Last few weeks, i was invited to attend an awesome performance in Auditorium Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. An awesome performance by veteran rock band U-topia and Amuk. This was no nonsense showcase as the bands were accompanied by the orchestra conducted by Mr. Shahadan Ahmad.

Tak ada insan yang mati karena letusan Eyjafjallajökull pada 14 April tersebut. Hanya 800 orang yang tinggal di sekitar gunung yang dievakuasi. Meski begitu, dampak erupsi tersebut terasa di seluruh dunia. Gas vulkanis dan abu yang dikeluarkannya memenuhi sebagian besar langit Eropa. Dua pertiga penerbangan dari seluruh dunia batal, termasuk 180 penerbangan transatlantik. Jadwal bandara mulai Toronto hingga Tokyo kacau.

Berdasar laporan Time, itu sama sekali tak sebanding dengan letusan Krakatau pada 1883 yang menwaskan lebih dari 30 ribu orang. Tak sebanding pula dengan St Helen pada 1980 yang menyemburkan 1,5 juta ton kubik sulfur dioksida ke atmosfer. Tentu, letusan itu tidak ada apa-apanya jika dibandingkan dengan amuk Tambora pada 1816 yang menewaskan 92 ribu orang serta menghilangkan tiga kerajaan tersebut. Tambora juga membuat Eropa tak punya musim panas pada 1816 karena abunya ngendon di atmosfer dan menurunkan temperatur dunia.

Meski demikian, letupan Eyjafjallajökull membuat kerugian pada skala global. Beberapa waktu lalu isak tangis dan kegelisahan tampak pada sebagian besar penumpang di bandara Eropa. Banyak orang yang tak bisa pulang ke rumahnya untuk kembali bekerja, bersekolah, hingga mengikuti pertemuan penting. Sudah seminggu ini ratusan penerbangan di kawasan Inggris Raya dan Eropa tertunda dan dibatal;kan.

Di salah satu sudut bandara terlihat tim cheerleader Inggris, UK  independence tertunduk lesu. Mereka kesal karena tak bisa berbuat apa pun untuk pergi ke kejuaraan dunia di Florida kecuali menunggu di Bandara Manchester hingga kondisi langit lebih bersahabat. “Tak bisakah kau melihat mataku yang membengkak (karena menangis ini) ? Jika kami menang, kami bisa menjadi juara dunia. Kami mungkin tak akan mendapatkan kesempatan seperti ini lahi,” ungkap Jenny Gittins kesal sebagaimana dikutip BBC Kamis lalu (22/4).

Sebagaimana dilansir Reuters, tamu hotel di dekat kawasan bandara di Brussel meningkat 137 persen. Begitu juga hotel di dekat bandara di wilayah Frankfurt yang jumlah tamunya bahkan meningkat hingga 369 persen. Itu turut dirasakan beberapa jaringan hotel dan resor berbintang dunia mulai Marriot International hingga Hilton.

Sedangkan di bidang bisnis, beberapa pengiriman barang beralih menggunakan jalur darat dan laut. Dua jalur alternatif itu juga dimanfaatkan sejumlah warga Eropa agar dapat tetap sampai tujuan sesuai dengan rencana. “Jika (musibah) ini berlanjut, misalnya hingga dua minggu ke depan, akan terjadi bencana besar pada sektor industri,” tutur Pat Kennedy, wakil presiden Hertz Global Holdings Inc.,m perusahaan persewaan mobil wilayah operasi Eropa, kepada Reuters.

Fenomena lainnya terjadi pada kapal feri. Tiba-tiba saja pelabuhan di wilayah Calais, Prancis, dijubeli calon penumpang. Antara lain, Alfred dan Veronica Nel. Mereka rela terbang sebelas jam ke Madrid dari Afrika Selatan, lalu menempuh 16 jam perjalanan ke Paris. Kemudian, naik taksi ke pelabuhan pada Selasa pagi (20/4).

Tetapi, jalur darat dan laut itu menjadi pilihan sulit bagi bisnis pertanian Kenya. Jalur udara tetap menjadi satu-satunya pilihan untuk mengirim barang ke Eropa. Sebab, sayur-sayuran ataupun bunga sebagai komoditas utama, mereka harus tetap segar begitu sampai tempat tujuan.

