The P o r n o

SUPERBAD PORNO

2011-11-02T00:47:00.011+07:00

October 23rd, 2011. Jaya Pub, Thamrin, Jakarta.

Proudly, this is our 3rd SUPERBAD. And this time, with a new formation. As a trio. Officially. So it's a gig which kinda historical for us. Also played on that show is the beautiful JIRAPAH, the energetic PROTOCOL AFRO, and our noisy good friends from MELLONYELLOW.

We played, well, some of Subliminal's songs, some new materials, and even an old song called Ivy. Oh, we also did some covers! The Loop from Morrissey, Scoff from Nirvana, and (of course) Ceremony from New Order. Photo by @pimenpi.

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Bangga sekali kami. Ini adalah pentas SUPERBAD kami yang ketiga! Dan kali ini, dengan formasi baru kami sebagai trio. Dan sudah resmi lho! Jadi bisa dibilang ini gig yang agak bersejarah bagi kami hehehe. Oh ya, malam itu juga ada penampilan dari JIRAPAH yang indah, si energik PROTOKOL AFRO, dan teman-teman baik kami yang super berisik dari MELLONYELLOW.

Jadi, malam itu kami memainkan materi dari album debut kami "Subliminal", juga beberapa materi-materi baru, dan bahkan sebuah lagu lawas kami yang berjudul Ivy. Oh, kami juga iseng-iseng mengcover lagu The Loop dari Morrissey, Scoff dari Nirvana, dan (tentu saja) Ceremony dari New Order. Foto oleh @pimenpi.

The Porno on Soundcloud!

2011-11-02T00:39:00.002+07:00

The Porno - Subliminal by Sinjitosrecords

The Porno live at RollingStone Indonesia Release Party!

2011-08-04T20:55:00.010+07:00

This gig was basically the 2nd time we appeared as a trio since our frontman Daniel Hangga was unable to perform due to personal matter. But we decided that the show must go on, because the name already there, our guitar player Pandu Fuzztoni can take on vocal duties so nothing to worry about, and we have to pay the bill, and it's RollingStone Magazine for God sake! Ahahaha.

So we performed for a kind of 30 minutes, played 7 songs.. The 2 of them are our newest material. One of it is still left untitled and we put it as an intro on the beginning before Pandu showed the audiences that he's also can sing with our great performance of "Premature", followed with the energetic "To Get Through a Fence". Then the 2nd new material called "Right" is finally being introduced, which continued by our new noisy version of "So It Goes". We finally closed the performance with the heart-thumping "Introvert" and a rare moment when our frontman-on-duty Pandu Fuzztoni photographed with a good looking LG's sales promotion girl handed him a DVD player. On stage. Right after he put down his guitar.

Many thanks to RollingStone Indonesia, Sinjitos Records, Wrangler, LG, and Agung H. Wirawan.
Web report at: http://www.rollingstone.co.id/readfoto/2011/07/09/021705/1677744/1113/3/

Date: July 8th 2011
Event: RollingStone Magazine Release Party. Also supported by Wrangler and LG
Where: RollingStone Cafe, Jln. Ampera, South Jakarta
Who: Pandu Fathoni, N.A Prabowo, and Yanu Fuadi as The Porno (minus Daniel Hangga)
Also performing on that night: BRNDLS (The Brandals) and Bayu Risa
Black & white photos by: Agung Hartamurti Wirawan (view his beautiful photo works here: IROCKUMENTARY: THE ONLINE JOURNEY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Coloured photos by: Ludmila Gaffar (courtesy of RollingStone Indonesia)
Funny fact: This is the very first time we got a DVD-player from a gig. Nice! Thanks to LG haha.

