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Title: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: jana on 21/05/07, 09:51
Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?

Just months ago, I engaged myself in a discussion at one forum particularly designed for Indonesian clubbers networking, and there's a particular term that resounded over and over again: 'educate the crowds'. Apparently, some DJs and clubbers are a bit annoyed with how the crowds in clubs are coming to be. The current crowds seemed to have used the club and dance scene as a justification for sexual harassments, overly drug abuse, or 'pick-up' spots for illegal transactions of all sorts. Well, that's nothing new. Still, this discomfort deserves to be taken seriously as one special urban discourse.

Rave and clubbing culture in Indonesian began as underground club culture, taken place at smaller clubs in Jakarta around year 1996, followed by series of warehouse rave parties. On year 2002, Indonesian ravers marks the new era of outdoor and beach raves -- proudly having Cream, Gatecrasher, Godskitchen, and Heineken Thirst as their patrons. The local musical festives also produced yearly rave events, such as Jakarta Movement, Lost Chapter, Aquasonic, etc. Then the numbers of clubs, party organizers, DJ managements, and electronic dance music lovers increased drastically around year 2000 until this very second. Music genres -- mixed or played live -- consisted of trance, progressive, electro, house, tribal, drum n bass, new wave, and other roots subgenres with similar 'rave ambiance' -- of course with a BPM (beat per minute) limit.

For the last years, many international DJs, producers, and musicians had performed in various massive events in Indonesia, such as Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Prodigy, Sasha, Marco V, Jazzy Jeff, BT, Randy Katana, Sander Van Doorn, John Digweed, Solarstone, Junkie XL, King Unique, Christopher Lawrence, Gareth Emery, Andy Moor, and more names are keep adding up to the list. In addition, when it comes for international DJ performances, Indonesian young ravers are known as one of the most enthusiastic crowds in the world.

For ways of enjoyment, Indonesian ravers adapted the Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect rave idealism and they promote the "Support Your Local DJ" ideal as their terminology. "Support Your Local DJ" gives an underlying principle for Indonesian DJs and electronic-music musicians to improve themselves in quality, technology, skillfulness, and mentality, in order to expand and represent themselves nation and global wide.

There are major internationally known clubs in Indonesia, such as Embassy/Wonderbar (Jakarta), Stadium (Jakarta), and Double Six (Bali) which has also been rewarded as one of the best clubs in the world, according to Mix Mag. Types of venues varied from clubs, beaches, valleys, highlands, parking lots, even airplane hangar. And the best highlight of Indonesian rave scene was on Tiesto's In Search of Sunrise IV (Carnival Beach - Ancol, Jakarta), which had successfully gathered over 20.000 ravers from all over the country and Tiesto's personal astonishment for Indonesian ravers' awe-inspiring hype and energy.

Okay. For a moment there, you might assume the culture is another trend frenzy or another pop-culture product gone overrated. Nevertheless, if there is something unique about Indonesia's rave and dance culture, it is the fact that its image had created multidimensional perception in the society and the fact that it is powerless to control its own image.

Then again, trend frenzy does not go for almost ten years long.

Here's a summary of how people respond when asked on how they perceive Indonesia's – especially Jakarta's – clubbing, dance, and rave culture:

First, the culture viewed as the society's gem, an affirmation that the society has financial security for secondary and subordinate necessities. Due to the high statistics of its consumers on the non-tax paying level, most commercial marketers and retail strategists use this as a powerful market potential; advertisers also use illustrations that associates strongly to the culture. Please note that when it is said 'consumers on the non-tax paying level', that's just a economical term for: They're kids. Well, most of them.

Second perception claims that the culture is somehow a peer-pressuring device where new set of values placed upon them, not on what's right or wrong, but more of 'survival of the fittest'. In my own words, this is where they grew up and learn the hard life; their own choices lays before them, whether they want to take ecstacy or get drop-dead-drunk, or find an instant lover, or simply listen to the music, or spend money like crazy. Those choices are theirs alone and whatever they may decide, whatever consequences they take, it gradually builds their character. I personally agreed to this claim because life best learned by actually doing it, and yes, by making mistakes as well.

Lastly is the perception which I will bring up to the issue, the culture is also the society's scapegoat. The dance culture is the all-time favourite easy target for social bullying. Its mass is easily mocked as a bunch of young, cocky, hedonistic, secular brats and the girls are merely lollipop barbies. TV soap operas have use them as a bully target as well, displaying the culture as 'where the bad guys roam' and 'where bad misfortunates happens'. In short, glamour is wrong; excitement is sinful. Many market behavior analysts have theorized this as the society's own defense against 'the invisible hand': the market leaders.

In conclusion, there's a stark contradiction: one moment, they're exploited by the marketing industry as today's 'cool', successful, rebellious young market leaders; on the other hand, exploited as an easy target for the society's negativity against hedonism, display of sexuality, and financial comfort.

The irony is that by judging from those several perceptions, the recognition of Indonesia's dance culture as the country's strongest indication of musical appreciation, simply felt jaded; the intellectual being of its professionals also often left discarded.

