rollfast

Jakarta - Kuintet rock & roll asal Bali yang juga menyisipkan elemen blues serta psikedelik terhadap musik mereka, Rollfast, telah dipastikan bakal terbang ke Jepang untuk melaksanakan tur pada pertengahan September mendatang.

Tur internasional perdana mereka ini terdiri dari empat penampilan yang masing-masing terjadi pada 12 September di Ruby Room, Tokyo; 13 September di Sengoku Daitouryo, Osaka; 14 September di Sonset Strip, Nagoya; dan 15 September di WARP, Tokyo.

Seperti diinformasikan melalui rilis pers yang diterima Rolling Stone, tur Rollfast ke Jepang ini diatur oleh promotor Guru Guru Brain bersama orang-orang yang juga merupakan penyelenggara Tokyo Psych Fest.

Pada tur tersebut, Rollfast akan berbagi panggung dengan Dreamtime asal Australia, Scattered Purgatory dari Taiwan serta beberapa band Jepang antara lain Kikagaku Moyo yang pada Mei lalu tercatat sebagai salah satu pengisi acara Austin Psych Fest 2014 selaku festival musik psikedelik terbesar di dunia saat ini.

Sebelum keberangkatan mereka ke Jepang, Rollfast akan terlebih dahulu tampil pada konser pemanasan yang digelar pada 8 September di Jealous Lovers, Seminyak, Bali bersama Waxhead dari Australia dan Deep Sea Explorers yang berbasis di Bali.

Konser ini sekaligus menjadi tempat peluncuran video musik lagu Rollfast berjudul “Baby 69”. Mereka juga akan menjual kaos tur Jepang yang diproduksi dalam jumlah terbatas pada konser tersebut.

Rollfast kini tengah berada di Jakarta—menjalankan konser bertajuk Molotov! Pada Rabu (28/9) malam lalu di Soeltan Cafe, Ampera, Jakarta—dan akan melakukan sesi rekaman di ArtSound Studio yang berlokasi di kawasan Kelapa Gading.

Hasil rekaman ini nantinya akan menjadi album penuh perdana Rollfast. Rencananya, vokalis Agha Paraditya, gitaris Gungwah Brahmantia dan Bayu Krisna, bassist Aan Triandana, serta drummer Ayrton Maurits Willem bakal merekam sepuluh lagu secara live.

Metode tersebut dipilih guna menciptakan atmosfer lagu lebih kasar dan klasik, seperti band-band pengaruh mereka yang di antaranya adalah Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath dan Pink Floyd. - Rolling Stone Indonesia

Band rock/psychedelic asal Bali, Rollfast, siap menapakkan kakinya di Jepang dalam rangka tur internasional. Tur 4 hari ini rencananya bakal diadakan di Tokyo, Osaka dan Nagoya.

Dalam tur hasil kerjasama GuruGuru Brain (label rekor Jepang yang berfokus pada scene musik Asia) dan event organizer Tokyo Psych Fest tersebut, Rollfast akan bergabung dengan Dreamtime dari Brisbane dan Scattered Purgatory dari Taiwan.

Namun sebelum terbang ke Jepang, mereka akan mengadakan konser di Seminyak, Bali tepatnya di Jealous Lovers pada 8 September mendatang. Turut tampil di panggung yang sama adalah Waxhead dan Deep Sea Explorers.

Berikut agenda lengkap tur Rollfast:

Video Launch and Road to Japan Date:

8/9 – Seminyak, Bali @ Jealous Lovers w/ WAXHEAD (AU), Deep Sea Explorers

Japan Tour Dates:

12/9 – Tokyo @ Ruby Room Tokyo w/ Dreamtime (AU)

13/9 – Osaka @ Sengoku Daitouryo w/ Dreamtime (AU), Scattered Purgatory (TW), and NEMU, Hibushibire

14/9 – Nagoya @ SONSET STRIP w/ Dreamtime (AU), Scattered Purgatory (TW), Eternal Elysium

15/9 – Tokyo @ WARP w/ Dreamtime (AU), Scattered Purgatory (TW), Kikagaku. - Trax Magazine

Rollfast merupakan Band psychedelic-rock asal Bali. Band ini terbentuk pada tahun 2011. Gaya musik mereka berevolusi sejak beberapa tahun terakhir, namun masih berdasarkan pengaruh utama mereka Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, dan para band rock klasik lainnya. Band yang terdiri dari vokalis Agha Paraditya, bassis Aan Triandana, drummer Ayrton Maurits Willem, dan dua gitaris Gungwah Brahmantia, dan Bayu Krisna berencana akan merilis album dalam waktu dekat ini.
Rollfast akan memulai proses rekaman album pertama psychedelic/rock mereka pada tahun ini. Band ini berencana melakukan proses Rekaman pada ArtSound Studio Jakarta pada akhir Agustus ini. Untuk saat ini, belum sempat terdengar mengenai detail lebih lanjut nama dari Album tersebut, namun, akan ada sepuluh lagu asli yang mengisi Album tersebut.

