{"id":1275,"date":"2011-03-28T00:38:29","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T16:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdnphoto.com\/blog\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2011-03-28T00:38:29","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T16:38:29","slug":"indonesian-dispatches-straight-answer-in-jakarta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/2011\/03\/28\/indonesian-dispatches-straight-answer-in-jakarta\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesian Dispatches: Straight Answer in Jakarta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/20110226_indonesia_jakarta_hardcore_straight_answer_concert_music001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/20110226_indonesia_jakarta_hardcore_straight_answer_concert_music001.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"The audience rushes the stage at a Straight Answer hardcore concert in Jakarta\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"paragraph\">\n<p>On my way out of Indonesia I really had no desire to stop through Jakarta again. I enjoyed my first two days there, but didn&#8217;t see any reason to submit myself to another round of the same daunting traffic and urban sprawl that I consistently get in China. However, after promises of hardcore madness by Fadhila Jayamahendra (aka Aca), the lead singer of <a title=\"Straight Answer - Myspace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/belummenyerah1996\" target=\"_blank\">Straight Answer<\/a>, I decided to stay over one more night before heading on to Cambodia. I did not regret it. During my last night in Indonesia I witnessed one of the most frenzied audience responses to a live performance ever. Once Straight Answer broke into their first song, there was no holding back. Everyone charged the stage to try to get a piece of the action. As you can see in the video, I am getting thrown back and forth within the crowd. Also, the temperature of the room rose so quickly from the body heat that my lens fogged over &#8211; it was absolutely crazy. Straight Answer has been around since 1996 and is a staple of the Jakarta hardcore scene. There is an extended interview with Aca after some short concert clips. I am still putting together the rest of the Indonesian hardcore material so stay tuned &#8211; more to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/20110226_indonesia_jakarta_hardcore_straight_answer_concert_music003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/20110226_indonesia_jakarta_hardcore_straight_answer_concert_music003.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Aca, the lead singer of Straight Answer, holds up a scarf at hardcore concert in Jakarta\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-1278\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/20110226_indonesia_jakarta_hardcore_straight_answer_concert_music004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/20110226_indonesia_jakarta_hardcore_straight_answer_concert_music004.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"The audience rushes the stage at a Straight Answer hardcore concert in Jakarta\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-1279\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/20110226_indonesia_jakarta_hardcore_straight_answer_concert_music002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/20110226_indonesia_jakarta_hardcore_straight_answer_concert_music002.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Aca, the lead singer of Straight Answer, lifts up his guitarist at a hardcore concert in Jakarta\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-1277\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/21384954?portrait=0&amp;color=ff0000\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On my way out of Indonesia I really had no desire to stop through Jakarta again. I enjoyed my first two days there, but didn&#8217;t see any reason to submit myself to another round of the same daunting traffic and urban sprawl that I consistently get in China. 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