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An Afternoon with Gigi Band!
by fairy (27-Sep-2003) | Readers Say

If you've never had the chance to sit down in a room with Gigi and wondered what they were like, expect nothing but insanity, laughter and kekonyolan from the four guys that make up the Indonesian band. It is for their wacky sense of humor that I find Armand Maulana (vocalist), Budhy Haryono (drummer), Dewa Budjana (guitarist) and Thomas Ramdhan (bassist) to be some of the friendliest people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.

L-R: Armand, Thomas, Budjana, Budhy

A LITTLE BIT ON GIGI BAND

For those new to this Indonesian band, Gigi has been around since 1994 with a few member shifts in their history. The band plays what they call 'free pop' music. Armand's unique husky voice, the talented skills of the band players and musical influences such as jazz, rock and pop create the essence of Gigi's music.

Contrary to popular belief, Gigi is not a 'rock' band; the band feels that the genre describes their music too rigidly. In short Gigi is a free-spirited band that writes and plays whatever music suits their mood at the time.

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The band did relatively well as a newcomer in the music market back home when fans grabbed 100,000 copies of their debut album, Angan (1994). They've been actively churning out one album every year ever since. My personal Gigi favorite is their 2x2 album released in 1997. Back then Opet Alatas was the bassist instead of Thomas.

The ganteng Gigi guys made a stop in Malaysia to promote their latest and 8th album, Salam Kedelapan. In commemoration of the new album, a concert performance took place at Cheras, Kuala Lumpur on Friday (26-Sept). After Malaysia, Gigi will return home to continue with their concert tour across various cities in Indonesia.


MEETING GIGI

Gigi was scheduled for an interview at one of the radio stations at work, so I decided to drop by and take some photos for all you GigiKita (Gigi fans). I am never one to miss out on an opportunity to document Indonesian music-related material for my website, particularly musicians whose albums I have been collecting for years.

Arriving at the studio, I could see that it was about to burst at its seams with the amount of people inside accompanying Gigi band, from their photographers to label representatives. The radio studio is not that small, really; it's very comfortable to hold three or four guest artists plus the DJ. However if you have close to 10 people in there then it starts to become an issue for claustrophobics!

For the duration of the radio interview, Armand, Thomas, Budjana and Budhy were constantly making jokes and everyone was really jovial with the radio DJ; there was hardly a dull moment. Fighting to keep my silence in the studio, I fought to urge to laugh along.

When the interview was over, I went down to the cafeteria to see the band members while they had their coffee break. Armed with a marker and their newest album which I had just miraculously obtained, I asked the guys if they'd sign my new Gigi album. They cheerfully answered, "Ya boleh, boleh, boleh!" I pulled up a chair next to them and the signing marathon began!

It was during this short but meaningful session that I got a taste of how insane the Gigi guys were. I had just met them but they were very big-brother-like and teased me like they would a younger sister. Armand and Budjana went as far as asking me how long I had been in Malaysia! When I said I was indeed from Malaysia, they initially didn't believe me. I enjoy doing that; it's my job to confuse Indonesians with my hybrid identity (i.e. my passable Indonesian accent.)

On a more solemn note, I conveyed to Budhy my salam takziah (condolences) on the recent loss of his mother in Bandung. I told him I knew about it from a friend's website. Budhy smiled appreciatively and thanked me for the thoughts.

Thomas was not inside having coffee like the rest; he was outside having a smoke, so the guys amiably shooed me to go out to meet the bassist (if I wasn't a girl, I daresay they would have engaged in some horseplay and physically kicked my behind to get me moving). There he was in nongkrong pose with his rokok (Indonesia sekali). Thomas saw me from a distance waving my Gigi poster and instantly knew what I came to see him for.

Someone recently ask me to recommend him some good Indonesian guitarists he should listen to, so I decided to seek Thomas' wisdom in naming me a few. He mentioned a few who were playing for several bands: Eet from Edane, Pay from bip, Coki from Netral, Gigi's very own band guitarist, Budjana (who has own solo albums), and this other fellow whom I had just heard of: Balawan.

Thomas kept saying with much admiration, "Wah asli jago banget itu orang (the guy's an expert)," and mentioned that the Balinese musician played his guitar with a method called double tapping which apparently resembles piano playing.

I was further intrigued in learning that Balawan fuses Balinese gamelan music with jazz, so this player is definitely on my wish list of albums to get from Indonesia. I mean, how cool is that? I've always loved gamelan music, so serene and mystic. Dewa Budjana apparently helped out with Balawan's album too.

After this enlightening session with Thomas, Armand, Budhy and Budjana along with the people who managed them came out from the building to leave for the stadium where they were scheduled to conduct a sound check before their Friday concert. As they took their seats in their vehicle, the guys smiled and waved at me furiously before rumbling down the road to their exit.



Two Photo Albums and One Video Clip!

Mahdzan.com & Friends proudly present two exclusive photo albums and one video clip taken during Gigi's presence in Malaysia!


Gigi in Studio Era

Gigi in Concert

Zack managed to capture a 2-minute video during Gigi's concert on Friday night. The guys were playing Perihal Cinta. The audio is not the greatest of quality, according to Zack, as he was too near the amplifyer, but the video is worth checking out if you're a die-hard Gigi fan.

