When the Suharto regime opened Indonesia to Western Influence, its previously repressed rock scene went overground, and here collectors who prize the region’s vibrant native hybrids of acid rock, hairy funk and indigenous melodies reluctantly share highlights of their hard to snag stash.
It’s difficult to tell, from these twenty cherry-picked tracks, whether ‘70s Indonesia is, for collector scum, really the new ‘70s Turkey, but you’ll be glad you heard The Brims’ heavy-footed freak-out Anti-Gandja, and AKA’s Shake Me is a puritanical slice of bellbottom boogie.
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A D Ward, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Idrie, Youtube
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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John Robins, Comedian
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Meninblack, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv