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Slank is an Indonesian rock band. It was founded in 1983 by teenagers in an alley street in Jakarta called Gang Potlot. The band is known for songs which are often accompanied by political and socially conscious lyrics. It continues to be active and has received many awards from the Indonesian music industry.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Along with God Bless and Dewa 19, they are dubbed one of the greatest rock bands in the history of Indonesian popular music.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The name Slank was inspired by friends who often called them "slengean guys" (in Betawi, it means men who are free in terms of characteristics and actions). Slank is an abbreviation of the word "slenge'an" and changes the letter G to K to improve the aesthetic. All personnel have compromised to agree on this naming. In making music, Slank voices his concern for music and the interests of all levels of society in Indonesia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

HistoryEdit

Early yearsEdit

Bimo Setiawan Almachzumi (Bimbim) created Cikini Stones Complex (CSC) in the early 1980s. The band covered Rolling Stones songs. In 1983 the band broke up.<ref name="Profil Slank">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Accompanied by his colleagues Denny and Erwan, Bimbim created the band Red Devil. For the guitarist, Bimbim brought in Bongky Marcel. In December 1983 they changed their band name to Slank because they looked "selengean" ("rebellious" or "unruly").<ref name="Profil Slank"/>

The initial formation of the group based in Potlot consisted of Bimbim (drums), Denny BDN (bass), Erwan (vocals), Kiki (guitar) and Bongky (guitar). The first appearance under the name Slank was held at the National University (Indonesia), Jakarta.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref>

Mainstream successEdit

Their first album, Suit-Suit...He-He, was not released until 1990. This album, which featured the songs "Memang" and "Maafkan", was an enormous hit and won the band the BASF Award for best newcomer category. The album also seemed to slap the Indonesian music industry which at that time was still incessant Malay songs like Search's Isabella song. Solid rock and roll blues and a la Slank music finally got close to young people in Indonesia, and their success inspired the formation of other bands, such as Dewa. Their distinctive style, ignorant, slengean, but friendly managed to attract the masses who were then still limited to a minority.<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1991, their second album, Kampungan, achieved the same level of success as their first album. The singles from this album, "Mawar Merah" and "Terlalu Manis", were made in two versions: Fun and Sales. Unusually, it was precisely the song version of fun, which became hits and was often played. Here Kaka plays harmonica. In this village album, Slank included the song Nina Bobo.<ref name="Slank 1991">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In December 1993, Slank releases third album, Piss!, which is a play on the word peace. This jargon became a trend at that time. The hits single of this album are "Piss" and "Kirim Aku Bunga". Their first three albums, awarded by BASF Indonesia for Best Selling Albums on BASF tapes in each years of released.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1994, Slank released their fourth album Generasi Biru with the several popular hits like "Generasi Biroe", "Terbunuh Sepi", and "Kamu Harus Pulang" entering Indonesia's top charts. This was Slank's first album to reach multi-platinum status, and the band was once again awarded by BASF Indonesia for Best Selling Albums.

Their fifth album, Minority, was released in January 1996. It featured the single "Bang Bang Tut" on the market. On the album, Bimbim sang a song of his title entitled "Bidadari Penyelamat". There is no arrangement whatsoever, only Bimbim's voice.

Conflicts, various changes, and struggleEdit

Slank was plagued by a number of defections, some involving personal issues, others having to do with internal tensions based around creative decisions. Since its inception, Slank's band members have changed frequently. Reasons have ranged from drug use and woman to money and differences in musical styles. The best line up of the band was Kaka (vocals), Bimbim (drums), Pay (guitar), Bongky (bass) and Indra (keyboards).While working on the sixth album, Lagi Sedih, Bimbim decided to fire Bongky, Pay and Indra. But there is also a mention that Bongky, Indra and Pay quit or resigned because of the behavior of Bimbim and Kaka who have been too severe in drug use. The split can actually be seen on their fourth album in the song "Pisah Saja Dulu". Bimbim even intends to disperse Slank. But a letter written in blood by a Slanker made him discouraged. Its contents are scary. "Don't be cheeky, Bim! If Slank breaks up, it means it's wrong! I wrote this letter using blood. Don't let me write the next letter using your blood!" Letters of threat and vows to kill Bimbim if it dissolves Slank is unavoidable. Kaka and Bimbim finally continued to work on their sixth album with the help of additional musicians. Reynold entered to fill the position of guitar and Ivanka who was often hanging out at Potlot also helped in working on the Slank project for the sixth album with the formation of this transition period. The album, Lagi Sedih, was released in February 1997. Single "Koepoe Liarkoe" and "Tonk Kosong" prove that Slank can still survive. Bid gig also arrived.