Not many people – even the clubbers themselves – notice the advanced system of its work hierarchy; just like all corporateship, this culture too has various set of task force and duties, ethics and politics. On an intellectual point of view, the culture expected high awareness for technology: to comprehend European-engineered devices for each task (music-mixing process, visualization, lighting engineering, etc), and to level those tasks according to the international standards; in addition, the ability to have it economically beneficial for all aspects.

There's also those who have managed to create global cooperation, such as bringing international-scale competitions back home, making record deals with international label companies (e.g Romi, Altuna, Innerlight), not to mention numbers of the Indonesian DJs that have performed in other countries, such Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, and China.

Although the culture held the 'Support Your Local DJ' jargon even on global basis, efforts from Indonesia's dance crowds to promote the more positive side of the culture have been very much understated, and at its worst, underestimated by most. Ironically, this understatement also comes from the – somewhat less idealistic -- clubbers themselves.

The thing is, the culture has a very high expectancy for quantity, and its professionals are fully aware of the fact that speeches for music idealism won't make people order for two tall glasses of Long Islands or a bottle of Chivas. They know their consequences in the business; they must count the numbers as well. Knowing the fact that 'quantity' preserves and presents more, they are again detained by that doofus, stoned, and perverted demon-like image. So what can they do?

This antagonistic stigma, of course, happened for a reason and the culture's mass is quite realistic about the situation. They even admitted straight in open public: Yes, we have drug and xes abuse issues; it happened, it is happening, and we are all apart of it. Realistic, honest, and yet, submissive as well.

For years now, the rave culture faces dilemma against the society's moral and religious ideals, such as xes and drug issues. Like being placed in a seesaw, it is constantly rocking left and right in between; at required moments, the culture resents the xes and drug abuse, and at other point, it is accustomed to the fact and accepted it as a social justification, even social requirements. However, it seems like the mass itself is not allowed or empowered to worry about such issues, and the only thing they're allowed to nag about is another police raid.

Here's one picture to describe a bigger one, I asked a particular high-rated DJ if it is possible if local DJs joined hand-in-hand to promote a more positive and 'cleaner' dance culture. He replied, saying that he would've even gone solo for such project, but the problem is that he along with most DJs doesn't want to sound too hypocritical for something that isn't their problem, and for taking that risk, they don't want to loose their crowds either.

Later on, I reviewed other responds and finally concluded: these DJs concern is for the music's (and its audience) sake, and not the society's morale. Unfortunately, what seems as 'the society's morale' has put them cornered with harsh one-sided judgments. So, why bother?.

Quite logical. If I were to be its professional, I would've responded the same.

Inevitably, the culture's community grows apathic and ignorant of their stand in the larger community; the repetitive mechanism defense began to worn out like a broken tape record. For this reason as well, they have grown weak in handling their own presentation to the ever-critical public.

If there should be efforts, it is not by inducing negative reaction to the situation, such as overreacted prejudice against these young clubbers. Like it or not, they are facing a substantial crime syndicate first hand that they too cannot control nor eliminate – and to eliminate such factors would be a total reform of the country's psychological, economical and educational system. Tough luck.

So first thing first: the only best resolution is by putting forward more assertively and forcefully the facts on public that there are hard-working, creative, and highly consistent young professionals behind the scene; in which these people could very well inform and inspire their 'crowds' that life is also about taking chances, making real efforts, taking labors, and making the right choices.

These facts cannot be left unobserved.
Let the society decide, but let the culture educate.



- Taken from thelunchbox-online.com (http://www.thelunchbox-online.com)
View comments concerning this article here (http://www.thelunchbox-online.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=2)
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Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: dirtynumbangelboy on 21/05/07, 19:53
dalem cink HAHAHAH
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: ginalfyl on 21/05/07, 23:06
mmhhhhh... yepp
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: Gober on 22/05/07, 01:00
nicely writen, ironic but really true...
terharu juga ada juga yang peduli ama masalah ini.
semoga lebih banyak artikel lagi yang ngebahas hal ini.

good essay...
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: si mbo on 22/05/07, 01:37
Quote from: jana on 21/05/07, 09:51


If there should be efforts, it is not by inducing negative reaction to the situation, such as overreacted prejudice against these young clubbers. Like it or not, they are facing a substantial crime syndicate first hand that they too cannot control nor eliminate – and to eliminate such factors would be a total reform of the country’s psychological, economical and educational system. Tough luck.

So first thing first: the only best resolution is by putting forward more assertively and forcefully the facts on public that there are hard-working, creative, and highly consistent young professionals behind the scene; in which these people could very well inform and inspire their ‘crowds’ that life is also about taking chances, making real efforts, taking labors, and making the right choices.

These facts cannot be left unobserved.
Let the society decide, but let the culture educate.



- Taken from thelunchbox-online.com (http://www.thelunchbox-online.com)
View comments concerning this article here (http://www.thelunchbox-online.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=2)
Writer of this article sends her thank you to Ravelex.net for the information given in order to complete the essay.


