Update on WICKED SUFFER NEW RELEASE

The Wicked Suffer new material is at the pressing plant now. 100 copies of 7" on black vinyl with printed label. There will be also 15 test presses available for the public. The Wicked Suffer Viciouscircle EP 7" is SOLD OUT

Wicked Suffer New EP Material is READY! Two New Projects Underway

Greetings all, this year is going to be a great year, while I myself is very excited. First, the Wicked Suffer new EP material has been finished (Will Killingsworth from Dead Air Studios, Amherst, Massachusetts did very great) and I will send the material to the pressing plant this week. The EP will be on soulless black wax with printed label. While the band is now working on the artwork and title. Second, I will be working on two projects begin next month: Asangata - Rise of the Black Sheep on cassette and The Southern Beach Terror possibly on 12” vinyl format. Everything is on its path now, and I hope it will be as scheduled. Be on the lookout!

Sonic Funeral Records Got Featured in The Jakarta Globe

Sonic Funeral Records got featured in The Jakarta Globe on March 17 edition. Thanks to Marcel Thee for the kind of opportunity...

Metal Label Sonic Funeral Bringing Local Bands to Life

With a name like Sonic Funeral, you would think this Jakarta-based independent label’s interests lie in the hard-hitting and grotesque. But as founder Adi Renaldi makes clear, Sonic Funeral’s dark moniker is merely the result of a self-compromise the 26-year-old made to himself. “I just liked the way the word ‘sonic’ looked and sounded and had planned on naming the label Sonic Church, but I ended up not going with that as I was worried the name might be misconstrued,” he says. A previous homage to the bloody Charles Bronson revenge flick “Death Wish” was also discarded.

Born in Yogyakarta but “shaped in Jakarta,” Adi’s interest in music began after his older sister introduced him to gloriously groomed soft metal acts such as Def Leppard and Firehouse; disposable rock that was as easy to dive into as it was to grow out of. His voice cracking and his artistic drive burgeoning, Adi found his true calling through rejecting what his well-intentioned sister had fed him. “I realized that I needed more powerful, radical and aggressive music to grow up with.”

Like many other hair-slinging music aficionados, Adi tried his hand at playing in bands with various friends, but each time his innate restlessness got the best of him and he quit. “I did not want to get stuck at only [playing] one kind of music,” he says.

It took a while before Adi had enough clout to form his own record label, but by July last year he felt he had enough know-how to release records. And it wasn’t going to be just any kind of records; Adi’s one passion for vinyl meant that Sonic Funeral was only going to release records in that particular format.

“I love records and other musical artifacts aside from the music itself. Plus, it feels so great to witness my favorite local acts hold in their hands a physical release [instead of a strictly digital one], especially on vinyl. Those are the reasons why I run a record label.”

Adi doesn’t hold his label too highly and is always open to submissions. His motto is ultimately, “If there is a band I love, I will persuade them to join the label.” Sonic Funeral’s current roster mostly consists of underrated-but-talented acts that are yet to receive the attention Adi thinks they deserve. Recently the label released limited edition records by Matiasu and Wicked Suffer, who are, to be fair, metal acts.

“Sometimes I listen to pop music. I also love indie rock with its delicate sound of guitar and soft voice,” but he admits, “my focus right now is on metal and rock bands.”

For now, Adi plans on releasing only records by local acts, a conscious move to keep the focus homeward. Adi has no aspirations beyond releasing records that he loves “just for fun and to satisfy my ego.”

But he refuses to engage in discussions regarding the local music scene. “I don’t feel like I have a mission to ‘enforce’ the scene. I only hope to release more records outside of rock and metal, it is as simple as that.”

Wicked Suffer 2nd EP 7". DONATE NOW!

Sonic Funeral Records will release the 2nd EP from Yogyakarta's Wicked Suffer this midyear. We need your help. Make donations now by clicking this link! http://groovebot.gottagrooverecords.com/campaign/detail/894

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