Special thanks to Siryn and Zack for sharing their concert photos and video with everyone.

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WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT An Afternoon with Gigi Band!:
#110. GW NGGAK TERIMA KALAU ARMAND NAMA ALIASNYA MANTO SUMANTO...
Posted by rieka on 26-Apr-2007, 16:19 MYT

#109. who's the best rocker in indonesian until now...??? euweh deui ngan ARMAND MAULANA!!!, Gigi is the best n' cool group,keep moving guys!!!, cari album yang 2x2 susah euy,plis cariin solusi, iam crazy bout that album!, btw, kpn buku biograpi nya keluar?, GIGI!!!
Posted by Rene on 14-Mar-2007, 15:12 MYT

#108. Hai...GIGI...aku yulie di Bali...
Hai...Bli Dewa Bujana...punapi gatrane??
sebenernya mau minta sesuatu sich sama band GIGI...temenku ada yg ngefans bgt sama kalian...dia anak band juga dan kata dia musiknya terinspirasi dari musik kalian...maret bsk dia ultah,aku pengennya ngasi dia CD GIGI yg isi tanda tanggan kalian tp kayanya susah juga ya...
gimana ya caranya??? coz aku pingin banget ngasi dia kado yg berkesan....
oke gut luck ya GIGI...
Posted by yulie on 20-Feb-2007, 20:02 MYT

#107. i like thomas.gw ngefans bgt ama loe
Posted by sigit on 7-Dec-2006, 15:39 MYT

#106. kapan konser di Majalengka?

Posted by Tilil on 2-Oct-2006, 17:11 MYT

#105. Gigi - Pintu Surga

01 Ada_Anak_Bertanya_Pada_Bapaknya
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02 Selamat_Hari_Lebaran
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03 Sejadah Panjang
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04 Sahur_tiba
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05 Pintu_Sorga
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06 Lebaran_Sebentaran_Lagi
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07 Kota_Santri
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08 Kehendakmu
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09 Dosa_Ini
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10 Damai_Bersamamu
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Posted by si eneng on 25-Sep-2006, 11:07 MYT

#104. Halo Gigi yang makin hari makin OK aja!!Buat Kang Armand yang keren abiz... Gayanya di atas panggung gak pernah mati!!
Buat Bli Bujana, mau banget donk diajarin gitar.
Buat Kang Thomas, permainan bassnya gak nahan!!
Buat Bang Hendi, permainan drummnya OkZ Bgt!
Posted by Ayesa on 21-Aug-2006, 13:49 MYT

#103. Assalamualaikum to all muslim friend..hey im sakinah from Brunei & fanatik of GIGI since they first album till this time. wish bisa GIGI datang ke Brunei buat concert di disini..pls..pls..pl s come to Brunei Darussalam GIGI..I love GIGI specially Armand Maulana...Love you...
Posted by Sakinah on 14-May-2006, 01:33 MYT

#102. halo gigi.........gm,n kbrny? kpn k smarang lg kangen nih..... bawain lagu ngerocknya donnnnnnnnn.... kmarin kan lagu rohani. aku ngefans bgt ma kalian coz performance kalian yg luar biasa..... armand.... suara kmu tuh ngebass bgt kya bledek........duarrr rrrrrrr suara kmu tetap seimbang walaupun kmu lg loncat, nungging, ko bsa sih sgitu tahannyaaaaaaa? apa sih rahasianya.? tomas.....gaya kmu loh pas lg pegang bass........rasanya pengen nampol kmu.....coz gokillllll bgt. budjana........ kaleme polllllll.........tp salut bgt apalg pas lg akustikan....wuih. budy....... top bgt mainnya....... pkonya apa aja yg positif bwt gigi dehhhhhhhhhh........ . denger gigi pas bangun tidur trus ngopi........aduh tentram bgt..... apalg the bestnya ... cobain aj
Posted by asdhy on 18-Mar-2006, 11:37 MYT

#101. ...Alouw semuanya!!!Sebelum nanya lebih banyak ma GIGI, gmn kabar kalian?masih tetep fit kan?Mau nanya keGIGI langkah awal apa yg kalian coba untuk seperti sekarang ini?and pengalaman apa aja yg sudah kalian pelajari selama ini, apa sudah ada perubahan dalam segi musik terutama???Kalo ak liat memang udah ada perubahan dlm segi musiknya, emank knp?Terus terang ak juga dah suka ama GIGI sejak ak dibangku SMP sampai sekarang,&ak suka ama GIGI itu dalam hal karakter musiknya yg dipenuhi performance masing2.Sebetulnya ak juga pengin belajar pengalaman yg dari kalian yg sudah kalian dapatkan juga, Ya..dari pengalaman musik, maupun dari karakter kalian.REverensi lg2 GIGI banyak didapatkan dari pengalaman apa aja rata2?&Ngomong2 kalian punya basecamp dimana sekarang???Apa kalian masih suka kumpul ama tmn2 selain GIGI???
Posted by WaHy0e - Website   on 18-Feb-2006, 13:07 MYT

