Description
In Nglarthe sextets sophomore LPdeeper social narratives and more intimate subject matters are more apparent. In which they speak a lot about tanah or land/soil, owing a lot to the fact that their hometown, Jatiwangis history of being the countrys largest producer of clay/terracotta-based products. The people in Jatiwangis intertwining relationship with tanah is simply unparalleledeven their instruments are mostly made of terracotta.
From the reimagining of their hometowns past glories, LAIR, along with singer/songwriter Monica Hapsari (who co-wrote and co-composed three songs in the album) and Go Kurosawa (Kikagaku Moyo) helming the project as the producer, sings about the rituals and traditions of harvest, to sending off prayers towards their once-prospering land and the ruins of what was once a dense forest in Jatiwangi, which they are currently trying to reclaim while racing with the massive wave of industrialisation. It is a contextually-sorrowful album as much as it is a candid, cheery commemoration of the band members everyday life in todays northern shores of Java, Indonesia.
Nglar is one of the words that might be able to describe the essence of LAIR as a group. The word itself can be traced back to the locals culture of going around in celebration of something. Intheir village, nglar simply means a traveling performance, in which the performers would play music and go around the village, greeting the people around them as they move from place to place, or simply within their immediate surroundings, indicating that there is something nearby that is being celebrated.
LAIR is simply in love with journey, time, and all of their interactions. Nglar, for them, is a representation of their journey. How they go around, interacting and communicating, to celebrating and making sense of everything that is going on within and around them. For LAIR, Nglar is a method, a creative process, andas an albuma culmination of each of their journeys since the groups founding. (via Bandcamp, LAIR)
Label: Guruguru Brain, Orange Cliff Records
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Worldwide
Released: 2024
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock
File under: Psychedelic Rock
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