Menolak Tunduk ​/ ​Refuse to Submit (Black/White Marble Vinyl) [Vinyl]

Wukir Suryadi, 1/2 of Senyawa, recorded this one-and-done album in his hometown of Salatiga, Tingkir, during the epidemic lockdown. The industrial percussion conveyed through hand-made instruments, with tribal rhythms and numerous effect pedals, outlines this declaration in an apocalyptic era. The heavy pounding in the darkness and the air-raid siren-like melody wanders through the atmosphere. The still lo-fi but very dynamic recording is Wukirs signature feature, the rebellion against oppression soaking in every track and every note.

This ancient and futuristic work goes beyond the music itself, it is a manifesto of disobedience. Wukir has always been true to his vision, from music composition and instrument making to a self-sufficient lifestyle with the local community. Wukir has no-nonsense, he is always in action.