#100. My All Time Fav GROUP
Posted by jalandibulan on 27-Dec-2005, 18:59 MYT

#99. aLLow...aLLow..aLLow .. bingUng biNguNg kU memikirnya KudU NgomoNg aP sOaLnya Gigi dA Best Lha pOqona mAh!
Posted by aChee on 19-Dec-2005, 12:42 MYT

#98. hallo GIGI i love u so much. mau nggak kasih aq poster ato kaos kalian. susuh banget ni biar bisa dapat poster ato kaos kalian...!!! plissss!!! gratis boleh kan???
kirim ke jl.apel wetan no.1 kramat, magelang utara atas nama reni sahal fachrudini. ok. plis ya, cuma ini permintaanku pada kalian, moga kalian berbaik hati.
Posted by reni sahal - Website   on 26-Nov-2005, 12:59 MYT

#97. aku gigikit@ dari Indonesia k'lo ada temen2 dari malaysia yg mau gabung ama anak2 gigikit@ gabung aja ke anak2 gigikit@ indonesia!!OKE!!!!
Posted by dijk_ on 22-Nov-2005, 00:14 MYT

#96. gi2 sbuah band yg pling gw ska! skrg mkin kren dg lagu2 islam aransemenNa! yg kmaren prnah diisuin mo bbar? tp skrg solid lg! good luck gigi....... armand lo styleNa kren abis aksi panggungNa luar biasa, thomas so cool, dewa ga da duaNa, hendy cuaemmmmm abis................ .
Posted by cozvie - Website   on 26-Oct-2005, 01:03 MYT

#95. gw paling demen sama bujana..
cos dia inspirasi gw..
karana cara dan kesukaan bujana hapir sama dengan saya,,..suak musik etnic
salam buat bujana (gw ichtus leonardo puadi)asli papua..
tapi gw kul di surabaya
keinginan gw sih bisa main bareng ma bujana itu aja deh
Posted by leonardo on 14-Oct-2005, 20:35 MYT

#94. Wajar bila terucap namamu malam ini, bukan sekedar hanya dalam diri sendiri.....
oooooo.... GIGIku aku takkan pernah pindah ke laen hati
Posted by iyus$$$$ on 2-Oct-2005, 14:45 MYT

#93. gw faNs brat ma GIGI pa LageE ma armand & Thomas aksi panggung tu b2 kren abisssssssssssstp ko ArMand Tega seh nInggalin GIGI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! pLEASe jgn Bubar yaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!
Posted by co"i - Website   on 17-Sep-2005, 01:27 MYT

#92. ko gi2 bbar seh armand jgn gto dunk ksian ma thomas, dEwa BudJaNa, & heNdee
Posted by co"i on 17-Sep-2005, 01:20 MYT

#91. hi! gigi is high quality indonesian band so stay in indonesian music
Posted by evan on 23-Aug-2005, 15:46 MYT

#90. i like thomas...hahahhaha
Posted by rusdi on 18-Aug-2005, 15:37 MYT

#89. gw pngin bisa main band kayak Gigi gt lochhhh....
kalo bisa main bareng.

Posted by yoga on 8-Aug-2005, 17:57 MYT

#88. The bast band
The good concert
and they are nice people
Posted by Temy on 4-Aug-2005, 14:22 MYT

#87. band gigi kayanya udah mau bubar tuh!!! soalnya si vokalis. Armand, lagi ke amrik..... kabarnya sih lagi ikutan reality shownya acara di sana yang mau cari vokalis baru tuh!, ya.... kalo armand udah cabut dari GIGI gosipnya sih budjana, thomas, n hendy bakal bikin album ke-9 tau tuh judulnya apaan trus abis itu mereka bubar deh...mudah-mudahan kabar itu ga bener ya..., tapi kabar yang terakhir tuh bener banget lho..gue harap sih budjana masih bikin album solo yang berikutnya, setelah album "SAMSARA".....
Posted by Andi - Website   on 4-Jul-2005, 13:19 MYT

#86. haloo....para fans gigi....gue ngidolain nih band dari SD,yah walaupun sekarang selera musik gue udah laen,tp gue saluttt ma nih band.top abisss.palagi THOMAS..cool dah!tp katanya armand mau cabut ke amrik...ya mudahan aja ga jadi...okey???
Posted by kembruttt_Loser on 8-Jun-2005, 19:50 MYT

#85. gigi is the music of my contry.....
Posted by angga on 5-Jun-2005, 13:01 MYT

#84. hello GIGI.....gue bener2 suka ma klyan!!!gue slalu tonton konser2 klyan loh....abisnya gue kangen trus ma klyan, tetep semangat 'n makin sukses,ditunggu album barunya ya....eh, inget ya gue GIGIKITA abizzz......
Posted by cindy on 28-May-2005, 21:09 MYT