Proud Brothers from The Outskirt

2011-08-04T20:06:00.019+07:00

It was 2 years ago when we finally released our debut album "Subliminal" under the flag of Sinjitos Records. After that date, our life keeps turning, days into months, months into years, friends into foes, babies into kids, girlfriends into exes (or foes or even wives hohoho), and some of us start to wonder do people still even remember our name. But several weeks ago, we're just kinda googling around under the keywords of "The Porno Subliminal" and we accidentally found this thing:

HAIL TO THE ROCK on 97,5 MOTION RADIO
SETIAP JUMAT MALAM 8pm-12pm
Dengan Host:
Eka (Brandals) & Bagus (Netral)

Join HTTR on Facebook for updates & request. Add : hailtotherock@gmail.com

ROCK IN 2009!!!!
Dengarkan laporan kaleidoskop musik Rock sepanjang tahun 2009. Kejadian penting, rilisan album terbaik serta event-event yang terjadi di tahun 2009.Baik lokal dan internasional.
Jangan lupa dengarkan pemenang hadiah boxset album U2 No Line On The Horizon (dari Universal Music Indonesia) dan Paket CD + TShirt Green Day 21st Century Breakdown (dari Warner Music Indonesia) melalui kuis Polling Best Rock album 2009 versi pendengar Hail To The Rock yang polling-nya berhasil kami pilih sebagai pemenang!!!

Meanwhile, here's HAIL TO THE ROCK's Best Rock Album in 2009

LOCAL

1. Gribs - Gondrong Kribo Bersaudara
2. Netral - The Story of Netral
3. Dead Squad - Horror Vision
4. Kelelawar Malam - Desmondus Rotundus EP
5. The Upstairs - Magnet! Magnet!
6. Monkey To Millionare - Lantai Merah
7. The S.I.G.I.T - Dsylexia Hertz
8. Trauma - Dominasi Kemenangan
9. The Porno - Subliminal
10. Tika & The Dissidents - Headless Songstress
11. The Trees & The Wild - Rasuk
12. Superman Is Dead - Angels and Outsiders
13. Anda - In Medio
14. Bite - Bite EP
15. Godbless - 36

INTERNATIONAL

1. Mastodon - Crack The Skye
2. Lamb of God - Wrath
3. Kylesa - Static Tension
4. The Horrors - Primary Colors
5. Gallows - Grey Britain
6. Manic Sreet Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers
7. Sonic Youth - The Eternal
8. Pearl Jam - Backspacer
9. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
10. U2 - No Line On The Horizon
11. Slayer - World Painted Blood
12. Green Day - 21st Century Brekadown
13. Pissed Jeans - King of Jeans
14. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
15. The Black Crowes - Before The Frost/ Until The Freeze
16. Megadeth - Endgame
17. The Dead Weather - Horehound
18. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
19. The Raveonettes - In and Out of Control
20. Monster of Folk - Monster of Folk
21. Municipal Waste - Massive Aggressive
22. The Mars Volta - Octahedron
23. Sun O))) - Monolith & Dimension
24. Soulsavers - Broken
25. Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asyum
26. The Jim Jones Revue - Here To Save Your Soul
27. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
28. A Place To Bury Strangers- Exploding Head
29. Shrinebuilder - Shrinebuilder
30. Franz Fredinand - Tonight

Original link: HAIL TO THE ROCK; BEST ROCK ALBUM IN 2009

Our own local post-punk debut is appeared on the list! Ain't it nice mates? Haha. Uhm well maybe that was just a poll from a radio station, but to be honest, for a suburban kids like us, this thing kinda makes us proud. Absolutely. Being recognized and approved as one of the best (hey we're even make it to the Top 10! LOL) that year, which is on the year "Subliminal" was released really a kind of something to us. At least we're not that lousy after all for some people eh? Haha. And this should be the trigger to our comeback someday mates. Absolutely. Wait for us. We'll be better. And the Indonesian post-punk scene is very much alive.

Keep on keepin' on!

The Porno - Premature (Live at SMU Gonzaga Jakarta)

2011-05-05T14:35:00.003+07:00

Gonzaga is definitely a high school with a serious guts to have invited us to play that night, since the rumor that our name (which contain the word "PORNO") is considered not acceptable for most of a "school gig". God bless 'em. And it was the first song that we played that night; Premature.

The Porno on DEMO O Channel

2010-12-25T22:02:00.006+07:00

First kiss, first break up, first blue film, and for a band, first TV appearance. So, on Tuesday, December 14th 2010 we got our first opportunity to exposed ourself on the tv. And the local tv station and its show that were fortunate enough to be part of our history is DEMO at O Channel.

They said that on the very first time, it was always hurt, but definitely not ours because we performed two songs there; "Control" and "Hantam Ku Gerak Gerilya". And to make our self-promotional campaign complete on that day, of course DEMO will play our one (and until today, the only) video clip from our 1st single from the SUBLIMINAL album which directed by the talented Mr. Dibyokusumo; "Premature".

