Footsteps is now available online everywhere!

Better late than never yeah? Our first full-length "Footsteps" is now available on various digital music services. What's up overseas friends?!? 

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24/7, 7 Digital, Amazon MP3, BounDEE, Emusic, iMusica, iTunes/Apple Music, MediaNet, Akazoo, Deezer, Guvera, iHeartRadio/Thumbplay, KKBOX, Qobuz, Rdio, Rhapsody/Napster, Saavn, Simfy Africa, SonStream, Spotify, Xbox Music, Youtube Art Tracks, Aspiro/Tidal, InProdicon, Music Box, AMI Entertainment, AMPYA Music Portal, Gracenote, Slacker, Bandcamp

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Vague - A Giant Blur (Music Video)

In collaboration with Kulturo

Directed, edited, written by Riar Rizaldi

Cinematography by Adythia Utama

Produced and written by Marshal Pardede

Actor: Jean Marais

Accompanying essay by Dwiputri Pertiwi : 

Life is often demanding, but sometimes we demand even more from it. When it does not turn out the way we would like it to, it is difficult to avoid disappointment—it is as if we had just been diagnosed with a serious illness, that illness being life itself. It is a truth that becomes all the more difficult to accept when we realize that the disease is also the cure: the faster we run away, the faster we will return. So here we are, running back and forth, escaping, creating and re-creating the giant blur. At this point, the only way to get even the slightest sign of clarity is to go for a long drive when almost everyone else is asleep.

The world rushes its way in a circle.

Exploring themes of uncertainty, fading idealism and the fear of death is what the Jakarta-based trio, Vague, sought out to do through their first music video. "A Giant Blur", which is the fourth track from 'Footsteps' (2014), became the band's first attempt to combine their music with visual components. Vague collaborated with Kulturo, a collective initiated by filmmakers Riar Rizaldi and Adythia Utama.

Nothing is clear. 

It's all a giant blur.

The video focuses on a middle-aged man who, upon receiving a letter from a hospital, spends the night driving aimlessly around Jakarta. As a whole, the narrative appears to be easy to follow, but the process of creating the video proved to be a challenge. "For me, Vague's 'A Giant Blur' is a song that's very hard to visualize as a story," said Riar. In the end, he and his team decided that it was best to treat the character as the video's unifying element—a bridge between the story and the song.
While a song is indeed capable of speaking for itself, "A Giant Blur" there is no harm in approaching it from a different perspective. 

Footsteps Tour 2015 : Malaysia & Singapore Commences Tomorrow! (May 14th-17th)

Day 1, Thursday May 14th - Penang - Soundmaker Studio

Day 2, Friday May 15th - Ipoh - Insider Satellite

Day 3, Saturday May 16th - Kuala Lumpur - Rumah Api

Day 4, Sunday May 17th - Singapore - Pink Noize

Next Gig : Kickfest, Bandung. We're on Sunday at 8.20 PM. See you!

Footsteps is OUT NOW on CD through Sonic Funeral Records

This is the press release, written by Sonic Funeral Records :

At long last, the most anticipated debut full album from the Jakarta-based indie rock trio Vague has finally available on CD for the first time!

Vague, one of the hardest working bands to emerge from the underground has been known for their powerful performance through extensive tours and constant gigs around the city. Anyone fortunate enough to have lived through their live performances will attest to the band’s unparalleled standard of ferocity. Yet in their debut album Footsteps the band delivers nine songs full of disenchantment and unanswered questions about the value of life. 

Many have compared them with post-hardcore juggernauts such as Fugazi, Dinosaur Jr or even Mineral, but Vague, despite taking all the influence from the aforementioned, have developed their own unique sounds to deliver emotions without being trapped in today’s whiny teenage drama. Their lyrics have developed into something far more contemplative to seek the true essence of existence.
CD features 8-panel thick digipak with 24-page lyric booklet in very limited quantities.

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Here's the more essential information about the release : 

- The awesome cover and sleeves were done by Toro Elmar who also plays guitar for the hardcore/screamo outfit, Amukredam
www.toroelmar.com/

-The elaborate 24-page lyric booklet + illustrations were done by Rega Ayundya Putri who did artwork for Sorra and The Triangle
http://merekah.blogspot.com/

-The recording was done at Als Music Studio by Dimas Martokoesoemo. https://www.facebook.com/alsmusicstudio

-Mixing and mastering was done by Ababil Ashari, who also sings/plays guitar for Shorthand Phonetics.
http://ashmixingandmastering.com/

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How to get the CD ?

Overseas friends : shoot an email to sonicfuneralrecs@gmail.com

Indonesian friends :

-You can get the CD directly from us (individual purchase) : 08179837029 (Yudhis)
-You can contact Sonic Funeral Records for individual or wholesale purchase, distros/resellers please get in touch!

-These are a few distros where we will have Footsteps CD available at :

1. -Grieve Records
2. - Warung Musik
3. - Omuniuum
4. - Lawless
5. - Hitam Kelam Merch
6. - Alpha Omega Merch

-Obviously in time we will try to reach out more distros/resellers (including the out-of-town ones), but for now this is it.

Cheers!

#Footsteps Tapes : 1st Batch Is All Gone. 2nd Batch Next Month!

Dear friends, if you missed out on the first batch of #Footsteps tapes, have no worry because we will have the second batch available next month!

You will be able to get it through Yudhis (08179837029) for individual purchase or RuangKecilRecords (081214384769) for individual purchase or wholesale.

Thank you so much for all your supports!

2nd Single off #Footsteps : DISSONANCE

Footsteps is coming out soon. Real soon.

'Inadequate', The First Single Of Our Upcoming Full-Length "Footsteps"

Here it is! Our first single off our upcoming first full-length, "Footsteps." It will be out soon through Sonic Funeral Records (CD) and Ruang Kecil Records (Tapes). If you're keen on the track, please share it with your friends!

-Thanks-

Footsteps

Finally! a new recorded song? Not quite. Here's a live version of the song 'Footsteps' which will be on our upcoming first full-length. It will be released by Sonic Funeral Records. The original recording was done by Anggia Murni at Pop Up! a while back. Enjoy!

Live Videos : Full Set from POP UP! Demajors

So videos from our live performance at POP UP! Demajors last Thursday night (7/8/2013) have been upped by our very good friend, Anggia Murni as always. Every single song is here, including our new song which up until this point doesn't have a title yet. Most of these songs will be in our full-length which hopefully comes out before the end of the year. 

Enjoy!

Live performance of "Footsteps" at Humming Mad #6 : Havoc, Cafe 79 Kemang.

We would like thank We.Hum.Collective and everyone involved in making the show happened. Despite all the technical problems that happened during our set, and later Vaz's set as well, we'd like to think that we left that night with more awareness on the importance of being prepared not only mentally, but technically as well. It's a good wake-up call before we leave for Jogja in less than a week.  We were a bit rusty after hadn't been playing a show for about 6 months. The show also marked our new bassist, Gary's first performance with us.

This is a video of us performing "Footsteps", one of our "newer" songs that will be on our next EP, hopefully out sometime next year. We have been performing this song for a while now. There was a problem with the mic not being loud enough compared to the instruments so we did this without one. Vocals are barely audible and I had to scream louder than the usual. 

Thanks to The Spikeweed, A City Sorrow Built, Depriver and of course Vaz. And much love to all our friends who were there for us.