*bgs* *bgs*

yang nulis kayaknya mendalami sekali nih....
Siapa ya??
member RVLX juga nih...
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: kc on 22/05/07, 03:36
translate donk..
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: Ricco.Sepet on 22/05/07, 03:38
so true.. :(
nice essay *bgs*
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: BuNi on 22/05/07, 08:41
Quote from: jana on 21/05/07, 09:51
Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?


Here's one picture to describe a bigger one, I asked a particular high-rated DJ if it is possible if local DJs joined hand-in-hand to promote a more positive and 'cleaner' dance culture. He replied, saying that he would've even gone solo for such project, but the problem is that he along with most DJs doesn't want to sound too hypocritical for something that isn't their problem, and for taking that risk, they don't want to loose their crowds either.

Later on, I reviewed other responds and finally concluded: these DJs concern is for the music's (and its audience) sake, and not the society's morale. Unfortunately, what seems as 'the society's morale' has put them cornered with harsh one-sided judgments. So, why bother?.

Quite logical. If I were to be its professional, I would've responded the same.




emang sulit ya nentuin sikap kalo udah kayak gitu..


Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: ranir on 22/05/07, 08:47
 *bgs* *bgs*
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: fartoodeep on 22/05/07, 10:44
bravo !!
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: jazzymike on 22/05/07, 19:41
*tepuktangan* standing ovation 4 the writter!
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: ...Jimprut... on 23/05/07, 01:36
Quote from: kc on 22/05/07, 03:36
translate donk..

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: 1945MF on 23/05/07, 02:14
waduh ada nama gue tuh.. he he
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: DOUBLE DEE on 23/05/07, 02:22
Quote from: jana on 21/05/07, 09:51

Let the society decide, but let the culture educate.

Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: si mbo on 23/05/07, 02:50
Quote from: 1945MF on 23/05/07, 02:14
waduh ada nama gue tuh.. he he

dimananya nih?
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: 1945MF on 23/05/07, 03:04
There's also those who have managed to create global cooperation, such as bringing international-scale competitions back home, making record deals with international label companies (e.g Romi, Altuna, Innerlight), not to mention numbers of the Indonesian DJs that have performed in other countries, such Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, and China.
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: si mbo on 23/05/07, 03:12
ooh iya....

skip bacanya....

hehehe....

Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: DimsumonDLine on 23/05/07, 03:33
hahahahaha very good essay Icha,,,,

QuoteThese facts cannot be left unobserved.
Let the society decide, but let the culture educate.

IMO, klo udh education culture nya salah, ya pd akhirannya ya serba salah juga,,, yeah, gw harap RVLX bs trus menjadi salah satu sarana edukasi sosial untuk mengembangkan dunia EDM Tanah air!!!! ;) ;) ;)

*tepuktangan* *tepuktangan*
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: dirtynumbangelboy on 24/05/07, 12:49
Quote from: DimsumonDLine on 23/05/07, 03:33
hahahahaha very good essay Icha,,,,

QuoteThese facts cannot be left unobserved.
Let the society decide, but let the culture educate.

IMO, klo udh education culture nya salah, ya pd akhirannya ya serba salah juga,,, yeah, gw harap RVLX bs trus menjadi salah satu sarana edukasi sosial untuk mengembangkan dunia EDM Tanah air!!!! ;) ;) ;)

*tepuktangan* *tepuktangan*
mari dimulai dengan meng-educate diri kita masing2 yang masih bobrok ini

:)
:)
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: jana on 24/05/07, 13:24
@ Gober

yep. the culture sbnrnya udh ada kans di media... shrsnya akan selalu ada esai seperti ini,
bahkan lebih baik n lebih spesifik krn ini cuman bigger picture-nya aja..
Kompas aja udh berapa kali naro profilenya dj lokal, yg gue sempet baca sih Naro & EBDJ..
itu artinya kan aksesnya sbnrnya sedang diusahakan..
tergantung niat.

thanks for the encouragement, unkle. :)

@ dnab

to educate ourselves, is just the same thing as to educate the culture sih.. secara ga langsung..
one thing leads to another and the process is irreversible ..*quoting dimsum's blog. ;D

@ fyl

itu pas di the brains ada writernya thelunchbox juga, tp gue lupa ngenalin..
lo ribet bgt gitu kyknya, akhirnya ngenalin ke darius doanq.. malah dikira laki gue gitu bo.. ngaco ;D

@ simbo

ha??? hiehehe.. writernya double personality tuh pak.. di rvlx beda lagi personalitynya.. ;D

@ kc & jimprut

katanya sih salah satu rvlxer ada yg mo translate... tapi belon sempet kli pa gmn..
nnt diusahakan. :)

@ mikey

gmn? ..jadi?

@ buni

yep. imho.
klo dah nentuin sikap dalam lingkup culture itu sendiri, ya lama-lama in the larger community..
the industry needs these professionals, anyho. klo engga, sapa yg mo ngerjain?
jadi sbnrnya utk take charge ya bisa aja.. in a good sense.

