SUBGENRE and STYLE
MOSHCORE
Subgenre yg satu ini bisa dikategorikan dengan cimplicity. Lagu-lagu yg banyak memuat bagian beakdowns bisa dikategorikan moshcore. Dengan banyak menitik beratkan pada hardcore punk ketimbang heavy metal, subgenre yg satu ini lebih banyak diapresiasikan oleh penggemar hardcore.
Nuansa hardcore punk lebih terasa di subgenre yg satu ini.. hatebreed terbilang salah satu band yg rermasuk subgenre moshcore.
DEATHCORE
Penggabungan metalcore yg melodius. Dengan death metal adalah bentuk dari dethcore. Band-band kanya despised icon. Job For a Cowboy, dan The Red Chord. adalah beberapa contoh pionir deathcore yg muncul di awal millenium baru.
Subgenre yg satu ini lebih banyak mengambil speed yg ada di death metal. Jangan heran kalomendengar lagu-lagu deathcoreyg berat, cepat, danpergantian not yg cepat juga.
MATHCORE
Dari namnya uda ketauan kalo band-band yg masuk subgenre mathcore pastinya main-main dengan hitung-hitungan. Taknik bermusik mereka memang terbilang tinggi. Sehingga eksplorasiyg mereka lakukan pun gak lagi terdengar biasa.
Struktur lagu yg ada di mathcore cendrung aneh. Gak lagi menggunakan formula biasa lyaknya lagu pada umumnya. Belum lagi permainan durasi waktu yg gak main-mainbiasanya mereka kerap membuat lagu-lagunya diatas batas normal lagu-lagu biasa.
Begitu juga dengan hitungan tempo, dan bar yg gak biasa. Alih-alih menggunakan formula konfensional lagu. Mereka sering membuat laguyg di luar batas normal, dalam hal hitungan. Makanya jagan keran dand bingungmendengar lagu-lagu dari The Dilinger Escape Plan, Coverge, dan Protest The Hero.
MELODIC METALCORE
Inilah bentuk metalcore yg opaling gres.. band-band metalcore angkatan 2000an. Termasuk di subgenre yg satu ini. Mereka menggabungkan melodi death metal dengan metalcore generasi sebelumnya.
Biasanya mereka sering memasukan melodi gitar yg hebat, dan rhitm gitar yg berat. Hal ini masih di tambah vocal dengan ala death metal dankekuata dentuman drum dari generasi metalcore sebelumnya.
Overcast, Zao, Killswitch Engage, adalah nama-nama yg termasuk dalam subgenre melodic metalcore.
Hai star (metalcore)
Action Figure
An action figure is a posable character figurine, made of plastic or other materials, and often based upon a movie, comic book, video game, or television program. These action figures are usually marketed towards boys. Redressable action figures are sometimes referred to as action dolls as a distinction from those which have all or most of their clothes molded on. Action figures are particularly popular with boys because they represent traditional masculine traits and are closely associated with the public sphere which is represented by items such as tools, transportation, garages, machines, and military equipment.History
1960s-1970s
The term "action figure" was first used by Hasbro in 1964, to market their G.I. Joe figure to boys who wouldn't play with dolls. G.I. Joe was initially a military-themed 11.5-inch figure proposed by marketing and toy idea-man Stan Weston. It featured changeable clothes with various uniforms to suit different purposes. In a move that would create global popularity for this type of toy, Hasbro also licensed the product to companies in other markets.
These different licensees had a combination of uniforms and accessories that were usually identical to the ones manufactured for the US market by Hasbro, along with some sets that were unique to the local market.
The Japanese had at least two examples where a Hasbro licensee also issued sublicenses for related products. For example, Palitoy issued a sublicense to Tsukuda, a company in Japan, to manufacture and sell Action Man accessories in the Japanese market. Takara also issued a sublicense to Medicom for the manufacture of action figures.
