Sore (pronounced , often stylized as SORE) is an Indonesian indie band formed in Jakarta in 2002. The band was originally formed by Ade Paloh, Mondo Gascaro and Awan Garnida. They have been close friends since childhood. Other two members, Bemby Gusti and Reza Dwiputranto, were brought in by Awan Garnida.

History

2004—2005: Early years and ''Centralismo'' debut album

In 2004 and early 2005, ''Sore'' contributed two songs in a couple of compilation albums. The first one was in a compilation album of Jakarta’s indie scene called ''JKRT: SKRG'' (an abbreviation of "Jakarta, Sekarang" which translates to "Jakarta, Now"). The album was released by Aksara Records. Another one was an original motion picture soundtrack of '' Janji Joni''. The album was also released by Aksara Records. SORE finally released their full-length debut album ''Centralismo'' in 2005. The album title itself refer to the word "central", which in this case refer to

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, where the most band members grew up. The music varied greatly from track to track as each member contributed lead singing and song-writing in this album. Their vintage instrumentation, like the use of vibraphones,

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, and horn section is reminiscent of popular music in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The first album was praised by ''

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Asia'' as "One of Five Asian Albums Worth Buying", and ''

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'' Indonesia magazine ranked it the 40th in "150 Greatest Indonesian Albums of All Time". The fifth single, "No Fruits for Today", also ranked as one of 150 Greatest Indonesian Albums of All Time.

2005—2008: ''Ports of Lima''

While preparing their materials for their second album, they contributed to four original soundtrack albums: ''Berbagi Suami'' (Love for Share); ''Kala'' (Dead Time); the

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film ''Quickie Express''; ''Perempuan Punya Cerita'' (Chants of Lotus), one of which became a hit single, "Pergi Tanpa Pesan", a reworking of an Indonesian classic from the late 1950s. In April 2008, three years after releasing the debut album, SORE released their second album, '' Ports of Lima'' produced by the Aksara Records label. The album was also voted as "Best Album of 2008 in the #1st list rank number" by ''

'' Indonesia magazine.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2005: '' Centralismo'' * 2008: '' Ports of Lima'' * 2015: ''Los Skut Leboys''

EPs

* 2010: '' Sombreros Kiddos'' * 2019: '' Mevrouw''

Compilations

* 2013 : '' Sorealist''

Singles

* 2004: "Cermin" - from album ''JKT:SKRG'' JKT:SKRG
''allmusic.com''. Retrieved January 27, 2012. (V.A. Compilation) * 2005: "Funk the Hole" - '' Janji Joni'' (O.S.T Movie Compilation) * 2006: "Pergi Tanpa Pesan" - ''Berbagi Suami'' (O.S.T Movie Compilation) * 2006: "No Fruits for Today" - ''Berbagi Suami'' (O.S.T Movie Compilation) * 2007: "Hidup Itu Indah" - ''Mesin Waktu: Teman-Teman Menyanyikan Lagu Naif'' (V.A. Tribute Album) * 2007: "Ada Musik Di Dalam" - ''Kala'' (O.S.T Movie Compilation) * 2007: "Ernestito" - '' Quickie Express'' (O.S.T Movie Compilation) * 2009: "The Hitman" - from album ''Synchronize Session One'' (V.A. Compilation) * 2009: "Nancy Bird" - '' Forbidden Door'' (O.S.T Movie Compilation) * 2009: "Lullaby Blues" - ''Forbidden Door'' (O.S.T Movie Compilation)

Personnel

Current members

* Ade Firza Paloh -

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

(2002–present) * Awan Garnida -

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, vocals (2002–present) * Bemby Gusti Pramudya -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

, vocals (2002–present)

Former members

* Ramondo Gascaro -

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, keyboard, guitar, vocals (2002–2012) * Reza Dwi Putranto - guitar, vocals (2002–2019) * Dono Firman -

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis ...

, guitar (2008–2013)

References

External links

SORE Myspace

SORE Twitter

SORE Fanpage on Facebook

SORE on Reverbnation

SORE on Instagram
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