@ all

jahhh.. don't bravo to the writer. nanti ge-er.
bravo to the hardworking professionals in the culture.. :)

diusahain ada esai serupa utk kedepannya.
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: jana on 24/05/07, 13:30
Quote from: 1945MF on 23/05/07, 03:04
There’s also those who have managed to create global cooperation, such as bringing international-scale competitions back home, making record deals with international label companies (e.g Romi, Altuna, Innerlight), not to mention numbers of the Indonesian DJs that have performed in other countries, such Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, and China.

iya semoga nama"-nya nambah terus, om romi... :)
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: wedhus on 24/05/07, 13:58
Quote from: DimsumonDLine on 23/05/07, 03:33
hahahahaha very good essay Icha,,,,

QuoteThese facts cannot be left unobserved.
Let the society decide, but let the culture educate.

IMO, klo udh education culture nya salah, ya pd akhirannya ya serba salah juga,,, yeah, gw harap RVLX bs trus menjadi salah satu sarana edukasi sosial untuk mengembangkan dunia EDM Tanah air!!!! ;) ;) ;)

*tepuktangan* *tepuktangan*


gw setuju rvlx tetep harus eksis menjadi salah satu sarana edukasi sosial untuk mengembangkan dunia EDM Tanah air, tapi sejauh mana see peran serta kita ( pribadi masing-masing ) untuk mengedukasi masyarakat sekitar....???
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: jazzymike on 24/05/07, 14:03
@dnab: gw nga ngrasa bobrok lho,cingk... ekekekekekeke

@jana: iya... pelan2 ya.. nga buru2 kan.. hehehe *piss*
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: VK on 24/05/07, 14:50
Siap menyusul oom,hehehe..
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: dirtynumbangelboy on 24/05/07, 18:26
Quote from: wedhus on 24/05/07, 13:58
Quote from: DimsumonDLine on 23/05/07, 03:33
hahahahaha very good essay Icha,,,,

QuoteThese facts cannot be left unobserved.
Let the society decide, but let the culture educate.

IMO, klo udh education culture nya salah, ya pd akhirannya ya serba salah juga,,, yeah, gw harap RVLX bs trus menjadi salah satu sarana edukasi sosial untuk mengembangkan dunia EDM Tanah air!!!! ;) ;) ;)

*tepuktangan* *tepuktangan*


gw setuju rvlx tetep harus eksis menjadi salah satu sarana edukasi sosial untuk mengembangkan dunia EDM Tanah air, tapi sejauh mana see peran serta kita ( pribadi masing-masing ) untuk mengedukasi masyarakat sekitar....???
emmm, more behave?
shows more attitude among people
and giving supportive act(s) to the industry maybe?

back to the early days of ravelex,
about the mindset of changing the drugs scene into dance scene i supposed

;D *piss* HAHAHAHAHA

peace ah nyoo
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: Ian on 24/05/07, 19:56
I am on a tight provision -time wise- so if there is one thing I'd like to highlight on, it's the causal link between the dance culture and drug culture in Indonesia.

To reflect on my personal account, I sadly witnessed the blatant and over-the-top use of recreational drugs among clubbers in Indonesia when I came back to Jakarta in 1997 and then again in 1999. Having observed a LOT closely few years later down the road, here's my take of the situation :

-  The drug scene in Indonesia evolved far earlier than the local dance/club scene, hence the attitude "Let's use drugs and go clubbing" or "Let's use drugs in clubs", rather than maybe the more discerning "Let's go clubbing and dancing to good music and if there's good drugs to enhance the experience so much the better". While in most developed countries, the use and spread of man-made psychedelics went hand in hand with the growth of dance/club scenes, as witnessed by the rise of disco clubs in the US in the early 70s.

- Trust me, it is a LOT easier to obtain drugs in many big cities in Indonesia than in most big cities in western world, despite what it seems otherwise. Because of murky legal entanglements, corruption and lax policing, many could just go to most clubs in Jakarta and buy drugs on site -no sweat-, or alternatively call up friends who surely know anyone who sell. The accessibility to drugs is different even in, let's say, the most pragmatic country on earth, the Netherlands. Sure, the quality maybe better in those countries, as regulations and transparencies improve competition, but few cities in the world could beat Jakarta when it comes to cozy access to drugs, most notably ecstasy and crystal meth. These easy access could only encourage patrons of clubs and club kids to use them while clubbing. If you can get such heady experience with such ease, then why not  (In most cases, I wouldn't myself).

Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: capt. digweed on 24/05/07, 20:50
http://www.kamus.net/

;D
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: jazzymike on 25/05/07, 13:12
Ini terjemahannya... gw bikin semampu gw..

@jana:sory kalo ada yang miss... koreksi aja,bo..


