Armand Maulana Appears New And Fresher Through EP Sarwa Renjana

Armand Maulana (doc. Trinity Optima Production)

JAKARTA - Armand Maulana launched an extended play (EP) with the title 'Sarwa Renjana'. This is Armand's first solo album since debuting with Gigi in 1994.

EP Sarwa Renjana contains five songs whose theme raises gratitude for her long life, family, and career. The term swat Renjana itself means great love', which describes Armand Maulana's life journey which is full of challenges and so abundant love.

In this EP, Armand explores his love for music that accompanied his teenage years in the 1980s, such as new wave, synth-pop, and soul/R&B.

In addition to the genre and sound that sounds very different and fresher, the 53-year-old singer also works with younger musicians, such as Adeployers (songwriters), Kamga (songwriters), and Simhala Avadana (A&R Trinity Optima Production). The explorations made also produce works with new colors and sound.

Armand felt that EP Sarwa Renjana came out at the right time, after more than two decades of focusing on Gigi. He can express the musicality side that has not been distributed.

However, he did not have big expectations on this album, and only hoped that the Renjana Society could be accepted by Indonesian music listeners.

"With the release of this mini album, I want to be relevant and update with the current music," said Armand Maulana in his statement, Friday, November 1.

According to him, continuing to work and maintaining relevance is the key to keeping the spirit in music, and this EP is the right format.

"Five songs are enough to convey messages without losing focus. Every song in Sarwa Renjana is inspired by personal life, making it a letter of love for loved ones," he said.

The five new songs that appear in the EP are 'Don't Let Go', 'I'm Your Place Home', 'Semanman it', 'Senarai Cinta', and 'Surga' which are focus tracks.

The song Serga is a reminder to live a healthy life so that you can live a long life, protect loved ones longer. This song also comes through a music video directed by Shadtoto Prasetio by bringing back the visual nuances of the 1990s, by choosing to wear a flanel shirt, which is now back to popularity.

In this production, Armand Maulana admitted that he was challenged to do all the scenes in one room, including extreme actions such as hitting a door, turning it in a rotator, and hanging it on a sling.