Bandung psych-rock band Sigmun is ending its three-island and eight-city tour with a show at Teater Kecil at the Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) cultural center in Central Jakarta this Friday.

The band produced one of last year'€™s best local releases with Crimson Eyes, an 11-song odyssey that references 1970s classic rock with a modern, trippy twist.

Since the release, the foursome of vocalist-guitarist Haikal Azizi, bass player Mirfak Prabowo, drummer Pratama Kusuma Putra and guitarist Nurachman Andika have elevated in status to being one of the country'€™s most acclaimed independent acts.

The show is officially called '€œInto The Inner Sanctum'€, which is taken from one of their song titles on the record that was released on their own label, Orange Cliff Records.

'€œThe hope is that the audience will enjoy this show as a solemn ritual of sorts,'€ laughs Haikal. '€œThe title is, we feel, representative of the concept that we are trying to conjure through the show '€” a kind of invitation to come into our '€˜land'€™.'€

Closing show: Bandung psych-rock band Sigmun is set to perform at Taman Ismail Marzuki arts center in Jakarta on Friday. (Courtesy of Orange Cliff Records.)

Teater Kecil, or '€œsmall theater'€, is one of TIM'€™s most popular theaters, as it was chosen by the band as the final venue for the last leg of their tour due to its dramatic ambience, which Haikal says will present the audience with a '€œfocused'€ show and a '€œtheatrical vibe'€.

Haikal says the idea to perform at the venue came from the creative collective, Stoned Class, whose members are helping Sigmun organize the concert.

'€œUsually, we play shows where we are closer to the audience. At Teater Kecil, there will be a distance between us and the listeners, so automatically '€” as we might not even interact with them even through banter '€” it will hopefully be a more contemplative and immersive experience,'€ explains Haikal.

The band will perform the record front-to-back as it is on the album, befitting of the venue, says Haikal, who is especially excited as the album'€™s track list was put together with a chronological narration in mind.

Haikal and his band members have also built together a confidence that came through playing in different kinds of venues during their 8 city tour.

'€œIt increased our flight hours,'€ says Haikal, '€œWe played those songs so many times that we have a great grasp on them and are no longer stumbling through them like on some of our previous gigs.'€

The songs will be performed exactly as they sound on record, with no experimentation or jamming on the band'€™s part. This, the band hopes, will showcase the record as it truly is.

'€œSince the goal of this show is to present the record in a more theatrical manner, what will be different is the presentation and not the musical content. We might improve just a little, but it will for the most part, remain as it sounds on the album,'€ explains Haikal.

Tickets for the show, which is not cheap for a local underground show at Rp 250,000 (US$18.97), have been flying off the shelf, which is something the band is humbled by.

'€œWe are ecstatic about that because it shows that people are willing to pay to see Sigmun. It also shows that our listeners have grown into a wider audience, many of whom are supportive of the local scene and have no problem paying to see gigs.'€

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