Sebaliknya, terhentinya penerbangan selama beberapa hari merupakan suatu kebahagiaan tersendiri bagi warga yang tinggal di sekitar bandara. “Semalam langit tenang, tanpa gemuruh dan deru pesawat, penduduk dapat mendengar suara sederhana pedesaan,” ungkap Ralph Smyth dari kelompok perlindungan pedesaan Inggris kepada Telegraph.

Lalu, bagaimana dampaknya untuk penduduk di Islandia ? Kepada BBC, sejumlah peternak islandia mengatakan bahwa hewan ternak mereka mengalami gangguan pernapasan. Sebab, kandungan fluorida yang terhirup dari udara mulai mengendap di organ vital ternak. Tidak hanya sesak napas, hewan ternak akan mengalami perdarahan internal, kerusakan tulang jangka panjang, dan kehilangan gizi. Karena itu, para peternak sangat berusaha melindungi ternaknya dari udara yang terkontaminasi.

Sumber  :

Amuk Purba di Langit Eropa | Mawar Astari | Jawa Pos, 25.04.2010

Here’s my list.

Amuk – 2 Juta

Amuk – Interpretasi CD+VCD

Jimi Hendrix – Smash Hits

OAG – Permysuri

Godsmack – IV

Incubus – A crow left of the murder…

Snoop Doggy Dogg – Tha Dogg

Battle of the Band 2CD

Ella – Rama – Rama

Rat US Frog Dance 2CD

System of a Down – Mezmerize

Raga Nova

The Original Driving Rock Album

Metal Zone

Pet Shop Boys – Fundamental

Kinki Kids – H Album H-A-N-D

V 6 – 2005 Live DVD

I am very surprise when open up the Amuk – Dendam package, inside there are 1 Bryan Adam – The Best of Me CD, one Live at the Budokan CD and one  Live at the Budokan DVD. Lastly, there’s none Amuk Dendam CD inside. What a bargain!

How much does all this cost? MYR76.10.

gambaran perasaan ketika mengamuk......

KUCHING: Seorang bapa yang tidak puas hati kerana anaknya dikenakan tindakan tatatertib oleh pihak sekolah di sini telah mengamuk dan memecahkan tingkap kelas hari ini.

Dalam kejadian 11 pagi di Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (SRJK) Cina Chung Hua No 3 di Jalan Padungan di sini, lelaki yang dipercayai mabuk itu bertindak memecahkan tingkap tiga buah kelas dengan tangannya.

suspek berusia 38 tahun itu bertindak demikian setelah dimaklumkan anaknya dikenakan tindakan disiplin.

baca lagi di berita harian

haih….jangan ada sampai tembak menembak udah lea…..
khabarnya bapak budak tu mabuk…. tu yang berani semacam…. tak pasal2 anak orang lain lak cedera…terkena serpihan kaca…. nanti, bapak budak tu lak mengamuk sebab anak terkena serpihan kaca….
*anakku sazali!

Aku manusia pelakon cerita
Di pementasan alam ciptaannya
Bukan sengaja melanggar arahan
Kadang terlupa watak dan peranan
Aku manusia…”

- Amuk

By Laura May, Press Association

Tidak hanya itu, seorang wartawan dari Sentani News bernama Anang Budiono diperlakukan bak penjahat oleh anggota TNI dari kompi yang sedang mengamuk itu. Kamera Nikon D-40-nya dirampas dan ia pun dikejar-kejar hendak dipukuli oleh aparat TNI. Yang bersangkutan selamat setelah ditolong warga dan rekannya sesama jurnalis.

Tindakan anarkis tersebut berefek citra TNI makin buruk, baik di mata wartawan maupun rakyat. Padahal, masalah tersebut semula adalah masalah internal, tapi kemudian prajurit TNI di Kompi bersangkutan meluaskannya hingga berimbas kepada wartawan dan penduduk sekitar. Apalagi mereka sempat memblokir jalan umum dan melepaskan tembakan. Untungnya, tidak ada korban jiwa dalam insiden ini.

Saya bukan anggota TNI, hanya saja memang kita semua tahu kondisi kesejahteraan prajurit TNI. Kondisi keuangan negara tidak memungkinkan peningkatan anggaran pertahanan. Saat ini pun, anggaran yang ada sebagian besar dihabiskan untuk belanja gaji prajurit dan pegawai sipil TNI. Untuk pemeliharaan alutsista amat sedikit, apalagi pembaruan. Tak heran kalau kondisi memprihatinkan ini kelak dapat berujung pada demoralisasi prajurit.

