Andien

Andien strikes back with Bisikan Hati, an album that has been the benchmark of her capacity as upcoming young jazz talent. Just days ago I went to one of my oft-visited CD store in town, and I was startled to know that the album that was dated back in 2000 had come to be in 2008 release. Perhaps for several good reasons this album has come back to hit the stores, could stem from high expectation or just a part of shock therapy related to marketing strategy.

Bisikan Hati forms a greatly consistent effort toward certain aim, which is the untwisted orientation in projecting pure cool temperature jazz accent without leaving pop race. So it is like walking a line between favorably syncopated composition and the well mannered popular music elevation. The music composition conveys a rich texture just as the album strives ahead. The groovy music flow, evidently in the opening verses, is really a next to nothing factor to this song. It is also empowered by catchy chorus after the bridge. There is a red line that can be drawn to connect Bisikan Hati and the following song, Detik Tak Bertepi. It crosses musical senses that both of the songs approve of big band era style. The emphasis of violin melodies forms an enchanting orchestra instrument. The get-together of those set of elegant performances definitely endorse classical jazz expectation.

The second song is only distinctive in the arrangement option, where it happens to be low-mood driven, rather than practically exuberant manner. The third song presents the radical style diversion of The Girl From Ipanema. It undertakes a daring harmonic improvisation, of which uses laid back melodies as means to reach its goal. Furthermore, it arguably intends to drag listeners to have more detail experience toward the song elements, especially the background melodies and chord progression. In contrast, the main melody, brought by Andien, does not undergo significant improvised line. Therefore, this track only journeys arrangement switch.

Meniti Pelangi provides a strong character of positive aura of smooth jazz, except that there are several improvised lines of melody in the interchanging part over perpetual chorus, and they are good supporting musical standpoint. A scene of rock & roll and bluesy feel gets a hold of in Mungkinkah. Andien’s vocal power and keyboard accompaniments strongly collocate together. A contrastive sight is set up as My Funny Valentine holds sway at the next step. Without overcoming much different arrangement, the song has a cool and velvety undertaking. The beat takes more vivid form than the basic arrangement that of the song. The piano chord improvisation in the last minute of the song puts an up swinging mood. Isyarat Cinta fits close the nuance in the song in advance, Meniti Pelangi. There is much less bended improvised line, very simple instrument melodies, though punchy bass lines are there in some parts of the track.

The spell binding charm of orchestra has marked the way alongside Deras Hujan. The jazz influence is weak, Andien and the music harmony push forward the classy melody, in a way, very soothing that it slowly subsides as the song fades away. This song marks best as the ending chapter of the album.