By
Dr Kieran James
Interpretation
and extra comments during interview by: Popo (vocalist of DEMONS DAMN, Bandung
death-metal).
Interview:
10 October 2011 at Dada’s shop Deathstar Tattoo at Dipati Ukur Street, Bandung.
TURBIDITY
is: Dada Rosadeath (vocals), Daniel (guitar), Iko (drums), Mamay (bass).
 |
| TURBIDITY live @ East Bandung, 9/10/2011 |
Popo: They started out
when they hang out together. They just tried not to make a real band, just a
project, because they each then had their own bands. They just tried to make some
project.
Daniel: The real band
was inactive. We then made Turbidity as the real band. This was 14 February
2008, St Valentine’s Day. [KJ: A second St Valentine’s Day Massacre was the
founding of Turbidity, slamming brutal death! Read about the original St
Valentine’s Day Massacre on Wikipedia.]
Popo: They went from
the first band and concentrated on Turbidity. They changed formations until
they had three personnel: Dada (vocal), Daniel (guitar), and Iko (drums).
Dada: Until we made the
album Suffering of Human Decapitated
we still had three personnel. After the album we invited in the bass player
from Error Brain.
KJ: What has been the
response to the album?
Dada: There has been a
good response to the album…
Daniel: Ours is the
first slamming band in Indonesia to make the album.
Dada: After we made the
album the invitations for the shows came and we had many schedules for the
shows in Bandung and the other cities. Many record labels from other countries
want to release our album and many bands from other countries want to make
split album with us.
KJ: Just curious, where
is the Turbidity name from?
Daniel: Before the band
changed to Turbidity we had a name Human Flesh. [KJ: If anyone is wondering,
the Wikipedia definition of Turbidity is: “Turbidity is the cloudiness or
haziness of a fluid caused by individual particles (suspended solids) that are
generally invisible to the naked eye, similar to smoke in air”].
KJ: Tell me what the
Turbidity fans are like?
Dada: It starts at
teenagers up until people who are long established in the death-metal
community. It’s not only death-metal and slamming [fans] who like the album but
the punk community likes the sound of the album [too].
Daniel: We have many
fans who are hot chicks, Turbiyem, Lover Girl.
Daniel: No, it’s real!
[All laugh.]
KJ: What are the
biggest festivals you have played?
Dada: Bandung Berisik
4, Bandung Death Fest 4, Rock in Solo, and Bali Metal Fest.
[KJ note: Dada then
showed us video-clips of Turbidity playing at Bandung Death Fest 4 when Bobby
Rock of Bleeding Corpse joined Dada on stage for guest vocals.]
KJ: Why do you like to
play death-metal?
Daniel: Because
death-metal is the hardest music, most technical, it’s hard to play and to
understand. For Turbidity the top play [best time] for the band is when we play
death-metal. … Like orgasm [all laugh]…We feel orgasm in the band when we play
death-metal!
KJ: What was the
feeling of playing in front of the festival crowd?
Daniel: First we felt
nervous then after we played more than two songs we enjoyed, more people came
and we felt excited.
KJ: What do you think
of the Bandung death-metal scene?
Dada: Solid…
Daniel: Huge community,
we support each other; all of the genres in Bandung support each other. There
are good relationships between the genres.
KJ: Who helped you the
most when you were a young band?
Daniel: All of the
friends in the community who hang out together. We help each other because we
have the same vision.
KJ: Are there any
problems in playing death-metal here?
Daniel: The stomach was
far too big to move…It felt hard to move around and play guitar because the
stomach was in the way [laughs]. We had found some problems to play
death-metal. We have [now] understood to play death-metal.
KJ: Are you working on
second album?
Daniel: We plan to have
second album, making songs mixing hardcore and death-metal. We will not change
the lyrics, still about suffering, bleeding, mutilation [and] murder.
KJ: What goals have you
got for the future?
Mamay (bassist):
European tour, but it’s just a dream.
Daniel: To still exist.
Until the end of the day we want to make albums and still exist as Turbidity.
KJ: What other jobs or
businesses do the band members have?
Dada: Tattoos.
Mamay: Artist,
debt-collector [everyone smiles]. The drummer is still in university.
[KJ note: Drummer Iko
was not free to join us for the interview.]
Daniel: I’m coach for
the dolphins; I teach them about dancing [laughs].
KJ: Oh, really, where?
Popo: Haha, they trap
you!
KJ: Waah, I thought
it’s real, like in Singapore where they have such places.
KJ: What is the
progress on the new album?
 |
| Iko (drums) and Daniel (guitar), East Bandung, 9/10/2011 |
KJ: Why do you think
metal is so popular in Indonesia?
Daniel: We want to
spread metal to the small city [and] to the village. We want Indo to become the
metal country.
KJ: Dada, you wear a
cap onstage with communist symbol of hammer-and-sickle. Do you believe in
communism?
Dada: I believe in
communism, in Indonesia it is illegal [the symbol as well is illegal].
KJ: I always end it
this way. What is your message for the fans?
Daniel: No glam, just
f***ing slam!
KJ: Thanks everyone and
Popo. Best wishes for the new album. Thanks for talking with me. Contact.
Band: Contact!
Facebook: DADA
DEATHSTARTATTOO
DANIEL TURBIDITY.
 |
| TURBIDITY, February 2011 line-up. Left to Right: Dada (vocals), Iko (drums), Mamay (bass), Daniel (guitar). Dada and Mamay have since left the band. |
 |
| Daniel Turbidity discusses the food order with the waitress while Bobby Bleeding Corpse and Popo Demons Damn look on @ Bandung, 9 October 2011. |
 |
| Left to Right: Bobby Bleeding Corpse, Dada Turbidity, Daniel Turbidity, Kieran James, Mamay Turbidity, Casper Hell Turbidity (Manager) @ Bandung, 10 October 2011. |
No comments:
Post a Comment