JAKARTA - The Cottons again greeted Indonesian music lovers with a new release. After five months of releasing "Lentera", this pop unit from Jakarta officially launched a single titled "Gundah".
This song marks the first collaboration between the two of my husband and wife, Tambun and Kaneko Pardede, with another musician, Aprilia Apsari from White Shoes & The Couples Company.
"Gundah" comes as a musical exploration that is different from the previous works of The Cottons, as well as the first step towards the release of the full album they are working on.
Meanwhile, the idea to invite Sari Aprilia Apsari's nickname appeared when Kaneko felt that Sari's vocal character was very suitable for the arrangement of this song.
"In the middle of the songwriting process, we both agree that this song matches the character of Sari's voice," Kaneko said in his statement, Monday, September 22.
"Finally we ventured to invite Sari to collaborate which was then very well welcomed by him," added Kaneko.
For Sari, this collaboration has been a pleasant experience. He admitted that he had long admired The Cottons' work.
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"It's always fun to be able to sing songs that are written well. The Cottons songs are always familiarly attached to my daily life and my family at home, it's an honor to be able to sing the fruit by The Cottons," said Sari.
In addition to vocal collaboration, The Cottons also enriches "Gundah" by adding new instruments, such as flutes and percussion. This exploration adds a new color dimension to the pop music they have been carrying.
The production process "Gundah" also involved a number of well-known musicians, including Bagas Wisnu Wardhana (Tarrkam, Morgensoll) on drums, Yanuari Murdiansah on bass, Harry Winanto (WSATCC) on flutes, and Rezki Delian (The Panturas) on percussion.
In addition, Fadli 'Aat' also played a central role. According to my parents, this song originated from an idea initiated by Fadli.
"You could say, actually this song exists thanks to Fadli 'Aat'. The embrio of this song came from him. During the production process, we were also quite active in braking with Aat," said my brother.
Along with the digital release of "Gundah", a music video was also released which was worked on by Sarekat Kerja and Mellow Splice.
The music video "Gundah" is interpreted through the analog photography medium from the sound of opening and closing the arena in the studio to portraits that slowly live in the dark space. This process reflects the soul of the song: longing, fragility, and thin hopes that keep on burning.
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