Through Home, Etniccholic Duo Invites Listeners To Maintain Natural Balance

Duo Ecniccholic (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ecnic duo launched a new single titled Home, after launching the album Nandur Kamulyan in 2022, while still prioritizing "protection" in the local harmony aspect of the archipelago.

Music organizer and songwriter Redy Eko Prastyo in Malang, East Java, explained that the nuances of ensemble string composition are the background in strengthening the harmonious nuances of this English song.

"Even though it is English, this song still strengthens aspects of the harmony of locality, in which the strengthening of the excerpt of the Cempluk Dawai that I played became the opening, with distinctive sound characters, as well as Anggar vocal concoctions that continue to enrich with the colors of the Javanese Pelog tone," said Redy, quoted from Antara, Wednesday.

A student at Universitas Brawijaya (UB) Malang, founder of Kampung Cempluk who revived local art, explained that in this single Home he invited all groups to keep in mind the houses, the environment, the villages where we live inhalation of air, and enjoy the dynamics of life.

"Through this single, we invite all to continue to maintain nature so that it continues to be balanced in bringing human life cycles and procedures on Earth," said the man from Besuki, Situbondo Regency, East Java.

The lyrics of Home's song were made by Anggar, whose music was composed by Redy with Wahyu (acoustic guitar), David (bass) and Onceb (drums).

"The concept of a clock session is to treat the enrichment process in making a song," said the driver of the Nusantara Village Network (Japung) and the recipient of the 2019 Pancasila Achievement Appreciation Committee from the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP).

Andika RN in this song is trusted as an arranger for string section format. From the birth of one composition of this song, it is hoped that it can contribute to the enrichment of music colors in Indonesia and the world.

"To enjoy this song, you can visit the Official Duo Etniccholic Youtube and digital distribution platforms, namely joox, spotify, Amazon, and others," said Redy.

The Etnicholic duo is an independent music group that departs from the unification and common vision between personnel to strengthen or navigate local-based tones with a musical system format that sounds relaxed. The group received the Sopravista International Festivals award announced in Italy on December 23, 2020.

"Through this group, we hope listeners can get harmon / aesthetic enrichment in music, and can make Duo Etnicholic's work as a 'hear' duo' in the arena more universal," Redy's obsession said.