Takara, still under license by Hasbro to make and sell G.I. Joe toys in Japan, also manufactured an action figure incorporating the licensed GI Joe torso for Henshin Cyborg-1, using transparent plastic revealing cyborg innards, and a chrome head and cyborg feet. During the oil supply crisis of the 1970s, like many other manufacturers of action figures, Takara was struggling with the costs associated with making the large 11 ½ inch figures, So, a smaller version of the cyborg toy was developed, standing at 3-3/4 inches high, and was first sold in 1974 as Microman. The Microman line was also novel in its use of interchangeable parts. This laid the foundation for both the smaller action figure size and the transforming robot toy. Takara began producing characters in the Microman line with increasingly robotic features, including Robotman, a 12" robot with room for a Microman pilot, and Mini-Robotman, a 3-3/4" version of Robotman. These toys also featured interchangeable parts, with emphasis placed on the transformation and combination of the characters.
In 1971, Mego began licensing and making American Marvel and DC comic book superhero figures which had highly successful sales and are considered highly collectible by many adults today. They eventually brought the Microman toy line to the United States as the Micronauts, but Mego eventually lost control of the market after rejecting the license to produce Star Wars toys in 1976. The widespread success of Kenner's Star Wars 3-3/4" toy line made the newer, smaller size the industry standard. Instead of a single character with outfits that changed for different applications, toy lines included teams of characters with special functions. Led by Star Wars-themed sales, collectible action figures quickly became a multi-million dollar secondary business for movie studios.
1980s-1990s
The 1980s spawned all sorts of popular action figure lines, many based on cartoon series' which were one of the largest marketing tools for toy companies. Some of the most successful to come about were Masters of the Universe, G.I. Joe, Thundercats, and Super Powers Collection, to name just a few. As the '80s were ending, more and more collectors started to surface, buying up the toys to keep in their original packaging for display purposes and for future collectability. This led to flooding of the action figure toy market. One of the most popular action figure lines of the late '80s and early '90s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures were produced in such high quantities that the value for most figures would never be higher than a few dollars. In the mid 1990s, a new Star Wars figure line had surfaced and Spawn figures flooded the toy store shelves, proving action figures were not just for kids anymore.
It was during this time that popular characters were increasingly getting specialized costume and variant figures. Batman quickly became most notorious for this (i.e. Arctic Batman, Piranha Blade Batman, Neon Armor Batman). Rather than individual characters, these variants would make up the bulk of many action figure lines and often make use of the old figure and accessory molds. Glow-in-the-dark figures and accessories also became popular in the early '90s with lines like Toxic Crusaders and Swamp Thing.
In the early 1980s, the burgeoning popularity of Japanese robot cartoons such as Gundam encouraged Takara to reinvent the Microman line as the Micro Robots, moving from the cyborg action figure concept to the concept of the living robot. This led to the Micro Change line of toys: objects that could "transform" into robots. In 1984, Hasbro licensed Micro Change and another Takara line, the Diaclone transforming cars, and combined them in the US as the Transformers, spawning a still-continuing family of animated cartoons.
A 1999 study found that "the figures have grown much more muscular over time, with many contemporary figures far exceeding the muscularity of even the largest human bodybuilders" and that the changing cultural expectations reflected by those changes may contribute to body image disorders in both sexes.
2000s
Today, the adult collector market for action figures is expanding with companies like McFarlane Toys, Palisades, and NECA. Said companies have given numerous movie characters, musicians, and athletes their very first highly detailed figures. These are commonly intended as statuesque display pieces rather than toys; however, child-oriented lines such as the Masters of the Universe revival and Justice League Unlimited still evoke adult collector followings as well. Comic book firms are also able to get figures of their characters produced, regardless of whether or not they appeared in movies or animated cartoons. Examples of companies that produce comic figures and merchandise almost exclusively include Toy Biz and DC Direct.
Since 1997, ToyFare magazine has become a popular read for mature collectors in providing news and embracing nostalgia with a comedic twist. Popular websites such as Toy News International also bring collectors information on upcoming figures and merchandise.
Adult-oriented figure lines are often exclusive to specific chain stores rather than mass retail. Popular lines often have figures available exclusively through mail-in offers and comic conventions which raise their value significantly. Ploys such as packaging "errors" and "short-packed" figures have also been used by toy companies to increase collector interest.
How action figures are made
Raw materials
Aluminum wire, modeling clay, and various sculpting tools are used to create the prototype. The actual figure is molded from a plastic resin, such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). This is a harder plastic used to form the main body. Softer plastics, like polypropylene and polyethylene, are commonly used to mold smaller accessory and costume pieces. Various fabrics, such as rayon and nylon, may be used for costume components including body suits, capes, and face masks. As a final decoration, acrylic paints of various colors may be used to decorate the figure. In addition, more elaborate toys may contain miniature electronic components that provide light and sound effects.
