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.
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.
For Ethnomusicology, this shift means that fundamental changes in power structures, worldviews, academia, and university systems must be analyzed as a confrontation with colonialism. The proposed decolonizing approach to Ethnomusicology involves reflection on the philosophy and methodology that make up the discipline.
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.
Ramainya festival musik yang diselenggarakan di Indonesia adalah bubble yang baru. Begitu banyaknya festival musik yang diadakan EO amatir ini menjadikan festival musik di Indonesia masuk di tahap awal sebuah bubble ekonomi. Jika dibiarkan, jangan heran jika akan ada titik ketika bubble ini meletus, dan banyak pihak yang akan dirugikan. Mulai dari promotor atau EO yang profesional akan ikut terkena imbasnya, para musisi juga tentu dirugikan.
Aris Setyawan 