Generasi Biru

Generasi Biru
Generasi Biru
Studio album by Slank
Released	November 15, 1994
Studio	Potlot 14; Pondok Nurul, Puncak; Bunda Emma's, Cibubur;
Genre	Hard rock; blues rock; glam metal; pop rock; rock and roll; alternative rock;
Length	46:53
Label	Piss Record
Producer	Slank
Slank chronology

Generasi Biru is the fourth studio album by Indonesian rock band Slank, released on November 15, 1994 through their own record label, Piss Record. This is the first album produced by Slank themselves after their contract with Boedi Soesatio was discontinued. It was recorded in 1994 at Cipayung and Cibubur. This album is best known for "Kamu Harus Pulang", "Pisah Saja Dulu" and "Terbunuh Sepi" as their lead single.

Because for their high sales in all music categories around 1994 to 1995, the album won double platinum award from the BASF Awards.

Background

Slank had made a breakthrough in Indonesian music in the 90's. Before Slank, Indonesian music was dominated by the so-called 'pop cengeng' and the creative pop genre. The various musical influences of Slank members made an impact on their music. This difference was found out by a graphic designer, Boedi Soesatio, who was also a family friend of Indra Q. Boedi Soesatio was the man who was the band's producer for their first three albums.

Recording and development

After their contract with Boedi Soesatio had been discontinued, Slank decided to produce the next album themselves. Slank tried to make another breakthrough by recording the album outside a recording studio. The album was recorded in three places. Six songs were recorded at Pondok Nurul, a villa in Puncak, West Java. Two songs were recorded at Bunda Emma's place in Cibubur, West Java. The rest were recorded at their home base in Jalan Potlot. Uniquely, recording vocals for "Terbunuh Sepi", recorded in the middle of a field and in the middle of the night to give some sort of a mellow vibe. During the recording at Pondok Nurul, Pay and Indra Q caught chickenpox. They had to take a break from the recording process during the illness.

They used three units of ADAT, and Super VHS format recording units owned by Indra Q. The mixing and mastering process was done by Indra Q at IQ Kamar Musik. The recording process was drawn as a sketch inside the album sleeve.^[1] This is the first time they use their new logo designed by Bongky, it was used until now.

Release

This album is marketed in the form of Cassette and Compact disc with distribution assisted by Program/Virgo Rec. The album was at the height of the charts. Because of this, they won the award double platinum from BASF Awards.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Generasi Biru"	Bimbim, Kaka	4:53
2.	"Serba Salah"	Bimbim	2:39
3.	"Kamu Harus Pulang"	Bimbim	5:00
4.	"Blues Males"	Bimbim, Bongky, Kaka	3:57
5.	"Nggak Perawan Lagi"	Bimbim, Kaka	1:54
6.	"Hey Bung!"	Bimbim	5:17
7.	"....."	Slank	2:01
8.	"Reaksi"	Bongky, Njet, Kaka	6:06
9.	"Feodalisme (Warisan Kompeni)"	Bimbim	2:48
10.	"Birokrasi Complex"	Bimbim, Bongky, Kaka	3:49
11.	"Pisah Saja Dulu"	Bimbim, Kaka	4:25
12.	"Terbunuh Sepi"	Slank	3:59
Total length:			46:53

Personnel

Slank

Bimbim – drums, backing vocals, acoustic guitar (track 5)
Bongky – bass, backing vocals, logo design
Pay – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Indra Q – keyboards, mixing, engineer, mastering
Kaka – lead vocals

Additional musicians dan production

Slank – producer
Piss Record – production
Program/Virgo Record – distributed
Pulau Biru Production – management, fans club
Moelvallo – assistant engineer
Teddy Riady – mic advisor
Budi, Umar, Jeber, Jager, Mardi – crew
Dimas Djay – art director, design artwork & photo
Andy "Cole" Sultan – design
Oppie Andaresta – backing vocal on "Generasi Biru"
Sara Wijayanto – backing vocal on "Kamu Harus Pulang"
Njet Barmansyah – backing vocal on "Reaksi"

References

^ Generasi Biru album sleeve

[1] Generasi Biru album sleeve

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