Beberapa bulan lalu,saya mengikuti diskusi di sebuah forum yang dibuat untuk menjadi sarana komunikasi clubber Indonesia, dan ada satu isu yang terus dibahas: mengedukasi crowd.Yang terjadi adalah,beberapa dj dan clubber sedikit terganggu dengan bagaimana crowd di klub bersikap.Crowd saat ini tampak menjadikan klub dan dance scene sebagai pembenaran pelecehan seksual,penggunaan narkoba,atau tempat transaksi ilegal dalam berbagai bentuk.Tidak ada yang baru dalam hal ini.Tetap isu ini layak untuk diperhatikan secara serius sebagai salah satu budaya urban.

Budaya klubing dan rave di Indonesia dimulai dengan gerakan underground,mengambil tempat di klub-klub kecil di Jakarta sekitar tahun 1996,diikuti dengan beberapa rave party.Pada 2002 raver Indonesia memulai era baru dalam rave outdoor dan pantai,dengan label seperti Cream,Gatecrasher,Godskitchen,dan Heineken Thirst.Festival musik lokal juga mengadakan acara rave seperti Jakarta Movement,Lost Chapter,Aquasonic,dll.Kemudian jumlah club,event organizer,manajemen DJ, dan pecinta EDM meningkat secara signifikan sekitar tahun 2000 hingga detik ini.Jenis musik-baik yang dimainkan oleh DJ atau dimainkan secara live meliputi trance,electro,progressive,tribal,drum n bass,new wave, dan sub-genre lainnya dengan 'rave-ambiance' sejenis -- tentu saja dengan batasan BPM.

Beberapa tahun terakhir,banyak dj internasional,produser,dan musisi telah tampil di event-event besar di Indonesia,seperti Tiesto,AvB,Prodigy,Sasha,Marco V,Jazzy Jeff,BT,Randy Katana,Sander van Doorn,John Digweed,Solarstone,Junkie XL,King UNique,Chris Lawrence,Gareth Emery,Andy Moor, dan nama-nama lain yang bisa ditambahkan ke dalam daftar di atas.Sebagai tambahan,ketika dj internasional tampil,raver Indonesia dikenal sebagai salah satu crowd paling antusias di dunia.

Untuk menambah keceriaan,raver Indonesia mengadaptasi idealisme "Peace,Love,Unity and Respect" dan  mereka mempromosikan ide "Support Your Local DJ" menjadi terminologinya."Support Your Local DJ" memberikan dasar untuk dj-dj Indonesia dan musisi elektronik untuk mengembangkan diri mereka dalam kualitas,teknologi,skill,dan mental untuk berekspansi dan mengaktualisasikan diri baik secara nasional maupun global.

Ada beberapa klub yang secara internasional sudah dikenal di Indonesia seperti Embassy/Wonderbar(jkt),Stadium(jkt),dan Double Six(bali) yang pernah direview oleh Mixmag sebagai salah satu klub terbaik di dunia.Jenis tempat bervariasi mulai dari pantai,klub,bukit,pelataran parkir,bahkan hanggar pesawat.Dan cuplikan terbaik dari rave scene Indonesia adalah Tiesto:In the Search of Sunrise IV (pantai carnival-ancol,jkt),yang sukses mengumpulkan lebih dari 20 ribu raver dari seluruh penjuru negeri dan pengakuan Tiesto secara pribadi untuk raver Indonesia yang sangat bersemangat dan antusias.

Baiklah.Sampai saat ini,anda mungkin menganggap budaya ini hanyalah tren belaka atau sebuah produk lain dari budaya pop yang dilebih-lebihkan.Jikalau ada sesuatu yang unik tentang rave dan dance culture di Indonesia,itu adalah fakta bahwa imagenya telah menciptakan persepsi multidimensi dalam masyarakat dan fakta bahwa budaya ini tidak mempunyai kekuatan untuk mengontrol imagenya sendiri.

Dan lagi,trend tidak bertahan hampir 10 tahun lamanya.

Ini adalah ringkasan bagaimana masyarakat merespon ketika ditanya apa yang mereka lihat tentang clubbing,dance,dan rave culture di Indonesia - khususnya di jkt:

Pertama,budaya ini dilihat sebagai ciptaan masyarakat,sebuah peng'iya'an bahwa masyarakat mempunyai  kemapanan secara finansial untuk kebutuhan sekunder dan subordinat.Dengan tingginya statistik bahwa konsumen berada di level "non-tax paying", sebagian besar pemasar komersil dan perencana retail menggunakan ini sebagai potensi pasar yang besar;pengiklan juga menggunakan ilustrasi yang diasosiasikan dengan kuat ke budaya ini.Harap diingat ketika dikatakan konsumen berada di level "non-tax paying",itu adalah istilah ekonomi belaka untuk: mereka adalah remaja,sebagian besar dari mereka.