Design
Once the character has been selected, the actual design process begins with sketches of the proposed figure. The next step is the creation of a clay prototype. This model is made by bending aluminum wires to form the backbone of the figure, known as an armature. The wire form includes the outline of the arms and legs posed in the general stance that the figure will assume. The sculptor then adds clay to the armature to give the basic weight and shape that is desired. The clay may be baked slightly during the prototyping process to harden it. Then, the sculptor uses various tools, such as a wire loop, to carve the clay and shape details on the figure.
After creating the basic form, the sculptor may choose to remove the arms and work on them separately for later attachment. This gives the sculptor more control and allows him to produce finer details on the proto-type. Working with blunt tools, the sculptor shapes the body with as much detail as is desired. During this process, photo and sketch references are used to ensure the figure is as realistic as possible. Some sculptors may even use human models to guide their design work.
After the general body shape is complete, the sculptor adds the finer details, paying close attention to the eyes, nose, and mouth that give the figure its life-like expression. The designer may attach a rough lump of clay on the main figure as a temporary head while the real head is sculpted on a separate armature. This allows the sculptor to finish the figure's facial expressions independently of the body. At this point, the finished head can be attached to the main armature and joined to the body with additional clay. Once the head is attached, the neck and hair are sculpted to properly fit to the figure. Then, depending on the design of the figure, the costume may be sculpted directly onto the body. However, if a cloth costume or uniform will be added later, the prototype is sculpted without any costume details. During this process, parts of the clay may be covered with aluminum foil to keep it from prematurely drying out. Once everything is completed, the entire figure is baked to harden the clay.
The sculpted prototype is then sent for approval to the manufacturer. Once all design details have been finalized, the prototype is used to make the molds that will form the plastic pieces for the mass-produced figure. The entire sculpting process may take about two weeks, depending on the skill and speed of the sculptor. This process may be repeated several times if revisions must be made to the figure. Several months are typically allowed for this design phase.
See also
- Toy Biz v. United States, which decided that action figures of certain superheroes are legally toys, not dolls
RHCP Vakum 2 tahun, Flea Jadi Siswa Sekolah Musik
Pasca keputusan vakumnya band legendaris Red Hot Chilli Peppers, masing-masing personelnya memilih untuk mengisi hari-harinya dengan kegiatan yang berbeda-beda. Namun rasanya tak ada yang lebih mengejutkan dari aktivitas yang dikerjakan oleh sang bassis, Flea. Sosok yang dianggap sebagai dewa bass terpopuler di Indonesia ini justru memilih untuk belajar musik di sebuah universitas.
Di University of Southern California, Flea yang kini berusia 46 tahun meengambil konsentrasi studi seputar teori, komposisi, dan jazz terompet. Jazz terompet? Ya, tak banyak yang tahu memang bahwa sebelum bermain bass Flea telah lebih dulu memainkan alat musik tiup ini. Bahkan ia pernah tampil sebagai bintang tamu sebagai pemain terompet di sebuah penampilan Nirvana pada masa Kurt Cobain masih hidup.
Flea juga dikabarkan akan merampungkan album solo bassnya di masa vakum band yang telah dibesarkannya itu. Hal ini sekaligus membuktikan bahwa sebenarnya tak ada batasan usia untuk belajar musik. (/diaz)
Bass Heroes
Barangkali ini adalah yang pertama di dunia. Sebuah ensemble pemain bass dengan jumlah 'tidak main-main', 13 orang! Dan ditambah lagi, ke semua pemain bass yang terlibat, juga adalah nama yang 'tidak main-main'. Inilah sebuah proyek musik langka yang boleh dibilang sangat kompleks permasalahannya, tapi toh akhirnya dapat terwujud juga adanya.
Bass Heroes, bergulir sebagai konsep atas gagasan Thomas Ramdhan, bassist nan enerjik dari kelompok musik GIGI. Gagasan ini kian berkembang setelah Thomas bertemu lagi dengan sahabat lamanya, Bongky Ismail, bassist kelompok bip itu. Memang menjadi menarik untuk mengikuti, menyimak dan sekaligus melihat, bahwasanya pemain bass yang biasanya berada di garis belakang, sekarang ditarik ke garis depan. Biasanya lebih pada posisi 'bertahan', bahu membahu dengan drums, kini justru memimpin di barisan depan. Apa jadinya ya? Mana lagi, ada 13 pemain bass yang bermain bareng! Siapkah telinga kita 'digempur' kumpulan penghasil 'nada-nada rendah'?