New formation and continue successEdit

The entry of Abdee and Ridho, Slank continued his musical journey. The result was the album Seven which was released in January 1997 with reliable song "Balikin". The album sold one million copies in a matter of weeks. From there, more albums, most of them commercially successful, followed. The negativity was overcome, and over the next 20 years, Slank was able to increase their profile, tour the world and maintain commercial success. In 2007, Slank released their 20th album, Slow But Sure.<ref name="AllMusic Bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Slank became the first MTV Indonesia icon in 2005.<ref name="Tembang.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2007, Slank released the new album, Slow But Sure; the album's first single "Slalu Begitu" was played heavily on Indonesian radio stations.

In 2008 Slank toured the U.S. and Europe. They have also played in various Asian countries, such as Thailand, the Philippines, Japan, and South Korea.

Having more than fifteen albums sold and occasionally causing political controversy in Indonesia, Slank decided to travel to the US to record their first English-language album, Anthem for the Broken-Hearted. Blues Saraceno was chosen to be the producer of the album. They recorded and mixed the album in only twenty-two days.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

“If you want the world to see what you want to say, you better go to the highest mountain. And for music, the highest mountain now is in the U.S.A.”, says Abdee Negara.<ref name="Future">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Java Jazz Festival 2009Edit

In 2009, surprisingly, Slank was invited to take part in the well known Java Jazz Festival.

Their invitation to a jazz festival by Peter F. Gontha was meant as a challenge to see if they had what it took to perform in a jazz music setting. Their show, attended by thousands, successfully transformed their songs into jazz. In the spirit of reaching a greater jazz audience by combining genres, this show featured Michael Paulo, Ron King and Tony Monaco. It later was described as a "once in a lifetime experience".<ref name="Slank">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

SlankersEdit

For more than two decades, Slank has managed a healthy attitude towards their music career, which in turn has helped them throughout the years. Slank has also gained somewhat of a cult status in Indonesia, Slank fans are known as 'Slankers', and they have a reputation for devotion. They wave their Slank flags, which consist of the word 'Slank' shaped into a graffiti-style butterfly. They sing along with several punk rock songs and perform a stadium-worthy call-and-response routine.<ref name="Future"/> According to one of the guitarists Ridho, 'Slankers' span all ages from children to adults.

BiopicEdit

In 2009 Slank took part in a film called Generasi Biru that depicts their life and journey. It was directed by Garin Nugroho.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> For the film, Slank released a single, "Slank Dance", the video clip of which depicts members of the band performing a unique dance created by their fans, the Slankers.

Band membersEdit

Current membersEdit

  • Bimo Setiawan "Bimbim" Almachzumi – drums, percussion, guitar, backing and lead vocals (1983–present)
  • Akhadi Wira "Kaka" Satriaji – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, tambourine, guitar, piano, drums (1989–present)
  • Ivan Kurniawan "Ivanka" Arifin – bass, percussion, guitar, backing vocals (1996–present)
  • Abdee Negara Nurdin – guitar, backing vocals (1997–present)
  • Mohammad Ridwan "Ridho" Hafiedz – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1997–present)

