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...vodka produced in the industrial heartland of Tangerang. The music booming in the shop is heavy, probably Nordic, and a bootlegged DVD is showing the latest video from the German band Lucyfire. "We're thinking of going for the cowboy look like these guys, at our next show," jokes Otong, Koil's lead singer. "Our fans would probably freak...
...rock that have turned Koil into one of Indonesia's biggest underground bands. Partial to black latex, rubber vests and platform shoes, the look is industrial Goth and the music an amalgam of slow, chunky guitar over samples of synthesized voices and haunting noises punctuated by the growls of Otong. The 30-year-old, with dreads down to his waist, personifies the band's DIY ethos, a trait that has earned it a fanatical cult following and critical acclaim. After two albums and a demo in 10 years, the band has emerged as the standard-bearer of Indonesia's fledgling...
...four members have toured for the past two years, selling out venues even though they exclusively play material from their last effort, 2001's Megaloblast, underscores the loyalty of their fans. "We're not competing with anybody and don't really care if we get left behind," says Otong...
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