Menurut vokalis / penulis lagu, Agha, band ini akan merekam album secara live. Menurut mereka metode rekaman ini akan menghasilkan suara yang lebih baku dan klasik. Pada masa Rekaman ini, Rollfast akan tinggal di Jakarta dan Bandung selama kurang lebih sepuluh hari, dan saat ini pula terbuka peluang untuk pertunjukan, dan promosi. - Mave Magazine

今回はこちらのレポ♪

日本の若手サイケバンド、幾何学模様のメンバーが中心となってやっている、
サイケイベント「トーキョー・サイケ・フェスト」と
これまた幾何学模様が中心となって行っているレーベル「Guruguru Brain」の
共同企画イベントとして、

この９月の連休に東名阪を回るサイケイベント、
その名も「アジアン・サイケ・サミット」が開かれました～！

TOKYO PSYCH FEST X Guruguru Brain Presents
- ASIAN PSYCH SUMMIT AT TOKYO-

ということで私も最終日・吉祥寺ワープに行ってきましたよ～♪

も～う、めっちゃ濃ゆいサイケイベントでした！

海外からも現行サイケバンドが参加され、
自分好みの音だったりすると、つい顔がニヤリとほころんでしまいました(笑)

当ブログでご紹介するのは３バンドだけですが
最初から最後まで濃厚サイケの渦にドップリ浸れたイベントでした！


まずはこちらから♪

[ROLLFAST]

インドネシアからのバンド！

ブルージー・ヘヴィーサイケなバンドでした！

なんたってその煮えたぎるようなグルーヴがスゴイ！
さすが南国！

彼らの曲を聴いたら疲れがソッコーで吹き飛ぶくらいの
ものすごいパワー＆エネルギーに満ち満ちてました！

あまりに激しい演奏だったからなのか
最後のほうでベースの方が床に寝転びながらの演奏だったりして(^^ゞ

全力投球のライブ、ありがとうございます！


ちなみに…。。。

こちらのバンド、私、情報を間違って覚えてたようです…

どう見てもインドネシアの方々なのに
私、台湾のバンドなのかとライブの最中ず～っと思って見てました…（爆）

帰宅後、このイベントのページを見て、
インドネシアの人たちだったと知って驚愕…

どうりで台湾っぽくないインドネシアなお顔の方達だなぁと…。
もっと早く気づけよ、自分って感じです…（巨爆…）

とまぁ、最後のオチはトホホですが(笑)、
最高にホットなバンドでした！

台湾からどうもありがとう～！ - Morikore

Agha Praditya (vokal), Gungwah Brahmantia (gitar), Aan Triandana (bass), Bayu Krisna (gitar), serta Ayrton Maurits Willem (drum) yang tergabung dalam grup band psychedelic rock asal Bali, Rollfast, mengumumkan tentang rencana menggelar pentas mereka di negeri Sakura, Jepang, pada bulan September 2014 ini.

Rollfast sejauh ini telah mengkonfirmasi empat jadwal panggung mereka di Jepang tersebut, pada 12 September 2014 di Tokyo Ruby Room bersama Dreamtime (Australia), 13 September 2014 di Osaka Sengoku Daitouryo bersama Dreamtime, Scattered Purgatory (Taiwan), dan Nemu, Hibushibire.

Kemudian tanggal 14 September 2014 di Nagoya Sonset Strip bersama Dreamtime, Scattered Purgatory, dan Eternal Elysium, serta yang terakhir adalah 15 September 2014 di Tokyo WARP bersama Dreamtime, Scattered Purgatory, Kikagaku Moyo, dan beberapa band lainnya.

Sebelum bertolak ke Jepang, Rollfast akan menggelar pentas sekaligus perilisan video klip “Baby 69″ pada tanggal 8 September 2014 di Seminyak, Bali, dengan tajuk ‘Video Launch and Road to Japan’.

Deret jadwal panggung Rollfast di Jepang adalah hasil kerjasama antara band yang mengaku terinspirasi cukup besar oleh Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, dan Led Zeppelin ini dengan pihak Guruguru Brain Records dan Tokyo Psych Fest asal Jepang, serta band Dreamtime asal Australia dan Scattered Purgatory dari Taiwan. - Gigs Play

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: Rollfast, sebuah unit rock psikedelia asal Bali diam-diam menghanyutkan. Band dengan anggota Agha Praditya (vokal), Aan Triandana (bass), Gungwah Brahmantia (gitar), Bayu Krisna (gitar), dan Maurits Willem (drum) itu menggelar tur Jepang.

Dalam lawatannya ini, Rollfast secara resmi tampil di empat tempat, pada 12 September 2014 di Tokyo Ruby Room, pada 13 September di Osaka Sengoku Daitouryo, 14 September di Nagoya Sonset Strip dan pada 15 September di Tokyo WARP.



Tur yang berjalan di bawah nama "Guruguru Brain & Tokyo Psych Fest" itu juga melibatkan band Dreamtime dari Australia, Scattered Purgatory dari Taiwan, dan beberapa band asal Jepang.

Kegembiraan para personel Rollfast dalam tur ini tampak dari foto-foto yang mereka unggah di akun Facebook milik Rollfast.

"Sickest venue ever! Soundcheck done ready for tonight!" tulis akun Rollfast disertai foto sesi latihan mereka sebelum menutup tur dengan penampilan di Tokyo. (FIT) - Metro TV News

Rollfast came on stage at The Beat Room a couple of Friday nights ago and swayed their way nonchalantly into some classic hard hitting, but strangely laid back, rock music that knocked most folks in the crowd out of the ball park. Their infectious sound and laconic antics had the crowd reeling for more, so much so that we needed to find out who the heck these dudes were as soon as possible. David Trauts sat down with Agha Praditya from Rollfast to find out what makes this young and exciting band tick.

TB: Tell us something about yourself
Agha: We are Rollfast. We’re a rock/psychedelic band from Denpasar, Bali, formed in mid 2011 and the band consists of me, Agha (vocals) Bayu (guitar) Gung Wah (guitar) Arya (bass) and Maurits (drums).

TB: And who are you?
Agha: I’m Agha, I’m from Denpasar and I’m 18 years old.

TB: Do you still go to school?
Agha: I just finished high school about a year ago, and I’m currently going to college.

TB: Studying what?
Agha: Architecture…

TB: What’s the band’s main influences?
Agha: Hmm I don’t know, it’s just a mix of everything that came out of our heads but it would be a lie if I didn’t mention Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd and a little bit of Led Zepellin I guess..

TB: When you are on stage it seems like the band has a kind of drunken sway going on – what’s that about? Is that the band’s normal style?
Agha: Like everything it just flows hahaha… Yeah we enjoyed the atmosphere there at Pyramid last night and the crowd was very enthusiastic. We were also a little bit wasted hahaha.

TB: I like it whatever it is.
Agha: Actually the normal style would be something like that but last night was like *boom* And thanks.. Good to hear that you liked it!

TB: What are your songs about in general?
Agha: Hmm, something from the life of the marginalized I guess.

TB: Who is writing all the music for the band? Music and lyrics?
Agha: For the music we usually just jam in the studio so there’s no real writing, just pure jamming. And for the lyrics, I write them.

TB: How did you first start singing?
Agha: Back when I was in 5th grade elementary school. It was because of the game “guitar hero” hahaha. At first I didn’t have any interest in singing, I wanted to start a band and play guitar, but there wasn’t anyone else in our school that could sing so I had to learn to sing for the band.

TB: So has singing come to you naturally or has it been hard work?
Agha: It took a while to get the feel at the beginning, but after knowing a few tricks it worked out quiet well.

TB: What do you do in your spare time?
Agha: I just study and go to classes and on the weekend I’ll go hang out with my friends or sometimes go to the woods.

We’re not sure what inspiration Agha gets in the woods but make sure, if you like a little left of centre psychedelic rock, to get down to The Beat Room at Pyramid next Friday April 11 to find out exactly how good they are. - Beat Magazine

One of the utterly fantastic things about the Psych scene is it’s global nature. In the past year I have written about great music from all five continents, and am always excited when I hear of musicians in another part of the world tuning into this amazing music. That I why I was really interested this week to hear from Bali, Indonesia from a band who are clearly ploughing a really interesting furrow which, for me, lies somewhere between Kikagaku Moyo and the Black Angels.

According to the band’s Facebook page: “Rollfast is a psychedelic-rock band from Bali, Indonesia, formed in 2011. The five-piece is currently consists of vocalist Agha Paraditya, bassist Aan Triandana, drummer Ayrton Maurits Willem, and two guitarists Gungwah Brahmantia, and Bayu Krisna. They define themselves as loud and energetic rock performers, with a blend of psychedelic, blues and jazz music at some point. During live set, the band mostly experiment on sound effects, improvise, and play sound that can be heavily haunting.”

