The Sixth Story (Moonjune, 2013)
Indonesian musicians are revolutionizing the world of jazz-rock fusion. Even though their jazz musical roots are in the great American masters on the past decades, Indonesian artists are incorporating new elements, by adding Indonesian musical instruments and melodies drawn from traditional music and gamelan. simakDialog is one of the finest acts in the current fusion scene and they deliver cutting edge music in their latest album titled The Sixth Story.
Two of Indonesia’s greatest musicians, keyboardist and composer Riza Arshad and guitarist Tohpati formed simakDialog in 1993 in Jakarta. On The Sixth Story they present engaging structured pieces and improvisatory explorations with exquisite keyboard and guitar interplay supported by skilled bassist Adhithya Pratama, and the fabulous exotic percussion section featuring Endang Ramdan on Sundanese kendang percussion, Erlan Suwardana on Sundanese kendang percussion; and Cucu Kurnia on assorted metal percussion.
simakDialog ‘s The Sixth Story is an exceptionally good album from Indonesia, a part of the world that is experiencing a golden era in the field of progressive music.
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