Skabanton Kemas Realita And Romance Survive In Kian Kemari

Ska band from Surabaya Skabanton, has just released its newest album Kian Kemari (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Ska band from Surabaya Skabanton, has just released its newest album Kian Kemari, tells the story of reality and survival romance.

"This album is ready to be a closing and opening list for the year, in the midst of the noise in the 2024 election news," said Skabanton as quoted by Antara, Wednesday.

Released Saturday (12/23), 'Kian Kemari' became a historic moment after eight years of the band's album's release vacuum. Since the debut of the album 'The Master of Situation', they have now returned with fresher and more colorful treats.

Previously, it was thick with instrumental music and some of the songs had English lyrics, through this album, Skabanton with its various rhythms reflected a reality and romance in survival.

From a gloomy pandemic, friendly with grief, to trying to let go of the dark. Everything is packaged in light Indonesian-language lyrics but hits, "added Skabanton.

The band also carried out the transformation of its name, from the previous Ska Banton, to Skabanton, a 'Ska' melt as a genre with 'Bonton' which in Patwah, Jamaica, means a tweeter.

The combination of the two words became a phrase without meaning. With the intention not to be limited in the corridor of a certain musical genre," they said.

The album 'Kian Kemari' can be interpreted as everything that comes here and there in the mind of the songwriter, in the familiar language, can also be called ngular-ngingul.

A total duration of 30 minutes and has been available on all music streaming platforms, Kian Kemari consists of 9 tembangs, namely Waru (Di Batas Kota Itu), Kawan Lama, Land Down Main, Bersesed, Pseudo Romance, Ranum, Muak, and Ya Dijalani.