#83. GIGI...
adalah band yang dari kecil bener2 gw idolakan, gw paling ngefans ma DEWA BUDJANA... Permainan gitarnya keren abizz, apalagi suara2 gitar yang timbul dari efeknya.. WOW!!! Keren Abizzz....
ARMAND juga suaranya keren, dia tuh orang yang bisa menciptakan ternd tersendiri yang orang belum punya trend tersebut...
THOMAS permainan bassnya bener2 asyik buat didengar dan ga membosankan, gayanya klo lagi main bass bener2 cool banget.. Thomas paling ga suka klo gaya rambutnya ada yang nyamain, klo ada orang yang nyamain gaya rambutnya dia pasti langsung ganti model rambutnya....
HENDY, klo lagi ngedrum gayanya boleh juga tuh, ketukan2nya juga ga monoton dan bervariasi... Begitu pun dengan drummer terdahulunya seperti RONALD dan BUDHY, mereka adalah salah satu orang yang paling berjasa dalam mengangkat nama GIGI sampai sekarang....
Dimanapun GIGI konser gw pasti nonton coz gw ga pernah mau ketinggalan koser mereka....
Pokoknya GIGI IS THE BEST dan GAK ADA MATINYA!!! Album GIGI gw di rumah lengkap, paling cuma album "2x2" yang ga ada coz albumnya susah banget dicari, bagi yang punya album 2x2 kasih tau gw dunk, soalnya gw pengen banget punya album itu....
Kesimpulannya adalah GIGI itu band yang paling keren dan top abizz di Indonesia, ga ada band lain yang bisa menggeser nama besar mereka....

-RAYA "fRe5h-

Posted by Raya on 16-May-2005, 00:35 MYT

#82. Ke New York lagi donk GIGI band
Posted by Wulan on 20-Apr-2005, 06:04 MYT

#81. GIGI..... whut a cool band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
i heard from ma dad in consulate that they're gonna have a concert in LA aight?? hohoo... i'll be there fo so'!!!
whut a big surprise.. they have a concert in here! i can't believe it.. i mizz their song.. actually i miss all bout indonesia! i saw DEWI GITA also when she was singing @ PCC!! neeways.. i really love GIGI.. alright.. thanks for all!!! ``dhyta``
Posted by ``dhytz`` on 12-Apr-2005, 02:54 MYT

#80. semuanya... tolongin gw dunk...masuk ke gigionline gimana sech??? gw dah klik lampunya, mukanya satu-persatu, gambar cdnya, huruf GIGInya tapi tetep ga bisa masuk..mana yang salah ya??? untuk yang perduli sama sesama manusia, berhati mulia, rajin menabung, pandai memasak, suka membantu ibu pls bales ke fanani_inayati@yahoo .com
Posted by inay on 7-Apr-2005, 02:56 MYT

#79. asyik review indonesian musics ja, how bout malaysian musics review?
Posted by Afdlin on 6-Apr-2005, 16:37 MYT

#78. buat temen2 yg cinta mati sama GIGI, join aja di milis nya, di Link

ditunggu ya..

-aria-
Posted by Goggle Black - Website   on 18-Mar-2005, 11:03 MYT

#77. hallo semua gw sebagian pecinta n penggemar gigi lhooo'' gw suka cekalee ma mereka karena selalu kompak dan laen dari yang lain. diliat dari kostum n aksesoris nya juga ok banyeeeeet apalagi klo liat gayanya Arman ama thomas tuh kadang gw suka berhayal gw pengen jadi kayak mereka gitu lhoooo trus ama tabuhan bedugnya budhy n sang gitaris andalan gw Dewa bujana hehe seru abizzzzzzzzzzzz

Posted by j0w0 on 17-Mar-2005, 09:14 MYT

#76. aku tuh seneng bwanget sama lagunya GIGI yang judulnya Terbang.disitu kang Armand kya temen gw ""HELMI".Pokonya dari suaranya,gayanya,ram but SPIKEYnya,pokonya Saaammm.......maaaa Bwanget ! GIGI ga ada matinye.. Hidup GIGIkita.
Posted by ebien on 9-Mar-2005, 13:23 MYT

#75. buat album videoklip gigi donk dari angan ampe cinta terakhir seluruh vid klip jangan ada yang lewat salu buat gigi
memang ngerti banget buat kita
Posted by insan - Website   on 7-Mar-2005, 21:00 MYT

#74. GIGI....ruarrrr biasa
Posted by tatang on 2-Mar-2005, 19:12 MYT

#73. gigi kapan ke yogya-nya, ada yang bisa kasih tahu gak Thomas dah merried atawa belon? thanks before
Posted by omik on 21-Feb-2005, 10:50 MYT

#72. GIGI kereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!
Posted by Doddy DJ on 18-Feb-2005, 14:45 MYT

#71. aku cinta gigi banget gitu lo...............
Posted by desi - Website   on 13-Feb-2005, 17:39 MYT

#70. hai gw baru aja nemuin album (kasetnya ) Gigi albim ke 4 ( 2x2). isinya keren banget. kalo' lo mo dibajkin hubungin gw ok. buat yg mo kenalan lewt e-mail gw aje ye
Posted by hudi hutomo hadi on 5-Feb-2005, 10:03 MYT

