Okraina Records, 2018

A Calling the New Gods

B Calling the New Gods

Music : Senyawa
Voice : Rully Shabara
Instruments : Wukir Suryadi

Filmed, recorded and mixed by Vincent Moon
in situ in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, Java) in January 2012
– with the help of Aniza Santos and the people of Yogyakarta

The film "Calling The New Gods", by Vincent Moon, is the document of musicians Rully Shabara & Wukir Suryadi of the group Senyawa playing & being filmed on location, outside, tracing a path from the outskirts of Yogyakarta, Java (on the border of a rice field, on the edge of a garbage dump, etc.) until the center of the city (in the middle of a market, in a fair).

In a sort of mandala, of centripetal spiral, during an entire day, from dawn until dusk, the film - with soundscapes shared between the music of Senyawa and field recordings - captures the powerful, unique & fascinating presence of the Indonesian duo in the middle of the physical landscapes and human mosaic that helped create it.

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Senyawa are a contemporary duo originating from Jogjakarta, Indonesia. Rully Shabara (extreme vocals) coupled with Wukir Suryadi's deft instrumentals (and homemade instruments) produce one of the most profound examples of experimental via traditional music happening anywhere today. By weaving Indonesian folkloric moods with various shades of modern genre hybrids, Senyawa has been navigating unexplored musical terrain for more than a decade.