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Music of the times: Yogyakarta's COLDVVAVE rethinks post-COVID ambitions
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Light in the dark: Rachmat “Om Robo” Triwibowo (on keyboard) has taken on more creative control of dark wave band COLDVVAVE after joining other members of the live band (from left) Martinus Indra Hermawan, Yudha Bella Nugraha and Aditya Fauzan. (Courtesy Muhamad Ghani) (Courtesy Muhamad Ghani/Courtesy Muhamad Ghani)
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he Morose Ones: Yogyakarta darkwave band COLDVVAVE talks about the resurgence of new wave music, live performance mannerisms and going full-synth.
Of Martinus Indra “Menus” Hermawan’s many sonic projects, one that might be considered among the Yogyakarta electronic artist’s “less ambitious” projects is the dark wave band COLDVVAVE, in which shares creative authority with fellow musician Yogi “Obluda” Prasetyo.
With just five live performances in the six years since its founding in 2014, COLDVVAVE only started releasing its music during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After releasing in March 2020 the comeback single “As Always”, which featured the first-ever recorded tracks of Martinus’ vocal, COLDVVAVE followed up in July that year with its debut five-track extended play (EP), Eigengrau, made with producer Wednes Mandra.
Not wanting to wait for a whole year after the EP’s release, the band followed with two more singles in 2021: “The Solemn Respites of the Cursed Faith” in June and “The Touches of Disappearing Things,” in October.
Now exploring a new collaboration, COLDVVAVE might be rethinking its ambitions as it prepares for a Southeast Asia micro tour around the turn of the year. It is also mulling over a new musical approach for future releases.
