Tika & the Dissidents is an Indonesian band whose music includes elements from jazz,

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, tango, waltz to punk.

History

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 ...

-born singer

Kartika Jahja Kartika Jahja (born 19 December 1980), better known as Tika, is an independent singer and songwriter with the band Tika and The Dissidents. She is also an author, actress, entrepreneur, and activist on gender and sexuality issues. In November 20 ...

first released her own solo albums titled Frozen Love Songs (2005) and ''Defrosted Love Songs'' (2006) under

Aksara Records Aksara Records was a Jakarta-based independent record label, 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 i ...

. She then recruited Luky Annash ( piano), Susan Agiwitanto (

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), Okky Rahman Oktavian (

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), and Panji Gustiano ( guitar) to be her backup band. Along the way, the band became a significant part of the song-writing process. In 2009, they first declared themselves as Tika and the Dissidents in the original soundtrack album of Joko Anwar’s film ''Pintu Terlarang''. In the same year, the band parted ways with guitar player Panji Gustiano. A few months later they welcomed Iga Massardi as the newest member of the Dissidents. After a two-year recording process, Tika and the Dissidents’ full-length album ''the Headless Songstress'' was released in July 2009 under the Head Records, a record label owned by the band. Much to the band's surprise, ''the Headless Songstress'' received numerous praises from music fans and the media, both national and international. Tika and the Dissidents is said to be a breath of fresh air in the country's homogenous music industry. The pinnacle of the year was when ''TEMPO'' magazine awarded the album as "Album of the Year 2009" and the band as "2009’s Chosen Music Figure".

Discography

Albums

* '' The Headless Songstress'' (2009)

Soundtracks

* Pintu Terlarang – “Home Safe” (Original Soundtrack – Lifelike Records, 2009)

Personnel

- Vocals * Susan Agiwitanto - Bass * Iga Massardi - Guitar * Jonathan Palempung - Keyboard * Hertri Nur Pamungkas - Drums

References

Lose your head with Tika and The Dissidents
.''Jakarta Post. 2009-07-25''.
Tika and The Dissidents Melepas Bidadari Tanpa Kepala
.''Rolling Stone Indonesia. 2009-07-30''.
Tika & The Dissidents Angkat Pol Pot ke Lagu
.''Kompas. 2009-07-30''.
Singer Loses Her Head For Music
.''Jakarta Globe. 2009-08-19''.

.''Time Magazine Asia. 2005-11-30''.

.''Jakartabeat.net. 2009-12-19''.

External links

Suaratika

TIKA and The Dissidents Myspace

Journal TIKA and The Disidents
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