Buat Kamu

Salute to Syaharani for releasing a groovy album made of entirely her-self composed and written songs. Nevertheless, Syaharani produces Buat Kamu by herself, with a major support of Queenfireworks Company. Various mainstream music style ranging from trance, lounge, techno, pop, and especially rock constitute the influence mainly toward the album, not to mention the frequent use of English lyrics. Like the growing trend of numerous jazz albums recently, Buat Kamu deals with less decisive decoration mentioning the prologue and epilogue entitled Overture. Highlighting lines of acoustic tones, each track is named differently according to the function, Hello in the starter, otherwise Goodbye in the last. 

Syaharani inclines to create a head banging euphoria in the opening second track, Jogando Com Fogo. Imminent pull of bass beat and overall nuance of trance altogether drive the tension high. Delight possesses a heartfelt chord progression, alongside impressive vibe. Together they attribute a touch of luxury, the kind of privilege someone could acquire as the repertoire loops around. The groovy kind of Tetaplah Di Sini makes its way perfectly in the intermediate session. The following Buat Kamu has more or less identical arrangements with the previous one, although the repeated refrain feels quite exhausting. The emergence of rock beat shows itself in Kemareeen, the first line of song using entirely Indonesian lyric. Putting aside her jazzy character, this song insists on tough and furious voice, elaborating as well acoustic rhythm behind and electric guitar ornaments at several looping points. 

Syaharani re-appear to roll jazz in De’Dia, where the beat collocates tightly with dynamic rock composition. Syaharani’s improvisation in advance, consistent guitar rhythm, and supportive percussion play make up a conclusion that the track, bound in this red hot album hoists a certain jazz fusion. It occurs to me that the third chapter in Buat Kamu, which functions as a closing session performs a musical stability throughout the rest three songs before the album says goodbye with overture. Lebih Baik Tidak, Mungkin Indah, and Oh have a downturn energy compared to the first half part. Even though the precedence does not decline, but it is a common perception that the excitement contracts in noticeable motion. Putting it aside, Syaharani has provided through Buat Kamu an unbreakable musical character, persistent in demeanor, without leaving a trace of jazz over her accomplishment.