Pandangan kedua menganggap bahwa budaya adalah alat peer-pressure dimana suatu susunan nilai yang baru diletakkan atas mereka,bukan pada apa yang benar atau salah,tetapi lebih kemampuan mereka mengikuti perkembangan jaman.Dalam kalimat saya sendiri,ini adalah saat dimana mereka berkembang dan menjalani kehidupan yang sesuangguhnya;pilihan mereka sendiri,apakah mereka mau mengkonsumsi ekstasi,minum alkohol sampai "tepar",atau menemukan cinta instan,atau hanya mendengarkan musik,atau mungkin menghabiskan uang mereka secara "gila".Pilihan itu ada di tangan mereka sendiri,dan apapun yang mereka pilih,apapun konsekuensi yang mereka ambil,itu akan membentuk karakter mereka.Saya sendiri setuju dengan anggapan ini karena hidup dipelajari terbaik dengan menjalankannya,dan juga dengan membuat kesalahan.

Yang terakhir adalah persepsi yang akan saya angkat dalam isu ini,budaya ini juga menjadi "kambing hitam" dalam masyarakat. Dance culture adalah sasaran yang mudah untuk dberikan image negatif.Pengikutnya seringkali dianggap sebagai segerombolan anak muda yang hedonis dan penganut sekulerisme dan yang perempuan hanyalah "lollipop barbie".Sinetron menggunakan mereka sebagai target untuk dinegatifkan,menggambarkan kultur ini dimana orang-orang jahat berkumpul dan dimana kejadian buruk terjadi.Pendeknya,glamor itu salah;kesenangan adalah dosa.Banyak pengamat perilaku konsumen berteori bahwa ini adalah perlawanan masyarakat terhadap 'the invisible hand':pemegang pasar.

Kesimpulannya,ada sebuah kontradiksi:di satu sisi,mereka dieksploitasi oleh industri sebagai orang yang 'cool',sukses,gambaran konsumen masa kini;di sisi lain,dicap oleh masyarakat sebagai hedonis,penganut seks bebas,dan orang yang suka menghambur-hambur kan uang.

Sungguh ironis dengan  anggapan di atas,pengakuan dance culture di Indonesia sebagai indikasi kuat dari apresiasi musikal,terasa hambar;profesional yang bergerak di bidang ini juga seringkali diabaikan.

Tidak banyak orang-bahkan clubber sendiri-menyadari sistem yang ada dalam pekerjaan semacam ini;sama seperti sistem yang ada dalam dunia industri,kultur ini juga memiliki berbagai variasi pekerjaan,etika dan politiknya.Dalam sudut pandang intelektual,kultur ini diharapkan mempunyai kesadaran tinggi terhadap teknologi:untuk memahami teknologi barat untuk setiap kebutuhan(proses mixing,visualisasi,teknik pencahayaan,dll),dan kebutuhan lain sesuai standart internasional;dan juga,kemampuan untuk mendatangkan keuntungan secara finansial dari segala aspek.
Ada juga pihak yang berhasil menciptakan kerjasama global,seperti membawa kompetisi internasional ke tingkat lokal,membuat rekaman dengan label internasional (cth:Romy,Altuna,Innerlight),belum lagi banyaknya dj Indonesia yang tampil di negara lain,seperti singapura,malaysia,afrika selatan,dan china.

Walau kultur ini berslogan 'Support Your Local DJ' bahkan pada level global,usaha dari dance crowd Indonesia untuk mempromosikan sisi positif kultur ini seringkali diabaikan,dan bahkan lebih buruk lagi,diremehkan.Ironisnya,hal ini juga datang dari clubber sendiri.

Poinnya adalah,kultur ini mempunyai ekspektasi yang tinggi terhadap kuantitas,dan pelakunya sadar dengan fakta bahwa berbicara tentang idealisme bermusik tidak akan membuat orang memesan dua gelas long island atau sebotol chivas.Mereka tahu konsekuensi mereka di bisnis ini:mereka harus menghitung angka sedemikian rupa.Mengetahui bahwa kuantitas akan mendatangkan keuntungan lebih dan lebih,mereka terkurung dengan image negatif.Jadi apa yang dapat mereka lakukan?

Stigma antagonistik ini,tentu saja,terjadi karena sebuah alasan dan pengikut kultur ini cukup realistis tentang situasi ini.Mereka bahkan mengakuinya ke depan publik;Ya,kami memiliki isu seks bebas dan penggunaan narkoba,dan pada poin lain,ini menjadi sesuatu yang biasa dan diterima sebagai justifikasi sosial,bahkan kebutuhan sosial.Bagaimanapun,pengikut kultur ini tidak dilibatkan atau tidak memusingkan isu seperti di atas,satu-satunya yang mereka ikut dipusingkan adalah adanya razia oleh aparat.

Ini adalah sebuah gambaran yang lebih besar,saya bertanya ke seorang dj ternama apakah mungkin jika dj lokal bergabung dan mempromosikan dance culture yang lebih positif dan lebih 'bersih'.Dia berkata,mengatakan bahwa dia sendiri ingin melakukan hal itu,tapi masalahnya adalah dia dan dj lain tidak ingin terdengar munafik untuk sesuatu yang bukan menjadi masalah mereka,dan untuk mengambil resiko itu,mereka juga tidak ingin kehilangan crowd mereka.

