Punk Music Group Movement in Jakarta: Marjinal Band, 2001-2009

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Punk is a socio-cultural movement that communicates its expresions through music and mainstream media. Punk music, that had developed in Jakarta, Indonesia, had generally been criticizing lyrics toward various government’s policies. Such critical character was also shown by one of the punk bands in Jakarta, who used the name “AA” or Anti-ABRI (Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia), and “AM” or Anti-Military, at the beginning of its birth, with the same personnels. Then, in 2001, they changed the band's name to “Marjinal [Marginal] Band”. Therefore, this research uses the qualitative approach and historical method, through the sociological perspective regarding cultural-social movements and hermeneutics to analyze the contextuality of the lyrics. The findings showed that “Marjinal Band” and its Community of “Taring Babi” (Pork Fangs) as one of the agents of change. As the result of its novelty, the impact of both could be identified within the three elements of punk music (fashion wear, music genre, and movement-maverick) on the development of punk music in Jakarta. Furthermore, wider impact could be seen in 2008, with the emergence of “Peccary” punk community in Kalibata, South Jakarta; and, then, they managed to form a punk music group called “Crewsakan” (Damage) in 2009.

KEY WORD: Punk Muzik Group; Marjinal Band; Taring Babi Community; Socio-Cultural Movement; Againts the Government Policy. 

IKHTISAR: “Gerakan Grup Musik Punk di Jakarta: Marjinal Band, 2001-2009”. Punk merupakan gerakan sosial-budaya yang mengkomunikasikan ekspresinya melalui musik dan media arus utama. Musik punk, yang berkembang di Jakarta, Indonesia, umumnya memiliki lirik yang mengkritik berbagai kebijakan pemerintah. Karakter kritis tersebut juga ditunjukkan oleh salah satu band punk di Jakarta yang menggunakan nama “AA” atau Anti-ABRI (Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia), dan “AM” atau Anti-Militer, pada awal kelahirannya, dengan personel yang sama. Kemudian, pada tahun 2001, mereka mengganti nama menjadi “Marjinal Band”. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan metode sejarah, melalui perspektif sosiologis tentang gerakan sosial-budaya dan hermeneutika untuk menganalisis kontekstualitas liriknya. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa “Marjinal Band” dan Komunitas “Taring Babi”-nya merupakan salah satu agen perubahan. Akibat kebaruannya, dampak keduanya dapat diidentifikasi dalam tiga unsur musik punk (gaya busana, genre musik, dan pergerakan-nyentrik) terhadap perkembangan musik punk di Jakarta. Dampak yang lebih luas terlihat pada tahun 2008, dengan munculnya komunitas punk “Peccary” di Kalibata, Jakarta Selatan; dan, kemudian, mereka berhasil membentuk grup musik punk bernama “Kerusakan” pada tahun 2009.

KATA KUNCI: Grup Musik Punk; Band Marjinal; Komunitas Taring Babi; Protes Sosial; Melawan Kebijakan Pemerintah.

  

About the Authors: Rizki Darmawan is an Alumnus of History Department, Faculty of Humanities UI (University of Indonesia), Depok UI Campus, Depok, West Java, Indonesia. Muhammad Wasith Albar, M.Hum. is a Lecturer at the History Department, Faculty of Humanities UI, Depok UI Campus, Depok, West Java, Indonesia. For academic interests, the Authors are able to be contacted via e-mail address at: milanoshong@hotmail.com and hermeneutikakambinghitam@gmail.com 

Suggested Citation: Darmawan, Rizki & Muhammad Wasith Albar. (2020). “Punk Music Group Movement in Jakarta: Marjinal Band, 2001-2009” in SUSURGALUR: Jurnal Kajian Sejarah & Pendidikan Sejarah, Volume 8(2), September, pp.99-118. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press and UBD Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, ISSN 2302-5808 (print) and ISSN 2684-7388 (online).

Article Timeline: Accepted (July 27, 2020); Revised (August 31, 2020); and Published (September 30, 2020).