So for those of you who lived around Jabodetabek, don't forget to WAKE UP EARLY and directly tune yourself to DEMO O Channel on SUNDAY, JANUARY 9th 2011 at 07.30 AM because you will see some "porn" on TV.

photo by: Paulo/Cece

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!!!!

The Porno ada di Urbanfest 2010

2010-12-15T12:29:00.009+07:00

Foto oleh: Wiwin Fitriyani a.k.a Wenk. Thanks a lot!

THE PORNO NEWEST TEES NOW AVAILABLE

2010-08-31T10:29:00.004+07:00

THE PORNO NEWEST TEES NOW AVAILABLE!!

The Porno Tees

Price: IDR 70.000,- (shipping charges excludes)
Available color: BLACK (with white/gold text color), WHITE (with black/gold text color).
Available size: S & M

For info & ORDER: 021-96303223/droningbasslines@hotmail.com

THE PORNO for SUEDEHEAD SHOES

2010-06-27T10:06:00.012+07:00

The maximum chains of propaganda between a great band, sounds and footwear to dance.

Courtesy photos:
Anggoro (Bali)
Agung H Wirawan / Irockumentary.tumblr.com (Jakarta)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/SUEDEHEAD-SHOES/104663642124

The Porno for Suedeheadshoes.
Get *free CD of The Porno - Subliminal for each purchase of SUEDEHEAD SHOES! (*according to request).

Godspeed Suedehead.

Review album "SUBLIMINAL" oleh deathrockstar.info

2010-06-27T09:47:00.003+07:00

The Porno - "Subliminal"
Sinjitos Records
7.8

Album pertama dari band post-punk asal Bekasi ini mengingatkan saya akan dua hal; Joy Division dan guru bahasa Inggris saya sewaktu SMP dulu.

Kenapa? kamu beli aja album nya, kemudian dengarkan bagaimana mereka menyanyikan betapa kesepian nya mereka.

Btw, foto didalam studio, dengan ampli bertuliskan “cunt” nya oke juga.

http://deathrockstar.info/the-porno-subliminal/

Review acara ESCAPE TO MARS dari djwirya.com - the Real Online Radio

2010-06-22T21:51:00.002+07:00

Read the news here:

http://www.djwirya.com/news/index2.php?q=real4&id=754&artis=Escape%20To%20Mars

The Porno at Escape to Mars!

2010-06-18T09:23:00.003+07:00

BE THERE!

The Porno: Special song for Provoke! Magazine

2010-06-05T00:53:00.008+07:00

The Porno answered the challenge from Provoke Magazine to compose and sing a song spontaneously. And the result? A song called "Threesome", that is certainly enough to make a lifelong embarrassment on the singer.

Location: Hey Folks Jakarta.

"SUBLIMINAL" Album Review at FHM Magazine Indonesia May 2010 Edition

2010-05-10T20:32:00.008+07:00

Keep on keeping on!

The Porno on ELLE Magazine Indonesia April 2010 Edition

2010-05-02T17:49:00.006+07:00

This article discusses the truth about Keke Tumbuan more, but she happens to be photographed with The Porno.

Acoustic Session at 99ers FM Jakarta

2010-04-09T21:53:00.005+07:00

Band name: The Porno
Song title: So It Goes (taken from the debut album "Subliminal", Sinjitos Records 2009)

The Porno Solo & Jogya Trip!!!

2010-03-11T19:22:00.002+07:00

Jogya gig at Liquid, March 14th 2010.

SEE YA ON THE PIT.

The Porno "SUBLIMINAL" lyrics.

2010-02-12T03:14:00.008+07:00

Get your Subliminal lyrics here: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=24650214&blogId=525047601

Best to enjoy in a maximum volume, without lights, alone at the corner of your bedroom, uhm.. a bottle of cheap wine will do, and (if you're a smoker) don't forget the cigarettes. This is a dark band with a dark future as well. Sadly listening!

The Porno on The Jakarta Post

2010-02-12T02:58:00.007+07:00

Words by Felix Dass.

at a GLIMPSE : Make Mr. Curtis proud

Sun, 01/31/2010 2:32 PM

The death of Ian Curtis, frontman of Joy Division, in 1980, may be remembered as one of the darkest days of post-punk, but his legacy lives on.