Selanjutnya,saya menganalisa respon lain dan akhirnya menyimpulkan:perhatian dj-dj ini adalah musik mereka (dan penikmatnya),dan bukan moral di masyarakat.Sayangnya,apa yang dianggap moral dalam masyarakat telah memposisikan mereka dengan penilaian satu sisi yang negatif.

Cukup masuk akal.Jika saya adalah pelaku bidang ini,sayapun akan merespon sama.

Tidak dapat dihindari,komunitas kultur ini bertumbuh dengan apatis dan acuh tentang keberadaan mereka di komunitas yang lebih besar,dalam hal ini masyarakat;mekanisme defensif yang berulang-ulang mulai terdengar seperti kaset rusak.Untuk alasan ini,mereka tumbuh secara lemah dalam menangani keberadaan mereka sendiri ke publik.

Jika ada suatu usaha yang harus dilakukan,bukanlah dengan mengacuhkan reaksi negatif terhadap situasi ini,seperti prejudis yang berlebihan pada clubber-clubber muda.Suka atau tidak,mereka menghadapi sindikat kejahatan secara langsung yang mereka tidak dapat kontrol atau hilangkan-dan untuk menghilangkan faktornya adalah perubahan total pada aspek psikologis,sistem ekonomi dan pendidikan.Suatu hal yang sangat sulit.

Jadi hal penting:pemecahan terbaik adalah dengan memperlihatkan pada publik bahwa mereka adalah pekerja keras,kreatif,dan profesional muda yang konsisten di balik scene ini:dimana orang-orang ini dapat menginformasikan  dan menginspirasikan kepada crowd mereka bahwa hidup adalah tentang mengambil kesempatan,berusaha secara nyata,bekerja keras,dan membuat pilihan yang tepat.

Fakta ini tidak dapat diabaikan begtitu saja.
Biarlah masyarakat memutuskan,tetapi biarkan kultur meng'educate'.










Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: RyoKha on 26/05/07, 03:36
aduh......harus ke LIA lagi nih belajar
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: dhAnty on 26/05/07, 16:22
Quote from: RyoKha on 26/05/07, 03:36
aduh......harus ke LIA lagi nih belajar

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

@jana

jd tnyata selama ini ngilang taunya jd pengamat dance scene yah, Cha??
nice writing though, walo gw hrs copy ke word dulu biar gak pusing

:P

@mike

lo jd translator nya yah??huahaha
pada jago" bgt bhs inggrisnyaaa...AJARIN DONK!!!!!!!!

hahahaha...

*jd nyampah gini

*piss*
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: jazzymike on 26/05/07, 16:27
@dhanty: jana mah udah lama jadi pengamat,dhan.. ekekekekek
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: AndrE ClayZ on 26/05/07, 17:19
bagus nih wacanananya,,,setelah di translate gw jadi lebih ngerti lagi,hehe.. ;D


Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: dirtynumbangelboy on 27/05/07, 00:41
bagus sih bagus emank, jangan baca doang tapi mikir chink ;D
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: kc on 27/05/07, 00:55
sumpah..
gue masih ngga ngerti..
ternyata kapasitas otak gue emang ecek-ecek..  :-\  :-\
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: capt. digweed on 27/05/07, 01:26
Quote from: kc on 27/05/07, 00:55
sumpah..
gue masih ngga ngerti..
ternyata kapasitas otak gue emang ecek-ecek..  :-\  :-\


lu nonton gosip2 artis2 homo sama silet doang di tipi sih kes... ;D

nont metro TV dong
biar pengetahuan nya luas kayak si mike !
:P
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: dweetha on 27/05/07, 01:37
aduh pusing g baca sebanyak itu.... kesimpulannya aja deh....
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: Ricco.Sepet on 27/05/07, 03:24
Quote from: dweetha on 27/05/07, 01:37
aduh pusing g baca sebanyak itu.... kesimpulannya aja deh....
ini wit

Jadi hal penting:pemecahan terbaik adalah dengan memperlihatkan pada publik bahwa mereka adalah pekerja keras,kreatif,dan profesional muda yang konsisten di balik scene ini:dimana orang-orang ini dapat menginformasikan  dan menginspirasikan kepada crowd mereka bahwa hidup adalah tentang mengambil kesempatan,berusaha secara nyata,bekerja keras,dan membuat pilihan yang tepat.