Maka kedua kawan karib sejak lama itu, Thomas dan Bongky, akhirnya melangkah lebih jauh. Mereka kerja bareng menjadi produser rekaman unik dan berbeda ini. Tidak mudah mengajak ataupun mengumpulkan rekan-rekan sesama bassist uniuk dapat terlibat dalam proyek rekaman ini. Lumayan kompleks persoalan dalam mewujudkan mimpi ini. Paling tidak, yaing mendasar adalah menyiasati jadual berkumpul di sela-sela kesibukan semua bassist dalam grupnya masing-masing.
Alhasil 'terjaringlah' 11 pemain bass lain, yang bersedia dan memiliki cukup waktu untuk bersama-sama menuntaskan konsep rekaman ensemble bass ini. Dan ke 13 nama tersebut juga menyodorkan permainannya masing-masing pada setiap lagu karya mereka.
Bass Heroes, sebagai album rekaman yang diambil SONYBMG Music yang lantas bertindak sebagai executive producer, menempatkan dua buah lagu yang mengetengahkan permainan ke 13 pemain bass sekaligus. Kedua lagu menjadi pembuka dan penutup album ini. Rame-Rame karya almarhum Christ Kayhatu dan George Leiwakabessy, dijadikan sebagai nomer pembuka. Lagu riang yang jazzy, dan popular di era 80an ini, tetap tidak menyusut keriangannya dari tangan aranjer Bongky. Tapi jelas, keriangan yang dihasilkan memang menjadi berbeda. Ke 13 pemain bass dengan karakter dan sound bassnya masing-masing saling 'berdialog' dan mengisi penuh sepanjang lagu.
Begitupun halnya dengan Cucak Rowo, yang dijadikan lagu penutup. Lagu yang dipopulerkan Didi Kempot ini memang tetap menggoyang dan menghentak, walau terasa betul ketebalan ekstra bunyian nada rendah yang mendominasi. Tapi sama sekali tidak mengganggu, untuk mengajak 'bergoyang' pendengarnya.
Dan pada lagu-lagu lain, bass pun muncul ke depan dengan pelbagai bentuk karakter yang berbeda. Bisa terasa 'galak' dengan 'menyalak' nyaring terutama lewat Iwan Xaverius dengan karyanya bertajuk, IXS II ataupun pada penampilan satu-satunya bassist cewek, sekaligus yang termuda, Nissa Hamzah yang dikenal sebagai bassist grup muda Omelette, pada karyanya berjudul Rush. Kedua bassist tersebut di atas, didukung pula oleh musisi lain sebagai gitaris dan drummer. Namun bass tetap menjadi leader yang mendominasi.
Seperti juga halnya pada Regge Kasmaran yang terasa mengajak bersantai, karya Bongky, dimana Bongky didukung Kun Kun (drum, keyboard & percussion)
serta Ujie (gitar). Sementara Thomas Ramdhan, menyembulkan kesan
ayo bergoyang lebih seru lewat Alone yang memiliki nuansa techno. Ada juga kesan menghanyutkan lewat permainan Bintang Indrianto, bassist yang belakangan aktif pula sebagai produser album-album jazz, dengan lagu Kupuja. Bintang berduet dengan istrinya sendiri yang memang penyanyi, Netta. Ia memainkan dua bass, fretless sebagai melody dan fretted sebagai rhythm, dengan didukung pula dua gitaris, Denny Chasmala dan Dewa Budjana.
Ada pula kesan ' bergoyang sambil terhanyut' lewat Bondan Prakoso, dalam Psychedelic Sub Rhythm, dimana bassnya diajaknya ikut bemyanyi. Lewat Summer Sky, bassist Arie Firman yang merupakan mantan personil the Groove, menampilkan kesan genit dan cantik. Sedangkan Rindra yang dikenal sebagai bassist grup musik PADI tampil menyodorkan kesan indah lewat My Friend's Song, dimana hadir tiupan saksofon oleh Marion. Begitupun halnya dengan Indro Hardjodikoro, salah satu session player terlaris dengan Titik Awal, yang melibatkan tiupan trumpet dari Rio Sally selain bunyian solo piano oleh Aga.
