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Music fans flock to Bali's 3rd Record Store Day celebration
Fans of various genres could be found digging up collectible items from 21 record stores that gathered in a pop-up market.
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Aside from vinyl records, visitors could also find cassettes, CDs and band merchandise with prices ranging from Rp 10,000 (70 US cents) to millions of rupiah, depending on the rarity of the item.
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Hundreds of music enthusiasts in Bali joined a Record Store Day celebration in Lingkara Space, Denpasar, over the weekend.
Fans of various genres could be found digging up collectible items from 21 record stores that gathered in a pop-up market.
“Actually, Record Store Day is celebrated globally on April 13-14, however the communities in Bali decided to postpone the celebration because we had the general election on April 17,” Dimas Dhyara, a representative of Record Store Day Bali organizer, Bali Record and Merchandise (BRAM), told The Jakarta Post on Monday over the phone.
Dimas said that BRAM had consistently organized Record Store Day Bali every year since 2017 to facilitate sellers and buyers of all music-related collection items.
“In this digital era, collecting physical releases is a special thing and it is fun to bring people with similar interests together,” he said.
Among the collectible items offered by record stores at the event include first releases of music legends such as The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, as well as new releases of local bands. There are also many rare releases of legendary Indonesian acts, such as Dara Puspita, the Rhythm Kings and Black Brothers.
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Aside from vinyl records, visitors could also find cassettes, CDs and band merchandise with prices ranging from Rp 10,000 (70 US cents) to millions of rupiah, depending on the rarity of the item.
“There's also a Walkman service booth, where you can just walk in and have your cassette player fixed,” Dimas said.
The two-day event, which attracted large crowds from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., also featured entertainment by celebrated rock act Rollfast, emerging shoegaze act Dive Collate, rapper P-Frozen, indie-pop band Pluto, as well as local experimental acts Di Kala Mati and Dully.
Dimas said the event was organized without sponsors as the 21 participating record stores invested Rp 150,000 each, which was used to rent a sound system, buy refreshments and pay local security guards.
“This movement was born purely out of passion and solidarity, not for monetary purposes,” Dimas said.
He added that he had sold some of his collections at the event, but then spent the money on collections offered at other booths.
“Seeing the enthusiasm, we are positive that the ecosystem of physical releases is going great in Bali,” he said, adding that BRAM was already planning to organize a similar celebration in October called Cassette Store Day. (kes)