More than 25 five years later, far away from Macclesfield, England, where Curtis began and ended his life, four lads united with an adoration for the icon.

They formed a band and bravely call it The Porno.

"The Porno is our lives," says vocalist Hangga, blessed with Curtis-esque raw vocals.

Subliminal, their full album debut can be heard as a beautiful tribute to Curtis and Co.'s music. Of course, it is 100 percent made in Indonesia, with an Indonesian touch.

Making up the band also are Yanu on bass, Bowo on drums, and Pandu on guitar. Post-punk is the term they use to describe their music.

But what is post-punk?

Music critic Greil Marcus, in his Rolling Stone article back in 1980, described post-punk as, "Sparked by a tension, humor, and sense of paradox plainly unique in present-day pop music." You can feel this in The Porno's music.

With their recent show, Subliminal, The Porno can be described as our local reincarnation of post-punk.

You're probably already familiar with Interpol, The Strokes, or The Rapture, all names that are ambassadors of the post-punk revival. Now, Indonesia has The Porno.

"Subliminal was originally made between the 2005-2008 period. We started to work on this album since 2006 in three different places. But we found difficulties creating the sound we wanted until we met Iyub," explains Hangga.

Iyub, the producer of Santamonica and Monkey to Millionaire, agreed to do sound engineering and be the band's producer.

"He gave us valuable advice," says Hangga.

Hangga and the boys are said to have a right to be proud of their work. Mr. Curtis - wherever he is right now - also should be proud. His followers have been reported do marvelous things in an eccentric way.

"One day, The Porno will leave a legacy of its own," says Hangga. The Porno can be followed at www.twitter.com/the_PRN.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/31/a-glimpse-make-mr-curtis-proud.html

Have You Heard About The Porno?

2010-02-12T02:37:00.003+07:00

Have You Heard About The Porno?

Have You Follow http://twitter.com/The_Porno?

"Subliminal" Album Review from TimeOut Jakarta Magazine Issue 14, January 2010. Words by Tim Laksmana.

2010-01-07T02:35:00.007+07:00

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The Porno Interview with TimeOut Jakarta Magazine Issue 14, January 2010

2010-01-07T02:20:00.009+07:00

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The Porno - Control (Live at Liquid, Yogyakarta, Sinjitos Records Tour 2009)

2010-01-07T02:15:00.001+07:00

Subliminal Review from How Does It Feel To Feel 1979

2010-01-03T17:56:00.005+07:00

Setelah dua minggu nongkrong di rak CD saya akhirnya datang juga waktu yang tepat untuk bisa berkonsentrasi mendengarkan debut album milik The Porno ini. Terima kasih buat rekan saya yang dengan sukarela memberikan cd ini kepada saya untuk direview, berbalut standard jewel case cover album ini cukup bernuansa suram ditambah judul yang berdasarkan terjemahan dari kamus Inggris – Indonesia karangan S. Wojowasito berarti “bawah sadar”, heem rasanya kedua hal tersebut sudah cukup menggelitik rasa keingintahuan saya akan isi materi album ini.

Dirilis oleh Sinjitos Records dan diproduseri oleh salah satu orang yang mempunyai sentuhan Midas di dunia Indie tanah Batavia ini, pastinya para pendengar dan fans The Porno akan mengharapkan sesuatu yang melebihi ekspektasi dari materi album ini, apalagi demo dan lagu The Porno sebelum dihandle oleh Iyub terdengar biasa saja. Berbicara tentang The Porno tentu saja tidak bisa terlepas dari Joy Division dan Post Punk, setidaknya itulah persepsi orang-orang atau fans yang sudah mengenal dan mendengarkan musik mereka, entah apakah hal ini membuat The Porno sendiri sudah muak atau malah bangga dengan pengasosiasian ini, yang jelas itu sudah cukup menjelaskan secara gamblang status bermusik mereka.