#69. armand maulana........ga ada matinya....
tapi yang gw sayangin gigi tu jarang bgt manggung di yogyakarta, selalu di jakarta...padahal gw sekarang kuliah dijogja...bwt gigi: sering2 dong manggung dijogja....jangan dijakarta mulu.....
oiy, klo ada yang tau kabar gigi lagi, kirim2 ke gw yaw...
salam gigi...
Posted by rere_yogyakarta on 24-Jan-2005, 12:34 MYT

#68. temen-temen gue bilang gue mirip BGT ma kang ARMAN.Thank's BGT buat temen-temen+gank gue yang masih cinta ma GIGI.gIGIkita tetap hidup
Posted by indra on 23-Jan-2005, 17:02 MYT

#67. hidup gigi (huntu=in sundanese )
gw punya pertanyaan gigi kapan manggung di bandung ???? armand lo kapan ke bandung??????????
Posted by fauzy - Website   on 20-Jan-2005, 11:28 MYT

#66. gigi rafa suka sangat sekali dengan gigi..... apalagi melihat arman....mirip wajah dengan kuralaut rafa(nick my boy friend) i love u.........
Posted by rafa on 15-Jan-2005, 14:15 MYT

#65. woi .....! apa kabar gigifans
klo mo jd gigi fans club gimana sih? kasih tao donk all abaut gigi
Posted by yanu on 14-Jan-2005, 17:10 MYT

#64. gigi gw cinta mati ma loe..waktu peristiwa di UIN gw selamet karena maju ke samping panggung toek motoin thomas si ganteng itu..so thanks to Allah I'm save...kalo nggak mungkin gw kena runtuhan..yaaaa at least pitak-lah..eh Aa thomas gw boleh minta poto loe ga????
Posted by inay on 29-Dec-2004, 14:35 MYT

#63. hallo sy dety...sy dah lama banget ngefans ma band gigi,but gak tau kenapa buat dapetin posternya aja nyarinya susah banget
Posted by dety on 24-Dec-2004, 06:53 MYT

#62. Turut berduka cita atas meninggalnya 2 orang fans GIGI di konser inaugurasi mahasiswa baru UIN syarif hidayatullah Ciputat Jakarta.

Link
Posted by adi wahyu - Website   on 19-Dec-2004, 17:36 MYT

#61. gigi! rock on yo! salam metal ketjil,,,,,,,,,, kapan butuh drummer anyar? saya punya kenalan yang jago ngedrum,,, namanya andi,,,, gimana?
apa ramuan biar jadi GEDE kayak kalian?
sukses yaw!!!
Posted by andhi on 17-Dec-2004, 20:39 MYT

#60. gigi lou yang terbaik di indonesia
Posted by abots - Website   on 15-Dec-2004, 08:36 MYT

#59. piiiuuuwiiitttt..... ................ buat gigikita yang punya album 2x2, please hubungi aku, ok. byeeeeeee
Posted by hudi on 5-Dec-2004, 19:55 MYT

#58. i love armand
Posted by rahmi hayati on 29-Nov-2004, 20:33 MYT

#57. best aa.. band gigi,lagu semua sedap2..tapi nak dapatkan kord susah la..antar aa..
Posted by airee on 14-Sep-2004, 11:39 MYT

#56. alo pa kabar gigiers indonesia
Posted by fitra - Website   on 14-Sep-2004, 04:05 MYT

#55. Coco, coba www.GigiOnline.com. Link
Posted by Fairy on 10-Sep-2004, 15:24 MYT

#54. eh ada yang tau gaak?
situs yang ngemuat all about GIGI
Posted by coco on 10-Sep-2004, 10:42 MYT

#53. watched Gigi on Perhargaan MTV performing 'Ku Cari Yg Kau Mahu' last ngt on Astro's MTV..pretty cool..hopefully can catch them during raya time (u know how raya can be with so many activities)..
Posted by jazzmate on 2-Nov-2003, 21:54 MYT

#52. Buat gigi fans khususnya buat mereka di malaysia, ini ada brita gembira! Concert GIGI di msia akan di siar di Tv, Astro Ria tanggal 26 Nov jam 3.30pm!

pastikan di rakammm!!!! hehehehe
Posted by Siryn on 31-Oct-2003, 11:20 MYT

#51. Bagi dunia kau mungkin seseorang
bagi seseorang kau mungkin dunianya
thanks to GIGI
Posted by elfrianti simanjunta on 30-Oct-2003, 14:52 MYT

#50. hello firman..check email kamu yah!
Posted by Siryn on 23-Oct-2003, 16:41 MYT

#49. allow anak2 gig
pa kabar semuanya, gw mau nanya nih, gimana seh caranya jd anggota fans clubnya gigi..
kasih tau dong gw gigi freak nih
dari dulu.
ok bye....
Posted by firman on 22-Oct-2003, 05:01 MYT

#48. I Like Arman's Leontin
Posted by udhien - Website   on 9-Oct-2003, 14:45 MYT

#47. saw them on beat tv last nite....hehe miss u guys!!
Posted by Siryn on 8-Oct-2003, 09:18 MYT

#46. Beat TV on channel Astro Ria (4) will be doing a scoop on Gigi's recent concert in Cheras. Check it out during these days and times.

