Hello everyone! I find this discussion to be absent in any of the post here. I am a big fan of these bands and have been wondering what exactly creates this
Nu-santara Rock sound that they are playing (chord progression/scales/technique etc ).

It would also be lovely if anybody can share chords of their songs here and we can figure things out together as its also really hard to find their chords on the net. I already figured out a few by myself(I think)

You can also chip in similar sounding bands that I might not come across.

Its also hard to find any constructive discussion of the analysis of these bands on the net like how we can see in the Radiohead fans forum.
I find this to be a very interesting topic as you can always read some white people discussions on western artist like Green Day/ Muse etc but never on our local bands in which especially these band. I find them playing something very nuanced then just a repackaging of western rock chord progressions packaged with malay lyrics.

Is there any music theory sifus willing to share whatever they know ?

This post has been edited by gitz0212: Oct 27 2016, 03:04 AM

Listen to all album already?

hmm...cos of p ramlee...the man...not the burger.

I have listened to
Butterfingers: Selamat Tinggal Dunia, Kembali
Monoloque: Jejak Tanah
Iqbal M: Antara Dua Darjat
Pitahati: Fonetik Anak Candal

I have to say my fav is Selamat Tinggal Dunia. Also happens to be the album that started all this "lirik melayu tapi tak busuk" trend the other bands picked up.

I have the chords to Selamat Tinggal Dunia(the song not the album) I found out recently and would upload it to Ultimate Guitar in the near future

Yeah in interviews Loque spoke a lot about P Ramlee and R Azmi being his main sources of inspiration. He always says their chord progressions are different or something.

ive listened to butterfingers since their first album up to d last one including their side b releases but to me, the most special one will always be selamat tinggal dunia..its d end of an era kind of album..something that u say to ur grandchildrean to be the greats..listen to some monoloque song and its quite good, he is still d best in musical arrangement i must say..

Listened to them after kurt shot his head lol 1st few album then on newest album only the hits la. For me butterfingers always = Emmett coz of his voice, but i began to appreciate Loque with his creative music arrangement, lyric, songwriting afterwards, one of the best in Malaysia

The epitome of Butterfingers, IMHO, is - and always will be - The Chemistry Between Us. I've heard their music on and off over the years, from skool times during the alternative era. Transcendence was released right around the time I hit uni as I was starting to experiment with songwriting and alternate tunings. It was phenomenal, to my ears, something that stands out against just about everything local that I had heard (still stands out even to this day).

I must admit that its been years since I dug it up and scrutinized it. What I do remember is that song, along with a significant portion of the album, uses a lot of layers in adding complexity to the music. Stuff like orchestral accompaniments, gamelan, etc. Mainly in natural minor/aeolian. Compositional wise, the plucking in the beginning reinforces the the entirety of the song, lending the listener a sense of familiarity with both the verse and chorus even if they haven't heard it before. Great song.

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Oh lord, my notification was off and I didn't realize people were replying here. Did you study any of the other stuff off Transcendence such as Mermaids or Dooms Day ?


This post has been edited by gitz0212: Jan 17 2017, 12:27 PM

Oh lord, my notification was off and I didn't realize people were replying here. Did you study any of the other stuff off Transcendence such as Mermaids or Dooms Day ?

Listened to them fleetingly back then, yes. Unfortunately everything else got drowned because of how awesome Chemistry was