Fakta ini tidak dapat diabaikan begtitu saja.
Biarlah masyarakat memutuskan,tetapi biarkan kultur meng'educate'.
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: jana on 27/05/07, 10:44
hahahaha... responnya njleger juga...
*true then, klo udh nyerempet dance culture.. pasti gimanaaa gituu ;D

@ dhanty

bukan pengamat dance scene in particular lo...
itu juga sudut pandang artikelnya bukan dari posisi penulis sebagai clubber... hehe

@ mikey

thanks, mannnn.... pas mo reply, eh udh ditranslate aja... thanks thanks thanks!! :)

@ ian

well said.... dijadiin masukan pastinya..
but the primary focus in this article isn't about the distribution of drugs in the scene..
tapi lebih ke gimana representasi scene itu sendiri di masyarakat,
kalopun mo diliat dari point of view itu,
okay the scene have 'problems'... tapi klo scene itu sendiri dikambinghitamkan, org" yg emg berniat ngeminimize the abuse of drugs n xes or alcohol or whatever, juga ga bakal ktemu akar masalahnya dimana... triggernya dimana.. yg diurusin cuman apa yg kliatan dari luar aja dan yg gampang dipermasalahkan..
ketika scene itu bisa lebih represent: hey man, we're working professionals here.. we're just doing our best... dan presentation-on-public nya bisa jadi lebih baik..
masyarakat jadi lbh mudah ngebedain: which one's the problem [and its triggers], which one's not..

@ all

why do i publish the article here?
skrg kan most rvlx members ngeliat dance scene dr "ravelexian" point of view.. *alahh*.. jadi kliatan oke aja terus..
tapi kalo keluar dari lingkaran, ngeliat dari sudut pandang masyarakat sekitar.. hekk.. ngga semua org 'nganggep' dance scene indonesia, malah cenderung jadiin 'scapegoat' ato kambing hitam...

gitu..

nambahin aja sih, sori.. kadang artikel kyk gini klo ngeliat sekelebat doanq.. it's like saying... PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS RUINED THE PLACE dan ppl yg ngerasa take recreational drugs juga berhak ngerasa defensif. well, it's their problem.. not the writer's..
tapi kita ga bisa nutup kemungkinan klo triggernya bukan musik, bukan profesionalnya, ..itu cuman pembenaran aja..
sementara masyarakat yg jauuuuh lbh luas [the ever critical public] lebih don't give a damn lagi..
unless.. the professionals and the music lovers themselves can speak more of their potentials.

proses ya...
kita ngga bisa expect dgn satu esai, everything can be a happy ending story for the scene..
what's happy ending anyways? ;D

ps:
the writer refused to take sides in this matter. especially when it comes to anyone's "personal lifestyle".. :) everyone has their own responsibility in the scene..
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: jana on 27/05/07, 11:11
Quote from: kc on 27/05/07, 00:55
sumpah..
gue masih ngga ngerti..
ternyata kapasitas otak gue emang ecek-ecek..  :-\  :-\

yahhh.. jgn kesannya artikel ini jatahnya org CERDAS doanq donq kc.. org luar aja bilang org indonesia tu cerdas" loh, blog org kita aja ditakutin ma menteri negeri jiran
*skalian promosi.. ntar lg di thelunchbox ada artikelnya soal itu..hakakakak..*
masalah niat aja kli ya..
lagian ga dipaksa utk baca...ga bakal dpt untung apa" juga klo baca...
but i'm sure u're smarter than how u present urself.

thanks, anyway.. :)
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: jana on 27/05/07, 13:17
brief correction, mikey. klo diterjemahin langsung bahasanya emg jadi keblibet... hiehehe..

QuoteTidak dapat dihindari,komunitas kultur ini bertumbuh dengan apatis dan acuh tentang keberadaan mereka di komunitas yang lebih besar,dalam hal ini masyarakat;mekanisme defensif yang berulang-ulang mulai terdengar seperti kaset rusak.Untuk alasan ini,mereka tumbuh secara lemah dalam menangani keberadaan mereka sendiri ke publik.

Jika ada suatu usaha yang harus dilakukan,bukanlah dengan mengacuhkan reaksi negatif terhadap situasi ini,seperti prejudis yang berlebihan pada clubber-clubber muda.Suka atau tidak,mereka menghadapi sindikat kejahatan secara langsung yang mereka tidak dapat kontrol atau hilangkan-dan untuk menghilangkan faktornya adalah perubahan total pada aspek psikologis,sistem ekonomi dan pendidikan.Suatu hal yang sangat sulit.

Mau tidak mau, komunitas kultur ini menjadi apatis dan acuh mengenai keberadaan mereka di tengah-tengah masyarakat; mekanisme defensif yang berulang-ulang mulai terdengar seperti kaset rusak. Oleh karena itu, mereka lemah dalam menangani tampilan mereka sendiri di mata masyarakat luas.

Kalaupun ada upaya, bukanlah dengan memicu reaksi negatif mengenai situasi tersebut, seperti menganggap buruk clubbers muda ini dengan berlebihan. Suka atau tidak, mereka menghadapi sindikat kejahatan secara langsung, yang mana mereka tidak dapat kontrol atau hilangkan -- dan untuk menghilangkan faktornya berarti harus melakukan perubahan total pada sistem psikologis, ekonomi dan pendidikan negara ini. Suatu hal yang sangat sulit.

Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: jazzymike on 27/05/07, 17:12
@jana: siappp!
Title: Re: [article] Indonesia's Dance Culture: The Society's Scapegoat?
Post by: Mr Din on 06/05/09, 15:05
@Jana: Nice essay! boleh gw jadiin bahan skripsi ga? hehhe Thanksss
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