Apa yang terjadi di Sentani meski cuma kejadian insidental menunjukkan gejala demoralisasi itu. Aparat tentara yang dikenal patuh pada komandan sebagai doktrin keseharian bisa berani melawan perwira ankum-nya.  Apalagi tindakan itu dilakukan bersama-sama dan merugikan warga sekitar.

Hanya saja bagi saya, kesejahteraan bukanlah satu-satunya hal yang musti dibenahi. Ada sistem hukum dan aturan yang musti ditegakkan. Kebiasaan kita melabeli “oknum” pada aparat militer, polisi dan birokrasi yang berbuat kejahatan misalnya, adalah suatu cara salah melindungi tindakan yang keliru. Sebut saja inisial nama beserta pangkatnya serta institusinya apabila ada aparat yang ‘nakal’. Itu justru akan memberi efek jera pada yang lain. Sehingga, mereka tidak akan berani lagi menyalahgunakan kepercayaan rakyat kepada mereka untuk menyandang senjata dan mengenakan seragam atas nama negara.

(Oieh: Bhayu Mahendra H., diposting di http://www.lifeschool.wordpress.com)

Cm                Gm
Semakin jauh menyusur matahari
Cm                  D
Semakin aku hilang arah tujuku
Cm                    Gm
Tidak kusangka yang terang akan suram
Cm                   D
Meskipun intan bayangnya
Cm
Jua tak berwajah

Gm              Cm
Biarpun gelap malam
D            Gm
Mata terpejam hatiku tenang
Gm              Cm
Kekusutan ansur pulang
D              Gm
Bersama bayang siang semalam

A#              F
Baru kutahu ertinya
Cm                      Gm
Sakit yang mencengkam dada
A#                 F
Malam yang sesepi itu
Cm    D         Gm
Terbuka jalan selebar dunia

Another week, another review from a DeepSpace5 member, this time it’s Sivion’s turn to show what he can do by himself. Sivion at least in my eyes is the emcee who shows his love for the Lord the most in the Christian Hip Hop (Illtripp being close behind) and Sivion showcases it in his debut album Mood Enhancement. Sivion also allows the listener to realize that he has many more talents then just being able to be an emcee, he also can sing pretty well and he plays the saxophone with an out of this world talent. Allow Sivion to take you on a road to the most high God with his debut album Mood Enhancement.

Sivion gives you 19 tracks of his talent, but also brings a slight nuisance to the album also. At the end of most of the songs on the album Sivion interviews someone (I’m guessing a family member or a friend) asking them what makes them happy. While some people give decent answers (hanging with friends, family listening to some dope music), exactly what is the point of these interviews. I guess this goes with the whole “Mood Enhancement” title, but I thought the music was the “Mood Enhancement” Sivion was offering.

While these interviews contain guests so do the tracks themselves you get most of the DeepSpace5 members on the “Down But Never Out”. “Down But Never Out” is one of my favorite tracks on the album, SevStatik, Listener, Illtripp, ManChild and Sintax give their talents on this song. This is one of the best songs to listen to when you’re in a tough situation or you feel like giving up. The subject of the song is pretty self-explanatory we go through life and of course we’re going to fall and stumble sometimes, but as long as you have God on your side, he will make sure you get back up on your feet and get you back on the right path. Here’s part of my favorite verse in this song which is by Illtripp:

“Broken and bruised you’ve been punched in the face

Do you rely on yourself or rely on your faith?
I’ve been at top only to be dropped by doubt.

I’ve been in the cellar when I found this out

It’s by the goodness of God that down but never out”

Most of the people reading this know me as BigSto, but my peers at school know me as Michael Stover, but regardless of what you call me I’m still going to keep writing reviews and spreading The Word. This is the topic of Sivion’s track called “The Name Game”, except instead of using me as an example he uses himself and Jesus Christ. Regardless of whether you call him Jesus Christ, The Messiah or the Most High, Jesus sacrificed himself for us he’s the one that allows us to grow as his servants, he’s also the one that loves us more than even our parents do. While Sivion makes this song great he downgrades the song to good at the end when he repeats the chorus six times at the end of the song and then we get one of our “beloved” (that’s sarcasm) interviews on what makes some guy happy.

