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Shorthand Phonetics
Alternative / Indie / Minimalist

the cake (and shorthand phonetics) is a lie



Jatinangor, Jawa Barat
Indonesia

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   Shorthand Phonetics: General Info
Member Since1/10/2005
Band Websitesph.dmusic.com
Band MembersAbabil Ashari (vox, guitars, bass, drums, programming)
InfluencesR.E.M, Radiohead, Blur, Graham Coxon, Oasis, The White Stripes, Jimmy Eat World, Franz Ferdinand, Dashboard Confessional, Bright Eyes, Mew, Metallica, My Chemical Romance, Weezer, Interpol, The Smiths, Say Anything, Silverchair, Modest Mouse, Sigur Ros, Sunny Day Real Estate, Death Cab for Cutie, Coheed and Cambria, The Who, Thursday, stellastarr*, Alexisonfire, Saves the Day and many others...
Sounds Like What every band sounds like, what some bands sound like and most importantly what no other bands sound like...but mostly like this...

Record LabelYes No Wave Records and Tsefula/Tsefuelha Records
Type of LabelIndie


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Band Biography

The band started in early 2004 in a Performance Arts class room in a Christian private school in the obscurity of Sentul, Indonesia when Ababil Ashari (vox, guitar, bass, drum, programming) handed Kevin Yapsir (guitar, vox, programming) a sheet music for Radiohead's "Everything In Its Right Place" to read because Ababil cannot read sheet music. The next day Ababil and Kevin practiced the composition attracting future band members Alvin Lasmana (drum), Alfonsus Tanoto (bass) and Daniel Sastro (guitar). Needless to say, the Radiohead cover attempt was a disaster. But from it, a band was born.

This five-piece line-up lasted for two years, yielding several singles and EPs. It became apparent that the band can't continue as it was. This was because most of the band had committed to studying overseas after high school. So, as a final hurrah, the band released "Fanfiction: From the Seriously Absurd to the Absurdly Serious" (an album-based upon unfinished fanfiction Ababil wrote in his spare time) in April of 2006 to a lukewarm response. The band disbanded giving Ababil the rights to the band name.

At this point, Ababil was busied by med school and turned to for relief. He wrote a general mock-up of a author-surrogate character named Hanabishi Hideaki and wrote a couple of unreleased short stories. Frustrated with his inabillity to finish these short stories, Ababil wrote them as songs instead. This proved to be a success and Ababil revived the Shorthand Phonetics name.

Ababil proceeded to write and record "Apparently...I'm In Medicine / Love, or the Illusion of the Beginning Symptoms of It" (an album about Hanabishi Hideaki's first year of med school) and released it in May of 2007. Reaction to the album was better than expected. Fledgling Indonesian netlabel Yes No Wave Music offered to re-release "Apparently..." to the Indonesian public four months after the albums original release.

After the re-release of "Apparently...", Ababil started to write songs and concepts that centered around Hanabishi Hideaki and repair the continuity. Fanfiction was retconned as a collection of fanfiction written by Japanese national Hanabishi Hidaki to fit with Hanabishi Hideaki's story. The culmination of this new project has arrived! Titled "Fire! (I Could Have Died and All I Could Think About Was My Charred Diary)". The experiemental album sees Shorthand Phonetics branching out to post-rock and electronica blending it with the old sounds of powerpop and lofi like chocolate and potatoes...go check it out!

So, what's next for Shorthand Phonetics? Stay tuned to find out!

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Ojan





Jul 16 2009 11:19 PM

okay.. thank so broda.. :)
†Franz KID OF THE PHANTOM™†





Jul 16 2009 6:30 AM

your welcome .
ank mana bos ?
Andhin equal Belialmilitant™





Jul 15 2009 10:51 AM

u're welcome, whos this?
Lets go Girls (new song-MENTARI)





Jul 15 2009 10:13 AM

thx to..

-HERUtakimut-
the telegraph reverb





Jul 15 2009 6:18 AM

Siap-siap kawan?

eh? iya. gw lupa nanya.
kalian dari mana asalnya?


