Efek Rumah Kaca

"..valiantly put their thoughts into words in an honest and modest way"














(2008) I freshly remembered when the first time I heard "Belanja Terus Sampai Mati" (Shop Till You Drop) in a spacious-luxurious Serena, with some close mates. It had a catchy intro, vivid starter for the rest of the song. I would have turned off my autism for a second just to indulge my senses with the lyrics. Efek Rumah Kaca (ERK) valiantly put their thoughts into words in an honest and modest way, in the middle of the fake-plastic aliens. Although they were newcomers, they bravely sprayed the most contradictory topics nowadays such as rotten politics, human bad habits, self empowerment and damaged environment, which not many artists were radical enough to do it.

A week later, I had a short visit to the northern hemisphere, a small city called Canmore in Canada. It was a quiet place that made me had a lot of time to explore the first craft of ERK. Number of tracks had been played repeatedly in my iTouch, especially "Di Udara" (In The Air), "Sebelah Mata" (One Eye), "Debu-Debu Berterbangan" (Floating Dust), "December", whereas almost made some diamond tears emitted from my deepest sight. The rest of the album materials just threw me back through the wormhole, to the era of my childhood. In a glimpse of an eye, I dragged myself into the lucid mixture of the 90s sound, from the artists like Brighter, Popinjays, Lowsunday, The Ocean Blue, Teenage Fanclub, Bluetones, Radiohead, The Sundays, Stephen Malkmus, Rumahsakit and Pure Saturday. That was the best encapsulation for the band's melancholic-powerful-pop atmosphere.

(later on, ERK's first self-titled album turned to be the soundtrack of my days in Canada, other than Hazel Gazel).

(2009) They released the second album called "Kamar Gelap", which became the latest release from Aksara Records this year. Please have a deep thought for "Balerina", that was the answer for my erratic mental condition early this year. ERK had saved me, pulled me out from the black hole.. And it would be my tremendous sin if I haven't shared their splendor. Enjoy..

* Debu-Debu Berterbangan
* Kenakalan Remaja Di Era Informatika
* Di Udara
* Lelaki Pemalu
* Sebelah Mata
* Balerina