BEAT TV SIRI 5
Synopsis:
Beat TV ke Menara PGRM, Cheras menyaksikan Gigi membuat persembahan dan Bront ke litar Sepang meninjau Pan Global Endurance Race.

7-Oct-2003 - 9:00:00 PM
8-Oct-2003 - 3:30:00 AM
12-Oct-2003 - 10:00:00 AM

Link
Posted by Fairy on 5-Oct-2003, 19:18 MYT

#45. thank you gmie for that fantastic picture of samoth floating yah!! great pic man!! is that really u budj?

congrats buat GG kerna telah menang 2 awards utk acara AMI - Anugerah Musik Indonesia.

I love you sooooo....!
Posted by Siryn on 5-Oct-2003, 17:00 MYT

#44. helo all GIGI fans!!!
alhamdulillah GIGI konsert berjalan lancar.. for ur viewing .. share with me my pictures at GIGI konsert..
the promoter for GIGI konsert at KL is our team.. deedge communication sdn bhd. [shout loud at JOE]. i'm the one who take care of your guys bag that can't bring into the hall!!

thanks for who has come and support US!!!
LOVE PEACE & RESPECT!!!

Posted by gmie - Website   on 3-Oct-2003, 22:19 MYT

#43. Hallo .........Fairy , Leila , Najihah ...siapa lagi ya ??? banyak banget

Thanks semuanya

dewa budjana
Posted by dewa budjana - Website   on 3-Oct-2003, 20:59 MYT

#42. Fairy, appreciate reply on principle of your focus in this web..Also, makasih kerna introduce 'Balawan' ke gw..Thought heard the name before somewhere..gw harap bisa nongkrong trus di Mahdzan.com yg keren nich..cuman gw kecewa kerna gak bs nonton 'The Groove' di Plaza Indonesia kemarin..waktu itu gw telat cuman 10 menit aja..kamu udah nonton mereka?..
Posted by jazzmate on 3-Oct-2003, 10:15 MYT

#41. Ah, Gigi. One of the best and most consistent Indonesian bands around, and definitely one of the best live acts (though Armand sometimes overdoes it for my tastes...but hey, what do I know?).

So you have 2x2, eh? Hang on to that, it's practically a collector's item, their rarest album. Since Gigi moved to Sony, all their pre-Sony albums have been re-mastered and re-released save for that one. I'm not sure why, if I'm not mistaken it's a contractual entanglement with the company that released it. Anyway, finding it in music shops is a bastard of a job, since it's near impossible to find a copy, as far as I know.

About the album itself, I don't have it myself. According to their bio on musikmu.com, it was a poor seller. In terms of quality, I wouldn't be surprised if it were one of their weakest albums, considering it was the work of a band in flux: only two original members left, one new member was their ex-bassist's technician who only got the tech job because he badly wanted to learn from Thomas, a whole boatload of guest musicians to pick up the slack. Ambitious for sure, but based on that info alone, I'd assume it's a disparate effort. I'd probably have a different opinion if I actually heard the album, but refer to the above paragraph. 2x2 is like the holy grail of Gigi albums.

Anyway, I feel Opet deserves his share of plaudits. From being a humble bass tech to full-time member of one of Indonesia's biggest bands and having a hand in one of their biggest commercial successes (Kilas Balik), he could've stuck with the gig and been pretty well off. But he opted to step aside once Thomas was drug-free and start from scratch with his own band, so you gotta give the guy some credit for having the balls to do so. And his new band, Tiket, is doing alright, so all's well with the world.

Speaking of Opet, you might've read that he, Baron and Ronald got back on stage with Gigi for a little reunion gig to mark Budjana's wedding in Bali. Man, that must've been some cool gig. Hope that wasn't a one-off and they'll do that again sometime. Maybe for their tenth anniversary, they can do another reunion gig, but this time on a bigger scale. They definitely deserve it.
Posted by Mr. Ardiasyah on 3-Oct-2003, 01:00 MYT

#40. jazzmate, I am not interested in putting up charts and things like that. Those are frivolous things you can get on major music websites. I have my own focus and way of doing things around Mahdzan.com.

Just do a Google search for "Balawan", there are lots of links to the Balinese guitarist.

Evita was attached to MuMu tabloid, MusicKita.com and Rock tabloid which were all based in Jakarta, so she was a credible music journalist.
Posted by Fairy on 2-Oct-2003, 16:02 MYT

#39. Fairy, why not put a list of Top Ten songs in Indonesia on weekly basis..I'm sure you'll be happy coz there'll be a lot of Dewa & Padi there..GIGI, however not so often 'the chosen one'..any more info on Balawan..the link info was too short
BTW, is your Evita friend attached with any media??..
Posted by jazzmate on 2-Oct-2003, 15:52 MYT

#38. Hi sofea, salam kenal juga.

Nizam thanks for the info on Fairul's Gigi concert review, I enjoyed reading it, very well-written. I say it should also be featured to GigiOnline.com.
Posted by Fairy on 2-Oct-2003, 15:19 MYT

#37. haie..wanna hie say hi to fairy.. i am nu here.. hope to be fren wit all of u guys..walau gimana pun..apa yang mau dikatakan..GIGi dan konsernya..kren bangat..sungguh..suk a..
Posted by sofea on 2-Oct-2003, 14:38 MYT

#36. To all Gigi and Fairy fans out there!