Sebenarnya saya termasuk orang yang tidak suka untuk mengkotak-kotakan band berdasarkan genre musiknya, tapi akar musik The Porno memang jelas tertanam kuat pada tradisi DIY yang kaya dari post-punk Britania Raya dan Garage Rock Detroit. And of course with all their maximum efforts, The Porno telah berusaha keras dan cukup berhasil membuat semacam pendekatan yang jelas baik itu melalui cara dan gaya bernyanyi serta musikalitas mereka ke arah genre yang telah dieksplorasi dan dipelopori oleh beberapa band yang paling berpengaruh di masa dua puluh lima tahun lalu tepatnya akhir tahun 70an dan sudah melegenda tersebut (ie. Joy Division, Gang of Four, XTC & The Fall; to name a few). Tanpa sangsi, tentunya mereka juga telah berusaha keras untuk membuat Ian Curtis bangga sebagai Icon mereka, dengan tidak mengundang perbandingan yang negative akan hal tersebut.

Ok, cd The Porno telah terpasang di CD player saya lets hear the first track entitled “premature”, di lagu pertama yang berlirik bahasa Inggris ini they still sound a bit shy ataukah mereka memang berniat untuk membangun tempo terlebih dahulu, dengan kata lain tidak langsung hajar dengan lagu kencang, ah sangat disayangkan memang (Fyi: Saya sangat suka dengan hantaman keras di awal album ala Dinosaur Jr. He he he). Dengan amunisi sound fuzz gitar dan suara drum gagap berderap saya sudah terbayang akan seperti apa jadinya track-track berikut. Lagu kedua “To Get Through A Fence” yang berdurasi 1.17 menit ini kita langsung disodori dengan intro ketukan drum plus gigitan bass yang berakselerasi, nah disini saya mulai antusias. The Porno mulai bermain dengan gigih dan bersemangat, riff-rif gitar terdengar cukup variatif, dentuman bass terdengar membimbing dengan jelas kemana arah musik mereka.

Dari total delapan lagu di album berdurasi kurang lebih 30an menit ini hanya terdapat satu lagu yang berlirik bahasa Nasional, lainnya berbahasa Inggris semua. “So it Goes” dan “The Final” tampak terinspirasi dari album “Closer” nya Joy Division tetapi ditambah riff-riff fuzz variatif serta distorsi yang cukup berat dari effect Fender Blender dan EH Holy Stain. Lirik yang galau plus kekalutan langsung menimbulkan mood yang membenamkan kita ke dalam lumpur depresi plus effect Claustrophobia, sayang kreativitas dan pengucapan lirik masih harus sedikit lebih ditempa, dimana hal ini juga terdengar cukup jelas pada lagu “Control” padahal ini termasuk salah satu track favorite saya di album ini dari sisi musikalitasnya.

Lanjut di track kelima, akhirnya ketemu juga lagu berlirik berbahasa Nasional di album ini, “Hantam Ku Gerak Gerilya” bertempo cepat berontak penuh energy dengan teriakan lantang sang vokalis dan ending yang maut sangat cocok buat doping pelepasan adrenaline. Kemudian tiba pada track favorite saya yaitu “Introvert”, this song really surprises me, karena di lagu ini saya justru menemukan unsur shoegaze yang cukup kental, dan kalau kita berbicara identitas “Subliminal”, justru di lagu inilah saya menemukannya. Ada nuansa bawah sadar yang menarik jiwa kita ke alam euphoric melalui ketukan drum nan ramai, raungan vokal yang melodius, gigitan bass bak gerinda yang mengalir terharmoni serta reverb noise dari deruan gitar yang raw dan membius. Di lagu ini pula mood saya bisa sedikit cerah setelah 6 kali dihantam dengan nuansa kesuraman dan kegalauan yang cukup monoton dan hampir membuat saya mengecilkan volume amplifier saya. In other words, The Porno is actually quite talented dalam menciptakan lagu-lagu bernuansa shoegaze.

The Last track sekaligus berdurasi paling panjang lebih dari enam menit called “Minor”, nah yang ini jelas-jelas inspired by The Stooges, kalau ada yang berani menyangkal silakan berdebat dengan saya. Eksplorasi maksimal dari gitaris The Porno tercurah habis-habisan di lagu ini, noise, reverb, distorsi dan fuzz campur aduk menjadi sesuatu disorder yang mengadiksi, detakan drum yang gagap dan konstan monoton courtesy The Stooges sukses menjadi jiwa di lagu ini. Saya sangat suka dengan struktur lagu ini, ada unsur psychedelic dan acid sebagai bensinnya, but again saya agak kurang nyaman dengan seksi vokal di lagu ini, but this is still my favorite track from the Album.

