Pongki Barata Ensures Rock Music Projects Will Continue

Pongki Barata (Ivan Two Men/VOI)

JAKARTA - Pongki Barata, who started a rock music project earlier this year, released the single 'important Person' by Eet Sjahranie, ensuring the project will continue.

However, due to the recent album Love Songs', Pongki had to slow down the pace of his music project.

"Well, I should have finished it (rock music project), but was pushed by GMI and Present Records for this release (Love Songs). After this is finished, I will return to the rock project," Pongki said when met in Kemang, South Jakarta last week.

The bassist of The Dance Company also responded casually to netizens' negative responses to his collaboration with Eet. Instead, he saw the response of netizens as something positive.

"The same thing, Eet is indeed a super jump, yes (the music genre), so it's actually half an ear closed," said the 46-year-old musician.

"It's like an impetus, when I'm in a pandemic, I have to do something until people don't like it, which means pay attention. But like it or not, it's relative. At least there is encouragement, meaning it just has to break," he continued.

Not without reason when Pongki was determined to continue the rock music project. As a musician, he also wants to show his idealism side.

"So the rock project will keep going, people like it or not, because if people talk about it here (the Love Songs album), but there is really an idealistic Pongki," he said.

For information, Pongki also involves many names while working on 'important people', including Ronie Athana on guitar, Tony Soekamti on drums, and Diaz, Nuza and Brian Azhar on vocals.

This song tells the story of the 'important people' we often meet. It does not refer to certain people, but rather to expressions of anxiety about greed and power that are often related.

Through the song, Pongki brought back rock music that was not only loud but also loud. The lyrics sharply criticize the behavior of people who feel important.

Eet Sjahranie's distortion and melody made important people like rock songs during his heyday.