Sore, is gracefully a familiar sound for the common music enthusiast of Jakarta - known for their distinct jazzy/folky vibe with a deep representation of Indonesian soul, the group was originally formed in 2000 by three childhood friends (Ade Paloh, Mondo Gascaro & Awan Garnida). In late 2001 Awan Garnida brought two other friends (Bembi Gusti & Reza Dwiputranto) and together they captured the hearts of Indonesians by the name “SORE”, which means “late afternoon” in Indonesian.

Their masterpiece album, “Centralismo” which was a tribute to Central Jakarta, where most of the members grew up, received praise from all quarters. Time Magazine Asia acknowledged it as “One of Five Asian Albums Worth Buying”, and Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine listed it 40 in “150 Greatest Indonesian Albums of All Time”. The music varied greatly from track to track as each member contributed lead singings and song-writings in this album

Here are some exclusive footages of them performing live at Do Whoopee!, an event in partnership with Dr.Martens, in Level 8 Foundry.

In 2004 and early 2005 they contributed two songs in a couple of compilation albums, the first was a compilation of music from Jakarta’s indie scene called “JKRT: SKRG” (an abbreviation of “Jakarta, Sekarang” which translates “Jakarta, Now”) released by Aksara Records. The other was an original motion picture soundtrack “Janji Joni,” also released by Aksara.

While preparing their materials for their second album, they got involved in four original soundtrack albums: “Berbagi Suami” (Love for Share); “Kala” (Dead Time); Quickie Express; “Perempuan Punya Cerita” (Chants of Lotus), one of which became a hit single, “Pergi Tanpa Pesan,” a reworking of an Indonesian classic from the late 1950’s.

After working their materials for more than a year, they are back with their second album entitled Ports of Lima (Aksara Records - 2008) to great critical acclaim. The Rolling Stone Indonesia recently voted it as the Best Album of 2008.The last award went to SORE was for the “Best Alternative Music Production” (2009) by Anugrah Musik Indonesia (AMI).

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