MUSIC VIDEO "Alas Wirasaba":
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Duo Sukatani berasal dari Purbalingga, Jawa Tengah yang aktif dalam gerakan sosial dan lingkungan hidup akar rumput. Hal ini terpapar secara lugas dan tajam dengan dialek Banyumasan dalam lirik lagu mereka di album Gelap Gempita. Di tengah lazimnya musik Hip Hop, Folk, Hardcore Punk, dan Indie-Rock dalam aktivisme di Indonesia, Sukatani memainkan musik Post-Punk dengan sensibilitas New Wave yang kental. Nada-nada gelap Gothic-Rock berpadu-padan dengan melodi New Romantic hingga keceriaan Synth-Pop. Sebuah racikan unik yang mengingatkan kita pada Le Tigre, unit dance punk-nya Kathleen Hannah (Bikini Kills).

Hal ini tak lepas dari fenomena selera musik lintas genre dalam pergerakan politik anak muda di Indonesia dan bagaimana sifat maskulin nan garang mulai bersanding dengan budaya populer yang feminin; seperti munculnya dance K-pop dalam aksi-aksi massa. Lantai dansa tak lagi terisolir di ruang hedonis saja, ia kini turut mengokupasi wahana protes. Protes adalah hak semua orang dengan beragam selera, attitude, kelas, hingga gender.

Selain menyuarakan kemuakan atas kebobrokan sistem dan kebatilan kuasa, Sukatani juga mengingatkan kita betapa pentingnya suara-suara tersebut disalurkan melalui sulur-sulur seni populer yang diamplifikasikan dalam ranah akar rumput. Mari kita bergoyang dan bernyanyi ramai-ramai merayakan mosi tidak percaya pada kebijakan politik para penguasa kapitalis.

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Duo Sukatani comes from Purbalingga, Central Java. They are active in grassroots social and environmental movements. Their commitment can be seen in the lyrics of their songs from the album "Gelap Gempita", written in a straightforward and sharp manner in the Banyumasan dialect. Amidst the prevalence of hip-hop, folk, hardcore punk and indie rock music in activism in Indonesia, Sukatani plays post-punk music with a strong New Wave sensibility. Gothic-Rock’s dark tones blend in with New Romantic melodies and joyful Synth-Pop. A unique mixture that reminds us of Le Tigre, Kathleen Hannah's punk dance unit (Bikini Kills).

This is related to the phenomenon of cross-genre musical tastes within the youth political movement in Indonesia. The fierce masculine nature began to go hand in hand with the feminine popular culture, such as the emergence of K-pop dance in mass actions. The dance floor is no longer isolated within the hedonic space; it now also occupies the protest arena. Protest is the right of all people, irrespective of their various tastes, attitudes, and classes, as well as gender.

Besides voicing disgust over system failure and power imbalance, Sukatani also reminds us of how important these voices are when channeled through tendrils of popular art, which are amplified in the grassroots domain. Let's rock and sing to celebrate the vote of no confidence in the political decisions of the capitalist rulers!