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Comments on other issues: Arkarna's pseudo-nationalist pride
Arkana - KapanlagiAug
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Arkana - Kapanlagi
Aug. 21, p21
When a Western band is no longer relevant or struggles to build a solid fan base in its homeland, what should it do to survive? Travelling thousands of miles to a foreign country filled with Western-obsessed people might begin to like sound a good idea.
English electronic rock band Arkarna ' fronted by vocalist Ollie Jacobs and guitarist Matt Hart ' seems like the perfect example of how a commercially struggling Western band can manage to find a second wind by making and selling their music in a country obsessed with being internationally recognized.
Arkarna, since its formation in the mid-1990s, has so far managed to produce three albums ' Fresh Meat in 1997, The Family Album in 2001 and an independent free album called Music Is My Therapy in 2013.
The band enjoyed moderate success during the release of its debut album in the US. Two of the album's songs ' 'House on Fire' and 'Eat Me' ' got frequent radio time.
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While I mostly agree with this article, let's don't forget that Mr. Big with all of its talents to some extent became like this in Japan.
They didn't cover nationalistic songs though.
Duvantier
As for the music I think it could be very subjective. I find it quite catchy.
Sarahaudi
Amen, the writer doth speaketh the truth.
However, kudos to Arkarna, who have managed to whip up the nationalist sentiment of the Indonesian people to their advantage.
Arie Riswandy
