BOTTLESMOKER

Background Information
Origin Bandung, Indonesia
Genres Electro Pop
Years active 2005 – present
Label Probablyworse records
Neovinyl records
Shining records
Disco Ninja records

Members
Angkuy & Nobie


Bottlesmoker merupakan bedroom music project yang dikenal dengan suara-suara dari equipment alat mainan yang dicustom sederhana sehingga mengeluarkan bunyi-bunyian yang unik. Mereka meramu musik dari toy keyboard, home keyboard dan toy instrument lainnya seperti glockenspiel rainbow. Band-band seperti I Am Robot And Proud, Lullatone, Tunng, dan Organic Stereo telah cukup banyak mempengaruhi musik mereka.

Bottlesmoker dikenal dengan gerakan free music share yang mereka anut sampai sekarang. mulai dari hand to hand, SASE (Self Address Stamped Envelopes), radical copy-paste, sampai netlabel. hal ini dibuktikan dengan semua rilisan dari Bottlesmoker disebarkan gratis, baik itu full album, single, dan kompilasi. hal ini pun yang menjadikan band asal Bandung ini memiliki empat label dari Amerika Serikat, Spanyol, Rusia, dan Indonesia.

Gerakan bedroom music dan free music share yang dianut oleh Bottlesmoker mulai bisa diterima, dirasakan, dan bahkan diikuti oleh masyarakat Indonesia. Sebelumnya, mereka memiliki kesulitan untuk mengenalkan musik mereka di Indonesia, terbukti dengan lebih banyaknya respon, antusiasme dan apresiasi dari luar negeri. Beberapa bentuk kerjasama pun sering mereka lakukan, dari proyek remix, video clip, kolaborasi, dan sharing karya dalam bentuk lainnya.

Tour Experiences
Hello We Are Bottlesmoker, Malaysian Tour 2009
Bottlesmoker Smiles to Malaysia, 2010
Bottlesmoker Smiles to Philippines, 2010
Botol Jalan Jalan, Indonesian Tour, 2010
Bottlesmoker Asian Tour 2011 (Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia)
Bottlesmoker Smiles to Singapore 2011
Bottlesmoker Smiles to Vietnam-Thailand-Singapore, 2012
Bottlesmoker Jalan-Jalan part II (10 city tour in Indonesia), 2012

Achievements
Best Electro / Dance Act from AVIMA (Asia Voice of Independent Music Awards) 2010.
Best Electro / Dance Song from AVIMA (Asia Voice of Independent Music Awards) 2010.
Best Digital Music from INAICTA (Indonesia Information and Communications Technology Award) 2010.
Nominees (Big Five) ICEMA (Indonesian Cutting Edge Music Awards) 2010 in Favourite Electronica Song Categories.
Indonesian delegation for Asian Music Festival in Manila, Philippines – April 2010.
Best Music Video Clip, Best Concept Video Clip, and Best Director from Festival Padjadjaran Awards 2011.
Indonesian delegation for Asian Echo 2011 in Shanghai & Beijing (China).
Indonesian delegation for Fete dela WSK 2011 in Manila, Philippines.
Tour visiting 5 countries in 19 days on ‘Bottlesmoker Asian Tour 2011’ including Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong Kong, and Indonesia (Medan) on February 26 till March 16, 2011.
The Ambassador 2012, awards from Rolling Stone Indonesia.
Indonesian delegation for Baybeats 2012.
Indonesian delegation for Come to Daddy electronic music festival in Saigon City Vietnam, 2012.

Discography

Albums
Singles 7'' 2009 (Disco Ninja Records - Rusia),

Slow Mo Smile 2008 (Probablyworse Records - USA), re-released by Shining Records, INA

Before Circus Over 2006 (Neovinyl Records, Spain)

Compilations
Unsigned band compilation, 2008. CD Bonus ‘Music Record Indie Label’ Mizan books, INA

Sympathy For Indonesian Music Industry Volume 1, 2008 - Oneloop records, INA

All is well when all is one, 2008 Touched Records, INA

First Impression, 2008 Invasi Records, INA

Xmusic Mag, 2008 Attachment Compilation Handshaker Magazine, China

Mit Freunden Tanzen, 2009 Rumpfunk Records, Jerman


Contact
Yulius Iskandar : S E N S O R2385759 / +628176676701
web : [url]www.myspace.com/bottlesmoker[/url]
[url]www.facebook.com/bottlesmoker[/url]
[url]www.twitter.com/bottlesmoker[/url]
[url]www.neovinyl.org[/url]
[url]www.probablyworse.antlechrist.org[/url]
[url]www.shiningrecords.com/bottlesmoker[/url]
email : bottle_smoker@yahoo.com
bottlesmoker@gmail.com
ym : juliuzickboy