Back in 1977, Disco singer namely John Paul Young made famous to the song “Love is In the Air”. Until this day, the title remains to be one of the most definitive terms for love. February is really is a pink month. Now, let’s put love aside, because another kind of intimacy entitled An Intimacy, which now has reached the sixth volume, is also in the air.

Previously presented by Monsterstress Records, Lou Belle Shop, and KomunitasMusikFikom UNPAD, FFWD (Fast Forward) Records have now joined forces to present the event as well. Still with the usual intimate atmosphere, An Intimacy Vol. 6 will bring you Strangers, Heals, Bedchamber, Munthe, and Frau up to the surface.

Strangers are hailing with Indie Rock sound in raw, simple, and powerful soul concept.  The collective who have given birth to “Everything Goes Automatic” in 2008 are heavily influenced by ranges of music from Britpop, Swedish Pop, Post Rock, to Folk. In the other side of the corner, Heals describes themselves as Shoegaze/alternative rock band. “Five saints grow to recover anomaly descant” as written on their social media accounts bio. While Bedchamber are Indie Pop group who have released an E.P entitled “Perennial”. Hailing under Kolibri Records, Bedchamber gives unique sounds from the nation’s capital, Jakarta, to Bandung.

An Intimacy Vol. 6 will also be enlivened by two singer-songwriters, Muntheand Frau. The first name has just released an album entitled “The Sun Has Sunset”. Meanwhile, the second name has been the mother of “Starlit Carousel” and “Happy Coda”. Accompanied by a piano named Oskar, Some have called her a ‘shining star’ from Yogyakarta.

In this volume, An Intimacy team is also supported by Margareth Yap as the artist of artwork and Domaci as the food tenant filler. Lastly, let’s get intimate at Lou Belle Shop, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi no, 56, Bandung on next February 20^th 2015. Seize the movement, live the moment!

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Three years ago, there was this lovely female musician from Yogyakarta who mesmerized us with the album titled Starlit Carousel.  The dulcet tones from her piano and her vocal was something we could not easily forget; you will be able to recognize any of her melody by the first few seconds. She enchanted us with the spell of “Mesin Penenun Hujan” and “Sepasang Kekasih yang Bercinta di Luar Angkasa”, and then she took a moment off.

Last month, she’s back.

Leilani Hermiasih picked the name Frau as her stage name. A singer and a componist, she produces her songs with a digital piano. After the hiatus, last August she released Happy Coda, an album of eight tracks available to download for free.

“Something More”, the song served as the first track feels tightly playful, building up enthusiasm to hear where Frau will take you this time. Close your eyes, she will serenade your way the land of fairytale with “Water”, resembling soundtrack from Disney movies. On the fourth track, “Tarian Sari”, she somehow could bring the image of her hometown Yogyakarta. This graceful track distinguishes itself with gamelan-like sets of tone and Frau’s occasional sinden-like vocal. While “Mr. Wolf” came as another enjoyable track as you can imagine her fingers playfully tip-toeing from key to key.

Happy Coda portrays happier image than Starlit Carousel, and also wider complex of emotion. From happy to mad, silly or sad. If Starlit Carousel was a person you adore from three years ago, then you would be more delighted to meet the charmingly evolved version, Happy Coda. If you haven’t met any of them, well now you should.

(Photo credit: http://literarybiennale.salihara.org)

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