Tanjung Marks Solo Career With Pink Ego Box And The Life You Wanted

Tanjung (Tanjung Music)

JAKARTA - Not many local musicians try the psychedelic genre. However, the following name can be a fresh choice for music listeners, namely Tanjung.

Tanjung, who is one of the Voxxes personnel, is now trying out a career as a soloist. He released two songs as a marker titled Pink Ego Box and The Life You Wanted.

Through these two songs, Tanjung wants his music to be different from his compositions in the Voxxes band.

“Actually, because there are several songs that I wrote, which I think it would be a shame if I didn't share them. Indeed, from the beginning I made this song, I wanted to go towards a certain genre, more into the psychedelic realm which I couldn't include in Voxxes," said Tanjung.

The psychedelic-sounding Pink Ego Box appears balanced with The Life You Wanted which sounds relaxed. Flowing sweetly, Tanjung deliberately did not put a certain part as the chorus.

“This ('Pink Ego Box' & 'The Life You Wanted') does not have a chorus. All the words continued. I make a story and I turn the story into music. Maybe that's why it only takes two minutes each, because the story I want to tell is just that," he explained.

These two songs also have a lyrical continuity, which tells the unfinished relationship between a man and a woman. Tanjung admits that his songs want to make people who listen to them focus.

“I love psychedelic music. I like songs that make me 'drowsy', make me focus. So, this is indeed the genre that I want to bring. This is what I define when I make songs and materials, this is the genre that I pursue," said the Tame Impala fan.

Both of Tanjung's songs were the beginning of a solo career. He plans to present an EP with five songs including Pink Ego Box and The Life You Wanted.

Two of Tanjung's debut songs can be listened to digitally starting today, Friday, July 15.