Former membersEdit

  • Ahmad "Denny" Ramdhani – bass, lead vocals (1983–1988)
  • Bongky Marcel Ismail – guitar, bass, backing vocals (1983–1987, 1989–1996)
  • Muh. Erwan Baswara – lead vocals (1983–1985)
  • Abza Widi "Kiki" Setiaji – guitar (1983–1985)
  • Adrian "Adri" Sidharta – keyboards (1985–1986, 1988)
  • Rebecca Lilian "Lala" Agustina – lead vocals (1985–1986)
  • Patricia Kartika "Uti" Suharyani – lead vocals (1985–1986)
  • Well Welly – lead vocals (1986–1987, 1988)
  • John Andrew "Andre" Pulungan – keyboards (1987)
  • Parlin Burman "Pay" Siburian – guitar, backing vocals (1987, 1988–1996)
  • Djimboen Wijaya – guitar (1987)
  • Thomas Samuel "Sammy" Karamoy – lead vocals (1987)
  • Abdul Firmansyah "Imanez" Saad – bass, guitar (1986–1987, 1987–1988; died 2004)
  • James Anthony "Anto" Verhoeven – guitar, vocals (1987–1988)
  • Ronald "Tole" Panggabean – bass (1988; died 1996)
  • Nita Tilana – lead vocals (1988; died 2000)
  • Indra Qadarsih – keyboards, backing vocals (1988–1996)
  • Reynold Effendy – guitar, backing vocals (1996–1997)

TimelineEdit

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DiscographyEdit

Studio albumsEdit

  1. Suit-Suit... He-He (Gadis Sexy) (1990)
  2. Kampungan 1991)
  3. Piss (1993)
  4. Generasi Biru (1994)
  5. Minoritas (1996)
  6. Lagi Sedih (1997)
  7. Tujuh (1998)
  8. Mata Hati Reformasi (1998)
  9. 999 + 09, Vol. 1 (1999) (double album)
    999 + 09, Vol. 2 (1999)
  10. Virus (2001)
  11. Satu Satu (2003)
  12. Road To Peace (2004)
  13. PLUR (2004)
  14. Slankissme (2005)
  15. Slow But Sure (2007)
  16. The Big Hip (2008)
  17. Anthem For The Broken Hearted (2009)
  18. Jurus Tandur No.18 (2010)
  19. I Slank U The Album (2012)
  20. Slank Nggak Ada Matinya (2013)
  21. Restart Hati (2015)
  22. Palalopeyank (2017)
  23. Slanking Forever (2019)
  24. Vaksin (2021)
  25. Joged (2023)

Live albumsEdit

  1. Konser Piss 30 Kota (1998)
  2. Virus Road Show (2002)
  3. Slank Bajakan (2003)
  4. Reborn Republic Slank (2005)

Movie soundtracksEdit

  1. O.S.T. "Get Married" (2007)
  2. Original Soundtrack "Generasi Biru" The Movie (2009)
  3. O.S.T. "Get Married 2" (2009)

International albumsEdit

  1. Since 1983 - Malaysian Edition (2006)
  2. Slank feat. Big Hip - Japan Edition (2008)
  3. Anthem For The Broken Hearted - USA Edition (2008)

Awards and nominationsEdit

Year Award Category Work/Nominee Result Ref.
1997 Indonesian Music Awards Best Rock Duo/Group/Collaboration "Balikin" Template:Won <ref name="AMI 1997">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1997 Indonesian Music Awards Best Rock Album Tujuh Template:Won <ref name="AMI 1997"/>
1998 Indonesian Music Awards Best Rock Album Mata Hati Reformasi Template:Won <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

2003 Indonesian Music Awards Best Rock Duo/Group "Gara-Gara Kamu" Template:Won <ref name="AMI 2003">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

2003 Indonesian Music Awards Best Rock Album Satu Satu Template:Won <ref name="AMI 2003"/>
2009 MTV Indonesia Awards Most Favorite Band/Group/Duo "Love Cursed" Template:Won <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2010 Indonesian Music Awards Best Rock Album OST Generasi Biru Template:Won <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2015 Indonesian Choice Awards Band/Group/Duo of the Year Slank Template:Nom <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2017 Indonesian Choice Awards Band/Group/Duo of the Year Slank Template:Nom <ref name="ICA 2017">Template:Cite news</ref>
2017 Indonesian Choice Awards Album of the Year Palalopeyank Template:Nom <ref name="ICA 2017"/>

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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