My final conclusion, Album ini bagus dan inovatif meskipun masih terdapat beberapa flaw yang cukup mengganggu terutama di bagian vocal dan lirik, akan tetapi riff-riff gitar yang tajam dan variatif, ketukan drum konstan repetitive yang menjadi salah satu ciri khas genre post punk serta sedikit unsur psychedelia yang kemudian disempurnakan dengan aransemen yang tight dan sesuai dengan apa maunya Band ini, menjadikan album ini sebuah debut segar dari salah satu pengusung post punk di Indonesia ini layak untuk didengar dan dibeli tentunya, bukan sebuah debut yang fantastic dari The Porno tetapi justru itu yang menjadi nilai plus dan mereka telah menetapkan dasar pondasi yang kuat dari identitas musik mereka dan juga sebuah nostalgia instant atas spirit DIY dan bawah tanah dari 70s -80s post punk movement .

Saya juga yakin mereka masih akan dapat berkembang lebih baik di materi-materi mereka berikutnya, For their next releases, saya ingin lebih banyak mendengar The Porno lebih bereksperimen dengan musik mereka dan tanpa segan-segan mau mencomot pengaruh dari Band-Band Post Punk America dan Garage Rock lain seperti MC5, Husker Du, Sonic Youth, Gang of Four (UK), The Sound, Pere Ubu, Mission of Burma, The Birthday Party (UK) atau dari legenda Rock macam Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd maupun The Doors sekalipun.

Come on Guys Post Punk isn’t only about Ian Curtis and Joy Division... In The End, Congrats buat The Porno, you’ve made it keep rockin mates!!!

Text by: The Drowner

http://howdoesitfeeltofeel1979.blogspot.com/2009/12/porno-subliminal_25.html

"SUBLIMINAL" Review from Popmaya.com

2009-11-25T02:16:00.012+07:00

The Porno - Subliminal

Post date: 23 November 2009, 16:50

By Felix Dass

Ketika menulis tulisan ini, di luar, hujan turun deras. Saya menunggu waktu berlalu. Di dalam sebuah penantian, kekosongan adalah sebuah siksaan.

Dan saya memilih Subliminal milik The Porno sebagai album temanya.

Saya ingat sesuatu. Beberapa tahun yang lalu, saya mengalami sebuah pengalaman penuh ekstase ketika sedang menyetir mobil ayah saya ke arah Cibinong, Jawa Barat. Jalan tol Jagorawi yang begitu angkuh itu seolah menantang untuk dikalahkan. Kebetulan senjata saya cukup kuat kapabilitasnya.

Untuk membuat senjata itu mumpuni, saya memutar Let Me Begin milik The Milo. Ekstase itu begitu sulit untuk dilupakan. Ya, saya mengalahkan Jagorawi tapi tidak punya kemampuan untuk melupakan momen itu.

Entah mengapa, sekarang saya kembali ke masa itu. Hanya saja, Subliminal yang kali ini menjadi temanya. Saya tidak lagi menantang Jagorawi, tapi malah menantang waktu.

Rekaman ini sungguhlah menyenangkan untuk diputar berulang. Well, saya mengalami pengalaman buruk ketika kemarin memutarnya di atas deru bus kota. Tapi, sepertinya saya salah memilih momen. Ketika terdiam dan menanti seperti ini, sepertinya barulah Subliminal layak dipasang berulang dengan volume yang kencang.

The Porno –dengan polesan produser paling hot di ranah scene independen belakangan ini, Joseph Saryuf— adalah band yang masih menjadi representasi orang Indonesia, tapi telak-telak mengambil insipirasi dari Joy Division.

Suara ‘mentah’ mereka terdengar begitu seksi. Yang hebatnya, lafal Bahasa Inggris yang buruk pun mampu menjelma menjadi rima tersendiri yang akan terdengar begitu buruk jika dinyanyikan oleh orang lain.

Subliminal ini seolah menjawab pertanyaan saya di dalam diri bahwa scene lokal Jakarta masih punya taji. Jujur saya, belakangan ini, hidup seperti begitu membosankan di Jakarta. Tidak ada band baru yang mampu mencuri perhatian. Tapi, Subliminal –sekali lagi— mengonfirmasi bahwa saya salah besar.

