100 juta lagu di Spotify, Apple Music, dan Qobuz adalah semesta yang terlampau luas untuk saya jelajahi semua. Maka, saya mengubah cara mendengarkan musik di era kiwari ini. Kembali ke mendengarkan musik secara luring, demi kenyamanan mendengarkan musik yang lebih baik.
The success of Konferensi Musik Indonesia 2025 as a pivotal milestone or its status as another missed opportunity is contingent upon the government's readiness to execute these recommendations with the same rigor, collaborative spirit, and stakeholder involvement that facilitated their development.
Bayangkan betapa nahas nasib para tahanan tertuduh teroris di penjara Guantánamo! Mereka tidak punya pilihan yang sama dengan kita. Ketika musik menyiksa mereka, mereka hanya bisa pasrah, tunduk pada negara super power—yang katanya adalah polisi dunia—bernama Amerika Serikat.
Indonesia's soundscapes are not raw material for algorithmic commodification. They are living systems of knowledge, binding communities to land, history and identity.
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.
In Indonesia, books discussing music as a science can be counted on the fingers of one hand. More specifically, it is a book that discusses music journalism.
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.
Para musisi yang tergabung dalam IKLIM dan gerakan MDE Indonesia telah melakukan perannya: menyebarkan pesan bahwa tidak ada musik di planet mati. Maka, mulailah melakukan aksi semampu yang kita bisa. Agar planet kita tetap hidup dan lestari. Agar kita dapat mewariskan bumi ke anak cucu kita di hari esok.
Solving the problems plaguing the music industry should be the priority of the musicians who win the legislative elections next February. If we cannot hope that they will bring changes to the industry, why should people vote for them in the first place?
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.
Aris Setyawan 