As I stated earlier in my review this album contains a whole bunch of guest appearances and one of the best tracks on the album contains the members of PC (Phonetic Compostion the members are Playdough and Freddie Bruno) and Sivion’s twin brother. The track is called “Let Me” and the chorus says it all:

“Let Me show what the living God can do (let me)

Let Me show what he does through you”:

The track explains how God works through us to get his work done, adding Fred B. Playdough and his twin brother Sivion adds another dimension to an already good sounding track. The beat is addicting and the listener can’t help, but sing when the chorus comes (or maybe that’s just me).

Sivion’s debut album has good sounding music, but it also some things that didn’t need to be inside the album. Production is solid, but it’s nothing to get over excited for. Lyrically Sivion is talented and he’s an emcee that speaks his love for the Lord on just about every track. Also Sivion brings guests in to give that extra energy the album needed you get guests like the DeepSpace5 crew, Keynote, Heather Randall, the PC crew and even his son Anderson gets his own track on the album. In turn Sivion made a strong case that he’s an emcee we should be watching for a while with his debut album Mood Enhancement.

The praise Sivion gives to the Lord in his rhymes.

All DeepSpace5 members are accounted for on this album.

Some of the beats will stay in your head for a long time.

Sivion’s talents of being a singer and a saxophone player is shown.

What is up with those stupid interviews?

Sivion repeats the chorus in his songs too much

I’d love to listen to some of his guests music IF I KNEW WHO THEY WERE!!!

Let Me feat. PC and Wusso Click to Download

Side Rhodes produced by Fred B.

Down But Never Out feat. SevStatik, Illtripp, Listener, ManChild and Sintax Click Here to Download

The Name Game

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Here it is the joiner and the story in his own words from the main that is Mr Amuk….

“yo, my little story.

“The joiner for this has been up in a few places already but this is the kinda official posting.

“In the last year or so graff has seen a number of big pieces crop up, Aroe’s MSK, our KYS, RT’s big wall then Ekto stepped up with a big wildstyle, setting the pace for the next contender.

“Those of you who know me will know I have a bit of a hankering for going big, I have done a few big piece and always enjoy a big chrome here and there. I have always wanted to do something huge, ever since I heard about Saber’s huge pieces and the monster in the L.A river. For about a year I have been keeping my eyes and ears open for a wall big enough to do something like this, I remembered seeing a video clip of a wall that looked huge but I couldnt think where I saw it or where it was located. Recently I met a writer called Naru and after talking for a bit, told me about a big wall near newcastle. After seeing some photos I realised it was the one from the video so I started planning to take a trip up there.

“Before I got there I had a few set backs, weather, travel, ladders etc, paint wasnt an issue as I have been stockpiling mulsh for about a year and had about 300 ltrs. After sorting out the problems and getting a run of good weather I set off. The journey itself was a mission, filling a car with nearly 200ltrs of paint doesnt do a great deal for performance or economy. Once I got there I sussed the area out, found the wall and chose a spot to paint. The wall holds a jam every year and I didnt want to spoil any of what got painted at the previous one, the wall didnt seem to get painted that much and people respected the jam work so I followed suit. So that I didnt take out anything too new or untouched I found a spot that had a few trees breaking up the stretch, I ended up taking these out to get a long section on the wall, not your usual wall management!

“Marking up the piece was pretty hard, I have never marked up anything this big so it was difficult translating the proportions. The sketch I had was one I had done quite recently so it was all quite fresh in my mind, once I had done the first mark up I stepped back to check it but compared to the sketch it didnt look long enough so I stretched it out about an extra 30ft. The outline isnt that wild, I wanted it to have alot of weight so I went for something more chunky than tech but still with a bit of an evil side and some sharp cuts.

“Actually painting the piece was the hardest thing I have ever done. I had no help and only a long roller and a ladder to reach the top. It took so much effort, physical and mental. The bottom of the wall has been painted a fair few times so rolling that was pretty easy but the top 10/12ft was bare and soaked up the paint like a sponge. The other tough thing is running up and down a 200ft stretch of wall all day with two rollers strapped together, a 24ft ladder and a big pot of paint. I originally planned for a week up there but I ended up pulling 12 hour shifts for 4 days to get this beast finished, I would have taken longer with it but by the end of the 4th day I was to tiered, dehydrated and badly sunburnt to carry on. I also ran out of black spray paint to do the details so that kinda put a early end to things.

