigma that keroncong music is the music of older people? Perhaps it is true, as Gema Lansia members say, that keroncong is less exposed, so people don’t know about it; keroncong seems elitist, exclusive, and only suitable for older people to enjoy.
I interpret the Berkarat (Rusty) album by Burgerkill as a manifesto from the figure of Ivan Scumbag. The real form of frustration and incomparable fatigue that he felt.
The presence of AI is not a threat. In fact, AI will become a very important tool in preserving and developing local culture and wisdom typical of the archipelago.
By fighting musical paralysis and getting out of the cage, we will be surprised to find that there is actually so much good music out there. Just like food, no matter how much we like the music that is to our taste, there will be a point when we feel bored with that music. It is at this time that we can take advantage of it by listening to new music.
Aris Setyawan 