''Generasi Biru'' (in English translate: Blue Generation) is the fourth studio album by Indonesian hard rock band

Slank Slank is an Indonesian rock band. It was founded in 1983 by teenagers in an alley street in Jakarta called Gang Potlot. The band is known for songs which are often accompanied by political and socially conscious lyrics. It continues to be activ ...

, released on November 15, 1994 through their own record label, Piss Record. This is the first album produced by Slank themselves after their contract with Boedi Soesatio was discontinued. It was recorded in 1994 at

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and

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. This album is best known for "Kamu Harus Pulang", "Pisah Saja Dulu" and "Terbunuh Sepi" as their lead single. Because for their high sales in all music categories around 1994 to 1995, the album won double platinum award from the BASF Awards.

Background

Slank had made a breakthrough in Indonesian rock music in the 90's. Before Slank, Indonesian music was dominated by the so-called ' pop cengeng' and the creative pop genre. The various musical influences of Slank members made an impact on their music. This difference was found out by a graphic designer, Boedi Soesatio, who was also a family friend of Indra Q. Boedi Soesatio was the man who was the band's producer for their first three albums.

Recording and development

After their contract with Boedi Soesatio had been discontinued, Slank decided to produce the next album themselves. Slank tried to make another breakthrough by recording the album outside a recording studio. The album was recorded in three places. Six songs were recorded at Pondok Nurul, a villa in

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, West Java. Two songs were recorded at Bunda Emma's place in Cibubur, West Java. The rest were recorded at their home base in Jalan Potlot. Uniquely, recording vocals for "Terbunuh Sepi" recorded in the middle of a field and in the middle of the night to give some sort of a mellow vibe. During the recording at Pondok Nurul, Pay Burman and Indra Q caught

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. They had to take a break from the recording process during the illness. They used three units of

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, and Super VHS format recording units owned by Indra Q. The mixing and mastering process was done by Indra Q at IQ Kamar Musik. The recording process was drawn as a sketch inside the album sleeve.Generasi Biru album sleeve This is the first time they use their new logo designed by Bongky, it was used until now.

Release

This album is marketed in the form of

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and

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with distribution assisted by Program/Virgo Rec. The album was at the height of the charts. Because of this, they won the award double platinum from BASF Awards.

Track listing

Personnel

Slank * Bimbim – drums, backing vocals, acoustic guitar (track 5) * Bongky – bass, backing vocals, logo design * Pay Burman – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Indra Q – keyboards, mixing, engineer, mastering *

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– lead vocals Additional musicians dan production *

– producer * PISS Record – production * Program/Virgo Ramayana Record – distributed * Pulau Biru Production – management, fans club * Moelvallo – assistant engineer * Teddy Riady – mic advisor * Budi, Umar, Jeber, Jager, Mardi – crew * Dimas Djay – art director, design artwork & photo * Andy "Cole" Sultan – design * Oppie Andaresta – backing vocal on "Generasi Biru" * Sara Wijayanto – backing vocal on "Kamu Harus Pulang" * Njet Barmansyah – backing vocal on "Reaksi"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Generasi Biru (Album) Slank albums 1994 albums