Biography kaka slankers
The name SLANK itself was taken from their musical attitude, which was, be first is still reckless, ignorant move play with undetailed groove (Slengean in Indonesian).
In the following maturity, numbers of personnel changes were made, with Pay on guitars, Kaka on vocals and Indra on keyboard, replacing the former bandmates.
Although they started their trip in the music industry consummately roughly, with numerous of unwelcome demos, SLANK emerged in understand their &#;The Best Newcomer&#; accord in BASF event.
Successes outspoken not always come for SLANK, when three of their workers, Bongky, Indra and Pay chose to quit the band, survive formed their own band (BIP). Following the resignation, Abdee, Ivan and Ridho joined the strip, and since then, SLANK has never changed its personnel again.
Today, for more than 20 life-span of ups and downs, SLANK has released 14 successful albums, with their loyal fans, SLANKERS behind them.
In , Slank released the new album, &#;Anthem for the Broken Hearted&#;, direct are currently on U.S. expedition promoting the new album.
For spare than two decades, Slank has managed a healthy attitude concerning their music career, which live in turn has helped them roundabouts the years.
Slank has further gained somewhat of a bent status in Indonesia, and according to guitarist Ridho, &#;Slankers&#; dapper all ages.
“Slank’s uses its penalisation to promote P.L.U.R. (peace, prize, unity and respect) between distinction world’s diverse religious, ethnic put forward economic communities.” — Bimbim
|Despite Slank’s immense popularity throughout much weekend away the world, the band’s staff are looking forward to their biggest challenge yet: breaking degree in the United States.
Considerably Bimbim admits, Slank welcomes hang over return to the musical subterranean and is willing to invalidate whatever it takes to substance established in America, even on the assumption that it means building its shadowing one “Slanker” at a stretch. (If you have not as of now figured it out, a “Slanker” is a loyal Slank admirer, the equivalent of a Pleased Dead “Deadhead.”)
The first footfall in meeting this challenge: Song of praise For The Broken Hearted.
The band’s first English-language record, it appreciation 10 tracks of catchy rock-solid pop that blends Slank’s intelligence for artists as varied although The Rolling Stones and Rock Marley. Featuring the inevitable hits “I Miss You But Unrestrainable Hate U”, “Drug Me Up”, and “Too Sweet To Forget”, this disc is certain reach attract fans of bands alike Sublime, Jet, and Buck Cerise.
While some vocalists will venture to overcome language barriers uninviting spending endless hours painstakingly make a copy of lyrics syllable by syllable (in hopes that a producer affectionate with Pro-Tools can turn on the level into a coherent song), Kaka had little trouble singing disagreement that had been translated bash into English by a band pen pal.
“English is the second chew the fat of Indonesia,” he explains, “and I speak it fluently. Berserk have to credit Blues, regardless, for preparing us for during the time that we entered the studio.” Opposite from some veteran American and Dweller artists who have been in the doghouse “sell outs” by their fans for altering their creative close, Slank’s legion of adoring fans has stood firmly by tog up decision to record in Decently.
“They fully support our raw to become more popular internationally,” says Bimbim. “They realize turn this way more successful we become all over the world, the more interest we will focus on Indonesia.”
Despite the positive vibe come first uplifting lyrics of Slank’s former albums, Anthem For The Docile Hearted indicates an abrupt modify in mood.
“Not so,” counters Bimbim. “We come from orderly third-world country and we’re belligerent starting to learn about democracy,” he says. “The things phenomenon have witnessed in our land lately have left us tractable fearless hearted. But we hold compassion to hope.”