THE SEPTIC CREW
The Birth Of Indonesian Hardcore Punx Scene
I started Antiseptic with Acid at the Rock gig, at an Art School (IKJ) in
Jakarta, on 1990. We used to hang out at the first Metal club in Jakarta,
called Pid Pub. We used to get drunk and slamdancing for our favorite
Thrash Metal bands at that club, around 1989-1990. We used to hang
out and skating on the street around Pid Pub area too. We didn't hang out
with all those Metal dudes, who were more older than our ages. We were
just 15-16 years old kids. We've got bored with Metal scene in Indonesia.
So, we deicided to start a new scene, it was called Hardcore Punx scene.
Alcohol, Skateboarding, and Fun are our style. We shaved our heads
and with two other friends, we started a new band called the Dickheads.
After failed for a band's selection at high school's gig, i changed the name
to Antiseptic, because i don't realy like the Dickheads, it was just sounds
not fun for me. Influenced by D.R.I, Suicidal Tendencies, the Misfits,
Black Flag, A.M.Q.A, GG Allin, Gang Green, S.O.D, Exploited, and the
Sex Pistols, we started to hit the local scene, which totally Metal at that
time. Before we started, there were no Punx, Skins, and Hardcore kids
in Indonesia. Our first gig was a Metal festival at Bulungan (Jakarta), on
the late 1990. Thousand kids came to that gig, most of Metalheads, and
about 25 bands played on the same stage at that festival. All bands were
pure Thrash Metal and Death Metal bands. Only us played different, we
still covered songs from our Hardcore Punx and Crossover heroes.
Only 15 kids supported us at that gig, most of young useless skaters.
Those Metal dudes were shocking and laughing when we were playing.
Because we were different, we were Hardcore, and we were Antiseptic.
Yeah right, fuck you all, what the fuck are you laughing at ?!?.....
After did about 10 gigs, we were keep trying to spreading Hardcore
Punx to the kids in Jakarta. There was a legendary gig at Granadha
on 1991. About 50 kids started a big riot when we were playing.
They're waiting for us, we're still the only Hardcore Punx band in
Indonesia at that time. We're just to start playing our first song,
and the riot started. They're slaming hard, they're fighting hard,
and started threw all the chairs to the air. Cops came to the stage
and tried to stop us playing. But the kids threw all the chairs to
the cops. Damn !, that place was totally mess up. I've never seen
any solid action of the kids at the gigs against the police until now.
It was so awesome, it was our good old days. Later, we're banned
to play at any big Metal festival, hahaha !!! We started to play at
smallest gigs at school, university and any places we can play.
We used to play at bicycle race on 9 o'clock in the morning. What
we've got only burger and soda. Antiseptic is the only band who
never get paid until now, we're already happy with all fun we've
had at any gigs we played, hahaha !!!. Month by month, we've got
more kids supported us. They called themselves 'the Septic Crew'.
Those kids were crazy and loyal to us.....
On late 1995, i went to Australia and lived over there for 3 years. Josi
and Rendi replaced me as the singers in the band. With two singers in
the band, Antiseptic changed the music more N.Y. Hardcore. Influenced
by Warzone, Agnostic Front, and Murphy's Law, they did the most
brutal gigs at that time. At Antiseptic's gigs, Punx, Skins, Hardcore
kids, Metalheads, sticked and had fun together. Around 1992-1995
some hardcore punx and punkrock bands were born in Indonesia,
but most of them only lived for short times. They're just trendy Punx
and Hardcore kids, they changed their music to another trendy music.
They followed all the fuckin' trends. On 1997, Antiseptic released their
first album called 'Finally' on their own label. It used to be availabled
on tapes for 1000 copies. It was the first D.I.Y Hardcore Punx album
in Indonesia.....
We didn't realy get along with all those fashion Punx. I still remember,
when the Septic Crew chased about 20 fashion Punx with mohawk,
boots, and stupid swastika badges at Menteng street on 1993. We
catched one of them, and beat him up so baddd. And offcorse i still
remember, when we started a big fight at the first pure Punx gig on
1995, at Bulungan (Jakarta). We beat up a leader of a fashion Punx gang,
and gave alot of stitches on his head. The funny thing, he became good
friend of mine long times after that incident. We didn't hate Punx, we're
Punx, but on the different way. We've just hate their over acting reactions
at our scene, and we're not interested on their fuckin' fashion. There were
no Antiseptic's gigs without violence. There were alot of fight between
Punx, Skins, Hardcore kids, and Metalheads, and we fought everyone, hahaha !!!. We're not tough guys, we beat up tough guys. And we're not
like most of the kids in the scene, who only fought in the scene, they only
had balls to fight each other, they're nothing than stupid pieces of shit.
We fought every where with every assholes. Drugs and violence are
getting bigger at the Punx/Hardcore scene around 1996-1998, and it
made fun at the gigs less than before. New kids tried to get attention
with all those stupid things. We didn't know where the hell they came
from, they just came to the gigs for a fight and looking for attentions,
they didn't know anything about Hardcore Punx, they just dressed up
as Punx, Skins, and Hardcore kids. Metalheads went away from our
scene, and stayed at their own Metal scene because of that.....
Rendi went to jail on 1999, and the band asked me to joined Antiseptic
again. When we played at Jayabaya university on 1999, i was shocked.
There were about 500 kids supported us. Damn !!, it was totally
different with when i used to sing in the band before, which only had maximum 50 kids supported us. Yeah right !, we're so succesful to
spreading Hardcore Punx in Indonesia, specially in Jakarta. On 2004,
we released our second album, it was called 'Call it what ever you want',
on Jealous Again records. It was available on tapes for 300 coppies only.
We've still played fast Hardcore Punx with little touched of Oi and Punk Rock.
Black went to jail, and replaced by Basir on 2005. I left the band on
early 2006, after i did my final gig with them, at a club called Parc.....
Time is changing so fast. Hardcore Punx is so fuckin' big in Indonesia
right now. Thousands Hardcore Punx bands were born, Hardcore Punx
became a new trend over here. Some "Punx" of today gave alot of shit
about us. But, we didn't give a fuck !!!. They weren't there, when Hardcore
Punx was born in Indonesia. They didn't know anything about us from the beginning, how hard we survived, how hard we fought to built this scene. They didn't know any shit about those story, fuck them all !!!. We're like
them too, when we're 18. Gave the other people alot of shit. So, who
cares anyway. If they want to against us or wanna make trouble with us, they supposed to did that 15 or 10 years ago. Where the hell all of you on 1990 'til 1997 ?. I think all of you still stayed at school, and just learned
how to masturbating. I think all of you sill listened for Bon Jovi or someting.
We have more brain right now, we're changing alot, and we're not 18 anymore. So, fuck off !!!.....
I like to dedicate this story to the kids in the scene of today, and to our
loyal crew 'the Septic Crew' from the begining. I'll never forget all the
great great fun we've had for about 17 years. Antiseptic did hundreds gigs around Indonesia until today. The unique thing about Antiseptic is the band always did something every 7 years. Started on 1990, first album on 1997, second album on 2004, and i think this band will break up on 2011, hahaha !!!
Thanx for the friendship and fun !!! Stand strong, stand proud !!!
Ps: Sorry, if we used to beat you up before. We're just a bunch of
stupid young Punx back then, big cheeers !!!
BARMY OLD DAYS