“Im pretty happy with how it all turned out, I wanted to do more with the background, make the cracks better and do some nicer touches but as a whole I think its ok. I didnt set out to break any records, my main aim was to have some fun and mainly test what i can do. I’m kinda glad its over, the whole thing tested me physically, mentally, and also tested my love for graff but I can safely say its still 110%.

“I know Ekto has put up a comparison of the big pieces and it would seem that my piece has beaten the saber piece in length, I dont wana claim anything as to me Saber is a total god and I dont want to be compared to such a pioneering writer. Before the rumours start flying and the haters start hating, I didnt get an official measurement so everything is rough and could be a few feet either way. Like I said earlier, my plan wasnt to beat anyone, just to have some fun with it. Mad props to Saber and all the other dudes out doing big stuff, having done it myself its not an easy task so respects to all the heavy hitters.

“I have to say a huge thanks to a couple of dudes. Faos, for putting me up and being a fully safe bloke, the Thoup boys for company, especially Mr La Rue for the photos, lunch and your a life saver for the water and also Aem for the pics and making me chuckle. Dont think I’d have stuck it out without you guys.

The rough measurements of the piece are…

Height. 20-25ft
Length. 190-200ft

Enjoy.”

- Amuk KYS LTD

Tak banyak potongan ingatan tentang hari itu yang masih saya simpan hingga detik ini. Samar-samar, dalam gudang memori yang kian padat ini, berkelebat bayangan-bayangan masa lalu yang semakin lindap.

Ah, betapa pendek ingatan. Betapa kencang waktu beranjak ke depan. Entah sudah berapa ribu fragmen kejadian menghilang, sudah berapa juta momen kepedihan melayang.

Hari ini saya terlontar ke satu dasa warsa yang lalu. Pada sebuah masa ketika Jakarta berkelimun asap dan kebingungan. Dalam lingkungan pabrik yang mencekam, kami bertanya-tanya, apa yang terjadi di luar sana? Siapa yang terbunuh, terpanggang, lari lintang pukang di jalanan?

Siang itu, matahari dan api bersekutu membakar Jakarta. Kota porak poranda. Gedung-gedung meleleh. Kaca-kaca pecah. Remuk. Berantakan.

Setan-setan mengangkang di delapan penjuru angin. Menyebar dendam, menebar ancaman. Nirwana terbang entah ke mana.

Angkara murka. Amuk massa. Jakarta berubah jadi Alengka. Membara. Dan setelah itu senyap. Nyap. Hening dalam nestapa.

Di antara jangad-jangad yang masih hangat terbakar, arang tubuh yang mendekap kaleng susu, margarin, TV, dan baju-baju, sungai air mata menjadi telaga darah, ibu-ibu melolong, mencari anak-anaknya yang hilang dalam kalut.

Hari ini, sepuluh tahun yang lalu. Kenangan itu begitu menikam. Tajam …

Jernih yang dari mata airmu
Sebening salju telaga rindu
Di lembah gunung rimba kencana
Mengalir ia tanpa henti

Bersaksikan kejora alam keriangan
Titis embun dingin ke bumi
Mekarlah rumpun hijau disirami kasih
Yang sejati penuh budi
Jernih salju bak syurgawi
Jadi pohon rimbun sampai akhir nanti

Di sebalik yang jernih tersimpul rahsia
Laluan yang penuh likuan
Cuma yang kelihatan
Satu keindahan yang dipuja
Menjadi ilham para pencinta
Teroka kala tanpa batasan
Menjadi cermin imbas berwajah
Seikhlas budi yang teguh berdiri

Bak air mengalir yang penuh halangan
Itu bukannya satu alasan
Di situ tersirat sebuah hakikat
Yang kelam jadi terang
Yang luka jadikan terubat
Keegoaan tersembunyi
Di lubuk hati suci…
Dan jernih…
(Dan mulus)

Di sebalik yang jernih tersimpul rahsia
Laluan yang penuh likuan
Cuma yang kelihatan
Satu keindahan yang dipuja
Menjadi ilham para pencinta
Teroka kalam tanpa batasan
Menjadi cermin imbas berwajah
Seikhlas budi yang teguh berdiri