Saya pribadi tidak banyak menaruh perhatian pada genre rock yang model begini. Bukan apa, musik rock model The Porno ini punya kecenderungan mencapai monotonitas yang terlalu cepat datang. Cara bass line nya dimainkan, cara gitarisnya menciptakan raungan gitar, dan cara vokalisnya bernyanyi sungguhlah monoton. Tapi The Porno pintar.

Mereka menyusun Subliminal hanya dengan delapan track yang membuat album ini punya kans untuk dinikmati orang yang baru pertama kali berkenalan dengan rock ‘suram’ model begini.

Mood yang keluar pun bisa macam-macam. Seperti yang sudah ditulis di atas saya mengalami pengalaman naik turun secara emosi mendengarkan satu demi satu lagu di album ini.

Lewat Premature, adrenaline saya seolah dipacu untuk melejit dan berlari bagaikan Carl Lewis yang baru saja mengalahkan Ben Johnson yang tersangkut kasus doping.

So It Goes membuat saya membayangkan sebuah perasaan kalah yang mampir ketika baru saja kehilangan pekerjaan tetap atau kekasih. Permainan bas si pemain bas seolah memancing sebuah pergumulan yang bisa jadi berakhir di buliran-buliran air mata atau gelas-gelas yang pecah selepas proses adu-mengadu dengan tembok beton.

Sementara itu, Hantam Ku Gerak Gerilya –satu-satunya lagu berbahasa ibu di album ini— menjelma menjadi salah satu kandidat paling cocok untuk film laga model Merantau. Track itu merupakan salah satu dari dua track favorit saya di rekaman ini.

Track favorit yang satu lagi adalah Introvert. Kalau yang ini, mengusik sisi destruktif di dalam diri saya. Saya membayangkan ada sebuah bat baseball milik David Ortiz yang ditandatangani serta direstui oleh yang bersangkutan untuk menghajar (tanpa dilawan) seruangan penuh orang-orang bodoh yang merasa perlu untuk memfatwa segala macam hal. Benar-benar lagu tema yang cocok!

Dan Minor adalah sebuah akhiran tipikal berisi raungan-raungan gitar yang tidak beraturan yang meninggalkan kesan selamat tinggal pada sebuah orkes musik rock penuh energi.

Ini adalah debut album yang bagus. Selamat datang untuk The Porno, bersiaplah untuk sekian banyak hal bagus yang mungkin akan mampir berkunjung.

Hujan belum juga berhenti. Ia memelan. Saya memutar kembali album ini. Sepertinya, saya diberkahi bisa menemukan momen yang cocok untuk menghasilkan efek maksimal mendengarkan Subliminal.

Check the review here: http://www.popmaya.com/ugcdetail?UgcId=3020

Out now in stores, The Porno debut album SUBLIMINAL !!!!

2009-11-08T16:01:00.006+07:00

THE PORNO'S "SUBLIMINAL" IS OUT NOW

Cd album debut The Porno "Subliminal" sudah mulai diedarkan dan sekarang sudah bisa dibeli di Aksara Bookstore, cabang-cabang Aquarius Musikindo, dan distro Howling Wolf Cipete. Dalam minggu depan mudah-mudahan album ini sudah bisa nampang di cabang-cabang Disc Tarra dan toko-toko rekaman lainnya.

Cheers!

SINJITOS RECORDS ORDER INFORMATION

Sinjitos Records releases are also available via direct order, and every purchased items will be delivered right to you door by us! For inquiries regarding order information please contact Sinjitos Records: sinjitos@yahoo.co.uk or contact us by phone: 021-7235812 or 021 -725-7258372. For deliveries outside of Jakarta area (but still within the Indonesian territory) will be subjected to additional charge of IDR 10.000 for posting/handling fee.

For international order, please wait for further announcement.

For info, booking, and press contact:

droningbasslines@hotmail.com
sinjitos@yahoo.co.uk
08111907903 (Leo)

See ya on stage.

Sinjitos Records Showcase at Recharge Radio UK!