I have a post on Gigi's recent concert in KL by a friend of mine, Fairul Nizam who was kind anough to write about his Gigi Concert experience.

Link
Posted by Nizam Zakaria - Website   on 2-Oct-2003, 13:28 MYT

#35. hehe sorry...stress n bored..
Posted by Siryn on 2-Oct-2003, 10:40 MYT

#34. ms/mr bottled_tea, mbak fai tu lam yearly schedule die sure ada trip to indo. so.. jeng jeng jeng
'setahun tak ke indonesia bagaikan langit tanpa awan'. hehehe... kan kan mbak fai
Posted by im on 2-Oct-2003, 00:33 MYT

#33. Settle down Siryn. Excitednye dia.
Posted by Fairy on 1-Oct-2003, 15:14 MYT

#32. hebattt loeeee fairy!!! udagh ada yg minta autograph!! pheeeeeewittttttt!!!
Posted by Siryn on 1-Oct-2003, 14:33 MYT

#31. Hmm, food at Indonesian malls and hotels? I don't really think about it, where possible I eat as inexpensively as my pockets can go. I try to avoid eating fastfood in Indo bcoz wtf, I can eat that crap here in Msia. But as Ana says, it's relatively expensive to eat at posh places in Jkt. Which is why I avoid it like the plague. Heck it's expensive to eat food at any posh place, regardless of country.

Waalaikumsalam bottled_tea (cool nick). You are kidding about the autographed tetra pack teh botol right?
Posted by Fairy on 1-Oct-2003, 13:50 MYT

#30. any news on upcoming indo concert that will b held in msia? gw dah missed both gigi & dewa concert... at least kalau tau awal2, bleh prepare duit balik msia jap... eh fairy, can i have ur autograph on one of your emptied tetra pack teh botol ?
Posted by bottled_tea on 1-Oct-2003, 13:35 MYT

#29. food court in mall, franchise restaurant, cafe' & classy restaurant are expensive.... bener ngga mbak Fai..hehehe
Posted by Ana on 1-Oct-2003, 12:11 MYT

#28. assalamualaikum fairy ... been visiting ur site for quite a while, tapi tak pernah post aper2 pon... anyway ur life seems very interesting, so i tabib salute kat u! just wondering when r u going to indonesia again?, may i tag along? tak reti lahhh jalan sorang2...
Posted by bottled_tea on 1-Oct-2003, 12:06 MYT

#27. I remember had Marlin ikan bakar and dinner at Warung Doel (milik Rano Karno) di KTS..However, don't you think food is more expensive in JKT??..at the mall though not the street vendors..next time you go, compare food court at Plaza Senayan & Mal Taman Anggrek with KLCC..
Come to think of it, JKT is more expensive than KL, esp hotel rate..Fairy, do you agree??..
Posted by jazzmate on 1-Oct-2003, 10:39 MYT

#26. Hi fairy, wau....bestnya lepak ngan gigi..

eh girl thanks for ari tu ya, kalau free2 nanti jom la tgk wayang.

Hang ni baguih betui la, sejuk semua gigikita, takla kemaruk lepaih tengok konsert!
Posted by lissa on 1-Oct-2003, 08:42 MYT

#25. Hi Jazzmate, to my knowledge KTS has been closed since last year. That's what my Indonesian friends said lah. I sure had some good times there.
Posted by Fairy on 30-Sep-2003, 23:28 MYT

#24. fairy, got to this website link from yahoo groups or something (can't remember),but loved it..mcmn you can be so obsessed with Indon huh?..anyway, like you said..either love it or hate it..how I wished I'm in Jakarta now, enjoying great jazz at The Jamz..Is KTS still exist??..
Posted by jazzmate on 30-Sep-2003, 17:12 MYT

#23. fuiiiyyyyyyyyoooooo. ..
Posted by im on 30-Sep-2003, 16:39 MYT

#22. There are more photos of Gigi taken by me during their visit to Studio Era on www.Era.fm.

Petang Bersama Era and Kumpulan Gigi
Posted by Fairy on 30-Sep-2003, 14:59 MYT

#21. Discovered your site thru' Nizam Zakaria's blog. Never knew about this site before but now, I'm hooked!
Posted by Klotforce on 30-Sep-2003, 12:26 MYT

#20. hehe told ya i'm not good in writing...sila ajar mbak fairy!!! heehehe sifo gede ku! hahahahhaa
Posted by Siryn on 30-Sep-2003, 10:19 MYT

#19. Siryn, good for you. Sungguh rojak tulisan kau. BM ada, BI ada, BIndo ada.
Posted by Fairy on 30-Sep-2003, 09:30 MYT

#18. Hai Im.. hehehheh sori ler tak tegur kemaren. I tot I saw someone familiar tapi macam tak ingat cos ramai sangat sheilagank yg sape I so macam blur gitu..