-VICKY-
Searching Skies





Jul 8 2009 5:32 PM

is is about that time again just like clockwork? and all the fans scream something else meandering all but one yes except for one he perifereally sings "natalies..."
The Jones





Jul 2 2009 5:02 AM

Como estas?

Just up loaded two new tracks,
Live in the Studio…
You may have a go…

Hope Y’all lick it!!!

Big Respect from Jones boys!!!

Regards,
-The Jones-

PS:"Swampting" was dedicated to the last remaining of Jakarta's natural swamp forest, 'Angke'.
Collapse Under The Empire





Jun 27 2009 9:01 AM

Hey, how is it going?
"Systembreakdown" is available for free.
Just write us a message if you want the
download link! it's just for short time ! !

By the way, we'll release our second album
"Find a Place to be Save" in autumn 2009.
It'll be our first physical CD release ;-)
FL!M @ besttuna.blogspot.com





Jun 25 2009 11:41 AM

Hi there shorthand phonetics! cool stuff you're doing, especially you're all by urself (gw juga sendirian doang seh ngerjain musik nya, tapi yah gitu deh, masih blom ada apa2nya hehe)..nice stuff..btw, kalo ada waktu, tolong dengerin lagu2 gw and kasi feedback yah, thx

- ferdi/FL!M
Crystina Maez





Jun 22 2009 11:31 AM

Smile! Life is beautiful.
xjiwax





Jun 22 2009 10:23 AM

halo bro..pa kbr?..
zee


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Jun 20 2009 7:25 AM

gtau nii..
koneksii ny lola..
bad bgt hehe :)
All the World's a Stage





Jun 19 2009 8:32 PM

Haha sure when I get a chance. I've been so busy lately that I hardly use my itunes anymore (sad huh?). =/
All the World's a Stage





Jun 18 2009 8:43 PM

Yes! Thanks again for the link. My favorite song so far is "To the Girl I Think Might be Similar to the Girl Flight of the Conchords Were Thinking About When They Were Writing". =)
the telegraph reverb





Jun 18 2009 11:15 AM

Wah. Facebook yak. Ada kok! Tp personal gw aja? Ni alamatnya.
Partoflife72@yahoo.com.

Sip ababil. Tar gw mau dngrin lagu2 kalian.
Jangan lupa d add yak. Fb gw,

Cheer's
-vicky-
Something About Lola





Jun 17 2009 5:34 PM

hello Shorthand Phonetics,
thanks for addin' us,
nice to meet ya mates!
:)
summer in berlin (ON BEYOND THE SKY; OUT NOW )


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Jun 17 2009 4:52 PM

halo disana senang berteman..
semoga menyukai msuik kami :)

best,
summerinberlin
SUBSTEREO!!! (VOTE NOW!! AND GET iPOD SHUFFLE)





Jun 16 2009 8:16 AM

Hallo hallo...

Welcome to Substereo...

Always Onair on 90.8 FM Oz Radio Jakarta every Thuesday from 09.00 pm - 11.00 pm,,,
with Alvin, David Tarigan, and Sogi

Regard
Substereo
All the World's a Stage





Jun 16 2009 6:03 AM

Awesome thanks!
AMANDA OH AMANDA [on INVASI RECS]





Jun 16 2009 5:53 AM

ada search aja Krisna Pratama Saputra..
AMANDA OH AMANDA [on INVASI RECS]





Jun 16 2009 5:23 AM

uhuy..makasih infonya ya
the telegraph reverb





Jun 15 2009 12:26 PM

Hay..!! Senang mau kenalan dgn kami...!
Wah dri bandung jg ya?
AMANDA OH AMANDA [on INVASI RECS]





Jun 15 2009 10:11 AM

hi there..
please listen 2 track (remaster),
'lost' and 'symphony'.
enjoy...

regards,
krisna*
All the World's a Stage





Jun 14 2009 7:49 PM

Hmmm... I keep getting an javascript error message at mediafire...
All the World's a Stage





Jun 14 2009 7:40 PM

Thank you sir! I'll go check it out. =)
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