In 2001, when Joseph Saryuf returning home to Jakarta after studying in Ham… Read Full Bio ↴In 2001, when Joseph Saryuf returning home to Jakarta after studying in Hamburg, Germany, he decided to become a full-time musician and starting to compose songs for his own music project. Not long after that, Joseph met Anindita, a fashion editor and freelance illustrator, and decided to form a duo based on their similar taste in music and their love for analog sounds.
In September 2005, Santamonica finally released their first EP titled ‘189’ to stamp their name in the local music scene and as a warm up prior to the release of the bands full-length album. The EP includes three songs Please Say Yes, Sought and Found, and Serenade of Yellow Park which has a more acoustic, warm feeling than the songs in their upcoming debut album.
Other than the release of ‘189’ EP, they have played in many respectable gigs around Jakarta and Bandung, such as PL Fair, La Voila, and Indonesia’s biggest music festival Soundrenaline along with the country’s top bands and performers. From their inceptions, they have gathered fans both locally and overseas, thanks to their unique sound, dynamic live performance and exposures from websites like Myspace. They also took part in two compilation albums, Pop Shower (2003, Quince Records Japan) and Todays Of Yesterday (2005, Bad Sectors Records). Recently, Anindita also contributed in the latest album from shoegaze veterans Loveliescrushing which will be released sometime in 2007.
After two years of waiting, Santamonica’s full-length debut ‘Curiouser and Curiouser’, will be released in Indonesia, this November 2007, under Sinjitos Records (Joseph’s own records label). This album is a follow-up to the band’s EP ‘189’ which was already sold out (1,000 copies in limited release). In this album, Santamonica has shifted its musical direction from their patented bossa nova and indiepop sounds into an eclectic mixture of electro-pop, modern jazz, and progressive rock while their musical roots still remain intact.
They described their new sound as the musical version of a trip down to Alice in Wonderland, when listeners can expect a roller coaster of musical journey accompanied with the band’s trademark whimsical sounds. “The whole experience when listening to our music is quite eerie, yet I think it (our music) also possesses a beautiful quality in it” explains Anindita in one of the local radio interview. Their single ‘Wanderlust’ can be expected to hit radio stations shortly before the album’s release.
Santamonica's "Curiouser and Curiouser" is finally secured a Japanese release date on April 29, 2009. The album will be released by JVC/Victor Entertainment Inc. The Japanese version includes five songs that are previously only available in "Curiouser and Curiouser" Special Edition Album.
View the link here ( http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A022423/VICP-64689.html ).
The songs are:
Curiouser and Curiouser
Better For Us Never
Wanderlust
Plain Song
Ribbons And Tie
Descent
Paper Dolls
Silent Society
The Boy With Stars In His Eyes
Fail To Bloom
Run
The Boy (Reprise)
Bobsessed
Reason
Tinkerwish
In September 2005, Santamonica finally released their first EP titled ‘189’ to stamp their name in the local music scene and as a warm up prior to the release of the bands full-length album. The EP includes three songs Please Say Yes, Sought and Found, and Serenade of Yellow Park which has a more acoustic, warm feeling than the songs in their upcoming debut album.
Other than the release of ‘189’ EP, they have played in many respectable gigs around Jakarta and Bandung, such as PL Fair, La Voila, and Indonesia’s biggest music festival Soundrenaline along with the country’s top bands and performers. From their inceptions, they have gathered fans both locally and overseas, thanks to their unique sound, dynamic live performance and exposures from websites like Myspace. They also took part in two compilation albums, Pop Shower (2003, Quince Records Japan) and Todays Of Yesterday (2005, Bad Sectors Records). Recently, Anindita also contributed in the latest album from shoegaze veterans Loveliescrushing which will be released sometime in 2007.
After two years of waiting, Santamonica’s full-length debut ‘Curiouser and Curiouser’, will be released in Indonesia, this November 2007, under Sinjitos Records (Joseph’s own records label). This album is a follow-up to the band’s EP ‘189’ which was already sold out (1,000 copies in limited release). In this album, Santamonica has shifted its musical direction from their patented bossa nova and indiepop sounds into an eclectic mixture of electro-pop, modern jazz, and progressive rock while their musical roots still remain intact.
They described their new sound as the musical version of a trip down to Alice in Wonderland, when listeners can expect a roller coaster of musical journey accompanied with the band’s trademark whimsical sounds. “The whole experience when listening to our music is quite eerie, yet I think it (our music) also possesses a beautiful quality in it” explains Anindita in one of the local radio interview. Their single ‘Wanderlust’ can be expected to hit radio stations shortly before the album’s release.
Santamonica's "Curiouser and Curiouser" is finally secured a Japanese release date on April 29, 2009. The album will be released by JVC/Victor Entertainment Inc. The Japanese version includes five songs that are previously only available in "Curiouser and Curiouser" Special Edition Album.
