Kevin Suwandhi & Kanhaiya - "Kimberly" (3:52)
Moon Pedestrian - "Nothingness" (3:27)
Batavia Collective - "Kenny's Groove" (5:59)
We Are Neurotic - "Couture" (3:29)
Celetre - "Mindspiel" (3:33)
Gold Plate Pipers - "Radiance" (3:32)
Kenny Gabriel, Rafi Muhammad, Tauffan Wirzon, Dennis Junio & Zakari Danubrata - "Lunchbreak Session" (3:26)
Littlefingers - "Everything Starts Here" (4:30)
Komang - "Mango Tree Replant" (3:57)
Greybox - "Holmwood" (3:36)
Tommy Pratomo - "Astramayay Arsa" (4:11)
Review: Lamunai Records present an 11-tracker spotlighting the more innovative currents permeating Indonesia's contemporary jazz landscape. Curated by Daniel Adisumarta, it recognises such standouts as Batavia Collective, We Are Neurotic, and Littlefingers, reflecting the diversity and depth of the archipelago's groove-driven output. The tightly woven breaks of Moon Pedestrian's 'Nothingness' contrast its offhand mood of spirituality, while Celetre's 'Mindspiel' presents a wonderstruck imaginarium of broken beaten woodwind jazz. As curator Chandra Drews puts it, "Indonesia's modern groove scene (is) filled with soaring breaks, introspective chord progressions, jaw-clenching grooves, and soul-soothing tones."
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