2009-10-29T02:58:00.006+07:00

Do tune to Sinjitos Records Showcase at Recharge Radio! Thursday 29th October! 7pm - 8pm (GMT) or Friday, 30th October 2.00-3.00 WIB! Songs from Gugun Blues Shelter, Santamonica, Monkey to Millionaire and The Porno will be played for the first time there! How awesome is that?

Recharged Radio : http://rechargedradio.com/

Time Out JKT: ON THE UP with Seringai, The Porno, & The Modest @ Eastern Promise

2009-10-29T02:41:00.006+07:00

Time Out Jakarta’s free monthly performance showcasing breaking up and coming acts from Jakarta’s music scene. Now, we proudly present On The Up for the third time in Jakarta, at Eastern Promise, Kemang’s exclusive bar and live music venue.

Special HALLOWEEN edition..!!
Wear your best costumes and win a lot of prizes!!!

Featuring:

SERINGAI

THE PORNO

THE MODEST

MC: LIZZY SHAKUNTALA

FREE ENTRY
Come early as space is limited!

Eastern Promise
Jl. Kemang Raya No. 5

Supported by :
EASTERN PROMISE
INDIKA FM / SOUNDCHECK

Double Circle & Sinjitos Records Presents: WEEKENDER

2009-10-21T01:03:00.005+07:00

Yes, Sinjitos Records' Yogyakarta invasion is now made official!

Double Circle & Sinjitos Records Presents: WEEKENDER

MONKEY TO MILLIONAIRE
GUGUN BLUES SHELTER
THE PORNO

Also featuring:

Heinrich Maneuver
Nervous
Novelo Sefa

Sunday, 25 October 2009
21 PM - End
@Liquid - Yogyakarta
IDR 20.000

Bring extra cash to buy merchandises & CDs from Sinjitos Records' bands. Including The Porno's "Subliminal" album before it is officially availabe in stores!!

SEE YA THERE.

"Premature" video klip!!

2009-10-11T02:23:00.008+07:00

Here we deliver you a video clip of "Premature", the song that will be the 1st single of our upcoming debut album SUBLIMINAL, which will be released soon by Sinjitos Records. This official video clip was directed by Dibyokusumo, that previously worked on videos by Santamonica, The Brandals, Adrian Adioetomo, and RAN.

Special thanks to likeThis Studio and Association of Division (A.O.D) for the wardrobe.

This October will be a porno. Enjoy the video!

The Porno - Premature (Live at Coup de Neuf #3)

2009-08-30T01:59:00.004+07:00

We played 7 songs. Six of them will be appeared in our debut album "Subliminal". And this is their first song that night, Premature..

Free Downloaded single.

2009-08-27T03:28:00.006+07:00

Here's a little something to preview the album, a downloadable promo single "Introvert" that will be featured in the debut album "Subliminal"

The Porno - Introvert

"Subliminal" promotional video from Sinjitos Records!!!!

2009-08-24T18:17:00.006+07:00

Interview with The Porno about their upcoming debut album "Subliminal". Soon on October 2009.

The Porno at Coup de Neuf #3 "Rock Edition"

2009-08-12T01:21:00.003+07:00

Coup de Neuf #3; "Rock Edition"

Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 7:00 PM
at Auditorium CCF, Jl Purnawarman no 32, Bandung

With performances by:

TEENAGE DEATH STAR
VINCENT VEGA
INSPIRATIONAL JONI
THE PORNO
AMAZING IN BED

Ticket Available at
- Monik House (Setia Budi No.56)
- 347 Shop (@ Trunojoyo)

Rp. 20.000,- + 20% Discount for CONVERSE product

http://www.myspace.com/theporno

Welcome

2009-08-06T03:27:00.002+07:00

Halo. Welcome. How's life? Sleep well? Eat regularly? Ok, now go check and download our old material samples here.

The first track "Ivy", taken from The Sound of Indie Compilation. Released by JSR Records Indonesia in 2005. It's the first song that we wrote, and also our very first recording experience. So please excuse the smell of naivety and innocence on the track.

Next track "Retard", taken from our self-titled free EP. Released hand-to-hand in 2005.

The first wealth is health. Enjoy.

Hei!!! Oh yes, this is new.

2009-08-05T03:01:00.003+07:00

Hai we are The Porno.

Coming soon on 2009! Our debut LP from Sinjitos Records, "SUBLIMINAL".