Sementara bassist lain, seolah keluar dari wama dasar kelompok musiknya masing-masing, semisal Adam yang dikenal sebagai bassist Sheila on 7, menyodorkan 1..2..3..Go! yang didukung drummer grupnya juga, Bryan. Ronny dari grup musik Cokelat juga sedikit berbeda, dengan Basskuhepi, yang didukung pula oleh drummer grupnya, Ervin. Kemudian bassist muda, yang adalah putra musisi jazz kawakan Benny Likumahuwa, Barry Likumahuwa menyodorkan lagu bertema riang yang didukung rapper, Ivan Saba. Dalam lagu Mi Angelita. Barry juga didukung drummer muda Rayendra Soenito. Sementara itu Arya Setyadi, yang lebih dikenal sebagai instruktur sekaligus rajin melakukan bass clinic, bermain so!o mendepankan permainan bassnya yang acapkali diselipkan tehnik tapping, lewat komposisi She's Mine.
Materi para pemain bass, dengan segenap karya lagunya, sungguh membuat album rekaman ini menjadi tambah menarik. Tak melulu sekadar konsep dasar yang memang unik dan berbeda karena mengede`an instrumen bass, tapi juga tengan hasil pelbagai corak musik yang disodorkan. Bungkusannya menjadi penuh bunyian, yang menggabungkan beragam unsur musik baik itu pop, jazz/fusion, rock, techno hingga hiphop ataupun R n B.
Dan proyek musik inipun lantas menjadi kian menarik urntuk diikuti, kali ini tak cuma untuk disimak tapi sekaliges dilihat, karena Bass Heroes;temyata tak berhenti hanya pada album rekaman namun berlanjut ke konser. Adalah POS Entertainment, yang sukses dengan sajian Konser Trisum pada akhir Desember
lalu, yang berniat memanggungkan konsep pasukan bass ini secara lengkap, di Graha Bhakti Budaya- Taman Ismail Marzuki, pada Selasa, 28 Februari 2006. Kali ini POS Entertainment didukung penuh oleh Djarum Super dan juga SONYBMG Music.
TERCATAT DALAM MURI
Bass Heroes memang sebuah sejarah musik yang unik dan langka. Sehingga bahkan pihak Museum Rekor Indonesia pun mencatatnya sebagai sebuah rekor baru, dengan ditandai penyerahan sertifikat pada konser Bass Heroes di TIM tsb. Maka inilah sebuah tantangan baru, mengukur kesanggupan telinga kita menerima serbuan dominasi nada-nada rendah, tak hanya di rekaman tapi bahkan juga di atas pentas. Bersiaplah, pasukan Bass Heroes dipimpin Thomas Ramdhan dan Bongky Ismail, memang 'tidak main-main' dan sangat siap menggempur kuping para penikmat musik tanah air!
Musik itu apa???
Musik ialah bunyi yang diterima oleh individu dan berbeda-beda berdasarkan sejarah, lokasi, budaya dan selera seseorang. Definisi sejati tentang musik juga bermacam-macam:
- Bunyi yang dianggap enak oleh pendengarnya
- Segala bunyi yang dihasilkan secara sengaja oleh seseorang atau kumpulan dan disajikan sebagai musik
Beberapa orang menganggap musik tidak berwujud sama sekali.
Musik menurut Aristoteles mempunyai kemampuan mendamaikan hati yang gundah, mempunyai terapi rekreatif dan menumbuhkan jiwa patriotisme.
Dalam beberapa dekade terakhir ini dunia musik mengalami banyak perkembangan. Banyak jenis musik baru yang lahir dan berkembang. Contohnya musik triphop yang merupakan perpaduan antara beat-beat elektronik dengan musik pop yang ringan dan enak didengar. Contoh musisi yang mengusung jenis musik ini adalah Frou Frou, Sneaker Pimps dan Lamb. Ada juga hip-hop rock yang diusung oleh Linkin Park. Belum lagi dance rock dan neo wave rock yang kini sedang 'in'. banyak kelompok musik baru yang berkibar dengan jenis musik ini, antara lain Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, The Killers, The Bravery dan masih banyak lagi.