View the link here ( http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discography/A022423/VICP-64689.html ).
The songs are:
Curiouser and Curiouser
Better For Us Never
Wanderlust
Plain Song
Ribbons And Tie
Descent
Paper Dolls
Silent Society
The Boy With Stars In His Eyes
Fail To Bloom
Run
The Boy (Reprise)
Bobsessed
Reason
Tinkerwish
Descent
Santamonica Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Descent' by these artists:
Aaru Cleavers buried in skin Of those who know nothing of where…
Allay The Sea As I see your face, drowning in the tears, that you brought…
Black Amethyst When I accomplished my goals, the holes in my heart…
BOTIS Sight, lost in the night, desperation Descent into madness, …
Connor O.R.T. Linning Dear God, I think I'm out of options I think it's…
Culling the Weak The skies are burning I can't see the stars my…
Dante & Amigo Have you ever been to a place where you're stranded…
Doro One Illusion It's one for all we're gonna pay Too much confu…
Doro/Pete Steele One illusion It's one for all we're gonna pay Too much con…
Dwaal I'd rather die in battle now Than a life in defeat Struggle…
Dyssidia This is it It's been creeping for a long time Once I'm…
Edge of Dawn PYT Here's to summer heat And sweat Skin in mad abundance…
EggShells The setting of the scene Constantly Returns to me So careful…
Endark the Brightness You cannot even see The pain in my bleak eyes As I…
Fear Factory Falling victim from neglect Designed thoughts and intellect …
Fear Factory (Hatefiles) Falling victim from neglect Designed thoughts and intellect…
Fear of Men I fall into nothingness You pull me back to the light…
Flower Face I'm so scared of airports and being alone I'm so scared…
Form_A Visions of an endless tunnel Carved through sleep A voice ec…
Godflesh No desire, no air to breathe No desire, no need to…
H.O.S. I stood my ground and battled yours Right here in the…
Harvard of the South I wanna see the face of your descent. I wanna have…
Hēir I am here, lurking in your mind Whispering at your…
Hellfighter Pale in the night, a shape in the water Out past…
High Priest Falling together into hell Thoughts ring forever in your hea…
Humanity's Last Breath Life, an endless preparation for a bleak future Born into sy…
Isaiah & Hovey The rising sun Tonight I've come To make the devil run For …
J. Bizness Hop out my way Hop out my way I'm 'bout to make…
Knut Belief I believe in I'll lower my head down on my knees B…
L.I.E. Feel like a prisoner trapped inside of my own skin Feel…
Lawless Today, we will see the sun in flames Total wast, washing…
Orbit Culture These visions, never-ending maze The end of the pendulum swi…
Preacher Will my kingdom disappear and fade away Will sleep overcome …
Raventhorn Shadow's step fell on the dusty rooftop Angelic ease with de…
Remy Zero To the south end. To the store there, Got coffee And it's re…
Samhain Casted out and beaten down then fell The war of evil There…
Saving Grace Clinging to the edge of my sanity and I'm about…
STEIN27 Nemáte mi už co vzít Všechno jsem si dávno vzal Skončil jsem…
Steve Bell They sought to soar into the skies Those classic gods of…
Sunrot "It's the emptiness that's left, it is like a despair,…
Ta-ku Compared to the universe You′re amazing Compared to the star…
Tenebral Rift Today we undress our wounds, We stumble into the realm of, P…
The Awakening Is it time here for praying? Is it time here to…
The Haiku In the sky with a lot on my mind and…
The Man/The Martyr By a dark deed done Was disclosed in divination Death of a…
Today Is The Day Why am I pissing blood I can't live I can't…
Turning Point All the questions I have asked myself And all the…
V.I. Feel like a prisoner trapped inside of my own skin Feel…
VNV Nation All God's children would have cause To think the devil now…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Santamonica:
10. Fail To Bloom n-body’s child you’re the last n-body’s child here come to r…
Anais Lullaby Staring at clouds passing by They're milky white with silver…
Better for Us Never Don't say, don't say anything To get you out of here Butterf…
DEW I wanna relish the moment When we're lying in my…
Fail to Bloom n-body’s child you’re the last n-body’s child here come to r…
Paper Dolls i am the girl who’s been everywhere my feet traveled to…
Please Say Yes So much to tell I've been dreaming about this so long Don't…
Ribbons and Tie All the pink ribbons red ties and blue lashes Perfect reflec…
Serenade of Yellow Park Snowfall brings back the thought of you Falling onto the ste…
The Boy The boy with stars in his eyes Standing on stage…
The Boy with Stars in His Eyes The boy with stars in his eyes Standing on stage…
Wanderlust A ride in my car Gleam of the eyes He smiled at…
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