Aksara Records was a

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

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independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

, founded in 2004 by Hanindhito Siddharta and David Tarigan. Its logo was a cartooned crow holding a beamed notes in its mouth. The label name came from Indonesian word "aksara" which in English means "

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". Aksara Records is one of the largest independent music label in Indonesia. This record label was shut down by the owners, due to financial problems in 2009. All the remaining Mastered records in the label were given to the artists. One of the co-owners of Aksara Records, opened another independent label called Raksasa Records.

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Sore (band) Sore (pronounced , often stylized as SORE) is an Indonesian indie band formed in Jakarta in 2002. The band was originally formed by Ade Paloh, Mondo Gascaro and Awan Garnida. They have been close friends since childhood. Other two members, Bemby ...

* White Shoes & The Couples Company

External links

Official site

Aksara Records on MySpace
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