GIGI performing in S'pore tu not very sure yet tapi Insya-Allah.. Mungkin dalam perbincangan..
Posted by AQI on 30-Sep-2003, 09:15 MYT

#17. perghhh fairy...hehehhe byk dah ek org masuk web ko...eh seen GIGI new updated website? hehehe they put my review there...
Posted by Siryn on 30-Sep-2003, 09:12 MYT

#16. Im, I was inside the studio masa DJ Era announced your name menang CD! Terbeliak mata dengar nama macam familiar je.. Im Anuar. Alamak member kita lah! Haha. Congrats ya mbak.

otty, kok cd, mp3 aja.
Posted by Fairy on 30-Sep-2003, 08:17 MYT

#15. aahh GIGI..so looong time no hear their music. Somebody sends me the cd please? pretty please? *LOL*
Kidding Fairy..
Posted by otty - Website   on 30-Sep-2003, 08:00 MYT

#14. hi all.....
GIGI?...huh....the bestEST!!!
evrytime armand selak singlet dia, aku histeria....evrytime armand selak singlet dia, aku histeria!!!! GANTENG BANGET!!!
heheheheh
AQI.....betul ke gigi will perform in s'pore soon?... karna GIGI SARS pun aku tak guntur!!!
Posted by eRin on 30-Sep-2003, 03:18 MYT

#13. uiks.. tambah ramei nih penggemar fairy.mahdzan.com .
Hi Siryn & Najihah! rasenye terjumpa both of u kat forum gigionline met kenalan prends!
elo elo elo Mr. Zack! lambat rupenye .
hi Aqi.. kite tak bertegur sapa ye on that murnin.. next time say Hi Hi Bye Bye ok. eh Kurt tak ikut ke?
mbak fai always d 1st nih.. gue ketinggalan teyusss. btw.. ma kacih photoČnya & vc. haha.. gue dapet cd pree nih.
Posted by im on 29-Sep-2003, 22:59 MYT

#12. Bagas, kan sudah banyak artikel saya mention ttg kotamu. Lagi pula it's mentioned in this article Gigi Berumur 8 Tahun that Armand is "cowok kelahiran Bandung."
Posted by Fairy on 29-Sep-2003, 18:45 MYT

#11. Fai, can't you mention 'Bandung' in your Indonesian music article? (big nose)
Well, armand was my elementary-junior high school friend, but we're not so close. *Kalo tahu dia bakalan ngetop mah dulu gue tempel terus biar ikutan ngetoppp...
Posted by Bagas on 29-Sep-2003, 18:22 MYT

#10. Ehehehe...best nyeee...ehehehhe.... ..which one is the vid neeway?
Posted by [..b3a..] on 29-Sep-2003, 17:22 MYT

#9. yeah!!! GIGI rocks... I love Armand's attitude on stage..heheehehe he got great voice and the night was just perfect to chill out..
Thanks GIGI for the GREAT concert. Hope to c ya in SIngapore real soon.

I managed to meet them at KLIA just minutes before they left...

Thanks Fairy for the clip..i just really miss them and esp luv Perihal Cinta...
Posted by AQI on 29-Sep-2003, 16:39 MYT

#8. hey.....thanks for the pix....
i really enjoyed myself during the concert..very talented, friendly...CHUNN GILER!!! GIGI!!! PLEASE COME BACK!!!
i'm happy that there's a lot of pix of Samoth....hehehe...
yeah, Siryn, i also miss them....
Posted by najihah on 29-Sep-2003, 13:14 MYT

#7. he he he.... nice work.....
i have downloaded the two albums and the vids........

thanks.....
saya dari jogja lho.....
...

Posted by antosamudra on 29-Sep-2003, 12:06 MYT

#6. arghhhh GIGI!!!!!!!!!!!!! heheheheh
Posted by Siryn on 29-Sep-2003, 09:48 MYT

#5. This article has been updated today with one new photo album of Gigi's concert photos and a video clip taken during the concert in KL Friday night! Enjoy all you Gigi fans!
Posted by Fairy on 29-Sep-2003, 01:24 MYT

#4. didn't had the chance to meet them personally but i went on to their concert even though i was an hour late and got lost two times on the way. but it's okay.

seeing them perform live even for 5 minutes is just undescribable.
but i got more than what i had anticipated that night. and i am thankful.
Posted by zack on 28-Sep-2003, 01:54 MYT

#3. Siryn, click on the photo album link lah. It's there. Tu lah, excited sangat.
Posted by Fairy on 27-Sep-2003, 22:24 MYT

#2. eh mana photo album?!?!?! i met zack at the concert..dia dtg lambat..10.30 tuh hehehehe
Posted by Siryn on 27-Sep-2003, 21:36 MYT

#1. hello helloooo...hehehe i really miss them!! they performed a great show last night! I just cant believe that I finally watched their concert after years of admiring their music ! Bravo! Bravo! Cuma aku frust dtg lambat kat klia...so frustrated.. didnt say goodbye to them..toyer jek muka aku bila tengok Lion Airline depart..sedey sedey!! last night is still like a dream...it is such a wonderful xperience and I love Them so so so much...ever la pulak kan! hahahaha

'Hari-hari tanpa GIGI kayak hidup tanpa udara'

Peace, Love & Respect
Posted by Siryn on 27-Sep-2003, 21:34 MYT

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