Kota & Ingatan are a five piece band hailing from the cultural city of Yogyakarta. They have just released their newest single called “Peluru” on 20 January 2017 via Soundcloud. The band often talks about social issues and put a little bit of metaphor and personification on their songs. Aditya Prasanda (vocal), Maliq Adam (guitar, vocal), Indradi Yogatama (guitar), Addi Setyawan (bass,vocal) and Alfin Satriani (drum) have released a single back in 2016 called “Alur”. Their songs are heavily inspired by the oppression of the people during New Order regime and social injustice that are happening now, including the single “Peluru”. “Peluru” is part of their five compositions that they were working on during 2016.
It is said that their releases are a part of trilogy, containing three chapters of script that are based on Permanent Performance of Violence. “Peluru” itself went through a lot of re-interpretation whether in its musical arrangement or lyrical composition until it becomes like what we listen to today. The song is a mid-to slow tempo indie rock piece which has deep lyrical context that one should understand further. While “Alur” talks about horizontal violence among people, “Peluru” talks about the relation between people in power and those below them, which sparks the horizontal violence. Judging by the explanation, we would instantly reminded by the strong military-styled dictatorship that the government applied during New Order regime. The people in power exercised all their sources to keep the society in order and thus induced fear among those who were against them.
