Inikah Hidup Soundtracks of War and Destruction CD (a joint release by Ronin Records, Nervous Rechords, xGustixKatilxDistro, Papakerma Records, Convert Distro & Chrome Records) Inikah Hidup is like the culmination of all that, where most of the key people that were involved in the activities mentioned above (including Ronin Distro’s Shabri) decided to band together and kick our lazy arses with a bit of screaming punk rock. The band which has been around in some form or another since 2002 has now grown to feature two vocalists, (including ex-Jellybelly and Nervous Records runner, Nizang), a keyboardist and also two guitarists. This CD (not a CD-R, mind you!) is the first time ever the gang has gone and up the ante a wee bit in the “quality” department. The production here is much, much better compared to the one tune they recorded forThe Dude Puked On My Lap CD-R comp. Apart from the rather “digitised” feel of the guitars and scattered levels of the vocal bits, this disc is all right in my book. Lyrically, Inikah Hidup touches upon quite a variety of subjects; right from apathy (Tunduk), body image and looks as a criteria for discrimination (Lagu Roket) to the selfishness of the rich (I Hate Golf), the senseless nature of the internal security act (Siksa) and of course, politicians (Omong Kosong) and war (Doomsday & Inikah Hidup). On the musical side, Inikah Hidup sounds like no other in the local scene. First you have the keyboards filling in the gaps and background. Then you have the rocking hardcore foundation, which most of the time sounds weirdly more like “poodle-haired big-stadium hard rock” (remember the band Europe with their awful “It’s the Final Countdownnnn, *** full review thru thericecookershop.com/inikah-hidup-soundtracks-of-war-and-destruction-cd/ *** #VoicelessDistroFB *** RM 18 with postage !!! *** WhatsApps 019 2690208
