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Released: Mar 2, 2008
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Electronic acts are a dime a dozen in the local scenes, every music geek with a computer and decent soundcard can (and most have) start calling themselves "electronic musicians". But frankly, most of them suck so badly that they'd be lucky to have careers recomposing top 40 songs as telephone hold music.

Like many other genres, the musicians or acts that do stand out are the ones that dare to be a bit different and mix it up a bit. This is the case with Bandung-based Elemental Gaze, a band that deftly and creatively weds the ambient subgenre of electronica with the dreamy, contemplative, and guitar-heavy sound of shoegaze.

Founded by Fuad Abdulgani and M.Myrdal in 2002 in Bandung. Elemental Gaze's sounds are inspired by musicians such as My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins, Brian Eno, Robin Guthrie, Ulrich Schnauss, Blur, and M83. The name Elemental Gaze is derived from the Robin Guthrie song, titled Elemental. The guys began to play a few gigs around their hometown, and slowly making a name for themselves for their unique blending of guitar distortions with blips and beeps.

In 2006, Myrdal amicably left the band and was replaced by Bilfian Sugiana (programmer and synthesizer) and Lutfi Kurniadi (guitar and keyboard). Since then, the band has received international accolades from various international music publications, despite still being unsigned by any label.

Also in 2006, the band self-released their first EP titled We Cannot Create Ourselves for Someone We Love. Two-thousand-and-seven saw them further exploring the possibilities of their genre-bending sound, as well as examining more traditional Indonesian music with either samples of ethnic instruments or playing around a bit with the pentatonic scale. They are currently recording new EPs, which they hope to release this year.

The sound of Elemental Gaze is not a sound born out of reckless joy or a disregard for deep thought. It is a sound born in the deepest reaches of the human heart and mind; the dark little space in the back of our heads where grief, loneliness, confusion, and unrequited desires are processed. It is the sound of a sorrowful soul in the midst of healing itself. Their sound takes off from a rather dark place, but will almost always progress into a brighter place before finally ending.



.. With the majority of the personnel was 20 years old, made them appropriate to considered as the new band that was counted on.
- Ripple Magazine (Indonesia)

Really majestic and will take you to some strange part of your inner psyche. Promise.
- Junk Magazine (Malaysia)

It is a sound born in the deepest reaches of the human heart and mind; the dark little space in the back of our heads where grief, loneliness, confusion, and unrequited desires are processed. It is the sound of a sorrowful soul in the midst of healing itself. Their sound takes off from a rather dark place, but will almost always progress into a brighter place before finally ending.
- Paul F. Agusta / The Jakarta Post



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    .@blurofficial 's music is a reminder of a place& time in our lives. Part of part of having those memories. They never let me down #BlurJKT

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    #mayday. semoga lekas sejahtera Guys! :) http://t.co/5WbjNVDH5c

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    a song for all workers fighting to retain their rights, happy #mayday everyone! http://t.co/3cNzfScHmO http://t.co/tLb2j6Z4wg

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    Slowless (demo) need more advice ;) https://t.co/7Zp3Bs3Hr2 http://t.co/dmM8gkiAaX

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    A new favorite: Sore - Apatis ria by aakangadi http://t.co/p9ep17vNED on #SoundCloud

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  • Albert N The Product

    Hello Elemental Gaze
    Thanks :D
    Great ambient song ..
    Check our songs too .. and let us know what you think ..
    Cheers !

    2 years ago
  • Muhammad Syaugi

    Wah soundnya begitu indah, menyayat hatiiii ;p

    2 years ago
  • raindrops and the sunsh…

    hey elemental gaze..!

    klo sempat mampirlah ke page kami utk mendengar preview single dr kami..
    hope you like it..!!

    regards

    2 years ago
  • RHonda CAppellI

    Enjoying your music.

    2 years ago
  • StoneAge Records(DOWNLO…

    Hello :)

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    Instrumental shoegaze yang fenomenal termuntahkan oleh 3 orang yang mencampurkan imajinasi musik dari post-rock, rock 60', Indie Pop, dengan sedikit alunan vokal rendah namun tetap akan meninggi ala grunge. Atmosfer the beatles dan nirvana yang mungkin tetap melayang bebas di pikiran anda semua dengan sentuhan tempo sedikit cepat dan terkadang lambat laun, akan membawa sedikit ilustrasi masa 60' hingga sekarang menjadi sambungan nada yang kuat dan resapilah.-cil-

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    Phenomenal instrumental shoegaze created by three people who mixture imagination from post-rock music, rock 60 ', Indie Pop, with a little vocal strains will remain low, but rising grunge style still alive. The beatles and nirvana atmosphere that may remain floating freely in your mind of all with a touch slightly faster tempo, and sometimes slowly, will bring a little illustration of the 60 'until now the connection is strong and enjoy the tunes!-cil-

    Download at http://stoneagerecords.blogspot.com

    2 years ago
  • isanelectus

    halo Elemental Gaze
    check a new song from isanelectus
    Her Denial

    embrace isan

    2 years ago
  • WAVE ZINE

    wah, pasti akan sangat senang bisa mengundang eg kemari.
    mari sama-sama menunggu. :p
    -fandi-

    2 years ago
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  • WAVE ZINE

    halo EG, kapan nih singgah ke kota Medan? hehe.

    2 years ago
  • La Conte Fée

    hai elemental gaze!
    upload dong when you sleep-versi kaliannya :D

    salam kenal yah :)

    2 years ago
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