This seems to be a pretty accurate, and I really like the band’s sound which feels both heavy and languid at the same time, laid back yet somehow urgent. This is music that really needs to be listened to in a smoky basement club late at night as you drift also with the riffs and grooves. This is music that really gets down and dirty, and it is music that really infiltrates you mind and demands that you be dragged along by it.

From the two tracks shared here (‘Baby 69′ and ‘Untitled’) there is a lot more to come from Rollfast, and I hope that we will be seeing them soon in the smokeless basement clubs of Europe. - Backseat Mafia

Psychedelic rock is an international phenomenon that transcends all cultural and linguistic boundaries. It’s face-melting guitar riffs, rumbling basslines, and relentless drums hammering out powerful rhythms are cosmic ambassadors urging listeners to free their minds.

From its humble beginnings in the 1960s, it has spread to all corners of the globe and evolved into a massive underground scene championing walls of feedback and altered states of consciousness.

We recently caught up with Balinese psych-rockers Rollfast to get the latest vibes from the scene in Bali. Bassist Aan Triandan and vocalist Agha Praditya were kind enough to give us a look into the underground world of Rollfast and the general state of music in Bali.

BNU: So I’m curious, how did Rollfast begin?

Aan: Me, Agha (vocals), and Bayu (guitar) were in a high school death metal band, while the rest, Gungwah (guitar), and Ayrton(drums) were playing rock music in high school talent festivals and such. We all ended up having the same interest in classic/hard/psych rock music which brought Rollfast together. After covering music by Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and so on, we decided to just jam and write our own stuff.

BNU: Oh, nice! Yeah, The killer guitar work on Baby 69 reminds me a lot of Black Sabbath…

Aan: Yeah definitely! Black Sabbath has been one of our biggest influences, not to mention bands like Pink Floyd, Graveyard, Swans, and many other 70s Indonesian psych rock bands. We also listen to a lot of world music, jazz, and just rock in general.

BNU: Very cool, so how do you guys write your music?

Aan: We started composing beats and riffs from just random jam sessions and then we discuss the overall character of how we want the music to sound like. Finally Agha will fill in the vocals with lyrics he think suits the song best.

BNU: Where do you guys practice? Do most musicians in Bali practice at home or in a studio?

Agha: We practice at home. But most of our friends practice at a rental studio. We’re really lucky that Gungwah (guitar) has a studio.

BNU: Judging by your Facebook and Instagram, you guys seem to play live often, is there a big psych rock scene in Bali?

Aan: I think Bali has a massive underground scene for death metal and punk music. It’s kind of unfortunate, but I think the market is slowly expanding for us as our crowd at shows keeps getting larger. We’re definitely not the first band to play this kind of music here, but it’s alway exciting to see the crowd’s reaction listening to our music… it’s like they’re discovered something new to listen to and try to blend into it.

BNU: Do the punk and death metal crowds seem to enjoy your music or are the scenes very separate?

Agha: Yeah, everyone seems to enjoy everyone else’s music. At first, people didn’t seem to understand what we were doing, but after some time people are starting to enjoy our music.

BNU: So where is your favorite venue to play and why is it your favorite?

Agha: My favorite would be Twice Bar, mainly for the ambience there… So much energy. A lot of legendary Balinese bands were born there. It’s like Bali’s CBGBs.

BNU: I also saw you guys were featured on the WANITA mixtape in Australia, how did that come about?

Aan: We actually opened for Empat Lima (organiser of the mixtape) during their tour in Indonesia, and got an email the next few days or something like that about being featured in the WANITA mixtape, which we are excited about. Honestly, we thought our music didn’t make the cut because we never heard back after the conversation via email.

BNU: Do you guys plan to do any international touring anytime soon?

Aan: We really hope to visit Australia sometime next year. The psych scene out there is getting massive and we can’t wait to play our music to a different market. Get out music out there so we can get our Australian tour planned out!

BNU: I see you guys recently finished recording a new album? When is that coming out?

Aan: The album was recorded last year in Jakarta. We chose to do a live recording just to get that intimate feeling with our music. All the songs are in the mixing and mastering phase so hopefully it’ll be done sometime this year.

BNU: Are there any other Indonesian bands you guys like?

Aan: YES! Navicula, The Hydrant, White Shoes and the Couples Company, Seringai, Deep Sea Explorers, Komunal, and heaps more! Its such a pity that music from our side of the world is kinda left out, but hopefully someday in the future! - The Beige Baron